1984 · Arcade · Maze

Mr. Dig

Microdeal published this Mr. Do! clone on the Atari 8-bit line in 1984.

Released: 1984
Platforms: Atari 8-bit Commodore 64 Commodore C64/128/MAX Dragon 32/64 TRS-80 Color Computer
Genres: Arcade Maze Platformer
Developers: —
Publishers: Microdeal
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

About

Mr. Dig is a maze video game programmed by Rita Jay and published in 1984 by Microdeal for the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, and TRS-80 Color Computer. The game is a direct clone of Universal's 1982 arcade game, Mr. Do!.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The object of the game is to guide the titular "Mr. Dig" through a maze by digging tunnels, collecting cherries, and avoiding the various monsters that come out to get him. Mr. Dig can defeat them by hitting them with his bouncing "power ball" or by dropping large apples on them.

There are several types of monsters that try to prevent Mr. Dig from getting the cherries. The least threatening are simply Meanies - small characters that can only chase Mr. Dig.

Reception

The game has been met with fairly positive reviews. Computer and Video Games reviewer summed up Mr. Dig as "a really nice game from Microdeal, very playable and extremely addictive". The Page 6 reviewer liked the game better than Mr.

Do, feeling that it was harder than the latter and thought that Mr. Dig will appeal to a wider range of computer gamers.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Atari 8-bit	31 December 1984	Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1984	Europe
Dragon 32/64	31 December 1984	Europe
TRS-80 Color Computer	31 December 1984	Europe