retrorussell Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Hey AAers! This is a thread dedicated to my favorite game of all time: DIG DUG! This thread can be about the original arcade game, its sequels, spinoffs, any pictures you want to post, information, memories you have of the game or related games, videos, your high scores, whatever!!! My best score at the arcade game (via MAME, and I used default settings and NO CHEATS!): The oft-seen stand up cabinet that I have in my living room: And a picture of DIG DUG himself; his real name is TAIZO HORI (which means "I want to dig!"). Me in my Halloween costume as Dig Dug about 9 years ago: ANYTHING Dig Dug related, folks! Post away!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 You are one dedicated fan! I only can say my enjoyment of the game increased dramatically when I realized you can hunt the veggies and score huuuuuuge. Other than that, it was always a game that was ok with me, but not halloween costume ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Fond memories of playing this in the bowling alley game room BITD. Great audio effects in this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Realistic Dig-Dug (Warning: gross) https://www.deviantart.com/handre/art/Dig-Dug-383292648 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) I love these-- there's a series of YouTube Flash animation episodes of various Namco characters, including Dig Dug. Also, here's the cabaret cabinet of DIG DUG, and the sit-down version, both of which I recall seeing BITD. Edited September 10, 2018 by retrorussell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I wish I could put in more than three characters in the high score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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digdugnate Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 this is relevant to my interests it's kind of an odd game, but I really like the sequel as well. The added mechanic of drilling the islands is kinda neat. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 this is relevant to my interests it's kind of an odd game, but I really like the sequel as well. The added mechanic of drilling the islands is kinda neat. I especially like that 10th level-- where if you act fast you can get a TON of points! Here's a look at the Namco Museum DIG DUG room (Playstation): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 NSFW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Dig Dug Arrangement from the Namco Classics Collection Vol. 2 is great fun, especially in co-op mode. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Dig Dug appears in a Mr. Driller game for the GBA, along with his sons Susumu and Ataru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Atari 2600 Dig Dug gameplay. This really is fairly good for an Atari 2600 release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slab0meat Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Great game, always liked it a lot. (I'm still upset that the Xbox 360 version screwed me out of the achievement where you dig all the dirt on a level... I sure did it, and nothing happened, years ago).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Danton Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Atari 2600 Dig Dug gameplay. This really is fairly good for an Atari 2600 release! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pQ4ybxhAII The 2600 versions colors and enemy sprites remind me of the Kool-Aid games for some reason haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 373,930. My top score on Dig Dug for Atari 2600. Edited September 16, 2018 by retrorussell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I've scored above 100k, but never above 200k in MAME. I really like the game, but for some reason I refuse to use the continue feature. I think it is more fun to let the clock run out and just play from the beginning each time. That has probably slowed me down on the path to mastering it, but I don't really care. I appreciate the creativity in the design of Dig Dug. Maze games were so popular, and yet they challenged themselves to create a "reverse" maze game where you dig the maze. I think it is brilliant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Have you guys tried out Zig Zag? It's a total bootleg, but it adds a pickaxe to the gameplay which makes you dig faster... so it's an interesting variation to try once or twice if you haven't already. I remember as a kid that's all we had around for the most part. I knew of ONE single Dig Dug around the places I knew, and it was a cocktail Edited September 16, 2018 by NE146 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Have you guys tried out Zig Zag? It's a total bootleg, but it adds a pickaxe to the gameplay which makes you dig faster... so it's an interesting variation to try once or twice if you haven't already. I remember as a kid that's all we had around for the most part. I knew of ONE single Dig Dug around the places I knew, and it was a cocktail I also played this a lot as a kid. As bootlegs go, it was one of the less-prevalent ones I can remember seeing, but it was close enough to where we lived that it was in regular rotation. Interestingly, the game is attributed to Taito do Brasil, who were fairly prolific at making knockoffs but still a quasi-independent part of Taito proper. Their history (machine-translated from the original Portuguese) is pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 My review of ZIG ZAG: Thought it was pretty crappy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 And my Dig Dug review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 My review of ZIG ZAG: Thought it was pretty crappy. Fair enough I have something of an appreciation for bootlegs and oddities in part due to the inherent crappiness that a lot of them have, though the circumstances behind their creation and distribution are what really interest me. If nothing else, this one's at least an interesting footnote in Dig Dug's history. That said, I can completely understand why I'm one of the few people who would actually say that. The original is definitely way more polished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Intellivision DIG DUG: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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