Episode 122 - Dig Dug

About this episode

In this episode, Chris Leathco discusses the arcade classic Dig Dug and its impact on retro gaming.

We kick of 2026 by going back to the Atari 2600 to talk about the arcade hit Dig Dug with the Electronic Emotions Program joining in as well! Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

People in this episode

Host: Chris Leathco

Topics covered

• retro gaming
• Atari 2600
• arcade games
• Dig Dug
• gaming history
• video game nostalgia

Keywords

• Dig Dug
• Atari 2600
• arcade games
• retro gaming
• video games
• gaming history
• Electronic Emotions Program

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electronic Emotions Program, Afterglow, TobyVonDoom, Secret Levels, Grim, The Lost and Gone, Grim Glow

Products: Atari 2600, Dig Dug

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