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Dingo

Big Ted the koala is so fond of fruit that he has cultivated an enormous melon patch in the jungle. But unfortunately the patch has been invaded by a pack of evil dingoes that love nothing more than stomping…

31 December 1983

Dingo is a puzzle developed by Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd., released 31 December 1983 on Arcade.

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What Dingo is

Dingo is a puzzle game developed by Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd. and released in 1983. It was published by Jaleco. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Big Ted the koala is so fond of fruit that he has cultivated an enormous melon patch in the jungle. But unfortunately the patch has been invaded by a pack of evil dingoes that love nothing more than stomping on poor Ted's melons and creating a lot of havoc in the process. Big Ted has to harvest the fruit as fast as he can to save them from the invading marauders. Big Ted has to run around the melon field to collect all the fruit to advance to the next level. Meanwhile he has to avoid the nasty dingoes who will terminate him upon contact and take away one of his three lives. Ted can defend himself by picking up fruit to throw at the Dingoes to stun them for a few seconds, but the dingoes can…
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What it launched against

Dingo 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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When did Dingo come out?
Dingo was released on 31 December 1983 for Arcade.

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