Pitfall!
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Pitfall Harry swings on vines, jumps crocodiles and dodges rolling logs to grab 32 treasures in 20 minutes. It's one of the first great side-scrolling adventures and Activision's biggest early hit.
Kit's verdict · 7.4/10
A tiny cartridge with a huge jungle and a lot of smart design.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Huge world for a 4K cartridge
- Smooth animation
- Clever shortcuts
Not so much
- Easy to get lost
- Most screens repeat the same hazards
Play it if players who like routing and exploring old-school worlds.
Skip it if anyone who hates trial and error.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Pitfall! doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Each screen in the underground tunnel equals three screens above ground, so tunnels are huge shortcuts.
- Rolling logs don't kill you, they just knock points off your score.
- Only jump on crocodile heads when their mouths are closed.
- Watch quicksand and tar pits open and close, and time your run while they're shut.
- Push the joystick down to let go of a vine, and time the release over solid ground.
- Map your route, since the treasures are spread across 255 screens and the timer is only 20 minutes.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- David Crane designed and programmed it.
- Crane said he sketched Pitfall Harry first and built the game around running.
- It was one of the best-selling Atari 2600 games, with millions of copies sold.
- It spawned sequels including Pitfall II: Lost Caverns.
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