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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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 |
| UOL Jogos |
Xbox 360 |
Oct 13, 2006 |
  |
60 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Xboxdynasty (XD) |
Xbox 360 |
Feb 09, 2008 |
4.2 out of 10 |
42 |
| Abandonia |
PC Booter |
Jan 14, 2006 |
2 out of 5 |
40 |
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Trivia
In the coin-operated version the game ends on round 256 (shown as round 0) since this board is unplayable. At the start of the level, a Pooka is placed directly on top of where the player starts, with no way to kill it. This is a famous example of a kill screen (a area of a game the is impossible to play, usually caused by the oversight of developers.)
