The Dig

The Dig is a graphical adventure game developed and released by LucasArts in 1995. It was the 11th game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine.

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Like LOOM and Full Throttle, The Dig is a more serious game, lacking the outright slapstick humor to be found in most of the LucasArts adventures (even, to a small extent, the Indiana Jones games). It is also the only one of the LucasArts adventures that fits in the science fiction genre.

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The DIG starts with a Radio Station in Borneo picking up an unidentified object, directly heading towards Earth. It is a giant asteroid, and will cause catastrophic damage if it hits. A team of five is made to go up into Space Shuttle Atlantis to halt the asteroid (which is named Attila after Attila the Hun). The five members of this crew are:

Adventure game: Adventure is a genre of video game typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. The vast majority of adventure games are computer games, though console-based adventure games are not unheard of. Unlike many ...

LucasArts: LucasArts Entertainment Company (sometimes shortened to LEC), is a video game developer and publisher. The company was famous for its line of point-and-click adventure games and today mainly produces games based on the Star Wars franchise....

1995: 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2005): http://www.unesco.org/culture/indigenous/...

The Dig related Images and Photos (experimental)

"""I Dig the Wig"" Mug"	Batman Chicks Dig the Ride Pintglass	The Love Boat 'Dig the Uniform' T-Shirt - Silver	The Love Boat 'Dig the Uniform' T-Shirt - Silver
Star Trek Chicks Dig The Uniform Onesie	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!	Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It
Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It	Brian Setzer Orchestra: Dig That Crazy Christmas	Brian Setzer Orchestra: Dig That Crazy Christmas	Brian Setzer Orchestra: Dig That Crazy Christmas