Dig Dug is an arcade developed by Namco, released 1 October 1983 on Atari 5200.
What Dig Dug is
Dig Dug is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1983. It was published by Atari. It is available on Atari 5200 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 October 1983, within three weeks of Track & Field and Stop the Express.
Released around the same time: Track & Field, Stop the Express.
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When did Dig Dug come out?
Dig Dug was released on 1 October 1983 for Atari 5200.
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