Talk:Dig Dug

Trivia Section

Perhaps we could reduce the trivia in the Dig Dug article by making individual sections about the protagonist, cameos, and "in popular culture." That way we could eliminate the trivia section, since there isn't supposed to be one anyway. If no one responds to this in ten days, I'll make this change anyway. --Mr. DigDug 19:20, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, there it is. Fix it if you like. - Mr. DigDug 22:08, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Should the part about Moby in the Legacy section and the part about RIP SLYME in Cameos (added by myself) be combined into an 'in popular culture' section? There currently isn't one, and I'm unsure about the standards. Nakomaru (talk) 01:50, 11 December 2007 (UTC) dig dug is the best game in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Character name

Does it really matter if the characters name is not Dig Dug in "canon" (whatever that is, is there really a Dig Dug canon)? After all Namco licensed the game to Infogrames and if they felt it wasn't to their standards they could have done something about it. I guess that's why they call it "trivia", but it is really, REALLY trivial. - Magnulus

• Considering that his original name is given in... well, every other game he's appeared in since the Mr. Driller games, I think it's important enough to mention, especially since Taizo himself doesn't have his own article. SAMAS 00:38, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

dig dug is terrible on the Atari 800!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.73.189 (talk) 23:22, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

AFS?

Is there a reason that the song AFS is mentioned when it's not even about Dig Dug? As the write-up explains, it's not even to the same tune. It's a song about Bubble Bobble, which has no relation to Dig Dug at all.71.62.126.199 (talk) 01:31, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Specific consoles

In the article it says that it is available on many consoles. The consoles it's available on are Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Intellivision, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, IBM PC, and Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. also a Gameboy version was released in 1992

I found this information on http://videogamehistory.wikia.com/wiki/Dig_Dug — Preceding unsigned comment added by Afeliciano95 (talk • contribs) 16:56, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

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GA Review

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Reviewer: TheJoebro64 (talk · contribs) 00:14, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

Man, sometimes I find myself digging up my old Namco plug-and-play just to play this game... JOEBRO64 00:14, 7 May 2019 (UTC)

I have just read the article. I apologize, but at this point it's a long way from becoming a GA and is still at most a C class article. There are a plethora of glaring errors, which include:

• It's not well written (1a and b). Examples from the lede:
  • The game has the player controlling the titular character of Dig Dug, who must eliminate all of the enemy Pookas and Fygars that roam the underground. It's obvious Dig Dug is the title character because the game is called "Dig Dug". We also don't have any explanation as to who Dig Dug is or what Pookas and Fygars are (besides that they're enemies), and "[they] roam the underground" reads awkwardly.
  • ...during the Golden age of arcade video games. The "G" is not capitalized.
  • Dig Dug would receive a favorable reception from critics, although earlier home releases were less well-received. Why? What was praised and/or criticized?}}
  • Jargon is not linked, such as maze video game and arcade game
• It's unreliably sourced (2b):
  • #1: IMDb is entirely user-generated.
  • #6: I don't think MAME is reliable, as it's a fansite
  • #8: I don't think "Handheld Museum" is reliable.
  • #23: I don't think "agustocampos.net" is reliable
  • The article is also far to reliant on primary sources.
• It's not broad in coverage (3a and b):
  • The lack of a development section is a massive oversight. Given how popular this game was, I find it highly unlikely nothing is known about its development cycle. I understand this may be locked in hard copy sources, but I don't imagine this ever becoming a GA if it's not included in the article.
  • The reception section is incredibly weak. There's absolutely no coverage of the initial reviews besides the blanket statement about it receiving critical acclaim and popularity. What is there isn't particularly great, either. IGN thought its lack of online features was "unreliable"? What?
• The Famicom cartridge photo doesn't add anything to the article, and strikes me as a derivative work because it's a picture of a copyrighted game.

JOEBRO64 20:07, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

What an absolute waste of time it was for me to rewrite the article, then. Namcokid47 (talk) 20:34, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Don't be like that. I know how much effort it takes to get an article to GAN, and understand it's frustrating to get failed. The article is looking a lot better than it did last month, all I'm saying is that it's not GA quality yet. You can get it there. JOEBRO64 21:04, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Possible References

Courtesy of ja:ディグダグ:

• <ref name="bestgame2_89">{{Cite journal |和書 |title = ザ・ベストゲーム |date = 1998-01-17 |publisher = 新声社 |journal = GAMEST MOOK Vol.112 ザ・ベストゲーム2 アーケードビデオゲーム26年の歴史 |volume = 5 |number = 4 |naid = |pages = 89 |isbn = 9784881994290 |url = |ref = harv}}</ref>
• <ref>{{Cite web |author=太田亮三 |date=2003-8-27 |url=https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/15390.html |title=ナムコ、iモード向けゲームサイトに「ディグダグ」を追加 |website=[[Impress Watch|GAME Watch]] |publisher=[[インプレス]] |language= [[日本語]] |accessdate=2018-12-29}}</ref>
• <ref name="famimaga78">{{Cite journal |和書 |author = |authorlink = |title = 5月10日号特別付録 ファミコンロムカセット オールカタログ |date = 1991-05-10 |publisher = [[徳間書店]] |journal = [[ファミリーコンピュータMagazine]] |volume = 7 |number = 9 |naid = |pages = 78 |url = |ref = harv}}</ref>
• <ref name="denshi">『電子ゲーム なつかしブック』[[コアマガジン]]〈コアムックシリーズNO.682〉、2016年、p.20。ISBN 9784864369619。</ref>

I can't read Japanese, but if anyone can there you go. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 01:52, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Genre

• By what definition is Dig Dug in the 'Maze' genre? There's no mazes, you dig your own tunnels wherever you want. I don't know what genre would be the best fit, beyond generic arcade/action, but maze game this isn't. 94.22.211.101 (talk) 13:24, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Robot Chicken

Strange to not acknowledge the Robot Chicken sketch. I don't add changes to Wikipedia articles with citation, and I don't know if I can use the show as a citation. Anyway, here it is from the official Adult Swim YouTurd channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFkda8N7cCQ 199.127.116.26 (talk) 14:50, 4 December 2023 (UTC)