More browsing paths
Play Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise (US edition · English) Online
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise
Play Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise online, pump island monsters or drill fault lines to sink them, and master 72 rounds of strategic NES action.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise
Quick start
Map the stakes before making a large cut. Pump isolated monsters with B, then draw a group onto the smaller side of a planned break. Stand on the safe side before pressing A at the final stake. If Dig Dug wobbles at a cliff, hold toward solid land until he recovers, and never wait in a Fygar's horizontal fire line. Following a game over, press START, choose a reached round with Up/Down on READY, and press A or B to continue.
Controls
D-pad: move Dig Dug in four directions. A: operate the drill at a stake and create a crack in the facing direction. B: fire the inflator and pump a speared enemy. SELECT: choose one or two players. START: start, pause or resume. Continue mode: on READY, use Up/Down to select up to the last reached round, then press A or B to begin.
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise — About this game
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise is the US NES edition of Namco's island-based action sequel. Dig Dug must clear each fixed-screen island by pumping Pookas and Fygars until they burst or by drilling from stakes to connect fault lines. Completing a dividing crack drops the smaller piece into the sea, destroying every enemy standing there and awarding more points for larger groups. The tactic is dangerous because Dig Dug also falls if he is caught on the sinking section, while Fygars can burn him across a horizontal lane. Seventy-two rounds steadily increase the need to lure monsters, plan the final cut and keep an escape path on stable land.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
rwEmulator reviews edition metadata, release information, game manuals and first-hand browser-play notes. Available manuals are linked below; the editorial policy explains how facts are checked and corrections are handled.