Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Wii (Wii Shop)
- 9th Jun 2008, 600 points
- 29th Aug 2008, 600 points
- 1st Jul 2008, 500 points
3DS (3DS eShop)
- 3rd Oct 2012, ¥500
- 14th Feb 2013, $3.99
- 18th Apr 2013, £3.59
Wii U eShop
- 8th Jan 2015, £3.49
- 5th Feb 2015, $4.99
- Also Available On
- Series
Reviews
Review Dig Dug (Wii U eShop / NES)
A competent but unneeded version of a fun 80's classic
Originally hitting arcades in 1982, this NES conversion of Dig Dug followed a few years later (albeit only in Japan until arriving on the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008). It's a classic Namco title that sees you digging your way around a single screen defeating (and sometimes fleeing)...
Review Dig Dug (3DS eShop / NES)
Slightly soiled
In 1982, Namco released Dig Dug. By that point in time the company had already cemented its place in the gaming history books with enduring classics like Pac-Man and Galaga. Their younger brother Dig Dug never quite reached their heights of popularity, but it's still quite fun in its own right. As with many early arcade games, your...
Review Dig Dug (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Do we dig it?
Pac-Man wasn't the only popular arcade game Namco made. Aside from Galaga, Mappy, and others, there was also Dig Dug. In Dig Dug, your objective is to dig through the earth's soil and eliminate the monsters lurking within it. You can move through the soil (Thus creating tunnels) by simply moving around, but defeating the monsters is...
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Dig Dug News
Nintendo Download 5th February (North America)
MH4U demo, Hyrule Warriors Majora's Mask DLC, Moon Chronicles and much more
It's that time again, North American gamers, for Nintendo Download Update details. This week brings a popular demo for an upcoming Capcom blockbuster, concluding episodes from Renegade Kid, some fun hack-and-slash Zelda DLC, a pre-purchase and download on a Wii U retail...
Nintendo Download 8th January (Europe)
Chariot, Crunchyroll, Underground, Turtles, discounts and more
After a quiet start to 2015 in terms of new download releases, we see things ramp up in the most recent European Nintendo Download Update details. The Wii U is the main beneficiary with some promising arrivals, while on 3DS one of our favourite HOME themes previously released in Japan...
Weirdness Donkey Kong And Other NES Classics Can Now Be Played On Your Wedding Cake
Perfect for a gorilla-suited groom
If you've ever dreamed of smothering the face of your brand new spouse with a giant slice of virtual dirt from the game Dig Dug, now is your chance. An entertainment company out of New Jersey, USA named POSH Entertainment has figured out how to make you lose even more of your hard earned coins by getting married,...
Nintendo Download 18th April 2013 (Europe)
An awakening, various adventures, a Kung Fu rabbit and more
As it's a Monday, Nintendo of Europe once again gives gamers in the region something pleasing to get the week started. This time around we have new and old games for Wii U, 3DS and DSi, with some rather decent discounts being added to the 3DS eShop for good measure. Let's get right to it...
Nintendo Download 14th February 2013 (North America)
Hitting the streets with Wii U, going digging, time travelling and more
It may be the most loved up day of the year and an occasion for Nintendo Direct madness, but we still have a download update to deal with. Nintendo delayed the details slightly while Reggie Fils-Aime and company did their thing, but now we know about a Wii U app and a mixture of...
Nintendo Download 20-21 October 2009 (Japan)
WiiWare returns, Dig Dug and more Tower DS!
After a two-week hiatus WiiWare returns, though given we're getting a card game, it's a bit anti-climactic. WiiWareUNO (800pts - Gameloft) -- Gameloft again honours Japan with the first look at a WiiWare title (their last entry, Ghost Mansion Party still hasn't seen release in other territories). Online...
News EU VC Releases: Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa and Dig Dug
Finally breaking the annoying pattern which has been going on the past few months, Nintendo of Europe has not only released WiiWare games today. They've released both Virtual Console AND WiiWare games!
On the Virtual Console you can now pick up two more imports. Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa is a platformer from the brilliant minds at Konami. It stars the...
News Hanabi Festival 3 Kicks Off
Our expectations have been confirmed - Today marks the start of the third Hanabi Festival. The Hanabi icons in the Wii Shop, next to the names of today's released games, Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, should have already tipped this off to you, but Nintendo of Europe has now published a short press release on the matter.
Thi...
News Japanese Virtual Console list - July 2008
As it's the last Friday of the month once again, Nintendo of Japan has revealed their Virtual Console plans for the next month. There are some notable games here, including (finally) Donkey Kong 3, the first Space Harrier, another Fire Emblem, and Shining Force II.
The full list is as follows: Famicom: Dig Dug (July 1st) Chack'n Pop Donkey Kong...
News US VC Releases - 9th June - NES Import Duo
If you've been pining for some more imports in the US, you're in luck today - There's two of them. You might think one of them was in fact released outside Japan, but the contrary is true - It, surprisingly, never was.
That game is Dig Dug, the arcade game from Namco where you control "Dig Dug" (Later officially named Taizo Hori), a digger...
About The Game
Get on down with Dig Dug, and wage underground war with your trusty pump!
Vanquish persistent Pookas and fiery Fygars to clear each stage. Defeat enemies by inflating them with air or by dropping rocks on them from above. Earn bonus points by collecting fruit or defeating deep-dwelling foes. This classic game blends old-school arcade action with strategy; try to lure multiple enemies into position and satisfyingly squash them with a single rock!
Comments 48
Minted. Dig Dug is a minor classic: get it in!
Reminds me of those sand-digging sections in Super Mario Bros. 2... I hated them! But this looks fairly interesting.
Looks very interesting... I'll wait a review before buying it though, I just got Toki Tori, and that really got me busy (and low on money )
I can't help but think of Mega64 when I watch the footage from this game XP
3 stars? Seriously? This is one of my favorite games of all time. A must download.
" Aside from Galaga, Mappy, and others, there was also Dig Dug."
Was Mappy really that popular? I mean, I love the game, but it's not something you hear about a whole lot.
I would give it higher, but really, there's not much to the game these days. It's the same reason we gave Pac-Man and other similar games 3 stars.
Mappy has a cult following, I'm pretty sure.
I love Dig Dug, and I agree with the 3. Good score, solid game.
And was just reading about this being rated in the forums, and POOF like those critters, it just appears today on the VC.
I used to play this on my Commodore 64. It's a fun game, but 600 points? Hmmm.
this is arcade classic,but,NES version is a little subpar,4 stars.
What do you mean it was never released here? Im confused. There were a ton of ports to lesser systems, but a full arcade port was also released for Xbox Live about a year ago.
Guess we Europeans won't see it for awhile....
Now we need mappy. I know its not as big as the other namco classics but I love it.
@STEADY MOBBIN 22: The Famicom/NES port was never released outside Japan, for some bizarre reason. That's the one we got on the VC.
This looks like a faithful arcade port, but I'd recommend a namco collection over $6 for this.
This game is so repetitive and boring, it is not worth it to download. The VC needs Star Wars: Shadows of the Empirer, and Turok 2 for download
@alpo
sorry dude but this game's a classic and star wars..really? Turok 2 will never come..But it would be cool if it did.
Played the arcade game a long time ago, it's pretty fun, but I wouldn't give it no more than 3 stars though.
Funny, I thought we actually got the game on NES. I know we had it on Atari. That's the version I played, anyway. Was one of my favorite games. I kinda like how the Atari version looks better, though. Blue sky. This one has too much black.
I hate it when a game is ported from the arcade to the NES, and then ported again from the NES to the Virtual Console. Mabe Nintendo will come up with some sort of Virtual Arcade so we can play these games as they were originally created, right down to the cigarette burns on the A button, Imao
So Dig Dug is just as good as Metroid. FAIL.
re-rate Metroid please.
Dig Dug being as good as Metroid sounds about right, yeah.
Yeah, Metroid should get 2 stars instead
Metroid really hasn't aged well if you ask me, every single sequel (Metroid II included) is better. It's really repetitive (Same rooms over and over), most enemies are annoying, you always start the game with almost no health, there's no map (Which is made even worse by the repetitive rooms), it's slow, etc.
Now to run before the Metroid fanboys come after me!
Meh...this game was...Okay, but for 500 wii points? No. I played this game on an emulator and it held my attention for about 5 minutes.
the game is fun but I'd get namco muesem which is probably really cheap right now and includes an amazing number of classics
@koresh1959-
Ha! I hated those too! I can assure you that Dig Dug is much more fun. I have it on Game Boy Advance.
I paid $9.00 for the GBA Namco arcade. It has Pole position. Ms. Pacman, Galaga and Galaxian. I can't see paying 600 points for this
Good game not a good value
isnt this on namco museum? why would someone pay 6$ for this when you can get it with like 5 other games for the same price
Well, Dig Dug is fun, but 600 Wii points? Import or not, i think i'll give this one a miss.
I already have this game on several other consoles, so it's pointless for me to buy it.
I have this game on 2 NM collections. There's no way i'm wasting an extra 100 points on this. Awesome game though, but the sequel sucked.
Mappy's pretty good too.
Edit: actually, the sequel was alright. It just got crazy hard by level 25.
^Yes, yes, it is. Why isn't Mappy on the VC yet?
Okay, but not exactly great. This game is not quite as addictable as Pac-Man or Mario, but it is decent, but this is a bit expensive for it.
Fun game. This was only a Japanese NES game? Hmmm I must remember it from arcade and other places. Still very fun though. Are we gonna see NES's Dig Dug II on VC?
I recall, the NES version of Mappy was also onley released in Japan. (Another classic Namco arcade game.) Always loved Dig Dug, but it doesn't seem as replayable, or as addictive to me as DK or Pac Man. Though the concept of Dig Dug of digging your own pathways is rather innovative for it's day.
Dig Dug 2 (NES) was pretty addictive, and good so I hope that comes to VC to someday. (Oddly the sequal NES version was released outside of Japan.)
bb sting,I am with you,Virtual Arcade! every arcade emulation deserves 5 stars! nes digdug...3 stars. I have about 3 namco museums for different consoles.
Unless the virtual console version can save high scores. I see this as a complete waste of time since you can get this on a Namco collection disc on different formats (this was on gamecube right?)
@Drake i disagree i think the original Metroid is better then Metroid II though the sequels are far Superior.
this game is a lot of fun to play at times but sometimes its really boring
OK I guess, gets boring after about 3 hours....
and again have to say it: it was on a xx in 1, i didnt really liked it that much, but i did play it
with this much games from back then, i can actually change my wii into an "old game basis" or something
its weird, this game has never been released outside japan, it says... but i did play it years ago :S
oh well, i did have fun with it
@Adamant. Good question. Since I have the original Mappy in 3 different forms, I wouldn't care if it didn't appear on the VC. I would, however, LOVE to see Mappy Land and Mappy Kids appear as imports sometime!
Arcade games are best left in the arcades. However, I heard that there's a 3rd-party controller out there known as the Shaft, which is designed to make it so that arcade games like this, Space Invaders, etc can be played as if they were in arcades.
Arcade games are best left in the arcades.
I completely disagree. There are many classic arcade games that became classic console games too. Besides, think of how hard it is to find a particular arcade machine now.
I have this on Namco Museum Remix and I love it.
The thing is, when you consider that I got NMR used for $10 and it contains like 10 classic titles plus like 6 remade titles all the while Dig Dug is on the VC for 600... It doesn't take a genius to see what the better value is.
@KnucklesSonic8
I'll tell you what the best value is, to play the NES version of Dig Dug for free at http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/d/Dig_Dug/game.php
It is a great game. Even though it can get boring after a little while, its fun.
how many points is it?
The cover image for this game "Dig Dug" is actually the cover for "Dig Dug II".
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