Ikrananka Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Dig Dug Dodging and blasting Pookas, and dropping rocks on fire-breathing Fygars; Dig Dug burrows his way through a maze of subterranean paths. Ripe fruits and veggies, loaded with points, are his passion. But the evil denizens of the underground pack a potentially lethal wallop, and can hide behind fruits. Even when Dig Dug kills them they may come back as Ghosts. Ghosts don't need tunnels and are harder to kill. Luckily, when the chips are down, they turn out to be cowards... and worth points. Game Information Game Name: Dig Dug Released by: Atarisoft, 1984 (prototype) Original arcade game by: Atari, 1982 CV HSC High Score: NA TwinGalaxies High Score: 1,132,540 by Tom Duncan (Dec 2004) Settings: Novice This game was suggested by: Manoau2002 Contest Ends Saturday, 11 January at 12:00PM EST Contest Rules The HSC rules can be found here ROM File Dig Dug for the ColecoVision was sadly never commercially released. It is not known if programming (by Larry Clague) was complete but the "prototype" rom that is publically available on the internet is fully playable. There are a few ROM variants out there (at least one is simply an overdump). To ensure that everyone playing this round is using the same ROM please download the attached and either play on a real CV using a multicart or use your favourite emulator (blueMSX is recommended). Dig Dug (1984)(Atarisoft)(proto).zip Final High Scores 1. Northcoastgamer 839,430 [+100] 2. jblenkle 416,770 [+50] 3. Darrin9999 239,990 [+29] 4. darthkur 203,580 [+24] 5. roadrunner 138,220 [+16] 6. nanochess 126,930 [+15] 7. ed1475 56,750 [+7] 8. BillyHW 15,000 [+2] Leaderboard (up to end of prior round) 1. Northcoastgamer [780] (9) 7 5 1 2. jblenkle [515] (10) 2 2 3. Colecovision [448] (10) 1 2 4. ed1475 [422] (10) 1 2 1 5. CoLethalVision [366] (7) 1 1 6. nanochess [363] (10) 1 7. darthkur [291] ( 1 8. roadrunner [252] (10) 9. Ikrananka [202] (6) 1 10. Darrin9999 [181] (5) 1 2 11. gamecat80 [147] (2) 1 1 12. S.BAZ [115] (3) 13. Manoau2002 [109] (4) 14. SpiceWare [81] (4) 15. Electric Adventures [57] (2) 16. patbb [53] (1) 17. Gaztee [43] (5) 18. wolfman24 [41] (4) 19. Liduario [33] (1) 20. chuckwalla [27] (1) 21. DonPedro [24] (1) 22. RJ [13] (1) 23. LoTonah [4] (1) [ ] = Points ( ) = Rounds Played BLUE = Rounds Won PURPLE = Twin Galaxies Challenge Medals Won GOLD = Seasons Won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Dig Dug - 33,990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Cmon guys, I've had my CV hooked up for weeks now, start picking some games I have! (Actually, of the remaining games, I only have about 1/4 of them) Edited December 28, 2013 by RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Cmon guys, I've had my CV hooked up for weeks now, start picking some games I have! (Actually, of the remaining games, I only have about 1/4 of them) Sorry RJ - I have a system where I try and prioritise those games that haven't ever been played in the HSC or haven't been played for some time. I take everyone's games suggestions and prioritise the list. I also, where possible, try and ensure that a maximum of two out of three of each players suggestions are played throughout the season. I will freely acknowledge that none of your suggestions have yet been picked - the main reason being that two of them have been played within the past 12 months. Nevertheless, rest assured that at least one of your selections will be played but it may be a month or so away. I also try and randomise the game genre so, for instance, we don't get two schmups or two platformers in a row. How about buying one of AtariMax's multicarts? They are expensive but worth every dollar and would solve your problem in one go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Wow, I WAS expecting a response like this, just not so soon. I really was only kidding & I have 2 kids to provide for & way more important stuff to spend my $$$ on a multicart for a friendly video game contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 I have 2 kids to provide for & way more important stuff to spend my $$$ on a multicart for a friendly video game contest. Understood - but who said this was friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoau2002 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Wow, I WAS expecting a response like this, just not so soon. I really was only kidding & I have 2 kids to provide for & way more important stuff to spend my $$$ on a multicart for a friendly video game contest. You could also play the games you don't own in an emulator like bluemsx. Hopefully I will be able to rejoin the hsc soon. I was hired into a management position at work and Ive been very busy with training ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Dig Dug - 131,310 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 138,220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Never really played much Dig Dug back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Dig Dug - 141,570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Dig Dug - 146,670 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Dig Dug - 187,610 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 271,890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 381,040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Dig Dug - 223,820 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Dig Dug - 362,480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 203,580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 182,060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcoastgamer Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 839,430. Developed some nice patterns, should be able to roll it hopefully. After a certain point the game does'nt get any harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Darrin9999 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 239,990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Dig Dug - 416,770 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 My high-score: 126930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 56,750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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