Dig Dug

Atari 2600 · 1983-10-07

Dig Dug is a 1983 Atari 2600 video game developed by General Computer Corporation and released by Atari in the USA on October 7, 1983. It is based on the 1982 arcade video game, Dig Dug, which was produced by Namco. The objective of Dig Dug is to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters. This can be done by inflating them until they pop or by dropping rocks on them. There are two kinds of enemies in the game: Pookas, round red monsters (said to be modeled after tomatoes) who wear yellow goggles, and Fygars, green dragons who can breathe fire. The player's character is Dig Dug, dressed in …