What is your favorite "Pitfall" game?

[imtron]

As much as I did love the first Atari 2600 Pitfall, when Activision put out number 2 I really thought they had out did themselves. The game was huge and although the character Pitfall Harry was the same, the fairly non-linear gameplay was a gigantic advancement from the first. Having to take leaps of faith off of cliffs in the hopes of finding the entrance to the next part of the cave. Falling in water and swimming to safety. Let's face it. One of the best games in the history of the 2600.

[Inky]

P2..

 

Although I must be one of the few people who loved Super Pitfall. ANd yes, I beat it.

[Foxsolo2000]

Has to be Pitfall 2 for the 2600. No other game could come close

[sidcrowe]

My first thought was the original, but then I had to be smartass and vote for II.

 

Both are great, though :/

[TheHoboInYourRoom]

Pitfall II for me. I don't know, I just don't care for the first one much.

[sukotsu9]

The original. I guess for nostalgia mostly. I burned up the most 2600 AC adaptors playing hours of that game. I mighta played a few of the others, but they never really grabbed me like the first. Kinda like River Raid.

[Lemmi]

nice Pitfall II has taken the lead

 

i voted P2 because i spent more time playing that then i did the original

[JacobZu7zu7]

I voted for 2600 Pitfall! the first one.

[Shawn]

Jag Pitfall for me.

[tmont]

You know, Pitfall! (the original) is a minigame in Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, so theoretically, all of those votes could be transferred with no harm done.

 

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure holds special nostalgic sentiment for me: it was one of my first Genesis games, and I beat it when I stayed home from school for a week with a broken collarbone. I also played it quite a bit recently...

[ATARIPITBULL]

Even though I love Pitfall II, I love Pitfall I the best, only because it was one of the first games I ever got with my original 2600 as a kid.

 

[Atari Punk 78]

Pitfall II for the 2600. It still drops my jaw to see what the 2600 could pull off with a little TLC.

[Rhindle The Red]

You know, Pitfall! (the original) is a minigame in Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, so theoretically, all of those votes could be transferred with no harm done.

And Pitfall: The Lost Expedition has both Pitfall! and Pitfall II, so it's the winner!

[Starhopper]

You know, Pitfall! (the original) is a minigame in Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, so theoretically, all of those votes could be transferred with no harm done.

And Pitfall: The Lost Expedition has both Pitfall! and Pitfall II, so it's the winner!

I was wondering about that, since TLE hasn't any votes, yet

[Dusk2600]

Eh pitfall mayden adventure for Genesis

[Starhopper]

Eh pitfall mayden adventure for Genesis

Jaguar!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[darthkur]

I still love the original the best.

[ozzie_owl]

I opted for the original Pitfall but must admit that i have never played Pitfall II, it's on my wants list after reading this thread.

Edited March 10, 2007 by ozzie_owl

[jboypacman]

As much as i think Pittfall II is just a amazing game for its time.I got to go with the first Pitfall its just a classic.

[jpfalcon2003]

Pitfall II for the 2600.

[Rogmeister]

Even though I voted for the first one, I do like Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure which I've played on both the SNES and Jaguar. I'm not sure there's much of a difference but I think it's an important game for the Jaguar because the Jag never got much in the way of good platform games.

 

By the way, I now have Pitfall: The Lost Expedition coming for my GameCube. It seems like there's been a Pitfall game for every generatiion. When will there be one out for the Wii?

Edited March 20, 2007 by Rogmeister

[+Cafeman]

I voted Pitfall II. But I really enjoy Pitfall! and Mayan Adventure a lot, too. I enjoyed the Cube version of Lost Expedition but it started to skip from a scratch,I never did play it all. Need to pick it up again.

 

Pitfall! was fantastic as we all know! 255 screens, whew. It seems every other winter I play Pitfall! (lately on the excellent PS2 Activision Anthology) and, pencil and notebook in hand, start mapping out the screens and shortcuts again. What a nice way to spend a couple hours. I still have never mapped all the screens and gotten all the treasure.

 

But Pitfall II on the 2600 is, well ... mind-blowing. I know it has extra hardware in the cart but it is still very impressive how it was done, with the excellent mix of static screens and vertical scrolling and abundance of platform action. I like the 5200 version the best, and I play it with an adaptor/Genesis pad but I can do it with the 5200 controller too if need be.

 

I have always been impressed by the 16-bit update Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure. I played that on my Genny and Sega CD many times, then eventually got it for the Jag to try out that version too! Awesome animation and it (IMHO) really captures the Pitfall! feel while still greatly updating it. Love when Jr. finds Pitfall Harry at the end!

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[LYNXGUY]

The original. I guess for nostalgia and it is very addicting too

[Miss 2600]

As much as I love Pitfall II (2600), the original will always be my favorite.

[goldenegg]

Classic Pitfall all the way for me! Pitfall II is a close second, but I need to be in the mood to play it. Playing it while not in the right mood can have me shouting harsh words and throwing the controller across the room