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Gary Whitta
10-10-2006, 04:33 PM
Woo-hoo!

Dig In To Xbox Live Arcade This Wednesday with “Dig Dug”

“Dig Dug,” the Bandai-Namco classic originally released in 1981 is launching on Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays, tomorrow, October 11. Eliminate the monsters deep beneath Earth’s surface by dropping rocks on them or blowing them up until they pop!

GAME FOCUS:
Dig tunnels and defeat enemies. Use your harpoon to inflate and pop enemies or crush them with rocks! Earn bonus points by crushing multiple enemies with one rock!

GAME FEATURES:
Enhanced graphics including HDTV support (720p, 480p), 12 Xbox Live Achievements and online Leaderboards make this version of the classic game the best yet.

WHEN CAN I GET IT:
Download “Dig Dug” tomorrow, Wednesday, October 11, at 1am PST on Xbox Live Arcade.

“Dig Dug” (Bandai-Namco): 400 Microsoft Points
Moore
10-10-2006, 04:58 PM
sold...
simoniker
10-10-2006, 05:49 PM
https://www.awfulmart.com/index.php?crn=210&rn=334&action=show_detail
Coca Cola Zero
10-10-2006, 06:04 PM
Dig Dug is pretty ho-hum. No sale for me. I'd buy a good Mr Driller port on XBLA in a heartbeat, though. Put in some multiplayer modes and I'll pay $60 for it!
KaoFloppy
10-10-2006, 07:02 PM
Aaaahh, memories! I loved this game, even though I can only get past a single level. The tune is stuck in my head now...

Edit to add: OTOH no way I'd buy this. You can't get me to play this ever again!
The Bitter Cynic
10-10-2006, 07:06 PM
HD support for Dig Dug...

I really don't what to say.

I have 3 different versions already.

Dig Dug 1 & 2 on GameTap, A battery operated TV contoller version, and it's on a classics disc.

I think I can live without a 4th High Def version.
Demon G Sides
10-11-2006, 03:00 PM
I can't >_>

Downloaded trial game: Realized how much i've missed this game, since I used to play it as a youngster.

We had it at a pizza joint nearby, that is famous for its wings and taters. Its pizza's ho-hum, but its other entree's were delicious. Then, we'd play Dig Dug for an hour after eating, wasting quarters away at an awful rate.

ANd then it was gone. Never to be seen again.

Until today.

Hurray!
Jake Plane
10-11-2006, 03:34 PM
I'm really looking forward to the competition Nintendo's virtual console will bring to this space.

I love the idea of the XBL Marketplace but just don't feel it's anywhere near where it should be. Are we really excited that it's taken this long for Dig Dug to come out? Is it unreasonalbe to want the Marketplace to be more like Gametap and less like like the confusing layout system they have now?

Something tells me that a growing bureaucracy is to blame...
Mark Asher
10-11-2006, 04:03 PM
How much does 400 points cost in dollars? Just curious....
Jason Cross
10-11-2006, 04:05 PM
How much does 400 points cost in dollars? Just curious....

Five bucks. The conversion rate is 80 points to a dollar.
Moore
10-11-2006, 04:06 PM
$5.00

edit: daaaamn yooooou
Lunch of Kong
10-11-2006, 04:33 PM
$5 for digdug. too much. I'd pay $5 for a conversion of UN Squadron (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=U&game_id=10247), though.
Dave Long
10-11-2006, 05:09 PM
At first I'm thinking $5.00 is too much, but the integrated leaderboards really do make these games worthwhile. I mean, I easily dumped that much in quarters into nearly EVERY classic arcade game ever made, probably far more than that per game. So to pay $5.00 and get that integrated leaderboard, where I can make you foos look like amateurs, is totally worthwhile to me. ;)
Rob_Merritt
10-11-2006, 08:35 PM
Could they make it any smaller? Would it kill namco to offer widescreen support?
Dave Long
10-11-2006, 08:40 PM
What the hell good does widescreen do for a vertical screen arcade game? Flip your HDTV on its side!
shift6
10-12-2006, 12:15 AM
I bought a Game Boy Advanced just to play Dig-Dug on the arcade collections that came out. And then I played it and the fucking game scrolled vertically because they didn't do it right. I was so mad.

I would buy an XBox 360 though if Dig Dug is done right.
steve
10-12-2006, 07:56 AM
I love the idea of the XBL Marketplace but just don't feel it's anywhere near where it should be. Are we really excited that it's taken this long for Dig Dug to come out? Is it unreasonalbe to want the Marketplace to be more like Gametap and less like like the confusing layout system they have now?
Gametap has a totally different model, though. It offers access to all of these games for its monthly fee, and you need to maintain your account in order to play them. You actually purchase the games in the Marketplace. (I assume you can still play them if you cancel your Live account, though you'd lose the Live stuff?)

I'm sure Microsoft could dump them all on there all at once, but I suspect by rolling them out in this way, each gets to be a bit more special. And each sells more copies when people are only paying out $5 here or $5 there, rather than spending $50 or more buy a dozen at a time.
Guido Jones
10-12-2006, 09:35 AM
. (I assume you can still play them if you cancel your Live account, though you'd lose the Live stuff?)

The only thing the Gold Subscription gives you is the ability to play games online.
Jake Plane
10-12-2006, 09:37 AM
Gametap has a totally different model, though. It offers access to all of these games for its monthly fee, and you need to maintain your account in order to play them. You actually purchase the games in the Marketplace. (I assume you can still play them if you cancel your Live account, though you'd lose the Live stuff?)

I'm sure Microsoft could dump them all on there all at once, but I suspect by rolling them out in this way, each gets to be a bit more special. And each sells more copies when people are only paying out $5 here or $5 there, rather than spending $50 or more buy a dozen at a time.

True. But I was mostly referring to the layout.