Old digging game with bombs......[Dot Valley]

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Old digging game with bombs......[Dot Valley]

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So, I am looking for this game over a year now I think
It's a classic digging game, I used to play it in my old win98 pc but I just can't find it anywhere now!

It is basically like this: you control a digger (a man, not a machine) that digs over the screen (duh) searching for diamonds. You only pass the level if you gather all diamonds. You can use dynamytes or bombs for your help (dynamytes explode a little 3x3 area while bombs explode 5x5). You cannot be touched by any monster and you cannot let a rock fall down in your head. While I do remember the gamescreen (sort of) my drawing skills don't allow me to show it for you...

PS: I'm not looking for this...
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...nor this...
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...though they both look like the game.

Please help me :(
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Post by squall-7 »

The gems look like this
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only green... and there is no ground in the tile where the gems are at...


Plus, when you place the dynamyte, it takes around 2s for it to detonate, while the bomb takes around 5s. This is all the info I can tell.
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Post by Frodo »

It sounds kinda like VGA Miner, or some variation of the game? B)

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/vga-miner/screenshots
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Post by squall-7 »

Umm.... they all sorta do actually lol
But anyway, the game does not have text or anything at all basically.. it's all about mining :P
The screen have only the grounnd tiles, rocks, gems, some monsters (wich I don't really remember how they were like) and the miner
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Post by F:B: »

One of these?

Rocks & Diamonds:

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Diamond Caves II:

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If not, have a look at this site under "Freeware Clones" or "Commercial Clones":
http://www.bd-fans.com/index.html

Good Luck
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Post by squall-7 »

Thank you for the link, I found it! :D
It's called Dot Valley, I used to play this A LOT after I finished Dangerous Dave, but I don't remind finishing it so I wanted to play again. Thanks a lot guys :)

Here's how it looks like:

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