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2D All the way! / Dig Dug Retro Remake (PlayBasic)

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Indigo
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Posted: 25th Jan 2006 03:41 Edited at: 5th Feb 2006 04:42
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im in a playbasic programming competition right now. The theme is retro 8 bit or 16 bit atari or commadore classic remakes. My team and I have chosen to remake the infamous Dig Dug. If you haven't played it, I seriousely suggest downloading it for MAME. (make sure you get dig dug 1, #2 sucks) They also released a remake called "dig dug: digging strike" for the DS. I am the artist for the team. I also do some additional graphics coding here and there.

if your interested in the compo:
www.underwaredesign.com/forums

just a cool logo screen i made for my wanna-be programming company


im not too pleased with the title screen quite yet.


the game itself. (original game screen to the right)


whatcha think?

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 25th Jan 2006 06:41
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I love everything retro... they always bring back lots of great memories in dark arcades.

Is there going to be aliens in this dig-dug?


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Steve Fash
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Posted: 25th Jan 2006 16:17
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Look forward to playiong it, if it's anything like the last game you made
Always loved digdug on the c64 so that's a bonus too

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Posted: 25th Jan 2006 18:11
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Calypson always makes great graphics, it's unbelievable he's a pro!

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Indigo
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Posted: 25th Jan 2006 23:53 Edited at: 26th Jan 2006 00:29
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thanks guys. the gameplay is quite a bit different than my last game (jack steele and the tower of horrors) so i'm not sure if this will be "anything like the last game i made", but i do plan to make it at a higher level of quality overall.

I'm surprised anybody knows who i am at this forum... i hardly post here at all. that really made my day.

edit: and yes, there are going to be aliens as well as a crashed space ship - the whole 9 yards. I'm still not sure if the enemies are going to be the same as the original or if i should completely redesign them. I guess it doesn't really matter what they look like, either way they are gunna be lil roswell aliens

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Van B
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2006 14:54
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That looks great!

It's still recognisable as DigDug but it has a nice Spongebob look to it now . Looking forward to a demo.


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looks mint!
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Torrey
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Posted: 3rd Feb 2006 10:14 Edited at: 3rd Feb 2006 10:15
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Your remake looks great! I was playing dig dug on my pocket pc lately, and also the atari 2600 emulator. Here's a quick snapshot I took with the atari emulator.


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Baggers
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Posted: 3rd Feb 2006 10:30
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Looks great man, keep it up! I was addicted to a digdug clone called digger when I was younger. I loved that game and looking forward to this aswell.
Graphics looks quality, proper retro and all, looking forward to seeing those wee aliens making an appearance.

Quote: "I'm surprised anybody knows who i am at this forum."

I do..vaguely....you always turn up with some quality piece of work and then dissapear for a while and resurface again...nice to see you back !

Anyhoo I best get backto work aswell.

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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 3rd Feb 2006 19:05 Edited at: 25th Oct 2023 02:44
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Yeah, Calypson has a strange habit of dropping in showing some nice stuff and then vanishing again.

I'm looking forward to playing this one for sure !

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Indigo
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Posted: 5th Feb 2006 07:49
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yeah - i'm talented like that... watch, i'll do it again. *Calypson vanishes into thin air*

*POOF*
back again... oh wait... i forgot to show something flashy... uhh.. uhh.. COMMON! THINK FAST!

I got it!

spiderman! yay!

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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 5th Feb 2006 16:55 Edited at: 25th Oct 2023 02:44
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Lol... that explains a lot !

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Indigo
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Posted: 19th Feb 2006 02:58
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*poof*
i reappear again to show something in the memory of our lost game - dig-dug.

we lost all of our progress. so we have given up. So i decided to finish this loading screen anyway in memorium


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I mourn your loss D=

Nice loading screen though


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Indigo
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Posted: 26th Feb 2006 05:03
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just kidding - we finished it

post all comments over here in the program announcements:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=72749&b=5

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Baggers
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Posted: 26th Feb 2006 11:08
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Ye cheeky begger !
Thanks though, going to check it out now !

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Posted: 6th Mar 2006 16:31
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nice! dig dug is awsome i remember spending may good hours playing that game. your stuff looks sweet
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