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DashRendar:
This more of a game history question than anything else.

I've always been a big fan of Dig Dug, ever since I was a little kid.  Different strategies, pretty open format game that gives you hours of replay value.  Good stuff.

I had heard about Mr. Do and seen it in arcades when I was younger, but it looked weird to me.  I assumed it was an odd Pac Man competitor.

But playing it in MAME, it really seems closer to Dig Dug.

Which came first of those three?  And was Mr. Do actually created to be a Pac Man competitor, or a Dig Dug competitor?

RayB:
Dig Dug came first. (I don't have a citation because I'm just pulling this opinion out of my butt).

Mr. Do is dig dug + tron deadly discs + pac man + pengo

 ;)

Zero_Hour:
Pac Man came out in 1980, Dig Dug & Mr. Do! both came out in '82, but I believe that Dig Dug was released first (at least it was in all the arcades I frequented).

javeryh:
Mr. Do! is AWESOME.

DashRendar:

--- Quote from: javeryh on February 09, 2010, 05:01:39 pm ---Mr. Do! is AWESOME.

--- End quote ---
I agree, I'm actually getting into it.

But the controls don't seem as responsive as I'd like- specifically when I have a monster behind Mr. Do, and I need to whip around and throw the power ball.

Anyway, it's a challenging game to get the max points, so it's definitely fun.

I am curious if Do! or Dug came out first...    :burgerking:

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