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Dig Dug is great. I introduced my kids to it on my PS2 copy of Nancy Museum and I was honestly surprised how much they enjoyed it. They sat there and played it for a good hour before going back to the new stuff.

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Apr 28, 2023Liked by Marc Normandin

Fortuitous timing! We just discovered Dig Dug for the first time really in a local retro arcade. We quickly realized how amazing it is and became laser focused on it as a new arcade fave. We were planning to get away for a weekend a month or so later and one of the Airbnb's we were looking at had an Arcade1up Pac-Man with Dig Dug and its sequel installed. We spent a surprising and yet all together not surprising amount of time on that. So now we're eyeing the Class of 81 or Dig Dug machines from Arcade1up as an eventual purchase. There's something really compelling about this game as a new player in 2023. It's got this addictive quality to it that I can't quite put into words.

Also must mention as a student of Japanese that I love the puns in Dig Dug and Mr. Driller's names, namely Hori Taizo 剃りたいぞ for "I want to dig!"

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