 "Lemmings" has also been called a predecessor of the modern real-time strategy (RTS) video game genre.A 1991 "Amiga Power" article claimed that "Lemmings" "was the first major game to introduce the 'indirect-control' concept," an element that is now common in many RTS games.Blizzard Entertainment developer Bob Fitch said that part of the inspiration for the first "Warcraft" game, "", was based on developing a competitive multiplayer RTS that combined elements of "The Lost Vikings" (which he had worked on) and "Lemmings"; Fitch said "We just went, 'Oh it's so cool when you see lots of Lemmings all over the place.