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Episode 729: Digging in Video Games (Patreon)

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2025-11-10 08:00:04
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2026-08
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Video games: can you dig it? Yes, and you can also dig IN them—which is the point of this week's podcast. What started as one man's dream to bury aliens alive has remained a viable concept in video games to this very day; Donkey Kong Bananza, we're looking at you. But how has this simple concept evolved over the years, allowing us to safely simulate tunneling underground without getting our fingernails dirty? On this latest installment of Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Diamond Feit, and Jeremy Parish as the crew assembles in a Portland hotel room and imagines a new life underground.

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TheLupineOne

Mole Mitts my beloved: if there was one Zelda item I'd want in real life it'd be those. Similarly, in Kirby: Squeak Squad there's the Animal copy ability, which is basically "what if Kirby had the Mole Mitts and a fursuit?" Also there's the Drill ability in Forgotten Land and Air Riders but it more a utility for tunnelling underground rather than actually removing dirt.

Matthew Salisbury

This was a fun topic, I feel there could be entire part 2 for this episode now that Shovel Knight is officially retro.

littleterr0r

Bob and Jeremy in the same episode? Now I've seen everything!

Jonathan Kade

Boulder Dash is a Canadian game.

Wood Duck [Legacy Edition]

A few missed mentions for games with digging - Clonks - A very quirky German series that's a blend of Minecraft, Lemmings and Worms all in one. Steamworld Dig - A really excellent platformer (metroidvania lite?) with a lot of planning your excavations to facilitate your platforming. Dwarf Fortress - The original version required you to learn to see-the-ASCII like Neo in the Matrix but also to visualise the Z levels as you scrolled through them. You haven't passed the DF tutorial period until you've managed to flood your entire fortress despite careful planning and preparation when trying to channel water for a simple well. And just this month an update dropped meaning besieging enemies can finally break walls or dig to get at your dwarfs, making defense and survival more complicated than a simple closed door or drawbridge for the first time ever. Dome Keeper - A wonderful indie game about hurriedly mining for resources and secrets in between keeping your surface dome safe from waves of nightmarish creatures. If you try any of these games make it this one!

PurpleComet

In Yoshi's Island the titular hero can transform into a mole and dig around briefly. It's very brief and the special block to do it only appears maybe 3 times, but it popped into my head listening to this episode.