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Dig Dug 4-7-83 This is an interesting mid-level WIP for Dig Dug. The game is mostly there with some minor graphical differences, but the gameplay itself is still being worked on. There is no collision detection between Dig Dug and the monsters nor can Dig Dug use his pump. There are rocks but they only have collision detection with Dig Dug himself, not the monsters (this is the only way you can die in this prototype). If you manage to kill yourself with a rock you will be treated to a placeholder 'Player One Ready' screen written in a strange looking font which doesn't appear in the final version. There is also no sound or music in the prototype, nor can the player select any options. The game simply starts on level 16 (cauliflower). |
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Prototype
Differences
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| There is no title screen or options. The game starts on level 16 (cauliflower) |
| There is no two player mode |
| There is no level select |
| There is no sound or music |
| There is a pause after Dig Dug gets into his
starting position and before the monsters appear |
| There are no fruits/veggies |
| At the bottom of the tunnel Dig Dug starts
facing left but immediately switches to facing right
when the game starts |
| Dig Dug starts with 4 lives instead of 2 |
| The score always shows all eight digits even
when they're 0 |
| The Pookas are a lighter orange |
| Dig Dug's shovel is a slightly lighter shade of
pink/orange |
| There are fewer enemies in the prototype's level
16 than in the final version |
| The screen is slightly taller with more sky
showing |
| There is a small piece of dirt missing form the border in the lower right corner |
| The enemy movement animations are
different. Fygar doesn't have his mouth open/close
animation and Pooka hangs in the air for a few frames
when he jumps. Pooka also occasionally has his
eyes and feet going in two different directions which
doesn't happen in the final |
| Fygar does not open his mouth when breathing
fire |
| Dig Dug can 'dig' through Fygar's fire breath |
| There is no collision detection except between
Dig Dug and the rock |
| You cannot use your pump |
| When Dig Dug dies a Player One Ready screen is
shown in the final the screen goes blank for a few
seconds and the everything is put back into starting
position |
| Dig Dug does not shrink and blink out of
existence when he dies after being crushed |
| There is no way to complete a level or get a
game over |
 No title screen, the action starts
here
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 Well this is interesting...
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 Weird 'Get Ready' screen
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 You can dig through fire!
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 With no collision detection you can do fun things
like this |
 Dig Dug can still be killed by rocks though |
