![]() ![]() Nerdicus Genesis Review #52: Chase H.Q.While I played the first Dig Dug since I was really young, I haven't played the 1985 sequel until sometime in the early 2000's when I played it on one of my cousins' MAME CD I know the original arcade version is available in a few Namco Museum compilations, but I don't own the ones that have it.Nerdicus SNES Review #58: Chester Cheetah: Wild Wi. ![]() Nerdicus NES Review #170: Desert Commander.Nerdicus Genesis Review #53: Cheese Cat-Astrophe s.Nerdicus NES Review #171: Destination Earthstar.Nerdicus SNES Review #59: Choplifter III.Nerdicus NES Review #172: Destiny of an Emperor.Nerdicus Genesis Review #54: Chiki Chiki Boys (Meg.Nerdicus SNES Review #60: Chrono Trigger.Retro Retrospective #3 : Rising Retro Popularity P.Nerdicus Genesis Review #55 : Chuck Rock.But what's the fun in that when you can drill the land mass from underneath their feet and watch them drown in the ocean waters below! SUFFER YOU DAMN MONSTERS! SUFFER AND LET YOUR LUNGS FILL WITH SALTY GOODNESS! Just like the first game you can kill monsters by making them explode by pumping them full of air. Oh, the amount of times I've gotten burned alive. ![]() Then there are the Fygar dragons who can kill you either by touching you or breathing a row of fire in your direction. Pookas, the goggle wearing red balls who just bounce around like idiots. Kill all the monsters, of which there are only two. Though the scenary is different, the goal is the same. I guess that explains the title, Trouble In Paradise, eh? And, unlike the first one, you are actually situated on multiple paradise islands. Instead of showing a semi-side scrolling view of the main character.who actually had a name did you know that? Taizo Hori.you are now playing in a top-down perspective. He liked those Atari-styled arcade games.ĭIG DUG II is actually quite different than it's predecessor. Hell, I was only 6 at the time so I'm not exactly sure I was gamer material back then. Probably because I couldn't even get past the first ten levels. Not even sure why, I didn't even like the game that much. I can't say I remember who bought it for the NES, but I do remember having it. I played the hell out of that game, and once again drained my college savings on trying to beat that impossible, headache inducing drill-fest. Then again, we've seen crazier over the years haven't we? I honestly only played the first DIG DUG on atari, and never experienced it in the arcades. That cute, little white suited miner, drilling his way into the dirt only to unleash swarms of monsters. Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5 - $10Įveryone know's Dig Dug. ![]()
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