Dig Dug
@teamfreak16 (43594)
Denver, Colorado
June 13, 2017 4:51pm CST
Since I hadn't played it since the 1980's, I figured today was as good a day as any to stop in at the arcade for a game of Dig Dug.
And why not? Dig Dug was ranked the 6th most popular coin-operated video game of all-time by the website, Killer List of Video Games. It's fun! And I used to be fairly decent at it.
Dig Dug was developed by Namco in 1982. In it, you control Dig Dug, who digs through dirt while being chased by monsters, known as "Pookas" and "Fygars," a sort of underground Pac Man, if you will. You kill the monsters either by inflating them until they explode (partially inflating them slows them down,) or dropping rocks on them.
The game, as I said, is fun, and yeah, I used to be ok at it, but since it had been so long, it was as if I'd never played before. I totally spaced on the fact that you could inflate the enemies, for instance. In fact, I was a mess, dropping rocks willy-nilly, with no strategic value whatsoever. I was awful.
Next time, I'm taking more quarters. That was bad.
If you want to see how Dig Dug SHOULD be played, check out the video. This guy is good!
(Info verified by Wikipedia)
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jun 17
@teamfreak16 Too bad they do not have it at Chuck E Cheese's . . . it'd be cheaper to play!
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Jun 17
@much2say - Does Chuckie Cheese have token specials. It's been a few years since I've been.
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Jun 17
I know. But I only stop in occasionally.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
14 Jun 17
I remember my son playing this..glad you had a good time Scott.
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Jun 17
I always love to stop into the arcade, even at my advanced age! 
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
14 Jun 17
I don't remember that one. I used to love going to the arcades.
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Jun 17
Board games are fun. We don't have any. Not as much fun with just two people, and we really don't know anyone close to us to invite over to play.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jun 17
You know your arcade games.
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Jun 17
Some of them. A lot of them I didn't play.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
14 Jun 17
My kids love this game! But they and myself like the old Simpsons arcade game better
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Jun 17
The Simpsons game is fun. I used to play it in Germany.
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@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
14 Jun 17
@teamfreak16 that is a fun game
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Jun 17
It was always worth using a token or two.
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@AliCanary (4427)
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14 Jun 17
We have an arcade in town that just opened recently, with classic video games. I went there with a friend a few weeks ago, and we had a blast!
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@teamfreak16 (43594)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Jun 17
They are definitely still fun. I remember when they were like the only entertainment option, other than the movies. Ah, to be a teenager in the 80's again.
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