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<div style="text-align:center">[[Image:Dig Dug cpanel.png]]</div> | <div style="text-align:center">[[Image:Dig Dug cpanel.png]]</div> | ||
*'''Joystick''': The joystick directs Dig Dug. Use the joystick to traverse through tunnels and dig new ones. Dig Dug can move freely through the underground, but can only make ninety degree turns at particular points along an invisble grid that defines the layout of the stage.<br> | *'''Joystick''': The joystick directs Dig Dug. Use the joystick to traverse through tunnels and dig new ones. Dig Dug can move freely through the underground, but can only make ninety degree turns at particular points along an invisble grid that defines the layout of the stage.<br> | ||
*'''Pump''': Press this button to launch Dig Dug's pump in the direction that he is facing. If an enemy is within range of the hose, it will connect and latch on to the enemy. Then tap or hold the pump button to fill the enemy with air until it pops. Tapping it generally faster than holding. | *'''Pump''': Press this button to launch Dig Dug's pump in the direction that he is facing. If an enemy is within range of the hose, it will connect and latch on to the enemy. Then tap or hold the pump button to fill the enemy with air until it pops. Tapping it generally faster than holding. You must completely pump an enemy until it explodes, or it will begin to deflate. While it is defalting, you may safely pass through an enemy. | ||
*'''1 or 2 Players''': Push these buttons to begin a one or two player game.<br> | *'''1 or 2 Players''': Push these buttons to begin a one or two player game.<br> | ||
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=== Dig Dug === | === Dig Dug === | ||
[[Image:Dig Dug digdug.png|left|Dig Dug]] | [[Image:Dig Dug digdug.png|left|Dig Dug]] | ||
Dig Dug is the hero of the game. He must defend each of his gardens from the underground dwellers who wish to destroy them. Armed with an air pump and his endless ability to dig through the dirt, he must carve out his own path to the enemies and pump them full of air until they explode. Dig Dug's pump is actually capable of passing through a very thin wall of dirt to strike enemies on the other side. He can also take advantage of the rocks scattered through the dirt and use them to crush one enemy or several enemies at once. Dig Dug is vulnerable to the touch of his enemies, the flame breath of a Fygar, or the weight of a moving rock (he can rest beneath one indefinitely until it starts to move.) | Dig Dug is the hero of the game. He must defend each of his gardens from the underground dwellers who wish to destroy them. Armed with an air pump and his endless ability to dig through the dirt, he must carve out his own path to the enemies and pump them full of air until they explode. Dig Dug's pump is actually capable of passing through a very thin wall of dirt to strike enemies on the other side. He can also take advantage of the rocks scattered through the dirt and use them to crush one enemy or several enemies at once. Dig Dug is vulnerable to the touch of his enemies, the flame breath of a Fygar, or the weight of a moving rock (he can rest beneath one indefinitely until it starts to move.) In order to advance to the next stage, Dig Dug must clear every enemy from the stage. When only one enemy is left, it will cowardly attempt to escape on the surface and to the left side of the screen. If the enemy escape, the stage is cleared, and the potential points are simply lost. | ||
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=== Pooka === | === Pooka === | ||
[[Image:Dig Dug pooka.png|left|Pooka]] | [[Image:Dig Dug pooka.png|left|Pooka]] | ||
[[Image:Dig Dug pookaeyes.png|right|Pooka eyes]] | [[Image:Dig Dug pookaeyes.png|right|Pooka eyes]] | ||
Pooka can best be described as a tomato-red balloon with yellow goggles. No one is really quite certain what a Pooka is, but one thing is for sure; it's deadlier than it looks. Pookas seek Dig Dug | Pooka can best be described as a tomato-red balloon with yellow goggles. No one is really quite certain what a Pooka is, but one thing is for sure; it's deadlier than it looks. Pookas are slightly faster than Dig Dug. They seek to get closer to Dig Dug and will occasionally switch to a ghost form that allows them to move through solid dirt. As a ghost, it takes the form of its yellow goggles. A Pooka in ghost form is just as deadly as a Pooka in solid form. Pookas are easily dispatched by Dig Dug's pump from any direction. | ||
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=== Fygar === | === Fygar === | ||
[[Image:Dig Dug fygar.png|left|Fygar]] | [[Image:Dig Dug fygar.png|left|Fygar]] | ||
[[Image:Dig Dug fygareyes.png|right|Fygar eyes]] | [[Image:Dig Dug fygareyes.png|right|Fygar eyes]] | ||
Fygars are fire breathing dragons that | Fygars are fire breathing dragons that also seek Dig Dug out. Their fire breathing adds an extra element of danger when Dig Dug confronts these green beasts. They behave like Pookas in almost every respect, although they aren't as fast. They too can become ghosts and pass effortlessly through dirt. As ghosts, they appear as a pair of eyes and a mouth. As they pass through tunnels, they will occasionally pause and flash once or twice before letting out a huge fiery blast to the left or to the right (but never up or down.) Just as Dig Dug can shoot through a thin wall of dirt, so too can Fygars shoot fire through thin walls. Because of the danger they present when facing them from the right or left, their point value doubles compared to blowing them up from above or below. | ||
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=== Rocks === | === Rocks === | ||