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Dig Dug

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…

31 December 1986

Dig Dug is an arcade developed by General Computer Corporation (GCC), released 31 December 1986 on Atari 7800.

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What Dig Dug is

Dig Dug is an arcade game developed by General Computer Corporation (GCC) and released in 1986. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari 7800 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You play as an underground tunnel worker named Dig Dug (dressed in a high-tech white suit) who embarks on a mission to rid the earth’s crust of a swarm of underground pests.
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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. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Dig Dug launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did Dig Dug come out?
Dig Dug was released on 31 December 1986 for Atari 7800.

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