Let's Compare ( Dig Dug ) REMAKE

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Arcade 0:49
Arcade 2:14 ( Namco Classic Collection )
Atari 2600 3:50
Apple 2 5:14
DOS 6:40
Vic 20 8:04
NEC PC-8801 9:29
Casio PV-1000 10:55
Intellivision 12:21
Atari 8 bit 800/XE/XL 13:46
Atari 5200 15:11
Commodore 64 16:36
TI99 18:02
Gameboy ( Old ) 19:27
Gameboy ( New ) 20:51
MSX 22:17
Colecovision 23:41
Atari 7800 25:06
Famicom 26:32
Fujitsu FM-7 27:57
Gameboy Advance 29:22
Dreamcast / Nintendo 64 ( Namco Museum ) 30:47
Sharp X68000 32:11
Windows ( Dig Dug Roswell ) 33:36
Xbox / Playstation 2 / Gamecube ( Namco Museum ) Classic 35:02
Xbox / Playstation 2 / Gamecube ( Namco Museum ) Modern 36:27
Xbox 360 / Apple IOS 38:01
Description Source:
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Dig Dug (????? Digu Dagu?) is an arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan in 1982 for Namco Galaga hardware. It was later published outside of Japan by Atari. A popular game based on a simple concept, it was also released as a video game on many consoles.
Objective:
Objective
The objective of Dig Dug is to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters 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 white and blue, and able to dig tunnels through destructible environments. Dig Dug is killed if he is caught by either Pooka or Fygar, burned by a Fygar's fire, or crushed by a rock.
A partially inflated monster will gradually deflate and recover after a few seconds, during which time the player can pass safely through it. The monsters normally crawl through the tunnels in the dirt but can turn into ghostly eyes and travel slowly through the dirt. The last enemy on a level will try to escape off the top left of the screen.
More points are awarded for popping an enemy further down in the dirt (the levels are color-coded). In addition, Fygars are worth double points if exploded horizontally, since they can only breathe fire horizontally in the direction they are facing. Extra points are also awarded for dropping rocks on enemies in order to eliminate them rather than inflating them. If one enemy is killed by the rock, it is worth 1000 points. The next two add 1500 points each, and any after that add 2000. The act of digging is itself worth points, giving 10 points for each block dug, so some players do as much of it as possible in situations where the threat from the remaining monsters is minimal.
After the player drops two rocks, fruits and vegetables and other edible bonus items, such as Galaxian flagships appear in the center of the play field, and can be collected for points if the player is able to reach them before they disappear. These edible bonus items will appear even if the rocks fail to hit any enemies. In some versions of the game, the most points attainable from a single bonus fruit is 8,000 from the pineapple.
If the player drops a rock on a foe at the same time he pumps it to death, a glitch will occur whereupon all enemies will promptly disappear, but the game will not progress and the player will be free to dig through all dirt. Attaining the next level of play will then remain impossible, but the glitch can be resolved by forcing a rock to drop.
Level numbers are represented by flowers in the top right of the screen and each new level is noted at the beginning of each stage on the bottom right (as seen in this article's screenshot graphic). In successive levels more monsters appear on each screen and they move quicker. A level is completed successfully when the last monster is dispatched or succeeds in fleeing.
In the coin-operated version the game ends on round 256 (round 0), since this board is essentially an unplayable kill screen. At the start of the level a Pooka is placed directly on top of where the player starts, with no way to kill it.

[@mvShooting]

6:40 PC was definitely NOT the master race for gaming at that time.

[@ScottBeebiWan]

+M. V. Shooting Wasn't till 2013

[@MetalSonicodraco7342]

+Scott “zuz22” Blacklock you are joking, it was the ultimate gaming machine since sound and video cards come not since the gaming start to fall

[@MetalSonicodraco7342]

Well believe it or not, the DOS 80 era still was nice (for me at least is nice)

[@nootnootboi7048]

M. V. Shooting that's where evolution comes in, my friend!

[@Sanuary_]

Anthony Ortiz a

[@lisadottavio4430]

NOTE: The Atari 2600 and 7800 versions of Dig Dug sound exactly the same.

[@charvelgtrs]

Because the 7800 has the same audio chip as the 2600.

[@vickiwilson3457]

Not Atari 5200 it sounds like intelivision

[@bjbell52]

I believe the 5200 has a POKEY chip, the same chip that's in the Atari 800 computer line.

[@bjbell52]

@GUSTAVO666BR Error1010010101010 Same sound chip. It's named POKEY. The 7800 can also use the POKEY chip but it's not built into the machine. Instead, you can add it to the cartridge. That also answers the question if it's the same sound chip as the intellivision. POKEY is an exclusive Atari chip.

[@biffrapper]

I used to love torturing the enemies in this on the 2600 version. I'd pump them up just to the verge of bursting and let them deflate slightly and do it again and again. Eventually I'd pop them but it was awesome having them at your mercy in the game.

[@ScottBeebiWan]

> Atari **POP** Goodbye green duck!

[@mariodykstra6555]

@@p0tatomango It's neither, it looks like a Dragon to me!

[@twilli84s]

@@FlameFireTheFoxAnimations ur right that is fygar alright.

[@sammy69831]

@@twilli84s , r/WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH

[@sladkinable]

Mokey-Die Dilan Duk!

[@mystcat3]

@@mariodykstra6555 There are so much dumbass commenting reddit things, but looks like a dragon to me too!

[@MechGeniusPilotFox]

I Reached The Kill Screen On Dig Dug Once.

[@Gxhbro]

You are the Billy Mitchel of Dig Dug my freind

[@JSRphones]

@@Gxhbro That didn't age well.

[@skelkankaos]

The windows version was terrifying...

[@kaiovinicius6802]

Yen

[@mariccaniemiec9713]

Why?

[@skelkankaos]

@@mariccaniemiec9713 honestly i made this comment 8 years ago and i don't remember why i thought that. sorry for the underwhelming answer

[@mariccaniemiec9713]

@@skelkankaos okay

[@chowmein0941]

Blood

[@haydnaduddell9669]

Note: The Intellivision and Atari 5200 versions of Dig Dug sound the exact same.

[@glocken04166]

TrIcKsHoTeR iNsAnE Maybe Because These Consoles Had The Same Sound Chip.

[@bjbell52]

No, they had totally different sound chips. Intellivision used a General Instrument AY-3-8910 while the 5200 used an Atari POKEY chip.

[@staspastukh2005]

Why? I thought Pokey isn't used.

[@frenchyroastify]

That was an impressive display of Dig Dug history. Thanks.

[@JB-em2ot]

In the Atari 2600 version, you go around as a neck less miner shooting at walking cough drops and frogs that turn into ducks when inflated.

[@mactrololo7326]

Yeah, what’s up with Atari turning dragons into weird ducks?

[@sfgeometrydashryu4750]

And years later, Namco saved its franchises combining all ones in Pac-Man series... In Pac-Man World was a great idea, but in later games they ruined that concept so thats why in new Pac's games its just Pac-Man.

[@Saxdude26]

Pretty comprehensive... only version I was surprised not to see was the Namco All-Stars "Arrange" version, but besides that nicely compiled comparison.

[@bluescat581]

Dig Dug is kinda a mean game, blowing up innocent creatures hanging out underground, but hearing the music is just amusing! And those adorable Pookas!

[@chuckthequail137]

_"innocent"_ creatures. I believe that there might be a reason why are we getting rid of them.

[@xxnathannintendo9xx890]

In the Atari 5200, Pookas blown up look like Kirby inhaling.

[@sladkinable]

Cool!

[@DickDickstein]

This game seriously has the most memorable music to me too. It was so awesome how it only played when you were walking. :D

[@Chrishall10100]

34:40 He didn't even touch anything!

[@DeskoDev]

Well, he touched the pooka.... after it had been inflated.

[@Guernicaman]

This game came out for EVERYTHING, it seems. It's even playing on a Casio Keyboard!

[@GlitchAGES]

29:12 Sounded like a Pokemon battle is Starting

[@oldstylegaming4655]

POOKA has challenged you!

[@albertovaldivia8904]

0:29 Sounded like your riding a horse

[@gabriellethomas7477]

Gotta go fast like sonic!!!

[@digdug3769]

@@oldstylegaming4655 Taizo uses PUMP!! IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE!!! *Pooka FAINTED*

[@RichardCraig]

OMG, what did they do to Dig Dug in that Roswell/Windows version? He looks hideous!

[@Mr.Atari2600]

It's really sad where you get many versions of Dig Dug & they can't get it to look or play better than the Atari 2600 version.

[@MetalSonicodraco7342]

+Genesis Does What Nintendoes!!! 7800 it's the upgraded version, it's me but...the music is better for me

[@adamwebb8114]

I always knew of the several Atari systems, intellivision, colecovision, commodore64 but alot of other old age systems I don't remember come up in these videos which is pretty cool

[@NotATube]

There are actually *two* versions for the Atari 800/XL/XE computers! Although at first glance only the original is shown here (at 13'46"), the second is in fact almost identical to the Atari 5200 port (at 15'11"). That's because the two formats are almost identical internally, and "porting" from one to the other at most required coding for different controllers and tweaking a few memory locations. They *could* simply have adapted the 800 version for the 5200, but I assume they realise it could have been done better and rewrote it... then backported that version to the 800.

[@chuckthequail137]

It's Been a Long Time After i Watched this.

[@dava_arvarabi]

I loved how the MSX version music stopped when the player stopped walking.

[@bestfrogs247]

Thank you for posting the video!

[@tomcrew10]

the 2600 seems really good

[@wingnut4427]

Thank You ! :D & Thanks again for allowing me to use Your excellent rendition of the theme. It fit the video to a tee ! :)

[@TimelordR]

One of my favorite arcade games ever by Namco. I actually played the Arrangement version of Dig Dug on the Namco Classic Collection machine at a movie theater in Melrose Park, IL.

[@wales2k4747]

I loved this game as a kid

[@zanegandini5350]

Windows version looks extremely weird but has awesome music, easily the best in this whole comparison.

[@paxhumana2015]

@Metagalactic Llama , no, BOTH of them are EQUALLY as important, and you are NOT a true video game fan if you disagree on that point.

[@gamet2004]

@Metagalactic Llama That's Right dude!!

[@quimicalkirby]

The Arcade and Famicom versions always we be the best for me

[@GamingHistorySource]

This video Was a screaming pain in the ass to complete !! 0_0 ENJOY !! :D

[@andrewnorris5415]

appreciate the effort :)

[@sladkinable]

Watch the language dude!

[@mystcat3]

@@sladkinable Meh, nothing describes best the true frustration as that

[@jbgtly4930]

I really like the videos, but I think it would be very helpful if you included the years that these different version came out. Not everyone realizes that there are 10+ years between some of these versions. Also, and I know this might be a stretch, but including the cost of the hardware would be very interesting. Viewers could get a much better idea of how expensive those crappy home PCs where at that time. Pay 3 to 10 times more for a far worse gaming experience.

[@GamingHistorySource]

OOPS !! thanks for letting me know. :) Yeah.. I was trying to coax the Pooka back over & didn't move in time. I left it in there for laughs. :)

[@scooterahlers9666]

Sharp, Dreamcast, N64, Gameboy Advance, PlayStation 2, X Box, and GameCube versions are ARCADE PERFECT. NES/Famicom and ColecoVision are pretty damn close.

[@haydnaduddell9669]

The NES version was the best one to me.

[@MechGeniusPilotFox]

Thanks Alot Wingnut! That Really Makes Me Pumped Up About Doing These Videos! And Thank You For Subscribing! Means Alot!

[@Jayrod64]

Even though the sound is a little weird on the Game Boy Version,they at least got the music right.

[@andreaspittas1543]

I just LOVE the music

[@josefernandomartinez-zarra87]

Thanks for my AWESOME childhood Dig Dug :,) !!!!

[@berrybluez8948]

VIC-20 Has some nice audio.

[@paxhumana2015]

I would like to add that the NES port of the game is almost identical to the Famicom port of the game and that the SNES, Super Famicom, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, and PS1 all had ports of this game as well.

[@MechGeniusPilotFox]

Thanks Wingnut For Your Support For These Videos! I'm Gonna Work On My First Video For That Now! How Does Gottlieb's Qbert V.S. Atari's Dig Dug Sound? Gottlieb V.S. Atari!

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Classic arcade game. The first time I played this game was on the Namco museum on PS2.

[@sonicmario64]

In the Atari 800 XE version, the rocks actually look a lot more like eggplants than something heavy that could kill you... Unless you're someone who is deathly allergic to eggplants, that is. XD

[@bjbell52]

In looking over the Atari 800/5200 versions - I would say they used a 4 color graphic mode for game play (the first line is a large character mode). So the black background would be one color, the multicolored dirt would be another color, the purple rocks and the purple part of the monsters were a third color and the green in the monsters would be a fourth color. I know, the dirt has 4 colors but when I say color I'm talking about the bit pattern used to put a dot on the screen using one color register. The Atari had the ability to change to value in the color register at different times while drawing the screen hence the four shades of brown. But they couldn't do that with the rocks without also messing up the monsters, hence they are purple. Digdug is white, so I'm assuming it's either on sprite or two sprites put together. When the monsters die, it looks like they used sprites for that animation also.

[@scooterahlers6719]

Can you make it to the "kill" screen on ONE credit? Good luck beating 3.2 MILLION:)

[@tastywiesel001]

Some of the game sounds are scary....

[@chronosanaki5174]

The MS DOS version, dig dug looks possessed!

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

Best old computer version was the Casio one at least the song played the right way.

[@japhyriddle]

I've only played a few of these ports, but I have to say that I like the gameplay of the 2600 the best.

[@xyzzymage]

If you ever decide to do another remake, I recommend adding the Apple II version as played on an Apple IIgs/emulator: running at native 2.8MHz (rather than the 8-bit II line's 1MHz) corrects the speed to almost match the arcade, and the audio chip handling the slightly sped-up music/effects improves it as well. I'm suggesting that in large part because it's how anyone that grew up with a IIgs would have played it, and the differences are greater than between many of the recent console ports. :)

[@jackwinsper874]

Okay, something is wrong with your NEC PC 88 emulator, it doesn't record all the sounds in game... like in your Mario Bros. episode where all the colours were wrong and only two sound channels were coming through. 😟

[@katie2940]

I was thinking the exact same thing, me from the past!

[@KiwiTheRetroGal]

The exact same thing happened with DigDug arrangement. It's because of the platform you're on.

[@TankTheMouse]

This was my childhood because I played Pacman party

[@alfadorfox]

@18:02 This is the version I grew up with. TI-99/4a. So many memories.

[@wingnut4427]

All emulated except the last one.

[@Jayrod64]

If you don't own Namco Museum,the NES version is probably the second best option.

[@wingnut4427]

lol.. go for it. You could also target rival companies. Such as Atari & Intellivision .. let's say .. Space Armada vs. Space Invaders. Sounds like a fun Idea !

[@Mozzaratti]

That's one biiig compilation of Dig Dug goodness! Well done indeed.

[@Mozzaratti]

By all means. It's not my best remix in the least, but if it fits, go for it!

[@rebelfleettrooper9881]

Taizo in the Atari 800 looks like a hazmat.

[@nospellsno10]

The only version I think that can beat the original is the "Arrangement" version.

[@ahbeef]

nospellsno10 the last one seemed to have some nice originality to it that almost every other version lacked, since they were at best ports of the arcade version. even with better hardware, they chose to keep the graphics like the original. The xbox 360 one however changed it up a bit, and i definitely gotta give props for being the only version except for arrangement that did so. i also like how it added some items as well. The windows version was also notable, since it had a very unique theme and cool original music. everything else however, was at best a port of the arcade version, or a downgrade from it. this kinda makes me wonder what it would be like to see an HD remastered version of dig-dug as well as some other arcade classics, like they did with Burger Time (except maybe not as terrible)

[@nospellsno10]

ahbeef True, so true. I guess I should have mentioned that I grew up with the original and the Arrangements version, making my original statement bias.

[@ahbeef]

i will say that among every version, arrangements, roswell, and the iOS/360 version are the best in comparison to the original, they all had a charm to them that makes me want to play them! :)

[@rynmaymay9309]

Agree on every thing but roswell

[@Bubbabyte99]

I think that's them screaming in the NEC version after you pop them.

[@neogeothomas8127]

9:34 MY EARS. THEY BURN.

[@marioghernandez4960]

Don't see why they wouldn't. The sound quality in the PC-8801 port is pretty much in the negatives.

[@snowyicicle1335]

The Apple 2 version is giving me symptoms of lavender town syndrome

[@VideosbySteve]

Appreciate it, as always! :)

[@Renowildfire1]

I used to play dig dug on my MS DOS PC lol back in the early 90s

[@enemellomellogames1732]

The Apple II version has music that has an echo. Cool.

[@else3573]

Dreamcast and N64 remind me the most of the original game.

[@chronosanaki5174]

Jesus, the Atari 2600 was WAAAAAYYYY better than the Apple II Version!

[@fionagibson3314]

The Atari 2600 actually had a start up screen.

[@doodledangernoodle2517]

Windows Dig-Dug looks like Sugar Man from the Megaman Sprite Game.

[@bluescat581]

He looks freaking hilarious.

[@cruzramirez33]

dig dug 2 for ds and nes arcade

[@chronosanaki5174]

The msx version of digdug the character Sprite for dig dug looks traumatized!

[@jakesouthard9175]

I wish they’d remake this with today’s standard of graphics! I grew up playing this. My dad and I would get so far . Close to level 100

[@katie2940]

I'm constantly impressed by what the Apple II, a computer from 1977 with more technical limitations than a banana, can do.

[@AF.281OldChannel]

Wow, Dig Dug Is On A Lot Of Platforms! :O

[@OldsXCool]

LOL @ 31:48 when you accidentally smashed yourself. Great job as always. Also just to let you know there is a typo in your description where it says "NEC PC-8801 8:29" It should be 9:29.

[@たいぞ堀]

最後のものは最高です。(38:01)

[@昇-b8s]

ですよね！

[@ztoxtube]

The actual C64 version played very nicely. I can't say the same for very many C64 games.

[@megarollxrgmbroadcasting91]

Am I the only one who wants a pooka as a pet?

[@GamingHistorySource]

You'll need a Poké ball. It's a pookamon ! :D

[@oldstylegaming4655]

@@GamingHistorySource Heh heh... Nice one

[@omararmendariz1566]

9:34 LOUD-DUG

[@danielkopec5730]

once i went to get a haircut at tommy guns and i played arcade dig dug on pac mans arcade party by namco

[@thesman32]

another nice video and a epic one at that,i bet you won't be playing dig dug for a while now tho.

[@ztevezen9434]

This is my favorite arcade classic

[@oldstylegaming4655]

MS DOS version: Dig Dug.exe... Atari: they didn't really get the music... Also, 2600 version (most of you can't see it and I don't feel like explaining) The dude looks like Baldi PC-8801: Let's never talk about the sound again

[@Freddyfan1428]

Is it just me or do you kinda see DIg Dug's air hose attack like Scorpion's Spear and expect to hear a scream of "GET OVER HERE!" ;-)

[@ethanbasey7467]

Srsly nobody ever talks about Texas Instruments

[@haydnaduddell9669]

TI-99 is short for Texas Instruments 99.

[@paxhumana2015]

Moreover, both iCade and Tiny Arcade now have ports of Dig Dug as well, though due to their small stature, getting good screen shots of them would prove rather difficult. They are both still a blast to play, though. Please edit this video and include those ports of the game as well, Gaming History Source. Thank you.

[@haydnaduddell9669]

Atari 2600 - Why? NES/Famicom - Perfected game! TI-99 - Looks pretty weird. Atari 7800 - An upgrade of the 2600 and 5200 versions. GBA - WTF! I still prefer Pac-Man Collection or Super Mario Advance! PS: I own a DS Lite. PS2/Gamecube/Xbox - Dig Dug was around for almost 20 years in the 6th generation. Mac/Xbox 360 - Already. This was the 7th generation of game consoles and they still won't stop producing versions of Dig Dug. Dreamcast: WHY WOULD YOU MAKE A VERSION OF DIG DUG IN THE 6TH GENERATION? Atari 5200 - Looks like something that Beavis and Butthead made. Arcade (The 2nd One) - WTF! 2010 WAS LONG AFTER DIG DUG'S RELEASE!

[@GreekRetroGeek]

the 2600 has very good and tight controls

[@WinrichNaujoks]

VIC-20 version is so good! Unfortunately. there doesn't seem to be a PAL 50Hz version, so it always plays too fast on European VICs.

[@Luigifan-tx4zx]

the pookas in the atari 2600 look like noseless cuberts

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

TRUE THO

[@bizzare7104]

Luigifan 72005 of course

[@enemellomellogames1732]

yup

[@isti0phoridaegd381]

What I was gonna say...

[@sladkinable]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[@enemellomellogames1732]

In the Atari 2600 they were lazy to make the inflating sprites. They just stretched the image.

[@oldstylegaming4655]

Atari 2600's dig dug looks like an exitebike character

[@oldstylegaming4655]

AND he looks like he has a ruler in His hand slaping it like Baldy

[@hernanmatias1428]

the MSX sounds exactly like the NES Famicom version

[@ragdollyandy]

pookas are the most purest things in the world

[@1983parrothead]

Dig Dug has around 41 ports actually.

[@wingnut4427]

I know. It wasn't possible to get them all. 0_o But I always try ! :D Some of these projects take months to complete. I think the longest one that comes to mind for me is Bomberman .. & that sucker took close to 9 months & I still didn't get em all. 0_0

[@IHATETHETROLLS]

0:00 In Endless: Musical Adventures (premiered by Namco)

[@Gxhbro]

Dig Dug on the Atari 2600 is my favourite Atari 2600 game

[@GamingHistorySource]

I am aware of the clones that are out there. I was considering adding them but this video is big enough without them. ^_^

[@mariccaniemiec9713]

Best childhood ever!

[@MechGeniusPilotFox]

@wingnut4427 Hey, Awesome Video! I Love Dig Dug To Pieces! One Of My Favorite Arcade Games Ever! And Are All These Versions On Emulators?

[@SP_Sour]

Lovin' the music in the Vic-20 and Casio versions. Fun fact: Technically, the little theme that plays when Dig Dug's moving, is not, in fact, a piece of music, but the walking sound. Source: www.kotaku.jp/sp/2011/08/retrogame_music_namco_2.html

[@chronosanaki5174]

The NEC PC-8801 sounds like earrape!