Dig Dug Revival

This game is a homage to Dig Dug, an arcade game developed by Namco in 1982.

In this version, except the first one, the playfields are procedurally generated.

Gameplay

Dig Dug is a maze video game. Controlling the titular character, the player's objective is to eliminate the enemies on each screen; these being Pookas, red tomato-like creatures with comically large goggles, and Fygars, green dragons that can breathe fire. Dig Dug can defeat these enemies by using a bike pump to inflate them with air until they explode, or by crushing them under large falling rocks. Bonus points are awarded for squashing multiple enemies with a single rock, and dropping two rocks in a round will cause a bonus item to appear in the middle of the screen, which can be eaten for points. Once all the enemies have been defeated, Dig Dug will progress to the next round.

The enemies can travel through solid dirt to reach the player, where only their eyes will be shown. Inflated enemies pose no threat to the player, allowing Dig Dug to pass through them without harm.

The game will play a short jingle when Dig Dug moves, abruptly stopping when he becomes idle.

If the player takes too long to clear a round, the enemies will become faster and much more aggressive, indicated by a short jingle.

Rounds are indicated by the number of flowers placed at the top of the screen. Later rounds feature variations in the color of the dirt, while increasing the movement speed of the enemies.

At 20000 points and then every 50000 points, the player earns an extra life, for a maximum of 7 lives.

Options

There are 4 difficulty levels to choose from: Easy, Normal, Hard, Expert.

You can choose whether to start a game with 3, 4 or 5 lives.

You can choose whether to face a maximum number of 8, 10 or 12 enemies in the more advanced rounds of the game.

Controls

Arrow keys, controller lever or gamepad D-Pad = Move Dig Dug in the four directions.
Spacebar, Ctrl keys, or any controller button = Use the pump.

You can also use the WASD or IJKL keys as directional keys, and the Z or M keys as fire button.

While playing, press P to pause or Home to stop the game and go back to the title screen.

While the best scores are showing, press Shift+Del to reset the ranking.

History

Version 1.0

• First release.

Version 1.1

• You can now use the WASD or IJKL keys as directional keys.
• You can now use the Z or M keys as fire button.
• You can now use the gamepad D-Pad.
  

Version 1.2

• There are now separate score rankings based on the game options you choose.
• You can now use the controller to enter a top score name.
  

Version 1.3

• More controllers are now recognized.