- Release Date: 1982
- Genre: Action
- Style: 2D Action
- Similar Games: Boulder Dash (Nintendo Entertainment System), Boulder Dash (Commodore 64/128), Diamond Run (Arcade), Dig Dug II (Arcade), Mr. Do! (Commodore 64/128), Mr. Do! (Atari Video Computer System), Boulder Dash (Arcade), Mr. Do! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise (Nintendo Entertainment System), Mr. Do! (ColecoVision), Boulder Dash (Game Boy), Mr. Do! (Game Boy), Boulder Dash (ColecoVision)
Roots & Influences
This game was unique when it first appeared, although some point to it as the predecessor of the classic Boulder Dash (1984). Namco licensed this game to Atari and then produced its sequel, Dig Dug II, by themselves in 1985.~ Brad Cook, All Game Guide
Review: Overall
A wildly inventive game, Dig Dug stars a miner who wields a jet-powered shovel and a pump. The object is to score points by digging underground and blowing up or dropping rocks on Pookas and fire-breathing Fygars. Dropping two rocks will cause an edible vegetable or fruit to appear in the middle of the playfield. The greatness of the game lies in its quirkily cute characters and sounds, its myriad strategies (such as digging as much dirt as possible before killing all the enemies) and its infinite maze pattern possibilities. Plus, it's simply a blast to blow up the creatures. More than 380,000 Dig Dug machines were sold in its first three years of release, cementing its reputation as a bona fide classic. Dig Dug II followed (to considerably less acclaim) in 1985.~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide
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