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| − | {{ | + | {{Infobox Game |
| − | | Title | + | | Title = Pitfall! |
| − | | BoxArt | + | | BoxArt = Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg |
| − | | | + | | Platform = [[Atari 2600]] |
| − | + | | Year = 1982 | |
| − | | Year | + | | Developer = {{Developer|Activision|Activision, Inc.}} |
| − | | | + | | Amazon = B000HMHNEW |
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}} | }} | ||
| − | Pitfall! is one of the very first platform adventure games featuring several elements that would become mainstays of the genre including running, jumping, hopping over enemies, and climbing ladders. You control the hero, Pitfall Harry, and must guide him through the jungle in search of valuable treasures like gold and silver bars, bags of money, and diamond rings. All the while you must avoid a vast assortment of dangers including cobras, fires, pits, scorpions, tar pits, alligators, and a never-ending stream of rolling logs. The game ends when you've run out of time, lost all your lives, or collected the last treasure. | + | '''''Pitfall!''''' is one of the very first platform adventure games featuring several elements that would become mainstays of the genre including running, jumping, hopping over enemies, and climbing ladders. You control the hero, Pitfall Harry, and must guide him through the jungle in search of valuable treasures like gold and silver bars, bags of money, and diamond rings. All the while you must avoid a vast assortment of dangers including cobras, fires, pits, scorpions, tar pits, alligators, and a never-ending stream of rolling logs. The game ends when you've run out of time, lost all your lives, or collected the last treasure. |
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==Screenshots== | ==Screenshots== | ||
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| − | | | + | {{Screenshot |
| − | | | + | | Image = Pitfall! - A26 - 1.png |
| − | | | + | | Description = The title screen.}} |
| − | | | + | {{Screenshot |
| − | + | | Image = Pitfall! - A26 - 2.png | |
| − | | | + | | Description = Swinging over some gators.}} |
| − | | | + | {{Screenshot |
| − | + | | Image = Pitfall! - A26 - 3.png | |
| − | | | + | | Description = Beware the snake at the end of the tar pit.}} |
| − | | | + | {{Screenshot |
| − | | | + | | Image = Pitfall! - A26 - 4.png |
| − | }} | + | | Description = Just barely clearing the fire.}} |
| − | + | {{Screenshot | |
| + | | Image = Pitfall! - A26 - 5.png | ||
| + | | Description = Found a diamond ring!}} | ||
| + | {{Screenshot | ||
| + | | Image = Pitfall! - A26 - 6.png | ||
| + | | Description = There's a silver bar, but I don't trust the empty ground.}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
| − | Pitfall | + | {{Album Art|Pitfall - A26 - Album Art.jpg}} |
| + | [[David Crane]], being a programmer, not a musician, borrowed the fanfares of his audio from a couple well-known themes from television. The fanfare for swinging across the vine comes from Johnny Weissmuller's [[Tarzan Yell]], and the death theme is the popular five notes from the [[Dragnet]] theme, originally composed by Miklós Rózsa for the movie ''The Killers''. | ||
===Recording=== | ===Recording=== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{TrackListBegin |
| − | | | + | | Arranger = Y |
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| − | | | + | {{TrackListEntry |
| − | | | + | | Track = 1 |
| − | | | + | | Title = Vine Fanfare |
| − | | | + | | TitleLink = Tarzan Yell |
| − | | | + | | Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Johnny Weissmuller}} |
| + | | Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|David Crane}} | ||
| + | | DurationMin = 0 | ||
| + | | DurationSec = 2 | ||
| + | | Game = Pitfall! | ||
| + | | Platform = A26 | ||
| + | | Recording = 01 - Pitfall! - A26 - Vine Fanfare.ogg | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{TrackListEntry | ||
| + | | Track = 2 | ||
| + | | Title = Death Fanfare | ||
| + | | TitleLink = Dragnet | ||
| + | | Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Miklós Rózsa}} | ||
| + | | Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|David Crane}} | ||
| + | | DurationMin = 0 | ||
| + | | DurationSec = 2 | ||
| + | | Game = Pitfall! | ||
| + | | Platform = A26 | ||
| + | | Recording = 02 - Pitfall! - A26 - Death Fanfare.ogg | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| − | | | + | | Track = 3 |
| − | | | + | | Title = Treasure Fanfare |
| − | + | | TitleLink = Charge | |
| − | + | | Composer = {{TrackListComposer|Tommy Walker}} | |
| − | + | | Arranger = {{TrackListArranger|David Crane}} | |
| − | | {{ | + | | DurationMin = 0 |
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| − | | | + | | Game = Pitfall! |
| − | + | | Platform = A26 | |
| − | + | | Recording = 03 - Pitfall! - A26 - Treasure Fanfare.ogg | |
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===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]] | * '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]] | ||
* '''Game Credits:''' | * '''Game Credits:''' | ||
| − | ** '''Developer:''' {{ | + | ** '''Developer:''' {{Credits|David Crane}} |
| − | ** ''' | + | ** '''Not Credited Vine Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Johnny Weissmuller}} |
| − | ** ''' | + | ** '''Not Credited Death Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Miklós Rózsa}} |
| + | ** '''Not Credited Treasure Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Tommy Walker}} | ||
([[:File:Pitfall! - A26 - Credits.jpg|Source]]) | ([[:File:Pitfall! - A26 - Credits.jpg|Source]]) | ||
| + | [[David Crane]], being the sole developer of the game, also programmed the audio, arranged the lifted fanfares, and created the new sound effects. | ||
===Game Rip=== | ===Game Rip=== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Issue Rip}} |
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| − | | | + | {{Rips |
| − | | | + | | Formats = {{Format|UNK}} |
| + | | File = | ||
| + | | No Rip = Missing | ||
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The music has yet to be ripped. The current recording was made while playing the game. | The music has yet to be ripped. The current recording was made while playing the game. | ||
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==Releases== | ==Releases== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {| align="center" | |
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| − | | | + | {{Publication |
| − | | | + | | Title = Pitfall! |
| − | | | + | | BoxArt = Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg |
| − | | | + | | Platform = {{Platform|Atari 2600}} |
| − | | | + | | Publisher = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}} |
| − | + | | Released = 1982-04-20 | |
| − | | | + | | Country = USA |
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| − | | | + | {{Publication |
| − | | | + | | Title = Pitfall! |
| − | | | + | | BoxArt = |
| − | | | + | | Platform = {{Platform|Atari 2600}} |
| − | | | + | | Publisher = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}} |
| − | | | + | | Released = 1982-??-?? |
| − | | | + | | Country = UK |
| − | | | + | }} |
| + | {{Publication | ||
| + | | Title = Pitfall! | ||
| + | | BoxArt = Pitfall! - A26 - Australia.jpg | ||
| + | | Platform = {{Platform|Atari 2600}} | ||
| + | | Publisher = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}} | ||
| + | | Released = 198?-??-?? | ||
| + | | Country = Australia | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Publication | ||
| + | | Title = Pitfall! | ||
| + | | BoxArt = Pitfall! - A26 - Germany.jpg | ||
| + | | Platform = {{Platform|Atari 2600}} | ||
| + | | Publisher = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}} | ||
| + | | Released = 198?-??-?? | ||
| + | | Country = Germany | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | * | + | * [https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pitfall mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pitfall] - MobyGames. |
| − | * | + | * [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360 atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360] - Atari Age. |
| − | + | * [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall gamefaqs.gamespot.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall] - GameFAQs. | |
| − | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall!] - Wikipedia. | |
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Pitfall! is one of the very first platform adventure games featuring several elements that would become mainstays of the genre including running, jumping, hopping over enemies, and climbing ladders. You control the hero, Pitfall Harry, and must guide him through the jungle in search of valuable treasures like gold and silver bars, bags of money, and diamond rings. All the while you must avoid a vast assortment of dangers including cobras, fires, pits, scorpions, tar pits, alligators, and a never-ending stream of rolling logs. The game ends when you've run out of time, lost all your lives, or collected the last treasure.
Screenshots
Music
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Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Arranger | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Vine Fanfare | Johnny Weissmuller | David Crane | 0:02 | Download | |
| 02 | Death Fanfare | Miklós Rózsa | David Crane | 0:02 | Download | |
| 03 | Treasure Fanfare | Tommy Walker | David Crane | 0:01 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: N/A
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- Game Credits:
- Developer: David Crane
- Not Credited Vine Fanfare: Johnny Weissmuller
- Not Credited Death Fanfare: Miklós Rózsa
- Not Credited Treasure Fanfare: Tommy Walker
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David Crane, being the sole developer of the game, also programmed the audio, arranged the lifted fanfares, and created the new sound effects.
Game Rip
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The music has yet to be ripped. The current recording was made while playing the game.
Releases
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Links
- mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pitfall - MobyGames.
- atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360 - Atari Age.
- gamefaqs.gamespot.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall - GameFAQs.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall! - Wikipedia.
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- Games Released In 1982
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- Games By Miklós Rózsa
- Games By Tommy Walker
- Incomplete Rips
- Games That Use UNK
- Games Released In USA
- Atari 2600 Games
- Games Published By Activision
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