Year of Gaming - Week #15: Dig Dug - *insert Lion King 1 1/2 song here*

[El Héroe Oscuro]

Dig Dug
- Week #15 -

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Think you have what it takes to be PokeCommunity's best gamer? Prove yourself in PC's Year of Gaming Challenges! Each week a new game will be picked to see who has what it takes to get the highest score in a game ranging from old school to current modern classics. The people with the top 3 scores will be given emblems due to their abilities. At the end of the Year of Gaming, the top 3 overall performers will get unique emblems as well. If you have a recommendation on what we should play next, send me a VM/PM and we'll see what we can do!​

"The objective of Dig Dug is to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters by either inflating them with an air pump until they explode, or by dropping rocks on them. There are two kinds of enemies in the game: "Pookas" (a race of round red monsters, said to be modeled after tomatoes, that wear yellow goggles), and "Fygars" (a race of green dragons that can breathe fire while their wings flash)."

Rules

☼. You can access the game via the link provided here.
https://game-oldies.com/play-online/dig-dug-nintendo-nes#

☼. After your game is officially over when the "Game Over" screen comes on, immediately take a screenshot of your score and comment below with said screenshot. Standings will be determined by round. There is a very short window transition between when you die and the 'game over' screen, so take it as quick as you can. Tie breakers will be determined by high score.

☼. You have an unlimited amount of tries to get the greatest score. However, only the top 3 scoring members will obtain an emblem.

☼. You have one week to participate in this challenge, meaning the last date to send an entry will be October 18th, 11:59 PM ET.​

Emblem

Standings​

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1. Pendraflare - Round 13 (42,870)
2. TRIFORCE89 - Round 10 (27,630)
3. White Mage - Round 9 (18,740)
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Year of Gaming Universal Standings​

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Spoiler:

1. O'aka XXIII - 20 points
2. Brendino - 9 points
3. Oryx - 8 points
4. <<Chuckles>> - 7 points
4. Juno - 7 points
6. USC Yuuka - 6 points
7. Bruce Banner - 5 points
7. White Mage - 5 points
8. Starlight - 3 points
8. Umbreon - 3 points
12. Klippy - 2 points
12. Lord Scalgon - 2 points
12. Satoshi Ookami - 2 points
12. srinator - 2 points
16. Alinthea - 1 point
16. Orpheus - 1 point
16. Roaming Murkrow - 1 point

Spoiler:

Year of Gaming Hall of Fame​

Spoiler:

Challenge #1: Pac-Man
Brendino, Bruce Banner, Satoshi Ookami

Challenge #2: Temple Run
O'aka XXIII, WarPaint, Bruce Banner

Challenge #3: Tetris
Juno, Klippy, O'aka XXIII

Challenge #4: Cubefield
<<Chuckles>>, White Mage, USC Yuuka

Challenge #5: Flappy Bird
Umbreon, <<Chuckles>>, Roaming Murkrow

Challenge #6: Minesweeper
Oryx, Juno, Starlight

Challenge #7: Catlateral Damage
O'aka XXIII, <<Chuckles>>, White Mage

Challenge #8: Helicopter
O'aka XXIII, Bruce Banner, Oryx

Challenge #9: 2048
USC Yuuka, Starlight, O'aka XXIII

Challenge #10: Nyan Cat FLY!
Oryx, Juno, Satoshi Ookami

Challenge #11: Simon
O'aka XXIII, Lord Scalgon, Oryx

Challenge #12: Robot Unicorn Attack
Brendino, O'aka XXIII, Orpheus

Challenge #13: Wonderputt
Brendino, USC Yuuka, O'aka XXIII

Challenge #14: Jetpac
O'aka XXIII, White Mage, Alinthea

 

[Austin]

Year of Gaming is back :D

Spoiler:

 

[Candy]

I was planning to take this on, but then I realized how much I suck at it as a kid and I don't think that I can do it even now ahaha. :'D

But still, Year of Gaming is back yay~

 

[TRIFORCE89]

My best so far:

Spoiler:

 

[Pendraflare]

Here's my best result after a little while of playing:

edit: Oh shoot, just realized it's by round and not score. Well i'll still be able to get in what I can.

 

[Necrum]

Dangit! I should have brought my 360 controller into town with me! I could have worked on a high score. Anyway I plan on submitting a score, I just need to practice the game a bit.

 

[El Héroe Oscuro]

Everyone's scores have been updated! Nice to see people partaking in the YoG again!

 

[TRIFORCE89]

edit: Oh shoot, just realized it's by round and not score. Well i'll still be able to get in what I can.

Oh man, I didn't even know. Impressive score though!

 

[Pendraflare]

Back so soon? Yeah I am, with a much higher level under the belt.

 

[TRIFORCE89]

Back so soon? Yeah I am, with a much higher level under the belt.

Spoiler:

Curses! I'll give this another go

EDIT: Spoiler tags as image much larger than I thought it was on Google Images lol

 

[El Héroe Oscuro]

Back so soon? Yeah I am, with a much higher level under the belt.

Updated! Keep up the great work!

Spoiler:

Curses! I'll give this another go

EDIT: Spoiler tags as image much larger than I thought it was on Google Images lol

You could always use www.resizeyourimage.com to make the picture smaller if you want. Although that requires a lot of extra work which I personally would just be too lazy to do haha.

 

[Pendraflare]

Every last bit of progress counts...

 

[El Héroe Oscuro]

Every last bit of progress counts...

Man you've been on a tear lately! Updated your score, keep it up dude!

 

[El Héroe Oscuro]

With the return of the Year of Gaming, congrats to Pendraflare (3 pts), TRIFORCE89 (2 points), and White Mage (1 point) for being this week's winners! Emblems will be handed out shortly and expect the next challenge up in a few minutes!