Game entry

Dig Dug

1982 · Arcade · Xbox 360, Arcade · Namco

Dig Dug is ranked no. 4,075 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,403 and 32% of duels won.

World rank

no. 4,075

ELO score

1,403

Wins

32%

Duels played

41

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About Dig Dug

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 are able to walk through the earth. They are invincible and cannot be killed. From time to time, vegetables will appear in the center, and you can get these for points.