Game entry

Dig Dug

1982 · Arcade · Xbox 360, Arcade · Namco

Dig Dug is ranked no. 2,667 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,468 and 38% of duels won. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 19 out of 47 (Arcade).

World rank

no. 2,667 =

ELO score

1,468

Wins

38%

Duels played

53

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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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,468 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Aero Fighters 100% 2 duels played · 89 points ahead
against Brotato 50% 2 duels played · 45 points behind
against Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 0% 2 duels played · 341 points behind
against Shinobi 50% 2 duels played · 57 points ahead
against Asphalt Legends 100% One duel played · 10 points behind

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Around this spot

The games Dig Dug sits between in the world ranking.

2,664 Top Gear 1,468
2,665 Shovel Knight: King of Cards 1,468
2,666 Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir 1,468
2,667 Dig Dug 1,468
2,668 Attack on Titan 2 1,468
2,669 Omori 1,467
2,670 Homefront 1,467

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The standing

Where Dig Dug ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Dig Dug stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 19 out of 47 (Arcade).

Where Dig Dug ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	2,667	5,035
Arcade	19	47
1980s	68	155

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