Super Pitfall 2, Nintendo Entertainment System

[+Propane13]

Hi everyone,

 

Did anyone see this title at the CGExpo in the museum?

I believe I took a picture of it. Is this a prototype that was never released?

 

I only found one paragraph about it online:

http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=71835

 

"...SUPER PITFALL 2???

 

-Believe it or not, there were actually plans to release Super Pitfall 2 in the

States. Sometime in October 2000 an eBay seller auctioned off his prototype

cartridge of Super Pitfall 2, complete with screen shots (I have the .jpg of

the title screen...email me if you want it). The game itself is actually a

little known Famicom game called Atlantis No Nazo by Sunsoft (it is available

online in ROM format...NO, I will not find it for you). According to the Super

Pitfall 2 title screen, Sunsoft released the game in 1986 (in Japan) and sold

the rights to Activision for a 1989 release in the States. Obviously the game

was never released, which is just as well. It plays like a first generation

NES game and if people thought Super Pitfall was a non-traditional Pitfall

game, I'd hate to hear what they would have said about the sequel.

Unfortunately, the guy who won the auction will probably keep the cart in his

closet, never to be seen or played again "

 

So, where did this come from? Is that an accurate description?

 

-John

[DreamTR]

It's mine. I had it in the museum. I won it on eBay close to 7 years ago.

[TheRedEye]

Did you keep it in your CLOSET where we will NEVER SEE IT AGAIN you horrible monster???

 

Anyway, here's a speedrun of the game

[+Propane13]

Did you keep it in your CLOSET where we will NEVER SEE IT AGAIN you horrible monster???

 

Anyway, here's a speedrun of the game

 

41th zone!

And you gotta love that single congratulation.

Not since "The Goonies" on Famicom did I see that and feel totally shortchanged. Just one? C'mon!

 

-John

[+Propane13]

It's mine. I had it in the museum. I won it on eBay close to 7 years ago.

 

Hi DreamTR,

 

I'm glad that it's in good hands.

Have you ever considered posting some screen shots just to brag a bit?

 

-John

[Tempest]

I actually *like* Atlantis No Nazo (it's one of the few Famicom carts I own). The game itself is VERY hard, but there's something quirky about it that keeps me coming back. I've gotten very close to beating it, but it's very hard without cheating.

 

I love the Black Hole zone! I mean, WTF?!?!

 

Tempest

[DreamTR]

Propane, there might be some shots of it on the web somewhere, maybe on "The Warp ZOne" or something. I've had it for 7 years already, nothing really to brag about.

 

TRE: I actually turned into the butter monster and Gulab Jaman from Way of the Warrior and stored all EPROMS for 2K monies in my closet yesterday ! =D

[Buyatari]

Did you keep it in your CLOSET where we will NEVER SEE IT AGAIN you horrible monster???

 

Anyway, here's a speedrun of the game

 

You have the famicom release. This is another one where there is really no point to dump.

[Jess Ragan]

Besides, we don't need a sequel to the game that nobody wanted in the first place.

 

JR

[Tempest]

You have the famicom release. This is another one where there is really no point to dump.

 

Are there any differences between the two (other than the title screen I assume)? Do you save the same guy at the end of the game? I'd be surprised as he was from some other Japanese only Famicom game IIRC.

 

Tempest

[Buyatari]

You have the famicom release. This is another one where there is really no point to dump.

 

Are there any differences between the two (other than the title screen I assume)? Do you save the same guy at the end of the game? I'd be surprised as he was from some other Japanese only Famicom game IIRC.

 

Tempest

 

As far as I know it is just the title screen.

 

This is just publicly hounding a guy to dump his proto at his expense with little tangible benefit to anyone but a title screen.

Edited August 15, 2007 by Buyatari

[Tempest]

This is just publicly hounding a guy to dump his proto at his expense with little tangible benefit to anyone but a title screen.

 

Oh I agree 100%. I just hope that you have this backed up somewhere in case the proto decides to die on you in the future. Even if it's only the title screen, it's still a different version of the game.

 

Tempest

[Buyatari]

This is just publicly hounding a guy to dump his proto at his expense with little tangible benefit to anyone but a title screen.

 

Oh I agree 100%. I just hope that you have this backed up somewhere in case the proto decides to die on you in the future. Even if it's only the title screen, it's still a different version of the game.

 

Tempest

 

Its not mine its jasons and I'n sure he has the rom backed up.

[rjchamp3]

This fucking game is worse then the first maybe Ill do a funny review on youtube.

 

WTF were the programmers thinking

[TheRedEye]

You have the famicom release. This is another one where there is really no point to dump.

 

Are there any differences between the two (other than the title screen I assume)? Do you save the same guy at the end of the game? I'd be surprised as he was from some other Japanese only Famicom game IIRC.

 

Tempest

 

As far as I know it is just the title screen.

 

This is just publicly hounding a guy to dump his proto at his expense with little tangible benefit to anyone but a title screen.

 

Uh. DreamTR is my friend, and I'm not "hounding" him for shit. When did I ask for anything?

[+Psionic]

I actually turned into the butter monster and Gulab Jaman from Way of the Warrior and stored all EPROMS for 2K monies in my closet yesterday ! =D

WTF?

 

Ha...Gulab Jamun...I don't think I've heard that name since 1994.

[Uzumaki]

I also have Mystery of Atlantis famicom cart. I don't know what the programmers were thinking but both Super Pitfall a and SPF2 were both made by completely different companies and Activision bought the right to sell in USA.