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{{Infobox Game
 
{{Infobox Game
| Title           = Pitfall!
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| Title     = Pitfall!
| BoxArt         = Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg
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| BoxArt   = Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg
| PlatformName    = Atari 2600
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| Platform  = [[Atari 2600]]
| PlatformPage    = Atari 2600
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| Year     = 1982
| Year           = 1982
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| Developer = {{Developer|Activision|Activision, Inc.}}
| DeveloperName  = Activision, Inc.
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| Amazon   = B000HMHNEW
| DeveloperPage  = Activision
 
| Amazon         = B000HMHNEW
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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'''''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==
 
==Screenshots==
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==Music==
 
==Music==
[[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''. The treasure fanfare may also be taken from a television show, but it's so short that it's difficult to place.
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{{Album Art|Pitfall - A26 - Album Art.jpg}}
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[[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===
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  | Track      = 3
 
  | Track      = 3
 
  | Title      = Treasure Fanfare
 
  | Title      = Treasure Fanfare
  | Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|David Crane}}
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| TitleLink  = Charge
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  | Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Tommy Walker}}
 
  | Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|David Crane}}
 
  | Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|David Crane}}
 
  | DurationMin = 0
 
  | DurationMin = 0
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:TheAlmightyGuru|TheAlmightyGuru]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
** '''Developer:''' {{Credits|David Crane|David Crane}}
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** '''Developer:''' {{Credits|David Crane}}
** '''Not Credited Vine Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Johnny Weissmuller|Johnny Weissmuller}}
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** '''Not Credited Vine Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Johnny Weissmuller}}
** '''Not Credited Death Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Miklós Rózsa|Miklós Rózsa}}
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** '''Not Credited Death Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Miklós Rózsa}}
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** '''Not Credited Treasure Fanfare:''' {{Credits|Tommy Walker}}
  
 
([[:File:Pitfall! - A26 - Credits.jpg|Source]])
 
([[:File:Pitfall! - A26 - Credits.jpg|Source]])
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = Pitfall!
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| Title       = Pitfall!
| BoxArt       = Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg
| PlatformName  = Atari 2600
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Atari 2600}}
| PlatformPage  = Atari 2600
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}}
| PublisherName = Activision, Inc.
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| Released   = 1982-04-20
| PublisherPage = Activision
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| Country     = USA
| Released     = 1982-04-20
 
| Country       = USA
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = Pitfall!
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| Title       = Pitfall!
| BoxArt       =  
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| BoxArt     =  
| PlatformName  = Atari 2600
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Atari 2600}}
| PlatformPage  = Atari 2600
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}}
| PublisherName = Activision, Inc.
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| Released   = 1982-??-??
| PublisherPage = Activision
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| Country     = UK
| Released     = 1982-??-??
 
| Country       = UK
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = Pitfall!
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| Title       = Pitfall!
| BoxArt       = Pitfall! - A26 - Australia.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Pitfall! - A26 - Australia.jpg
| PlatformName  = Atari 2600
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Atari 2600}}
| PlatformPage  = Atari 2600
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}}
| PublisherName = Activision, Inc.
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| Released   = 198?-??-??
| PublisherPage = Activision
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| Country     = Australia
| Released     = 198?-??-??
 
| Country       = Australia
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
| Title         = Pitfall!
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| Title       = Pitfall!
| BoxArt       = Pitfall! - A26 - Germany.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Pitfall! - A26 - Germany.jpg
| PlatformName  = Atari 2600
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| Platform    = {{Platform|Atari 2600}}
| PlatformPage  = Atari 2600
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| Publisher  = {{Publisher|Activision|Activision, Inc.}}
| PublisherName = Activision, Inc.
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| Released   = 198?-??-??
| PublisherPage = Activision
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| Country     = Germany
| Released     = 198?-??-??
 
| Country       = Germany
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pitfall mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/pitfall] - MobyGames.
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* [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.
 
* [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360 atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=360] - Atari Age.
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall gamefaqs.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall] - GameFAQs.
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* [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall gamefaqs.gamespot.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall] - GameFAQs.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall!] - Wikipedia.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitfall!] - Wikipedia.

Revision as of 10:28, 19 January 2019

Pitfall!
Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg
Platform: Atari 2600
Year: 1982
Developer: Activision, Inc.
Buy: Amazon

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

Pitfall! - A26 - 1.png

The title screen.

Pitfall! - A26 - 2.png

Swinging over some gators.

Pitfall! - A26 - 3.png

Beware the snake at the end of the tar pit.

Pitfall! - A26 - 4.png

Just barely clearing the fire.

Pitfall! - A26 - 5.png

Found a diamond ring!

Pitfall! - A26 - 6.png

There's a silver bar, but I don't trust the empty ground.

Music

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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

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Vine Fanfare Johnny WeissmullerDavid Crane 0:02
Download
02 Death Fanfare Miklós RózsaDavid Crane 0:02
Download
03 Treasure Fanfare Tommy WalkerDavid Crane 0:01
Download

Credits

(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

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This rip is missing songs.

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Format

Download

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N/A


The music has yet to be ripped. The current recording was made while playing the game.

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
Pitfall! - A26 - USA.jpg
Title: Pitfall!
Platform: Atari 2600
Released: 1982-04-20
Publisher: Activision, Inc.
  UK.svg   UK
BoxMissing.png
Title: Pitfall!
Platform: Atari 2600
Released: 1982-??-??
Publisher: Activision, Inc.
  Australia.svg   Australia
Pitfall! - A26 - Australia.jpg
Title: Pitfall!
Platform: Atari 2600
Released: 198?-??-??
Publisher: Activision, Inc.
  Germany.svg   Germany
Pitfall! - A26 - Germany.jpg
Title: Pitfall!
Platform: Atari 2600
Released: 198?-??-??
Publisher: Activision, Inc.

Links