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The fact that different methods of killing enemies can result in different scores can make for some interesting strategies that need to evolve on the fly. Regardless, Dig Dug is still worth a play, especially for older gamers who remember it fondly. Of course the D-pad is there to eliminate the problem, but for those who find its positioning uncomfortable, that can be disappointing. Unlike Pac-Man which locks you into a rigid maze, Dig Dug lets you change directions whenever you like, and sliding your thumb around the circle pad can sometimes cause Dig Dug to take a fatal detour into a direction you didn't intend. The circle pad isn't quite suited to a game like Dig Dug, which lets you move in any direction at any time. You can use the restore points to cheat the game, certainly, but there's no value in doing so, and no other real reason to use them.īut where the 3DS does happen to introduce a small problem of its own is the controls. In the latter, however, it suffers from the same fate as any score-attack game: there's really no need to them, as the entire point of the game in the first place is to measure your skill.

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In the former category it gets full marks, as Dig Dug is exactly the kind of game that's best in small doses on the go. In fact, in one case, it can even be seen as a liability.įor starters, the main features of a 3DS re-release are always going to be the portability factor and the restore points.

You can either play alone or alternate with a friend, which is nice, but the 3DS Virtual Console version doesn't really add much in the way of unique value. The NES port is extremely faithful to the arcade original, with its simple fun translating very well.