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Dig Dug (ディグダグ)

Released in 1982

Developer: Namco
Manufacturer: Atari
Manufacturer: Namco
Distributor: Atari
Distributor: Namco

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Game Summary

Mining - dig underground and inflate / squash mosters

Hardware Info

Controls: 1 Joystick / Button(s)
Vertical-mounted Raster monitor
224 x 288 Resolution
Colors: 32 Color

Additional Hardware Info (from Mame)

Z80 cpu @ 3 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3 Mhz
Namco audio

Hardware Platform

Namco Galaga

Mame ROMs

digdug, Dig Dug (set 1)
digdugat, Dig Dug (Atari)
digdugb, Dig Dug (set 2)
dzigzag, Zig Zag (Dig Dug hardware)

Game Details

Kill the Pookas and Fygars by inflating them with a pump or squishing them with rocks. - Whereas Pac-Man has fruit, this has vegetables.

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Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by kk. Comment: "Solid gameplay, hold up after 20+ years." 2002-04-14 22:53:21Z

by Vlotom. Comment: "A classic in my view. Addictive gameplay, and I don't think I ever seen an arcade that didn't have people flooded around this game. " 2001-07-15 17:09:26Z

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This game page was created 8/3/1998 12:00:00 AM and last updated 12/13/2021 6:38:28 AM