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

Who wants to go dig-dugging today? NES Black Wolf (37239)
Arcade goodness for nostalgic kids who never saw the coin-op version. PC Booter Yeah No (23)
A true classic, One of my favorites NES ARProductions (40)

The Press Says

The Atari Times Atari 2600 Dec 19, 2005 95 out of 100 95
The Video Game Critic Atari 7800 Apr 07, 2008 B 75
TeamXbox Xbox 360 Nov 21, 2006 7.3 out of 10 73
Game Freaks 365 Atari 2600 2004 7 out of 10 70
IGN Xbox 360 Oct 11, 2006 7 out of 10 70
Game Over Online Xbox 360 Oct 25, 2006 65 out of 100 65
GameSpot Xbox 360 Oct 11, 2006 6.3 out of 10 63
Gamer.nl Xbox 360 Feb 23, 2007 6 out of 10 60
TalkXbox Xbox 360 Nov 22, 2006 60 out of 100 60
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Game Boy Jan, 1993 5.8 out of 10 58

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Trivia

Dig Dug was one of the "Fabulous Eleven" launch games for the Atari 7800.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66105), Trixter Bronze Star Contributing Member (8833), PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3039), Sciere Bronze Star Contributing Member (139611), Martin Smith (63982), ZZip (806), Freeman (15838), gamewarrior (5112), Terok Nor (12099), Servo (52825) and Игги Друге (31962)
 

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