Pitfall!
About Pitfall!
Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes while avoiding obstacles and hazards. The player must maneuver a character (Pitfall Harry) through a maze-like jungle in an attempt to recover 32 treasures in a 20-minute time period. Along the way, he must negotiate numerous hazards, including pits, quicksand, rolling logs, fire, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and crocodiles. Harry may jump over or otherwise avoid these obstacles by climbing, running, or swinging on vines. Treasure includes gold and silver bars, diamond rings, and bags of money. Under the jungle there is a tunnel which Harry can access through ladders found at various points. Travelling though the tunnel moves forward three screens at a time, which is necessary in order to collect all the treasures within the time limit. However, the tunnels are filled with dead-ends blocked by brick walls, forcing the player to return to the surface at one of the ladders, and try to find a way around again, thus wasting time. The tunnels also contain scorpions, which can harm Harry.
- Genres
- Platforms
- Developers
Activision
- Publishers
- Microsoft Game Studios
Pony Canyon
JAMDAT Mobile
Firebird Software
Polyvox
Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd
Digiplay
- Releases
- Feb 23, 2011
Windows Phone
- May 05, 2010
Xbox 360
- May 05, 2010
Windows
- 2003
Legacy Mobile Device
- 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX
- 1984
Atari 5200
- Jul 1984
Commodore C64/128/MAX
- Mar 1984
Atari 8-bit
- Feb 1984
ColecoVision
- Feb 1984
Intellivision
- 1983
MSX
- Sep 1982
Atari 2600