<- Primo numero uno Dig Dug fan since 5 years of age!
I just recently got the evily addictive DS version (which oddly combines Dig Dug 1&2 to a certain extent). They gave him a back story in it. Mr Hori Taizo--who I imagine talks like Hunter S Thompson--is annoyed that his son Susumu of Mr. Driller is getting all the fame and glory, and takes one of his son's job to remove pests from a set of islands even though the patrons don't really trust him... Though, to clear the stage he sinks the island and viciously drowns the creatures he didn't pop, I think he ends up being more of a pest then the creatures.
I love the way you did the dirt, by the way
Though, the cacti kind of freak me out, but that's just me. Maybe it's their lips...
I was also making a Dig Dug remake mock-up for myself during downtime but never actually finished it. Based his design more after his
NamcoXCapcom style.
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Schu