Pitfall
•Initial Release: Jun 1, 1982
•Wireless Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Commodore 64/128 +4
IGN Rating
7.5
46 Ratings
HowLongToBeat
1 hr
Main Story
2 hrs
Story + Sides
5 hrs
Everything
1 hr
All Styles
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Pitfall!
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Official IGN Review
Summary
Designer David Crane put platform games on the map with his non-scrolling action game that has players traverse quicksand, swing from vines, and avoid deadly scorpions.
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Initial Release
Jun 1, 1982
Platforms
Wireless Atari 2600 Atari 5200 MSX1 Commodore 64/128 Atari 400/800/XL/XE Colecovision Intellivision Genres
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