Pitfall! (1982) (1982)
Pitfall! (1982) is a 1982 video game made by Activision.
Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes while avoiding obstacles and hazards. Pitfall! received positive reviews upon release, and is one of the best-selling games on the Atari 2600, with over four million copies sold. It was the top video game on the Billboard charts for more than a year, and inspired numerous sequels and ports across a variety of gaming consoles, also being viewed as helping define the side-scrolling platformer game genre.
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Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes while avoiding obstacles and hazards. Pitfall! received positive reviews upon release, and is one of the best-selling games on the Atari 2600, with over four million copies sold. It was the top video game on the Billboard charts for more than a year, and inspired numerous sequels and ports across a variety of gaming consoles, also being viewed as helping define the side-scrolling platformer game genre.
When was Pitfall! (1982) released?
Pitfall! (1982) was released on 20 April 1982.
Who made Pitfall! (1982)?
Pitfall! (1982) was made by Activision.
Pitfall! (1982) in our writing
- Companion guide: Treasure Hunts & Adventure