Dig Dug is an arcade developed by NOW Production, released 1 September 1992 on Game Boy.
What Dig Dug is
Dig Dug is an arcade game developed by NOW Production and released in 1992. It was published by Namco Limited. It is available on Game Boy only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dig Dug launched on 1 September 1992, within three weeks of Super Mario Kart, Axelay and Alone in the Dark.
Released around the same time: Super Mario Kart, Axelay, Alone in the Dark.
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When did Dig Dug come out?
Dig Dug was released on 1 September 1992 for Game Boy.
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