Dig Dig! is the fourth level in Retro Gaming, Wonderland-Style. It is based on the 1982 arcade game of the same name.
Origin and Differences
Dig Dug was developed by Namco and originally released on February 20, 1982. In it, the game's protagonist, Taizo Hori (sometimes called Dig Dug), digs through dirt to take out enemies by inflating them with an air pump until they burst. There are two types of enemies: Pookas (round goggle-wearing creatures) and Fygars (dragons that sometimes breath fire). In addition to the air pump, Taizo can take out enemies by dislodging a rock and letting it fall in an open passage. Enemies can also dig through the dirt to try and eliminate Taizo.
In the Return to Wonderland version, the objective is to instead dig through all the "dirt". Diggable dirt is represented by Rainbow Coins, and Pookas and Fygars are represented by Chompers, a Z-Bot, and a Coily. The Z-Bot and one of the Chompers can be eliminated with rolling Boulders, replicating the falling-rock mechanic.
Walkthrough
Walkthrough courtesy of Wonderland Discussion Board member 'billy bob'
Collect the coin above the leftest Chomper then push the box up then go right.
Collect the coin below the boulder then collect the coin that sometimes is below the Zbot.
Push the boulder down then up then collect all remaining coins except the coin right of the leftest Chomper and second leftest Chomper and the coin left of the rightest Chomper.
Collect all bonus coins then collect the rightest coin then the second leftest coin then the remaining coin then go to an exit.
Trivia
Impossible to recreate with Wonderland elements (unless you know of a cheat code to give Stinky a handy air-pump?), we opted instead to play with another core essential of Dig Dug: opening passages into caverns filled with baddies, who will in turn begin to chase you. Chompers, Coilys and Z-Bots took the place of Pooka and Frygar.
Return to Wonderland Levels and Walkthroughs
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Tutorial Levels
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Tutorial Set 1
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Basic Moves • Water, Water, Everywhere • Watch your Step! • Slipping and Sliding • Buttons and Barriers • Introducing Loof! • Collaboration • Loof vs The Kaboom!s • More Trouble with Kaboom!s • Combination Puzzle
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Tutorial Set 2
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Coins For Better and Worse • Coily, Coily, Coily • Teleportation • Zippy Z-Bots • Tough as Steel • Steel and Fire • Mixing It Up • Some Water With Ice, Please • Obstacle Course • A Little Preview
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Classic Levels
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Back in the Swing of Things
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A Little Refresher • Reflectors! • Upon further Reflection... • Clear the Way! • Rolling Stones • Boulder Blockade • Let's Get Rolling! • Relay Race
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Temple of Fire
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Walking on Hot Coals • Introducing 'Chomper' • One for Me, One for You • Chompers, Cannons, Kaboom!s, Oh My! • Boulder Panic • The Fire Pit • Remote Control • Chomping at the Bit • Repetition • The Arena
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The Haunted Castle
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This Doesn't Look Very Inviting • Traps! • Things are starting to get a little Spooky around here • Not So Fast! • The Pendulum • Chasms • Hostile Environment • Roof Top Challenge
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Robot City
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Starlight Lounge • Close Encounters of the Wonderland Kind • Multi-Function Reflectors • Catch Me If You Can • Switcheroo! • Switch and Bait • Floating Platforms • Sharp Shooter • Loading Dock • Space Station Zeta
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The Secret Garden
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A Day In The Garden • A Shortcut Through Mushrooms • Hidden Surprises • Can't See The Forest For The Trees • What's Hidden In That Hedge???
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Atlantis
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That Sinking Feeling! • Pacifist • Bridge over Troubled Water • Binary Thinking • Be My Guide • A Little Detour • The Ice Age
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Underwonderworld
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Dark Caverns • Firing Squad • No Need to be Greedy • Ring of Fire • Spiral • Don't Make A Move! • Sewer System • Hot Stuff • Tick Tock • Proper Shielding
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Retro Gaming, Wonderland-Style
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Ms. Pac-Man! • Space Invaders! • Pong! • Dig Dug! • Q*Bert! • Frogger! • Centipede! • Missile Command!
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At the Edge of Space and Time
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Vortex • Rimrunner • A Thousand Gateways • Serpentine • Out of Time • House of Mirrors • Ghostbustin' • Chain Reaction • Hop, Skip, and Jump
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Full Circle
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We End at the Beginning • Marble Maze • It's A Long Shot • Knight's Move • There's Got To Be Another Way!!! • They Came From Beyond The River! • Firestorm • Mathematical Wonderland • Five Squared, Squared • One Last Hurrah!
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Deluxe Levels
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It's A Mystery
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Foreword • First Encounter • The Mystery Deepens • Team Chaos • The Great Wonderland Gateway
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Under the Foggy Mountains
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Deep Underground • Prism, Prism, On the Floor • Crystal Cave • Choose Wisely • Lost and Found • Handle with Care! • Blasting Range • Ammunition Storage Room • Multiple Targets • Escape From The Foggy Mountains
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Qookie's Cottage
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Introducing Qookie • Discovery at Mountain Lake • Kaboom!s in my Garden • Friend or Foe? • Mushroom Farm • Home Is Where The Snow Isn't • Nightfall • New Friends
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Wondertown
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Welcome to Wondertown • The Bridge • The Gates to the Old City • Peegue vs The UFOs • Wonderland Invasion!
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And Then There Were Three
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Snow Day • On the Road Again • Entry Denied • A Cry For Help • Beam Me Up!
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Rescue In Space
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Boarding Party • Loof All Alone • Stinky's Solo Adventure • Qookie's Challenge • Guard Corridor • Rescue Mission • Payback Time • To the Escape Hatch • Payback Time, Part II
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Secret Passages
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The Rainbow Temple • The Library • The Chessboard • Trapped! • The Secret of the Great Pyramid • Footstep of the Inner Sanctum • The Inner Sanctum • Gateway to the Rainbow World
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The Rainbow World
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The End of the Rainbow
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Official Custom Level Sets
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The Playground
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Bowling for Coileys • Wonderland Exploration • The Hedge Maze • Hide and Seek • On Your Mark...
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Wonderland 101
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Boxes and Water • Getting Around • Buttons, Buttons, Buttons • Enter the Bad Guys! • The Trouble with Kaboom! • Steel and Fire • Mixing It Up • Coins For Better and Worse • Some Water With Ice, Please • Working Together
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Platinum Set
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New Shores • Strange Phenomena • Meanwhile... • The Forest Maze • Return to the Jade Temple • Look Before You Leap • Sticky Cubes • Gridlock • Reunion • The Fire World • This and That • The Goop Machine • Linked • Mirror, Mirror • All Fired Up • You're Not Alone! • Unexpected Visitors • Z-Bot Reinforcements • Escape from Fire World • Twist Ending
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