Features - Saturday, May 17, 2008 9:39 - 5 Comments

Dig Dug: The Live Epic

In the vein of great remakes that could have been, I give you Dig-Dug. Ever play Dig-Dug? Good old arcade game, with debuts on the NES in the late ’80s. It saw you, Dug, digging through 100 feet of earth on your search for monsters: little red orbs with masks, and the occasional dragon.

Upon finding them, you had a choice: you could manipulate the mine shafts you created to lure them to unstable boulders, crushing them in a cruel trap, or, if that doesn’t sound sadistic enough, you could stab them with your harpoon, and pump them full of air until they explode from the inside out. Once you had them pierced, you could even just let them sit there, pumping them up slowly and letting the air evacuate, toying with them until ready to deliver the ultimate prize.

This game has remarkable potential for depth and intense violence, and is begging to be remade with a modern engine, with visuals as realistic as possible. Let me take you on a journey with Dig Dug 2009: what could be.
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