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''Dig Dug'' is an Arcade Game released by Namco in 1982 . A popular game based on a simple concept, it was also available as a home Video Game available on many Consoles , and had many arcade and home Clone s. Dig Dug runs on Namco Galaga hardware. OBJECTIVE 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 are round red monsters who look like tomatoes wearing yellow sunglasses, and '''Fygars''' are green dragons who can breathe fire. The player's character is '''Dig Dug''', dressed in white and blue who can make tunnels; he is killed if he is caught by a monster, burned by a Fygar's fire, or crushed by a rock. It takes four 'pumps' with the player's action button to inflate a monster to popping. If left partially inflated, the monster will deflate and recover after a few seconds, but half-inflating is a useful way to stun an enemy, especially to make sure it remains in the path of a falling rock. The monsters generally travel through the tunnels, but they are capable of occasionally turning into "eyes" and moving slowly through dirt. More points are awarded for eliminating an enemy further down in the dirt, and the Fygar is worth more points if it's inflated horizontally rather than vertically (because it only breathes fire horizontally). Vegetables (and other edibles, such as Galaxian flagships) appear in the center of the playfield as a bonus item after the player drops two rocks, and can be collected for points if the player reaches it before it disappears. In the coin-operated version the game ends on round 256 (round 0) since this board is unplayable. The last enemy on a level will try to escape off the top left of the screen. Level numbers are represented by flowers in the top right of the screen. In successive levels, more monsters appear on each screen and they move more quickly. DIG DUG ARRANGEMENT In 1996 , Namco packaged both this game and a remake of sorts and rereleased it into the arcades. The remake of sorts was called Dig Dug Arrangement. Out of the three created Arrangement games, this version has the least amount of changes. The graphics are slightly updated, the controls are more flexible, and the levels are different, but the feel and look remain the same. Dig Dug Arrangement was rereleased alongside this game and ten others in the 128-bit Namco Museum version. LEGACY A sequel to this game, the overhead-view oriented '''', was released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS . This combined the side-view play of the original with the overhead play of the sequel and added a narrative link to the ''Mr. Driller'' series. A 3D remake of the original, entitled ''Dig Dug Deeper'', was released for PC in 2001 by Infogrames. '' Mr. Driller '' was originally titled ''Dig Dug 3'', but it later became a spin-off series rather than a direct sequel. It stars the son of Dig Dug's main character, and the storylines of both series are considered to take place in the same universe. Dig Dig was one of many classic games edited into Television commercials for the Gametap website in 2005 . TRIVIA
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