From MMO to Divorced Dad: The Wild World of Dig Dug Games

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Why was there a Dig Dug MMO? Why did the Dig Dug MMO not play at all like Dig Dug, but instead like Dig Dug 2? Why is Dig Dug canonically an absentee father? I'm in so much pain.
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[@TheGoldenBolt]

Who would you rather have as your father, Dig Dug or Big?

[@METC500]

por que no los dos

[@GoldStorm07]

There is no choice, Big is everyone's father.

[@jumponeverything]

Big would go on a fishing trip with me, dig dug wouldnt, the answer is obvious

[@abaddon5420]

Big can teach me how to fish. Valuable life skill right there.

[@renrenthemadscientist]

Big

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Arcade games have a _lot_ of lore. Like, did you know about the lore for one of the Space Invaders games? In 2073, a hyper-intelligent race of aliens found a Space Invaders machine floating in space after it broke away from a garbage ship, and the aliens then invaded the Earth in the year 2091, with their attack strategy based on the video game. I am *not making any of this up.*

[@valemaxema73]

So... The plot synopsis of that awful Adam Sandler movie?

[@JomasterTheSecond]

@@valemaxema73 Now that I think about it, I think you're right. o_O

[@samueld8413]

Which one is that? Sounds cool

[@JomasterTheSecond]

@@samueld8413 Super Space Invaders for the PC.

[@mr_indie_fan]

@@valemaxema73 its actually a really good movie, to many people shit on it without actually watching it or giving it a chance.

[@BugsyFoga]

I guess you could say the DigDug lore is deeper than you think .

[@longlivethesheet4561]

booooooooooooooo

[@simonemastrolonardo405]

Ngl I genuinely laughed reading this

[@naithungoal609]

......you know where the door is

[@twilightfire93]

I can't even be mad xD

[@gaberichardson4663]

HI SANS

[@GoldStorm07]

Pac-Man and Dig Dug: two Namco arcade mascots whose wife left them.

[@catsorafgc]

In Pac-Man’s case, it’s not his fault. Someone stole his wife

[@misterzygarde6431]

If it’s any better she found her way home but she has to put on a disguise provided by Bandai Namco

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

@@catsorafgc And then he went back to his mother's house.

[@coreyferreyra]

@@misterzygarde6431 That's his mom.

[@Ratralsis]

Dang, I know it's true, but I didn't like reading that

[@Megapig9001]

Conceptually, the idea of combining the “above ground” and “underground” Dig Dug games using the DS’ two screens is really clever. Shame about the execution.

[@BuzzardPlanet97]

I actually liked the Dig Dug DS game and tbh I think I prefer Dig Dug 2 to the original

[@hattoripool1533]

@@orsonzedd He is not a hackfraud you pathetic jackass

[@EGRJ]

You could play Dome Keeper instead.

[@juandiegotorres9632]

​@BuzzardPlanet97 I had a used copy but I never was able to delete the existing save file

[@pixelbomb97]

"Miyamoto told me that this inspired Mario" is the game developer version of "My dad works at Nintendo"

[@narcopsy]

Except isn't it common knowledge that pac land influenced super Mario bros?

[@SlimeBlueMS]

No

[@theladycata9648]

@@narcopsy well, there has to be someone out there whose dad actually works at Nintendo

[@angelriverasantana7755]

@@narcopsy it was one of the first games of its kind, after all

[@Melonposting]

Don’t forget about Dig Dug’s best appearance: the *officially licensed* Mappy animated web series, where Mappy works at the company _Nyamco_ because he suspects its boss, the cat from the arcade game, is using the company as a front for illegal activity. The other office workers are various Namco characters including Mappy’s two best friends, Dig Dug and Sky Kid.

[@kuraux56s59]

The reason for Taizo's divorce with his wife is actually a bit different in the Namco X Capcom continuity, they vaguely imply something regarding a tragic event. That is never 100% elaborated upon. And also Taizo is a freaking Digger from Megaman Legends in this continuity! And, I really wish he and his wife still appeared on the Project X Zone duology. As I felt that the whole thing with the event that led to their divorce was building up to something that just... Never came.

[@hahasamian8010]

Who was his Spotter

[@kuraux56s59]

@@hahasamian8010 Now, I dont remember if it was stated out loud. But I belive it was his ex-wife Toby "Kissy" Masuyo. I think Taizo was either working alone, or retired. By the time he joins the team.

[@MateusDrake]

I was thinking that they went through some dark times, like having a stillborn or something... That final sentence hit like a truck.

[@kuraux56s59]

@@MateusDrake I dont quite remember if that was the case, as I dont think they even had children in the Namco X Capcom continuity.... However, should that actually be the case. SWEET BABY JESUS!!! How the hell did we go from 2 blank MCs of arcade games to THIS!?

[@dekaidoku]

Actually based on timeline, Namco X Capcom was BEFORE they got married. But the implication is that Dig Dug or Taizo has PTSD... and might have become a Thrill Seeker as a way to cope with his life.

[@MadmanEpic]

My favorite characterization of Dig-Dug will always be his appearance in ShiftyLook's Mappy series, where he's just a chill dude who really, _really_ likes drills and has a 25-year-old bottle of Crystal Pepsi fermenting in his car.

[@box2122]

Truly the best iteration

[@volcanolotus64]

You're a real one

[@TempoTheLemon]

Hearing that people still remember this series fills me with immense joy.

[@mactrololo7326]

Remember all those times Dig Dug said his famous catchphrase “Dig-Dug!” before he digged and dugged all over the place? I sure do.

[@vivivizion]

if i had a nickel for every obscure attempt to revive a namco arcade mascot i'd be rich

[@FamitsuMagazine]

its clarrified in namco high thats his wife left him because he liked drilling too much and didnt pay her enough attention and he didnt want susumu to end up like him this is why his older son hates him (ataru hori) the whole mr driller story in that game is actually stupidly well written and i didnt expect to shed a tear to a story about a little dude who just enjoys drilling a lot

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

Maybe if Mr Dig Dugs wife let him "Drill" more at home they would still be together.

[@JoeyCaracal]

Sad 😿 DigDug is always drilling into the ground but never drilling into her

[@zablionsea]

Though, Namco High screwed up and made Kissy (referred to here as Toby Masuyo) a teenager (maybe young adult?) who is very close friends with 19-year-old Namco High student Hiromi Tengenji from Burning Force. Somehow, the writers missed the fact that Tobi Masuyo is Dig Dug's ex-wife and screwed up the timeline as a result. But even with that mistake, I still quite enjoyed both Hiromi's story (the one that featured Toby Masuyo) and Mr. Driller's story.

[@hamburgerantagonist]

These replies-

[@menhirmike]

Dig Dugs history almost makes Kingdom Hearts' story look straight-forward. Almost.

[@tipulsar85]

The fact that I didn't hear about the MMO before isn't surprising. That it happened at all is.

[@LeoYoshi54321]

Hearing the phrase "Official NAMCO Dating Sim made by the Homestuck guy" nearly hospitalized me. What even is this series?

[@Wayneisboss]

I actually loved Dig Dug as a kid, always had a soft spot for that little game. But now that I know more about him? I'll never trust anyone again. Especially after hearing how he personally thanked Croc for inspiring him to star in a video game, I have it on good authority...

[@christiantodor9128]

Surprisingly enough, Dig Dug 2 was actually my first dig dug. It was on Namco Museum DS and I was surprised when I found out about the first one

[@colefitzpatrick8431]

similar story here! though I had the original first on one of those RGB plug and plays for my TV, Namco Museum DS introduced me to II and oddly enough I actually quite liked it. More than some of the other selections, anyways. and for the longest time I just wikipedia-ed the rest of the dig dug series and I was baffled that any of this existed sans acknowledgement anywhere I went. but even I didn't know the dug rabbit hole went this deep.

[@worrier]

@@colefitzpatrick8431 Ditto my dad used to play Dig dug on Microsoft return of arcade so he bought a plug and play and we loved to play that when we were young. Namco museum DS was one of my first games and it's an extremely polished excellent collection of games. I remember playing dig dug II and the "old" version of it. It was good fun, but I always wished it had the first game and pole position like the GBA had

[@datdamnkez]

Same!

[@AStrangeTrap]

It's also on the psp version of namco museum, because every console needs it lmao

[@pokadot]

Same DS Namco museum was the best 👌

[@TectonicImprov]

Oh man, Namco High. I remember when that came out. Huge drama over it because iirc the team making it was supposed to be finishing up the Kickstarter game Hiveswap as it was well past due by that point. Needless to say this announcement made no one happy, lol

[@thestrangecaseofharryhinde9473]

Tbf when is the what pumpkin team ever not in the middle of massive drama

[@supercamborg4218]

I’ve actually known about Dig Dug II for most of my life. It was in several of the Namco Museums I got when I was younger and I loved that game more than the original. In my opinion it’s a superior game. Also the arcade version controls a bit better than the NES port, so don’t just judge it based on that home console version.

[@luckybeast1234]

If you want to see how deep the Dig Dug lore can be you can always check the UGSF Timeline (Dig Dug, Mr Driller and Baraduke are part of it) wich includes games like the entire Ace Combat series (tho canonically the UGSF timeline starts with AC3 and AH and Infinity are not canon) Galaxian, Galaga, Bounty Hounds, Star Luster, Starblade and it cancelled sequel Starblade Operation Blue Planet, Mizuiro Blood wich is a weird comedy game with the style of Taiko but it somehow has a blog sequel that has an extremely depresing epilogue that connects it directly with Operation Blue Planet, a cancelled strategy game named New Space Order and many many more

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

I will sleep soundly at night knowing Tazio Hori is digging under Area B7R (The Round Table) fighting monsters

[@AICW]

Of course Assault Horizon and Infinity aren't canon (along with Joint Assault) since those games take place on our real world Earth.

[@RegalPixelKing]

I didn't relize how in love I am with the Dig Dug lore and characterization. I mean he might be a bad person, but he's got to be the most unique 80's character that was actually given a personality ever.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I’m be surprised that inflation artists haven’t done anything with Baraduke’s protagonist, Toby “Kissy” Masuyo since she was Dig Dug’s wife. Then again they likey don’t know about the relationship. And now I realize that I’ve given those artists ideas… I’m sorry

[@cononsberg6919]

Please don't encourage the Dig Dug inflation artists. I promise they exist and that they know about the lore. This video is only how I found out they weren't joking

[@StarCaliburn]

>Kevin accidentally played a game that a sequel to a classic "I got some work to do."

[@BurashiP3]

Taizo was such a shitty dad that it caused Susumu's older brother to run away from home as a kid and become a rogue driller, and ALSO lost custody of Susumu's little brother lol

[@bonedude666]

I like how DigDug singlehandedly created 2 different types of fetishes. 3 if you want to separate inflation and popping.

[@aortaplatinum]

I was listening to this while working on very slowly 100%ing Xenoblade 3 and I thought I was going crazy when I saw KOS-MOS appear on the screen for a brief second during that Namco X Capcom opening, then knew for certain I had gone crazy when you mentioned that Monolithsoft developed said game. Add on Homestuck's creator writing the dating sim, Toby Fox's connections to Homestuck having written some of it's music, and you can connect Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade, Undertale, and Dig Dug all together. Dig Dug's lore and connections go deeper than The New World and Alrest combined.

[@Talessaga2]

KOS-MOS is on Namco x Capcom and the 2 Project X Zone games. Even PXZ2 have KOS-MOS teaming up with Fiora from Xenoblade 1.

[@fractalsauce]

Please don't stop making these. I live for these types of videos with useless and in this case hilarious video game history. Keep up the great work!

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

I need you to know, I'm very high right now and absolutely in TEARS laughing at the video, and I haven't even hit the three minute mark. This is going to be one heck of an experience I'm in for.

[@akiradkcn]

"written by homestuck's creator" Oh, everything about this game makes sense now

[@shannonbateswillis5022]

I’m going to be honest, I was watching your Sly Cooper marathon video, and I love what you said at the end of it; If you give this band of thieves a chance, They’ll find a way to steal your heart! My father RIP, used to play the Sly and Ratchet games with me, so this made me SO HAPPY! (Side note, I finished Sly 3 for the first time, shortly before my father’s death: I also never finished ANY game in the trilogy until adulthood!) I personally liked Thieves in Time, hated the Penelope twist And WHEN not if Sly 5 comes around, I hope they end on a high note! If you guys want I could tell you my personal Sly Cooper headcanons!

[@WhiteKnuckleRide512]

You poor, poor soul.

[@hdofu]

Dig Dug 2 was my introduction to the series, played it at a local pizza parlor and later at home on the nes, it's still my favorite in the series.

[@KatamariOpeo]

As a long time fan of Mr. Driller and Baraduke, thank you SO much for making this video. Dig Dug lore is so fucking funny, I was hoping someone would make a vid on it one of these days♥ Edit: Just wanna bring up that as of Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits, Dig Dug doesn't know what money is and believes it's another kind of food. Brilliant guy and wonderful dad.

[@bonkmaykr]

"From MMO to divorced dad" sounds like the name of a League of Legends documentary

[@fadedgeff]

I knew that thumbnail looked like Mr. Driller's art style. I had no idea the two series were connected

[@robin2373]

Its really funny hearing about how much of a let down dig dug 2 is because its actually one of my favorite childhood games! I played it constantly along with Galaga on Namco museum on the ds and its what made me conscious of dig dug as a series! It'll always hold a special place in my heart

[@nick-cepticon782]

Same here!!

[@MrJimBusiness]

Fantastic video, but it brought up a lot of bad memories of my Dad leaving me to go and dig holes.

[@PavoneSoftworks]

Easily the best video you've ever made. Could end the channel with that tbh, this is the peak I don't mean to be discouraging, this is simply the best possible video. Impossible to beat

[@TheGoldenBolt]

I thought Croc was going to be the peak only a couple months ago and then this happened, so I'll find a way to sink even lower don't you worry.

[@PavoneSoftworks]

@@TheGoldenBolt Something about the geopolitical implications of Garfield Kart for the Nintendo 3DS perhaps

[@Streamfrost]

Hearing "Homestuck" in 2022 made my head spin. This video was truly a wild ride

[@skunkbert]

you can never really escape it. the fandom is way more alive than you'd think, trust me.

[@antonm6364]

In the west, dig dug is seen as a psycopath, but in the east he is seen as a hero

[@JillyMaysHere]

This video had me ROARING with laughter due to how absurd some of this gets. 😆🤣

[@theAG24show]

I never even played the first one, yet you tell me there’s a sequel and an MMO? What the hell? What else have the world hidden from me?

[@ultrapyrusbrawler]

That title hits like a truck.

[@QF_Dan72]

wow.....i did not expect Dig Dug to have this deep of a lore. It's so deep that i am literally mindblown right now, Namco dug very deep into the rabbit hole to create relationship between Dig Dug, Mr Driller and Alien Sector

[@Charrcoal]

i played namco high at 9 years old , before id played a single one of those games that wasnt galaga or mr. driller. you can imagine what that was like

[@TheDoomBlueShell]

I'll not lie the only reason I knew about Digdug 3 was that I followed a Japanese artist that used to draw lots of fanart of them, she used to draw so well in that style that don't doubt if was more famous many people would confuse her art with official stuff, in the end bought the game thinking it was an adventure and ended up with a puzzle game lol

[@lrgogo1517]

Unsure whether "I f**king hate myself" is the best line with which to segue into an ad read?

[@ninjajack6457]

Growing up with the ds and having Mr Driller and Dig Dug drilling strike or whatever it was called made me very knowledgeable of the Taizo Hori lore as a youngin, so it’s nice to see other people acknowledge it

[@omeganave7425]

Love that you mentioned Namco High. Introduced my non-homestuck friend to his favourite character, Davesprite. 10/10 game right there.

[@Caitemis]

I played the Dig Dug Arrangement all the time whenever I’d visit my grandparents out of town! They had an original xbox with this game and it was a lot of fun, especially with two players (you could even blow the other player up if you felt like it). Glad to see it covered here!

[@ethancrites6994]

i just played the game for the first time last week at Momocon because I saw some people playing two player dig-dug and it looked sick. I was right and played through the entire game right after with a friend. Wish I had played it more because I don't own an xbox or ps2 right now :(

[@MateusDrake]

I had forgotten that I actually played the arranged version on the PS2's Namco Museum (my first game for the PS2, it came with the console). I guess this video... Unearthed the memory.

[@Miss_Rydia]

That Dig Dug commercial theme goes WAY too hard. It's still in my head.

[@justkurtzen]

I'm liking this new release pattern of serious video talking about produciton history and gameplay/story of a game and then occasionally a video where he just loses his mind following a rabbit hole.

[@A_Wild_Dyzzy]

“The official browser-based Namco dating sim made by the homestuck creator.” What in god’s name caused us to careen our universe vehicle into the concrete divider and spin out off the road and into this alternate dimension where that is not only a real sentence, but a factual statement?

[@EbolaGW]

I first played Dig Dug II in NamcoMuseum DS back in middle school. I was so confused by it since it played nothing like the first one. Still enjoyed it.

[@retrofan4963]

Mappy is my favorite game to play in Namco Museum DS.

[@EbolaGW]

@@retrofan4963 That's how I found out about Mappy. I loved it so much!

[@retrofan4963]

@@EbolaGW Nice! :) Yeah, Mappy is a really great game. Cool to know you also really enjoy it. I hope Namco makes a new Mappy sequel or a revival Mappy reboot someday.

[@camo6465]

My… gosh… This was a WILD rollercoaster ride from beginning to end!

[@kirbylover2.038]

Dig Dug DS actually seems really neat

[@nubeyazul]

Namco x Capcom feels canon for most of the Namco properties. I always believed dig dug met his wife and started the dig dug lore with that game.

[@adamofblastworks1517]

"... that released 40 years ago, this year..." Umm...

[@yhenestik]

found myself getting genuinely obsessed with mr driller lore as of late so this video was a good way to satisfy those sorts of needs 1 in a million people get on one of those weird days. Great stuff

[@cartervandenberg4771]

Maybe I'm the crazy one, but I love Dig Dug 2. OG Dig Dug is cool too, don't get me wrong, but there's nothing more satisfying than luring all the monsters into one area and making that one single cut that plunges them all into the water.

[@BensyBens]

Dig Dug? Didn’t expect to see a video on this franchise I would love to see more namco franchises covers here

[@lrgogo1517]

I played a Dig Dug 2 emulation all the time when I was 8. I was so confused the first time I saw DD1 footage. Though probably not as hard as when I found out that inflating enemies was in the sequel the whole time.

[@ZeFluffyKnight]

Being corrupted by the modern internet really makes you see the original Dig Dug in a different light.

[@Ultrapub]

Actually, I've thoroughly enjoyed both Dig Dug - Dig Dug II - as well as Digging Strike.

[@ChucksterOcean11]

You do know that the dig dug lore is part of the ace combat timeline right?

[@TheGoldenBolt]

Of course - it's all connected.

[@fntthesmth423]

I just so happened to stay somewhere recently where a couple of kids were playing Dig Doug 2--they, and i, had no idea of the island sinking mechanic

[@pammctoaster6609]

i played dig dug 2 on namco museum for the ds as a kid! it was my first introduction to the series (unfortunately) but i liked it at the time. really glad to be seeing it covered even though, as you said, it ruined my life.

[@TheSameGoobyGuy]

1:35 does that say *theatrical* commercial? WAS THERE A DIG DUG MOVIE!?

[@Dr.ruby7LT]

What I recall where I first hear that Taizo and Toby are divorcing, it happened in the Dig Dug Digging Strike game. Watching the secret ending cutscene after clearing Stage 12 on Hard mode. Can’t explain it, little complicated and unsettling.

[@buckv9494]

As a 80s kid I can tell you digdug 2 was every where , every body owned a copy but most were "my grand ma bought it for me"

[@nobodyspecial1553]

My family actually had the namcomuseum game when I was a kid and I remember my cousin and I playing two players on the dig dug arrangement game all the time. It was a blast. I've not even heard about the other dig dug games until now and thought that was the only sequel out of my ignorance. I've inherited almost all the video games we used to own and might actually have a copy of namcomuseum somewhere... but also maybe not, a lot of things got lost to time.

[@TrappyJenkins]

Its weird how dig dugs tale mirrors the arcade industry. Coin eater, constant innovator to classics and museums whores, to the wild surreal dating game of 2020. Can i get off now, the world has gotten too crazy

[@evh1734]

Wherever I expected this video to go it certainly wasn't that.

[@hattoripool1533]

Getting killed by Dig dug is the worst way to go out

[@_axetrax1]

if you ever make a sequel to this you should mention that totally off the rails official digdug(+other namco characters) flash animated series

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

Dig Doug from Sonic for Hire is the best version

[@birdcrossing]

I love how this video got crazier as it went along

[@kringly4196]

I had so much fun with the namco arrangement games as a kid. Galaga and dig dug are a lot of fun.

[@tonesdad0408]

Thank you for doing a video on Dig Dug lore, his name is Taizo hori and that's more than we know about Pacman. Do a lore video on him, that would be interesting!

[@SpaceLandslip]

Dig Dug has always been my favorite arcade game but I never would've thought it would not only have lore but lore this insane as well

[@CaptainRufus]

You left out Dig Dug's role in the Mappy web cartoon. Last I knew people had uploaded it all to KZbin and its fantastic.

[@bland9876]

There is another dig dug game not mentioned here It's called dig dug and it was released on you guessed it the Game boy because for some reason the Game boy got a lot of games that were just named the same as the arcade game but with completely different gameplay most famously being donkey Kong. This version of dig dug has the original dig duk in it and then it has a second mode where the enemies have unlimited lives so they just keep responding if you kill them But your objective is to collect the key and get to the door and it's kind of a puzzle game.

[@Sparky_131]

Honestly dig dug is very good videogame, I can believe the first time I heard of it was wen I played it in the pac man party arcade machine.

[@andyfritter]

My experience with finding out Dig Dug 2 exists is pretty similar lol. I was at a local retro game store and wanted to get Dig Dug on the NES and picked up dig dug 2 on accident and didn't notice the Roman numeral until I started playing. All I remember is going "what the hell is this?"

[@darienb1127]

2:38 I was gonna bring up how that's also a kink if you didn't, but you actually beat me to it! Most people would just make an inflation joke and move on. Kudos for you! ...if that even means anything for this context.

[@sevenheavenhavengaming]

I never knew Dig Dug was this deep and rich in lore! For a game that originally was about digging underground and inflating monsters to make them explode this video shows that it's more than that! It's an epic and long story with plot! I'll never look at Dig Dug the same again! lol

[@ButterApple249]

It’s funny how I actually played Dig Dug II before I even played the original and preferred it over the original

[@sunthorn4782]

Stupid trivia and lore for stuff no one expects are my favorite things

[@RyougaLolakie]

I'm more shocked that Chubby Checker, the singer who sang "Let's Twist Again", remade his song just for Dig Dug commercial campaign 2 decades later. I just CAN'T BELIEVE HE DID THIS! I love "Let's Twist Again" but...wow..just wow! :O Really nice video!

[@Sonikkua]

I get that it's pure nostalgia, but I loved the hell out of Dig Dug II on the NES. I never even played the first until many years later. Still prefer II over the first. So yeah, this kid was quite happy to have received that gift. Still play it occasionally to this day.

[@arino4u]

I KNEW THE COMMUNITY POST HAD DIG DUG

[@GamerTowerDX]

I actually knew about dig dug 2, an old dude in his couch that used stills of himself as if it was a rantsona did a review of the game a while back.

[@mr_indie_fan]

I never knew dig dug had more then one game.

[@crocopie]

2 is more fun than 1

[@PH96Official]

The "fucking of course there is" joke made me join membership.

[@robintst]

Dig Dug II came and went... but I was one of those kids in 1989 that got it for my NES for Christmas. Honestly, I still like it a lot more than the first one.

[@CrossOutBryce]

I found out about Dig Dug 2 from a Namco Museum collection on the PSP from like 2007 and I loved playing it because it was so freaking weird from the original

[@jpa3974]

I'm always amazed at how ahead of time Namco is. It doesn't always pay off for them, but at least it shows that they aren't afraid to be creative. Another thing that amazes me is their ability to create addictive games, perhaps because in the beginning they specialized in taking coins from players in arcades. MR.Driller is one of the best examples of the kind of game that you think "I'll play it just one more time", only to try again some 10x in a row.

[@TimGaukerToons]

I found Dig Dug 2 on complete accident as well... well, not the NES version, I was making my own arcade with MAME and a bunch of ROMs on Emuparadise when you could still use that without Chrome Extensions and when I went to find Dig Dug, I found the sequel. I honestly like DD2 a lot more, it's very satisfying clearing large chunks of land with enemies on top of them, game gives out extra lives like no one's business. Namco Museum Arrangement on PS2 was one of the first games I ever got for PS2 and Dig Dug Arrangement, along with Pac-Man Arrangement, are the games I'd waste hours of my time on, they're like if Namco classics got SNES ports, it's bigger, better and a lot more fun. I remember seeing ads for Digging Strike, I had no idea about the Mr. Driller sub plot though, I don't think I've heard of him until I was nearing adulthood. I had a PS1 but I haven't really seen a lot of PS1 games as I was growing up, the PS2 started phasing everything out. Mr. Driller's style is very nice Wasn't Dig Dug Deeper made by Hasbro? They made a lot of updated arcade classics in the 90's huh? Valkyrie in the Namco High game looks like a Gumball character, there's a lot of weird art choices going on there.

[@DIASTCartoons]

That's a cool retrospective although I have to disagree with your take on Dig Dug II. Still looking forward to the Tak video.

[@kaelisprime9087]

It should also be noted that DigDug was a main character in the official Mappy web series along with Sky Kid. The Mappy show is... well its something. Its like a diet Khonjin House. I'd love it if you were to check it out cause apparently there's possibly more Namco shows out there.

[@retrofan4963]

Mappy is the main character in that show. Dig Dug is a secondary character serving as main character's best friend. Sky Kid(Blue Max) is a comic relief, and Goro is Mappy's arch-nemesis.

[@christophercarrasco154]

I just want Dig Dug to be with his wife again.