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Dig Dug

1983 · Atari 2600 · Arcade

64IGDB player score
5 ratings

About this game

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 can 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.

Screenshots

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Game facts

Release date

Oct 1, 1983

Developer

Namco Limited

Publisher

Atari

Platforms

Atari 2600

Genres

Arcade

Themes

Action

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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