Description
Dig Dug is a 1-2 player arcade game in which you have to use your shovel to dig your way through the earth. Stopping you from doing this are two monsters, called Pooka and Fygar, who will continually chase you around. The only weapon that you carry is an air pump, which you can use to inflate the monsters to the point where they explode. (if you start to inflate them but stop doing so, the monsters will get turned back to their normal selves.) Furthermore, rocks are scattered throughout the earth, and you can use these rocks to squash them. If the monsters do not find you for several seconds, they will eventually get turned into ghosts, which are able to walk through the earth. They are invincible and cannot be killed. From time to time, vegetables will appear in the center, and you can get these for points.
Alternate Titles
- "ディグダグ" -- Japanese Spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Atari Times |
Atari 2600 |
Dec 19, 2005 |
95 out of 100 |
95 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 2600 |
Aug 17, 2002 |
A- |
91 |
| Nintendo Magazine System UK |
Game Boy |
Feb, 1993 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 5200 |
Oct 05, 2000 |
B+ |
83 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 7800 |
Apr 07, 2008 |
B |
75 |
| Gamer.nl |
Xbox 360 |
Feb 23, 2007 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| GamesAreFun.com (GAF) |
Xbox 360 |
May 14, 2007 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) |
Game Boy |
Jan, 1993 |
5.8 out of 10 |
58 |
| IGN |
Wii |
Jun 12, 2008 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
| Xboxdynasty (XD) |
Xbox 360 |
Feb 09, 2008 |
4.2 out of 10 |
42 |
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Trivia
Dig Dug was one of the "Fabulous Eleven" launch games for the Atari 7800.
