Dig Dug

Released

1982-04-19

User rating

3.72 / 5

Genres

Action

Platforms

PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, NES, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

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Game details · IGDB

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 second…

Released

1982

Genres

Arcade

Platforms

Arcade, Xbox 360

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Developer

Namco

Publisher

Namco, Namco Bandai Games, Atari

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Dig Dug (Taizo Hori) and Pooka characters.png

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