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Digger – Classic Arcade – Casual Game Review
Digger – Classic Arcade is a Casual/Family game from Jinwoo Cho, first launched in 20th June 2015.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 254+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Digger – Classic Arcade Stand Out
Classic arcade from the 80s.
Digger is a remake of a classic arcade from the 80's.
The objective in each level is to collect all the emeralds or kill all the monsters.
To get higher score, you have to break golden bags by falling through and collect them.
A new life is awarded at certain amount of points or for ad movie.
====== features =======
The authentic digger experience and enhancements for mobile devices.
Accurate and convenient control options.
Worldwide leaderboard.
No In-App purchase.
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Digger – Classic Arcade is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 1st April 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
add a new control type
Download & Availability
Digger – Classic Arcade is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Digger – Classic Arcade on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
No one should buy it the ads are ads its not too bad but we didnt know extra lives were to be given at 60k, Ive gotten to 260k without any extra lives. Other than the ads its pretty fun.
We want to know to fire on game holly ask we do love game holly but know fire on it holly.
Believe it or not, we spent our childhood on an IBM 286 playing EXACTLY THIS GAME! Please build an ad-free version! Im gonna buy.
This is a very fun game, addicting too. Only one thing bothers us and its the ads, but those dont stop us from playing for hours at a time.
This game is unstoppable because you can shoot at the enemies chasing you and the controls are so easy.
Great game-play, color, sound, music, artwork and animation. Hey Millenials et al., how much did you pay for the game.
Most of the times, we do not get the extra diggers every 20,000 points because of the ads. It isn't fair. We have reached 60k tons of times, and it has never given us the third extra life. It is not fear at all. Helloooooooo. How can we get the extra life when we reached 60k and 80k? We would be at least in 2nd or may be 3rd place overall with 90k + or perhaps 100k +. Please help us out.
In the original game you can get an extra digger every 20 000 points.
We remember playing this game on our old IBM compatible Intel 8088! Such a fun game. We had many levels memorized. It needs an in app purchase to get rid of ads. Nobody wants that junk. Developers need to allow for keyboard control AND/OR gamepad control. For the authentic old PC experience, we need arrow keys on the keyboard and we think it was spacebar for projectile shoot. So yes… Please make an ad-free version and please enable bluetooth keyboard support. Will update review with full praises if these things are brought out. Thanks.
Add wireless controller support please and we will make this 5 stars.
Everyone is talking that they want a add free version, but we have already have an add free version but we dint install or pay for anything we just got it like that.
We remember playing this as a kid so its fun to play it again. But make it so you have a few more lives. Its fun for our kids to play now but they get frustrated with it because you dont give enough lives and they cant get very far. Plus there are way too many ads.
Great game the family has been playing for years ! But, recently (2 weeks) the game does not fill the entire screen & the direction arrows do not appear until the screen is touched. This delays the start of the game by a couple of seconds which is very important. Also the "X" does not appear in the upper corner until the game appears . These flaws have diminished the quality of the game.. We deleted & reloaded but the problem still exists.
This game is exactly how we remember it, simple and unfair, with dodgy controls, but we love it. Is there a way to make a version without ads? Maybe for 99c? We would give that 5 stars. It takes away the momentum of gameplay (not to mention the nostalgia) to have to watch an ad between every life. We would pay one time not to have any ads. Infinite continues.
The app brings a lot of memories… The adds…, make you forget them completely… TOO MUCH!!!! App deleted.
We still love this game but we wish the old original game rules were still in force. The main thing we'd like to see is the addition of an extra life at every 20k points. We don't like that you get to watch a movie to add a life. Also there has to be a better way to handle the controls. They are ok most of the time but seems to be spotty at times. Maybe the arrows need to be closer together. Lastly, where are the rankings at the end of the game to show your best scores? Just some thoughts.
But way too many ads…just deleted it.
Excelente app mejor que la que esta en otras plataformas.
So fun! We're super addicted love it.
We love the challenge of the game.it is so fun.
Love this game. Just like the old school original.
We LOVED this game as a child. We remember the game being brighter as a kid, however, we're sure that is just because we are spoiled with technology. This is a great free download with unlimited free gameplay. There are also optional free extra lives available by watching an ad. The game control pad defaults to the left but if you prefer the right it is easily swappable in the settings. Overall, this is a free, nostalgic, simple game we would recommend for both adults and their kids to enjoy.
Should be able to sweep screen to change direction instead of having to hit direction arrows.
Game made for left handed players.
The "joystick" isn't very functional.
Took a chance on this app and was not disappointed. Very similar to Dig Dug with a couple of minor changes. Fun.
Just like when we were little! We love it! Only suggestion we would have is maybe give an option to have the controls opposite the positions they are in currently.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.1.0
- Size: 15.95 MB
- iOS: 6.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: [Jinwoo Cho]()
Last updated: 1st April 2016 | Genre: Casual, Family | Developer: Jinwoo Cho