Last night I spent nearly 4 hours revisiting my youth on YouTube, mostly because there’s no way I can boot up this classic on my Xbox.
I’m sure many of you were confused when you saw Steven Spielberg mentioned next to the title “Dig,” and are curious what the hell I’m talking about.
“The Dig” was a LucasArts PC game from 1995 that spawned from a concept by Spielberg. It was one of the most interesting and engaging video games I personally have ever played, and even revisiting it late last night I was in awe at the game’s depth.
Via Wiki:
The game was inspired in part by an idea originally created for Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories series. In the game, the player takes the role of Commander Boston Low, part of a five-person team to plant explosives on an asteroid to avert its collision course with Earth. Discovering the asteroid is hollow, Low and two of his team are suddenly transported to a strange alien world, in a long-abandoned complex exhibiting advanced technology. Low and his companions must undertake xenoarchaeology to learn how the technology works, the fate of the alien race that built it, and other mysteries to find a way to return home.
The good news is that, while researching the game, I learned that it’s now available on Steam! For those of you without Steam, enjoy the walkthrough below! I can only imagine how cool a feature film adaptation could have been…