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Game Overview

Diamond Digger is one of those MS-DOS games that somehow makes digging dirt and avoiding rocks feel like high-stakes drama. You start with a tiny pickaxe and a grid of dirt blocks—some hiding diamonds, others hiding trouble. The first few levels trick you into thinking it’s easy, but then the rocks start falling faster, and those weird little enemies (what even are they?) get more persistent.

It’s got that perfect mix of simplicity and tension—do you tunnel straight for the big diamond cluster or carve a safer path? The controls are basic (arrow keys and a single action button), but the timing matters. Miss a beat, and a boulder crushes you in the most pixelated way possible. The sound effects are hilariously satisfying, especially the little chime when you grab a diamond.

If you’ve ever played Boulder Dash or Dig Dug, this feels like their slightly jankier cousin—in a good way. No tutorials, no hand-holding, just pure 90s-era "figure it out" energy. Perfect for when you want something straightforward but secretly brutal. Just don’t blame me when you lose an hour to "one more try."

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".