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Action

Pitfall!

by Activision·published by Activision, JAMDAT Mobile, Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd

1 September 198227
PCWindowsCommodore 64Atari 2600ColecoVisionIntellivisionAtari 5200Atari 8-bitMSXBREW

Reader score

7.9/ 10

163 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

1h

Rushed

main story only

2h

Normally

story and some extras

3h

Completionist

everything in it

Trailer

About

Pitfall! is a platform action game. You play Pitfall Harry who is on a quest to locate treasure deep in the jungle. With a little luck, you'll be able to find money bags, silver bars, gold bars, and diamond rings. But many obstacles will get in the way, some of which merely deduct points from your score, while others are fatal. Rolling logs and falling down a hole will deduct points, and scorpions, alligators, snakes, bottomless pits, swamps, and fires will cause Pitfall Harry to lose a life. You have 20 minutes to try to collect all of the treasures on the numerous screens if you can live that long!

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Included in

Activision's Atari 2600 Action PackActivisionAtari Flashback PortableSuper Action PakActivision Flashback Blast!Atari Flashback 2Atari Flashback XAtari Flashback X DeluxeAtari Flashback 8 Gold: Activision Edition

Ported as

Pitfall!

Languages

6 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——
English (UK)——
German——
Portuguese (Brazil)——
Spanish (Mexico)——
Thai——

Also known as

Jungle Runner — Working title

Pitfall Harry's Jungle Adventure — subtitle

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Facts

Developer

Activision

Released

1 September 1982

Series

Pitfall

Platforms

PCWindowsCommodore 64Atari 2600ColecoVisionIntellivisionAtari 5200Atari 8-bitMSXBREWXboxXbox 360

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Tags

Side viewFixed / flip-screenArcadePlatformDirect control