Description
Dig Dug Arcade Game
Here’s a Dig Dug Arcade game for sale. You play Dig Dug who is trying to dig tunnels to destroy the underground monsters. Released by Namco in Japan in 1982, and published by Atari outside of Japan, Dig Dug was very successful both as an arcade game and as a port for other consoles. Dig tunnels to escape the monsters and kill them either by pumping them full of air or dropping rocks on them.
The two monsters are Pookas, who look like tomatoes with goggles, and Fygars, who are fire breathing dragons. Dig Dug will die if he is caught by a monster, if he is burned by a Fygar’s fire, or if he is crushed by falling rocks. This classic arcade game can be yours! This classic arcade game is sold in the original cabinet with original side art, touched up by our professional art restoration department.
This game includes an original Dig Dug PCB circuit board, fully working controls and CRT monitor! Upgrade to a 19″ LCD monitor for $250! A full restoration of this classic arcade (including side art, control panel artwork, marquee, and bezel) is also available for an additional $900.
The following is from the Arcade Museum
Dig tunnels underground and use an air pump to inflate and blow-up your enemies. You can also drop rocks on your foes. Dislodge two rocks and a bonus fruit or vegetable will appear in the center of the screen. A level ends when all the enemies have been destroyed.
Dig Dug was produced by Atari in 1982.
Atari released 139 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Atari was based in United States.
Other machines made by Atari during the time period Dig Dug was produced include: Neutron Star, Tempest Tubes, Tempest, Triangle, Maze Invaders, Akka Arrh, Atari Force Liberator, Gravitar, Black Widow, and Kangaroo
Specs
| Name | Dig Dug |
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| Developer | Atari (United States) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7581 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Labyrinth / Maze |
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| Conversion Class | Namco Galaga |
| Game Specific | Dig Dug Pinout |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp) |
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Game Play
If you want to be extra greedy and get more points, eat all the dirt on the level. Leave only two enemies because they will speed up, and three is too hard to handle. You do not need to eat every little bit of dirt you can leave long passageways to slow down the enemies. Also leave only Pookas, since the Fygars can burn you through the dirt.
After level 12, the screens repeat in waves of four. There are patterns for these levels. Also, after level 36, all the enemies will speed up. You will have to use new patterns for all the other levels again.
This game does not award extra man after 900,000 points. The score will flip over at 1,000,000. It is very easy to get a score of 999,990 by eating dirt for ten points per section.
At level 256, the game begins with a Pooka on top of the player character. Since there is no way to escape, your game is basically over, no matter how many lives you have left.
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