Deteacher Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) We're starting the new season with an oldie but a goodie (Hey, aren't they all?) The game is Dig Dug! Dig tunnels underground and use an air pump to inflate and blow-up your enemies. You can also drop rocks on your foes. Dislodge two rocks and a bonus fruit or vegetable will appear in the center of the screen. A level ends when all the enemies have been destroyed. Game Information Game Name: Dig Dug Released By: Atari/Namco 1982 MAME ROMset: digdug Dip Switches: Default (3 lives, bonus lives at 10K, 40K and every 40K, easy difficulty) Chosen By: Voceli (others picked it too, but the RNG chose Vocelli.) ROM Location: http://www.romnation...-Dug-rev-2.html (See Notes about ROMs) AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: 95,580: patbb in season 3, week 2 NOTES ABOUT ROMS: MAME romsets are now specific to the version of MAME. It's possible that the ROM in the link above may not work, depending on the version of MAME you have. Consider my ROM location to me more of a "jumping off point" for you. If this does not work for you, you will have to look for a correct ROM on your own. Feel free to help others out in their search for a working ROM. SCORING 1st place will get 15 points, 2nd place, 14pts, etc. etc. etc. Screenshots are not required for submitting scores, but it would be nice to see a screenshot for verification. BONUS CHALLENGE: Remove all the dirt on any level to receive 3 bonus points! Must provide screenshot to receive bonus points. Current High Scores: Updated to post #62: 1. 1,279,870: hepcat (15) 2. 683,930: Vocelli (14) 3. 300,740: M.A.M.E. Offender (13) 4. 279,600: patbb[+3] (15) 5. 219,970: Deteacher [+3] (14) 6. 195,440: Classicgamer_277330 [+3] (13) 7. 177,130: Beaver on the Wood (9) 8. 67,530: Fallout_002 ( 8 ) 9. 65,690: NIKON [+3] (10) 10. 62,200: kane [+3] (9) 11. 58,250: Darthkur (5) 12. 52,510: Mangia-Boy (4) 13. 48,030: wispfollower (3) 14. 45,740: bigbee99 [+3] (5) 15. 45,100: Liduario (1) 16. 42,200: mr. toast (1) 17. 37,870: roadrunner (1) 18. 31,240: Mister VCS (1) 19. 28,850: asponge (1) 20. 22,330: jblenkle (1) 21. 21,830: Homerwannabe (1) Points Leaderboard: This week's competition ends at Midnight on Sunday, January 13th, (EST) Edited January 13, 2013 by Deteacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Is the default difficulty "easy"? Edited January 5, 2013 by roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) I just got home from work...let me fire up my cab and find out what the factory default setting is. I'll get back to you on that. EDIT: Just checked the settings on my machine. Here's what came up: Difficulty: Easy Bonus Lives: 10K, 40K and every 40K Starting Lives: 3 I've updated this in the first post. We'll play with these settings. In the future, I'll try to put the dip switch settings in the OP. This will be a learning experience for me, so please bear with me. Edited January 5, 2013 by Deteacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) let's go for it, ready to get my arcade skills on Edited January 6, 2013 by classicgamer_27330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 lets set the bar high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Yeah boys! Let the fun begin! Lookin forward to the end of my work shift here in Newfoundland so I can submit my first score of the season. 74,000 is a pretty good entry score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 My first meager offering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 52,280 +Clean board ... I think. I was not able to remove the top portion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Here's my first submission: 56,550! I don't get much time to play, but I'm going to do my best to keep up with you guys! NIKON, make sure you have the correct dip switch settings. Bonus lives at 10K, 40K and every 40K thereafter. From your screenshot, it looks like you've got it set to only 10K and 40K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 52,280 +Clean board ... I think. I was not able to remove the top portion Yep! That's it! Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Edited January 7, 2013 by classicgamer_27330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 New High Score for me: 86,950! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 37,870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Dig Dug - 19,550 Hey, how come my screen colors are different than everyone elses??? Edited January 7, 2013 by jblenkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Dig Dug - 19,550 Hey, how come my screen colors are different than everyone elses??? The screen colors change every 4-5 levels. Those are the correct colors for round 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: 95,580: patbb in season 3, week 2 that's a former atariage record now Edited January 7, 2013 by classicgamer_27330 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallout_002 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 First attempt: 41,310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vocelli Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Well Guys. I actually own the stand up Arcade Game of Dig Dug from the 80's. That is why I have picked this game. Expect some massive scores if I can find the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Nothing special but I'm on the board with... 30,720 B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 NO DIRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I'm in Austria for work right now and I did bring my crappy USB gamepad to play but I suspect I will tire of that quickly. Anyway, it's good to be back nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 27,500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 that's a former atariage record now Last time we played at Difficulty: Medium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 58,250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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