The Dig

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-26 09:06pm

Does anyone else remember this game? I remember it, and still love it, and the book too.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-26 09:21pm

I wish my disc wasn't so scratched up, so I could play it again... I've wanted to go through it again, but I'm afraid of that damned turtle skeleton puzzle.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-26 09:23pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:I wish my disc wasn't so scratched up, so I could play it again... I've wanted to go through it again, but I'm afraid of that damned turtle skeleton puzzle.

The one puzzle I could never get without help was the focusing disk one, the turtle skellie puzzle was, however, admitedly very hard.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2003-08-26 09:58pm

I remember The Dig very well. I hated the turtle. I loved the story line.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-08-26 10:02pm

I played the demo a LONG time ago, and loved it. I'm still looking for the full game/book.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-08-26 10:11pm

A played and beat it a long time ago. I remember very little, but it was awesome. I recall a pixel-hunting puzzle that was a real pain-in-the-ass though, as well as a few other portions, like the Millenium Falcon icon.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-26 11:04pm

JediNeophyte wrote:A played and beat it a long time ago. I remember very little, but it was awesome. I recall a pixel-hunting puzzle that was a real pain-in-the-ass though, as well as a few other portions, like the Millenium Falcon icon.

The logo on the light bridge boxes was the Falcon, an ISD/VSD and the Enterprise right next to each other.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-26 11:23pm

The lens focusing puzzle wasn't really that hard, it was all a matter of trial and error. Find out what each button does, then simply start coordinating it to the correct location.

Now, the TURTLE puzzle... that one literally had me stumped for months. I would go and try it for hours at at time, give up in disgust, and try again a few days later.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-27 01:38am

I got this game together with Full Throttle. I liked Full Throttle better.

Got a little fed up with the "awe-inspiring" soundtrack of The Dig. Too much.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-08-27 02:10am

I never played the Dig. If I recall it got panned in the reviews. I did really enjoy Full Throttle though. That game was a classic.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-08-27 03:04am

Still have the CD in mint condition

I love the game but I am unsure if it runs under XP have not tried.

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2003-08-27 04:08am

Yep.

Monkey Island is still superior among Lucasarts adventure games t hough. Except for maybe Sam and Max hit the road or Maniac Mansion 1 and 2.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-27 04:46am

Specially Monkey Island 2. But IMO that's only second place to Zak McKracken & The Alien Mindbenders.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-08-27 04:47am

Bah, Space Quest V owns you all.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-27 01:09pm

The Dig should definately be made into a movie. They could do it now, and get Robert Patrick to reprise his role!

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-08-27 04:13pm

Fav quote from The Dig, From memory:

It do not matter if the rock hits the glass, Or if the glass hits the rock.

It is not going to hurt the rock

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-27 08:16pm

Faram wrote:Fav quote from The Dig, From memory:

It do not matter if the rock hits the glass, Or if the glass hits the rock.

It is not going to hurt the rock

Cora Miles, future senator of Texsas. ::found the disk again and started playing it::

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-27 08:16pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:The Dig should definately be made into a movie. They could do it now, and get Robert Patrick to reprise his role!

Speilberg tried, and failed. Besides how old is patrick now?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-27 09:23pm

Straha wrote: Speilberg tried, and failed.

No, that was THEN. THEN, he thought the cost would be too prohibitive. NOW, it would work out fine, methinks.

I don't know the exact age of Mr. T-1000 offhand, but he starred on the X-Files only a couple of years ago, so it's not as if he is in a retirement home or anything.

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-27 09:40pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Straha wrote: Speilberg tried, and failed.
No, that was THEN. THEN, he thought the cost would be too prohibitive. NOW, it would work out fine, methinks.

I don't know the exact age of Mr. T-1000 offhand, but he starred on the X-Files only a couple of years ago, so it's not as if he is in a retirement home or anything.

True, and it would fit the charecter of Boston Low quite well...

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-28 05:35am

Vympel wrote:Bah, Space Quest V owns you all.

Space Quest 5 might be the best Sierra game... but it still can't hold a candle to most Lucas games.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-28 05:37am

Well it was originally intended to be the plot for a movie, but everyone rejected it because it was too ambitious. Wonder if they didn't use hyper-realistic computer effects back then? The game is not THAT old...