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Digger

Diggger is an action game in which the player digs tunnels, attempting to collect all of the emeralds on each level without being caught by monsters. The regular 'Nobbin' monsters are easily outwitted at first…

31 December 1983

Digger is an arcade developed by Windmill Software, released 31 December 1983 on DOS.

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What Digger is

Digger is an arcade game developed by Windmill Software and released in 1983. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Diggger is an action game in which the player digs tunnels, attempting to collect all of the emeralds on each level without being caught by monsters. The regular 'Nobbin' monsters are easily outwitted at first since they can't dig tunnels for themselves. However the game becomes more difficult as the amount of dug tunnels increases, and superior 'Hobbin' monsters begin to appear.
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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.

What it launched against

Digger launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Digger come out?
Digger was released on 31 December 1983 for DOS.

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