Dig Dug is an arcade developed by Namco, released 1 February 1984 on Apple II.
What Dig Dug is
Dig Dug is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1984. It was published by Atarisoft. It is available on Apple II 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 February 1984, within three weeks of Boulder Dash and Punch-Out!!.
Released around the same time: Boulder Dash, Punch-Out!!.
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When did Dig Dug come out?
Dig Dug was released on 1 February 1984 for Apple II.
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