Game History - Digger - 1983
Take control of a mechanical digging machine as you tunnel your way through
the earth, searching for valuable gems and the even more valuable bags of
gold! But watch out for Nobbins and Hobbins, and don't be careless enough to
let the bags of gold crush you!
Digger is an arcade game combining elements of the popular arcade games
Dig Dug and Mr. Do!. Players control the titular 'Digger' that can tunnel
through dirt with ease. The goal of each level is to gather up each of the
gems, which allows you to progress to the next stage. However, Nobbins and
Hobbins are also lurking within the levels - Nobbins are fairly slow, but
transform into Hobbins which are much quicker. The enemies can only chase
Digger through the tunnels he creates - they cannot dig through the dirt
themselves.
Digger's defenses consist of being able to shoot a single, rechargeable
shot in the direction he is facing with F1 (which recharges after about
thirty seconds), crushing his foes by digging underneath a gold bag and
letting it plummet down, crushing anything in its path, or by collecting
the bonus cherry that sometimes appears, causing Digger to become
temporarily invincible.
Game history from Moby Games
File Download - digger-1983.zip