Summary: Happy Atari Day, friends! Being the 26th of the month it means it’s time to celebrate all things Atari once again – what better way than talking about 1982’s Dig Dug on a new Diary of an Arcade Employee podcast? Bear in mind that it was indeed the legendary Namco that developed and produced <a href="https://www.retroist.com/2011/04/22/retroist-dig-dug-podcast/">Dig Dug</a>. However it was Atari that handled the distribution of the classic game here in North America as well as Europe.<br><br> <br> On the show I do cover the basics of Dig Dug as well as some strategies and interesting trivia. I try my best to point out the people of interest that had a hand in creating such a classic arcade game. In addition I discuss my feelings on the similarities of the gameplay to another 1982 classic title, I am referring of course to Universal’s <a href="https://www.retroist.com/2012/03/02/retroist-mr-do-podcast/">Mr. Do!</a>.<br> I also was able to share a really amazing and sort of rare piece of audio on this episode, related to the advertising of Dig Dug. Which was graciously uploaded by Matt Osborne, who just happens to have been the Son of the then Vice President of Atari. I have also included an interview with Matt and <a href="https://gamepreservation.tumblr.com/post/96474841529/chubby-checker-dig-dug">The Video Game Preservation Dump</a> on his memories of this special audio treasure.<br><br> <br> If you have any suggestions for future games to cover or comments on the show itself you may email them to me at VicSage@Retroist.com. You can also contact me on <a href="https://twitter.com/vicsage2005">Twitter</a> and of course on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vic.sage.948">Facebook</a>. You can also keep up to date on what is going down at the Arkadia Retrocade by making sure to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArkadiaRetrocade/">“Like”</a> their Facebook Page. If you need a daily fix you can check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Diaryofanarcadeemployee/">Official Diary of an Arcade Employee Facebook page</a> too.<br> Now then, equip your best mining gear and join us as we delve into 1982’s Dig Dug!<br><br> <br> Subscribe to the Diary of an Arcade Employee Podcast:<br><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/tt/podcast/diary-arcade-employee-podcast/id987491969?mt=2">[iTunes]</a> Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes. (MP3)<br> Directly Download the Diary of an Arcade Employee Podcast:<br><br> <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/28/items/DiaryOfAnArcadeEmployeeEp030DigDug/Diary-Of-An-Arcade-Employee-Ep-030-Dig-Dug.mp3">Episode Mirror #1</a> (MP3)<br><br> <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/28/items/DiaryOfAnArcadeEmployeeEp030DigDug/Diary-Of-An-Arcade-Employee-Ep-030-Dig-Dug.ogg">Episode Mirror #2</a> (OGG)<br> Would you like to know more about Atari Day?<br> To learn even more about the fun of Atari Day be sure to hop on over and check out fellow Retroist writer <a href="http://www.retroist.com/author/atari-io-2/">Atari I/O’s</a> site by following the link <a href="http://www.atari.io/">here</a>!<br>
