Digger or Dig Dug?

Digger was one of the first video games I ever played. Why was it called dig dug? And now I'm at it again...

For all you digger fans out there you can download it from this page (Digger XP). It has been remastered and it can be played on Windows XP! But if you want the original remastered Dos version you can go here. The website also contains the recordings of the games of the world record holders - a very interesting watch! This game was made back in 1983 but I picked it up much later around 1989 when a lot of games seemed to be swapped around on those 3.5" disks. For some reason my file of Digger was named Dig Dug so I always called it that until I found out just a few months ago that it was actually called Digger. Dig Dug is actually another game but I never played that one. Digger is a simple game - get all the gems and move on to the next level before nobbin or hobbin comes out to get you. Bonus points are awarded for shooting down those aliens or getting the money or even getting the money to squash nobbin (or hobbin). If you kill enough aliens you get awarded a cherry which allows you to eat the aliens for a set amount of time while the William Tell Overture by Rossini is being played. Normally a song called Popcorn is being played in the background. When you die the game plays the "Funeral March" by F. Chopin for you. Download the game today and play it!