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The Dig

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File Details
  • dig-dem.zip
  • executable: THEDIG.BAT
  • configured for DOSBox

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The Dig: €4.99 GOG.com

Instruction/comment

To quit the demo, press F5 and select Quit.

NOTE: This game can be played under Windows using the ScummVM engine recreation (see the links section below). The ScummVM website has a downloadable demo of The Dig which can be played in ScummVM.

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Game description

The Dig is a cinematic sci-fi point-and-click adventure game based on a plot idea by Steven Spielberg. You are in the boots of Commander Boston Low, a NASA astronaut sent on a mission to correct the course of an asteroid approaching the Earth. Things go in an unexpected way as the expedition suddenly finds itself on a desolate alien world. Will they find their way home?

Description by LucasArts Entertainment / Lucasfilm Games

Game links

  • ScummVM (SCUMM engine recreation) tip

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Game video by Ancient DOS Games