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Dig Dug

Dig Dug is a 1982 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released by Atari, Inc. in North America. The player digs underground tunnels to attack enemies in each level, by either inflating them to bursting or crushing them underneath rocks.

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Genre
Maze
Arcade system
Namco Galaga
Artist
Hiroshi Ono
Composer
Yuriko Keino
Designers
Masahisa Ikegami Shigeru Yokoyama
Developer
Namco

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Dig Dug

Nodes96
Edges95
Triples207
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020833
Components1

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Dig Dug

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related to Related media · 43
Dig Dug → An, Bandai Namco, Baraduke, Capcom, Driller, Famista DS, Gameisodes, Gamisodes, He, Japan, Japanese, June, LCD, Mappy, Masuyo Tobi, Mr, Namco, Namco High, Namco Super Wars, Namco's
related to Legacy · 32
Dig Dug → Anteater, Atari, Boulder Dash, Center, Clones, Commodore, Dig, Dig Deep, Dig Dog, Dig It, Dig Out, Digby Forever, Diggerman, Do, Doug Dug, Earth, Merlin's Pixie Pete, Mine Blitz, Minesweeper, Mr
related to Reception · 21
Dig Dug → AllGame, American, Around July, Atari, Blip Magazine, Eurogamer, Famicom Mini, Gamest, In, In Japan, In North America, Japanese, Namco's, NES, Pac-Man, Pole Position, Rally-X, The, The Killer List, Videogames
related to Release · 20
Dig Dug → Apple II, April, Atari, Atari Corporation, Commodore, December, Europe, February, Further, IBM PC, Inc, Intellivision, Japan, July, May, Namco, North America, October, The, TI-99/4A
related to Development · 19
Dig Dug → Dig Dug's, Dotman, Galaga, Hiroshi, Masahisa Ikegami, Mr, Namco, Namco Galaga, Namco's, Ono, Other, Pac-Man, Shigeichi Ishimura, Shigeru Yokoyama, Shouichi Fukatani, Tasked, The, Toshio Sakai, Yuriko Keino
Release · 17
Dig Dug → ArcadeJP: February 20, 1982EU: April 19, 1982NA: April 1982 2600, 5200October 1983 TI-99/4ADecember 1983 PC-6000, PV-1000JP: 1983 Atari 8-bit, Apple II, C64, IBM PCDecember 1984…, December 1983, December 1984, EU: 1992, EU: April 19, 1982, JP: 1983, JP: 1984, JP: February 20, 1982, JP: February 24, 1995, JP: July 20, 1990, JP: June 21, 2004, JP: June 4, 1985, July 1987, May 15, 1986, NA: April 1982, NA: September 1992, October 1983
related to Gameplay · 17
Dig Dug → As, Bonus, Enemies, Falling, Fygar, Fygar's, Fygars, If, If Dig Dug, Once, Pooka, Pookas, Rocks, Taizo Hori, The, To, When
related to Sequels · 14
Dig Dug → April, Dig Dug Arrangement, Dig Dug Deeper, Dig Dug II, Dig Dug Island, Digging Strike, Driller, Infogrames, Japan, Mr, Namco Classic Collection Vol, Nintendo DS, The, Windows
is a · 4
Dig Dug → 1982 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades, bonus game in Pac-Man Party, main character in the ShiftyLook webseries Mappy, mainstay in Namco video game compilations
related to External links · 4
Dig Dug → Japan, Killer List, MobyGamesDig Dug, Videogames

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dig dug game namco arcade released atari games gameplay version enemies video 1982 series japan galaga 1983 release player character

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dig DugArcade systemNamco Galaga1.00infobox
Dig DugArtistHiroshi Ono1.00infobox
Dig DugComposerYuriko Keino1.00infobox
Dig DugDesignersMasahisa Ikegami Shigeru Yokoyama1.00infobox
Dig DugDeveloperNamco1.00infobox
Dig DugGenreMaze1.00infobox
Dig DugModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
Dig DugPlatformSord M5, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, TI-99/4A, PC-6000, PV-1000, Sharp X1, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC, PC-88, FM-7, MSX, MZ-1500, Famicom, Atari 7800, Intel…1.00infobox
Dig DugProgrammersShouichi Fukatani Toshio Sakai1.00infobox
Dig DugPublishersJP/EU: Namco1.00infobox
Dig DugPublishersNA: Atari, Inc.1.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseArcadeJP: February 20, 1982EU: April 19, 1982NA: April 1982 2600, 5200October 1983 TI-99/4ADecember 1983 PC-6000, PV-1000JP: 1983 Atari 8-bit, Apple II, C64, IBM PCDecember 1984…1.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: February 20, 19821.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseEU: April 19, 19821.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseNA: April 19821.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseOctober 19831.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseDecember 19831.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: 19831.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseDecember 19841.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: 19841.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: June 4, 19851.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseMay 15, 19861.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJuly 19871.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: July 20, 19901.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseNA: September 19921.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseEU: 19921.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: February 24, 19951.00infobox
Dig DugReleaseJP: June 21, 20041.00infobox
Dig DugSeriesDig Dug1.00infobox
Dig Dugis a1982 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades0.90text

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