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Dig Dug Series

Dig Dug

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Arcade Action

Dig Dug is a Arcade game released on July 1, 1987 for Intellivision. 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 …

July 1, 1987
Released 14325 days ago
Intellivision

About

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.

Storyline

In Dig Dug, you play as Taizo Hori, a subterranean excavator tasked with clearing underground tunnels of two invading monster species: the tomato-like Pookas and the fire-breathing Fygars.

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Release Dates by Platform

Intellivision Worldwide
Jul 1, 1987

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Game Info

Developer
Namco Limited
Publisher
INTV Corporation
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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