darthkur Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) You are Dig Dug, the fearless protector of the earth. It is your job to rid the soil of all pooka's and fygar's, nasty monsters that have invaded our land. You are armed with your trusty air cannon which will fill up your adversaries to the bursting point. Don't underestimate your enemies because their very touch is deadly. Fygar's are even more dangerous due to the fact that they can breathe fire so stay out of their reach. On top of all of that they both have the ability to shift their bodies "out of phase" and move through solid earth. Your only recourse is to either stay out of their way until they reach an open area and solidify again or to drop a boulder upon them. Dropping rocks on the monsters works in your benefit no matter what though and you can take out more than one of the beasties at once. Also dropping a couple stones will make a tasty veggie to appear for an added bonus. So stay alert and bust the bad guys. Emulators are fine as is whatever controller you feel the most comfortable with. Screenshots are great but not mandatory. Please do not use any cheat/hack options. These include auto-fire, unlimited lives, invincibility, etc. Also, no continues. Only games begun at the beginning count. Settings: Level 1 "Carrot" (Default) Contest ends on: 3-29-10 at 1:00am EST. Final High Scores: 1st: DensB68 - 188,220 +11 2nd: atariron82 - 153,340 +10 3rd: atariksi - 151,940 +9 4th: Cafeman - 132,920 +8 5th: Divya16 - 94,020 +7 6th: roadrunner - 67,720 +6 7th: zylon - 24,600 +5 8th: NoahsMyBro - 15,020 +4 Current Standings: 1st: roadrunner (11) (1) 2nd: darthkur (10) 3rd: atariron82 (9) 4th: Cafeman (8) 5th: NoahsMyBro (7) 6th: DensB68 (6) Numbers in RED are accumulated points. Numbers in BLUE are number of rounds won. Link to the official manual: Dig Dug Manual Edited March 29, 2010 by darthkur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Special rule for DIG DUG: NO CONTINUES PERMITTED!! [This specific rule is based on Twin Galaxies Official Rules for Dig Dug on Original Arcade Platform.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Special rule for DIG DUG: NO CONTINUES PERMITTED!! [This specific rule is based on Twin Galaxies Official Rules for Dig Dug on Original Arcade Platform.] It's generally a given that continues are not allowed in all of the HSC's. But perhaps it should be stated for those that may be new. Also, in the future you might find it preferable to make a suggestion instead of boldly proclaiming a regulation. Each HSC here is run by individuals/moderators to maintain a semblance of order and fairness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DensB68 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 45,800 for my first attempt , hopefully will have more time for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 67,720 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 67,720 Where's the BIN file for this game that works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 This one ate a lot of quarters back in the day. The monsters seem a little harder to crush in this port. Learning a new strategy should be fun: 55,640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 67,720 Where's the BIN file for this game that works? I assume you've tried the one available here on AA: http://www.atariage.com/5200/roms/DigDug.zip If that one does not work for you then perhaps these will: Dig Dug (1983) (Atari) (U).zip Dig Dug.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 67,720 Where's the BIN file for this game that works? I assume you've tried the one available here on AA: http://www.atariage.com/5200/roms/DigDug.zip If that one does not work for you then perhaps these will: Dig Dug (1983) (Atari) (U).zip Dig Dug.zip Yeah, that link on AtariAge worked. It's 32K. The one on Atarimania is 16K for some reason. My cartridge doesn't work for some reason-- it freezes on title screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Some improvement in score: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 78,650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 78,650 Can we round off high scores to the nearest thousands? I got satisfied beating the high score that I lost two men at the 78,000 score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Probably the best I'll get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 78,650 Can we round off high scores to the nearest thousands? I got satisfied beating the high score that I lost two men at the 78,000 score. I would prefer that all scores were the exact actual scores accomplished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 78,650 Can we round off high scores to the nearest thousands? I got satisfied beating the high score that I lost two men at the 78,000 score. I would prefer that all scores were the exact actual scores accomplished. Okay, I guess he would have been on top even with rounding. It would have to be truncated so I decided to give it a few more goes at it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I rounded up....A few more squashed monsters :!: 89,440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 61870. Picture in the camera still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 61870. Picture in the camera still. Slight update w/picture now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariksi Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 61870. Picture in the camera still. Slight update w/picture now. That's 71940 if you forensically analyze the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 116,990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariron82 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 113,860 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divya16 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I haven't improved that much: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Current High Scores: 1st: atariron82 - 113,860 2nd: Cafeman - 116,990 ... AHEM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahsMyBro Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 15,020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Current High Scores: 1st: atariron82 - 113,860 2nd: Cafeman - 116,990 ... AHEM! Must have been half asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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