Dig Dug (1982) · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
Dig Dug
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Dig Dug is an arcade action game developed by Namco. It was published by Namco, Namco Bandai Games, and Atari. The title supports both single player and multiplayer game modes.
The game was released on April 19, 1982. A subsequent release occurred on June 4, 1985. It is available on the Arcade and Xbox 360 platforms.
Ratings for the game include a score of 3.72 from RAWG. IGDB reports a rating of 78 based on 88 ratings. The critic rating on that platform is 70, derived from one critic review.
Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
- Released
- 1982-04-19
- User rating
- 3.72 / 5
- Genres
- Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, NES, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit
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Game details · IGDB
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 second…
- Released
- 1982
- Genres
- Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Namco, Namco Bandai Games, Atari
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- action game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Namco
- Followed by
- Dig Dug II
- Developer
- Namco
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- digital distribution
- Image
- Dig Dug (Taizo Hori) and Pooka characters.png
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- distributed by
- PlayStation Store
- publication date
- 1985-06-04
- input device
- touchscreen
- superfamicom.org URL
- superfamicom.org/famicom/info/dig-dug
- title
- ディグダグ
- operating system
- iOS
- Commons category
- Dig Dug
- language of work or name
- Japanese
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