I grew up with the Genesis version, absolutely loved this game. I remember when I beat it, I paused the game right before the ending and kept it paused for like 6 hours until my dad got home from work so he could see the ending. I was so paranoid it would freeze and lock up. Thankfully we got to watch the father/son reunion together!
Grew up on the Sega CD port, finally beat it fully last year. What a fantastic game. Music's really good too, I still listen to the OST once in a while.
My favourite version of this game is easily the Atari Jaguar version, because its the only console version which let's you SAVE YOUR GAME after each level. Pitfall isn't the type of game I like to spend multiple hours playing in one sitting, so being able to pick up right where I left off makes the Jaguar version the best one for me. Also, I get to use the Jaguar controller when I play it, and the size of it makes my hands far more comfortable.
I've played the SNES version back in the day, and the biggest flaw of the game for me was hitbox/hit-detection issues. And why, for the love of f*ck, they've removed the bosses' life gauges on Nintendo releases?! It blows my mind... Visually and audibly I liked the Sega CD port the most. Never played it though.
Sometimes the differences are really obvious. Hard to tell with this one. Most of the ports look near identical. Sega CD may take it for the little enhancements but clearly a person could be happy with this one for whatever system they owned.
Back in the day I played the SNES version first, but once I grabbed the Sega Cd versión i stayed whit it becasue it was superior in music and sound, also the SNes version has the resolution kind a little squashed. I also played the Windows95 and it was amazing, like the Sega CD version combined with the superior graphics of the Atari jaguar version. In consoles you have to shoose between the Sega Cd for sound or the Atari Jaguar for graphics :(
I struggled with all the bosses (especially level 4 when you fight 2 of them) because early on I came up with the brilliant idea to hold each and every bomb I find until the final boss. It makes the game an order of magnitude harder, but it pays off; you collect enough throughout the game that you can just stand there and spam them on Warrior Spirit; he stays stunned and can't attack, and it just takes like 30 seconds before he's dead
I remember playing this game on a demo disc I got with my PC Gamer magazine. I played that first level over and over but my Dad wouldn't buy me the full game and by the time I'd saved up enough I ended up buying Monster Truck Madness instead.
I've had it on multiple systems in the past but my kept version is Jaguar. I dunno, since my Pitfall 1 & 2 are on Atari 2600 I thought this felt more at home on Atari lol
Yeah sega cd and win95 are the ones I'm most interested in, md/gen is really cool too but I just can't get past the low sound quality of the jaguar. Really like the music in this game, i need to get a copy to try it one day
I still have my windows 95 version disk. It's the best version,and I usually prefer sega genesis. Not sure about any other versions but the windows had level select once you beat a level.
@@RibbonPL Nonsense. You can turn sync in game's options. So no screen tearing. And framerate is unlocked. For instance on my modern PC I get almost 1000 (on thousand) frames in it. So yes, it is the best version with upgraded aesthetics.
Might be a silly question, but why is each port so different from the other? Did it have to do with the limited audio and graphics capabilities of each system? I have a lot of love for this game. I grew up playing the crappy GBA version, but discovered the SNES version later on. Such a classic.
You are correct, each system has its specifications and the game code has to be adapted to the different hardware. This may result in different graphics, sound and performance. It was a tedious process (still is but the difference is not that noticeable) and it really shows when you put all ports side to side. For example the SNES had lower resolution but better sound and graphics than the Genesis. Some background effects like scrolling and textures are also different and/or missing. So yeah, sometimes one system would get an inferior port.
@PXLTRON the Genesis does have a unique sound and I agree that a good composer can make all the difference in the world with the hardware. At the end of the day it is a personal preference thing but I don't think SNES games sound the same. actually I'd say that about the Genesis.
Also on real Win95/98 PC vsync is better and the boss music does play. I don't know why it didn't in this video. Maybe he couldnt get it to work so he added the music in post? I was also going to bring up Earthworm Jim SE since both these games use the same software. The porting was probably handled by the same people.
I’ve recently picked up myself a little RG353V for emulation. I grew up playing pitfall on my GBA, and didn’t even know other versions actually existed until seeing this. It’s sort of crazy to me how different the console versions are, it’s almost like an HD upgrade 😂 had no idea what I was missing out on.
I've always wondered if Somehow, In a Alternate timeline. Pitfall went from Atari to both NES and Master System but we're actually good. So Good by the 16bit Era Pitfall was Mascot of the likes of Mario and Sonic and that still continue Strong Even making the Jump into 3D alongside Mario and Crash. That would be interesting timeline. An Atari Game managed to move the Old Generation of Video Games into Next, (For the Time) but rather then make console but games on both systems. Take advantage of two Companies duking out and playing them for both and then Sony once Sega falls by '96. That's a timeline I would want to see happened.
The GBA's chipmunk sound effects and higher speed of play is comical. But I must say they did a great job of making the most of the MD's limited color palette and still creating a lush colorful environment that ran very smoothly. And the SNES also looks fantastic. Given that the rom sizes of the SNES and MD compress to about the same size, and are almost half the compressed size of the jag and 32x they did a great job on optimizing the SNES quite nicely. What emulation did you use to play the windows 95 version?
is the GBA Pitfall Mayan Adventure game based on the 32X version, Atari Jaguar version, Sega CD/Genesis/Mega-Drive version, SNES Super Nintendo version, Window 95 version?
@@jasonlee7816 Its probably not based on any particular version. All of the ports used the same art and animatio assets. Since the GBA uses a completely different cpu type (ARM) to anything else in this video, its engine is probably unique.
Las mejores versiones de Pitfall de mejor a peor: 1- Pitfall versión JAGUAR 2- Pitfall versión MEGA CD 3- Pitfall versión WINDOWS 4- Pitfall versión MEGA DRIVE 32X 5- Pitfall versión GENESIS/SNES 6- Pitfall versión GBA Todas las conversiones del juego rayan a gran nivel, excepto el título aparecido en Game Boy Advance, que es una indecencia difícil de creer. Saludos desde España 🇪🇦
Such a shame the two best looking versions run at 30 FPS (Jag and 32X, the Jag looking the absolute best to me). Therefore from a gameplay and overall sound perspective, the Sega CD version is still the winner. A smooth 60 FPS and decent soundtrack. They could have used the extra power of the system to make it look less dithered though, unfortunately. Still, it plays well. If you can live with 30 FPS and some slowdown on top of that (I can't), the Jag. So pretty.
I think I read that the programmers took the lazy route with the Jaguar port, using the 68000 CPU in it instead of the custom chips that were supposed to drive game logic as well as do the graphics.
The framerate differences are hardly noticeable and I highly doubt anybody noticed any differences at all back in 94/95. The game plays well on all platforms so the barely noticeable framerate differences is a moot point.
@@TeeroyHammermill If you can't feel the massive, not massive, gargantuan difference playing a 2D game in 30 FPS vs 60 FPS then you really don't have any right to even be commenting in a retro gaming topic. Seriously. You know when it all changes? 40 FPS. That's why on the PS5 I always use whatever the 40 FPS mode is. That to 60 is not the jump. But 30 to 60 is just massive in every way.
@@teddym2808 :"massive" "gargantuan" is way pushing the envelope in a game like this. We were playing this on CRT TV's and nobody noticed nor paid attention to the framerate differences because it simply wasn't noticeable from one version to the next. It's barely noticeable on modern TV's. It's a moot point and nobody cared back then and probably wouldn't care now unless they're some sort of weirdo. I'm almost certain 32X owners prefer that version over the Genesis version because the graphics are noticeably sharper and cleaner with a bit more detail. The framerate difference is not even noticeable.
@@TeeroyHammermill I won't play any action based game at 30 FPS, and there's many others like me. It's horrendous, especially on modern displays including the best gaming ones with g-sync which is the only way any retro game should be played on a modern panel anyway.
The game that got me started on retro back on 1995. A+Downx26+A on my Mega Drive pad. It went downhill fast with the advent of emulation. Moltíssimes gràcies, retrosutra, or Santi or whatever I must call you, for all these cherished memories of Speccy +2, video club rental and frustrations, whinings and pads thrown on the floor.
For me, there's no way, super nintenod is the best version by far! More speed, stabilized animation, perfect music, comfortable sound effects, beautiful colors. It's true that it loses some animations and the image looks a little stretched...but none of the other versions have such wonderful gameplay/graphics as this one.
I think it was made for the original GBA screen so everything is really bright and its zoomed in so it looks all weird. If it was darker, it might look more like the other versions.
@@Monkowii Indeed no backlight meant they needed to brighten the colours. Same thing with Tales of Phantasia in my opinion, the SNES version looks superb compared to the GBA.
Late to the party with this reply, I know, but the bad scrolling on the 32X is a result of the 32X just not being very good at handling scrolling 2D bitmaps like this due to how it worked. In most 32X games like this, the 32X handles the sprites while the Mega Drive handles the scrolling backgrounds because it's better at it, and that's the same case here. However, the 32X also does a lot of the foreground that you see. This creates a mismatch between the Mega Drive backgrounds, which run at 60fps, and the 32X foregrounds, which deviate between 20-30fps. That's why the scrolling looks so bad.
Let’s Compare Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure 1: Genesis (1994) 2: Sega CD (1994) 3: Super Nintendo (1994) 4: Sega 32x (1995) 5: Atari Jaguar (1995) 6: Windows (1995) 7: Game Boy Advance (2001)
@@Marc_Araujo Cool! although I checked and both versions have the same amount of levels, I don't know if some are extended though. I think I wouldn't care enough for the rest but thanks for the reply.
If only one of these versions had a fucking save feature. But I still fondly remember playing this game on my parents' PC back in the late 90s until I got a Playstation. EDIT: Ok apparently only the Jag version had a save feature. even back then Activision were cheap fucks.
In my humble opinion Windows is 1st place, SEGA CD is 2nd and Atari Jaguar is 3rd. Why the SNES version is so dark? GBA is a bad port, just makes no justice with its capabilities.
Video My favorite visually is the Atari Jaguar. I didn't care for Windows bright colors, this isn't a Disney game. Audio My favorite Audio would have been Sega CD but I felt they went to off course from original audio and wanted to show off and in doing so I feel they lost touch. The Sega Genesis audio was good I loved how halfway through it picks up. This will be an unpopular opinion but after a few times of comparing the Genesis to the 32x I love the slight changes to the 32x so to me it has the best music. The only one I have actually played was the snes version and the music just doesn't do it for me. I just bought the Jaguar version can't wait to try it.
Windows has bright colors where it makes sense. It still has darker levels too like the deep jungle and the mines and ruins. Most of the later levels are darker and still have better colors than console versions
This is yet another game I've seen but never played. Its Windows 95 version seems best, followed by its Atari Jaguar and Super NES versions. The least impressive version to me is the Game Boy Advance port; while I don't mind that its background music was left out, the fact that the camera is so zoomed in makes the platforming needlessly difficult.
@@maestr02.06 I know.. It is just a Monday morning sarcasm fail on my part. I was also going to make a comment about there being an obligatory ZX spectrum port (even though I know its the original pitfall!). But I realized that it was so awful that its worse than even the 2600 version of the original.
Can't agree. Although, statically, the visuals look a little nicer (ie: when it's paused) the game runs and, thus, plays dreadfully compared to the MD, SNES and MCD versions. Only benefit to the Jag version is the save game function 🤷♂️
It was rather nice they thought ahead on that, because in 1995 most of us ran computers that would have never ran it that smooth. Very few people had even Pentiums then. So being able to set quality lower was nice.
Nope. Sega versions are the most fluid. SNES is very close. It’s been documented in other videos. Sega Cd is the best console version overall. Don’t be fooled by a few extra colors on the other versions
I had the Windows 95 version. Animation is very fluid, a lot more than the SNES version. The Sega versions are also smooth, but the Win95 is the best version of all.
next time you do a comparison you should leave the platform you are curently showing at the bottom of the screen. saves people from having to click around 20 minutes of footage to try and see different versions they are looking for to compare. No clue which version of the game im looking at unless i literally sit here and watch through the entire damn video just to see which platform you are currently showing when you pop it up on screen for 2 seconds and then its gone
Based on this video, the Windows version is the best graphic by combining the vibrant colors of SNES' character & trees + Genesis' jungle background but without the murkiness of the Genesis' original. Gameboy Advance actually quite impressive for Harry's sprite & color, but overly saturated backgrounds ruins it.
I gotta give Super Nintendo some credit since it runs pretty well, also why does the frame rate on Sega 32x version a little bit worse? Shouldn’t be a little powerful than both the Genesis and the SNES version?
@@Bubba__Sawyer Nah. The CD/Win95 soundtrack is good, but the synths do not fit the theme in my opinion, especially on songs like Ceiba Jungle and Yaxchilan Lagoon. SNES has higher quality instrument samples than Genesis. I love how you have to use the word "fanboy" to interact with someone that has a different opinion than you. Means you aren't worth the time.
I grew up with the Genesis version, absolutely loved this game. I remember when I beat it, I paused the game right before the ending and kept it paused for like 6 hours until my dad got home from work so he could see the ending. I was so paranoid it would freeze and lock up. Thankfully we got to watch the father/son reunion together!
Grew up on the Sega CD port, finally beat it fully last year. What a fantastic game. Music's really good too, I still listen to the OST once in a while.
Ditto!
I still can’t beat the tiger boss fight like wth
@@joelsytairo6338 The human transforming tiger boss?
@@Tibor0803 the easy one at the beginning. I would keep turning off the game and loosing my progress
You can play this game three different ways on the Sega Genesis.
Base console, Sega CD or Sega 32X addons. You'd think one was enough right? Lol.
They forgot to make a Sega 32X CD version though.
@@elgoog-the-third u mean saturn?
@@revolucionaom3895 No, I mean a Sega 32X CD version of the game. There were a few games that needed both add-ons.
@@elgoog-the-third didnt know that XD
The Sega CD's audio blew my mind!
My favourite version of this game is easily the Atari Jaguar version, because its the only console version which let's you SAVE YOUR GAME after each level. Pitfall isn't the type of game I like to spend multiple hours playing in one sitting, so being able to pick up right where I left off makes the Jaguar version the best one for me.
Also, I get to use the Jaguar controller when I play it, and the size of it makes my hands far more comfortable.
OMG I NEED THIS VERSION.
why did they take it out in the Windows 95 version? and why just the Jag version?
All Jaguar cartridges can save game data, so it's not just a Pitfall thing
@@Bl3atingM3at Jaguar was the most advanced system
But the PC system has the better music. It just seems like the definitive version (good graphics and the better music). :)
Jaguar had the worst version. It's only 30fps.
I've played the SNES version back in the day, and the biggest flaw of the game for me was hitbox/hit-detection issues. And why, for the love of f*ck, they've removed the bosses' life gauges on Nintendo releases?! It blows my mind...
Visually and audibly I liked the Sega CD port the most. Never played it though.
Sometimes the differences are really obvious. Hard to tell with this one. Most of the ports look near identical. Sega CD may take it for the little enhancements but clearly a person could be happy with this one for whatever system they owned.
So the Genesis and Windows 95 versions are the only ones that didn't butcher the glorious title theme? Sad.
why is it sad?
The windows 95 version has the same music as the Sega CD version
All of these versions sound quite incredible, except for the GBA version (as expected)
how did the Game Boy Advance version sound to you?
@@jasonlee7816 like shit
... I was not expecting that at all. The Donkey Kong Country ports to GBA blow this right outta the water. o-0
yeah the GBA version screams "Rushed port"
The 32x one sounds pretty bad but its got an odd charm to it
Back in the day I played the SNES version first, but once I grabbed the Sega Cd versión i stayed whit it becasue it was superior in music and sound, also the SNes version has the resolution kind a little squashed. I also played the Windows95 and it was amazing, like the Sega CD version combined with the superior graphics of the Atari jaguar version. In consoles you have to shoose between the Sega Cd for sound or the Atari Jaguar for graphics :(
I struggled with all the bosses (especially level 4 when you fight 2 of them) because early on I came up with the brilliant idea to hold each and every bomb I find until the final boss. It makes the game an order of magnitude harder, but it pays off; you collect enough throughout the game that you can just stand there and spam them on Warrior Spirit; he stays stunned and can't attack, and it just takes like 30 seconds before he's dead
I remember playing this game on a demo disc I got with my PC Gamer magazine. I played that first level over and over but my Dad wouldn't buy me the full game and by the time I'd saved up enough I ended up buying Monster Truck Madness instead.
Personal faves are 32x and genesis. Tho the SNES felt sped up and snappy, appreciated that.
I’ve been trying to beat that first tiger boss fight since I was 9. I’ll let you know when I beat it
did u beat it?
@@GTXnayeem yes lol!
I remember buying the super Nintendo version at an outdoor flea market as a kid in the early 2000s. Love the Indiana Jones vibe that this game gives.
true
I've had it on multiple systems in the past but my kept version is Jaguar. I dunno, since my Pitfall 1 & 2 are on Atari 2600 I thought this felt more at home on Atari lol
R.i.p Atari 2600 1977 - 1983
and apparently it's the only version of the game that has a save feature.
My favourite: Sega CD
Never got to play it, but I remember the commercials and they were super hype.
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Yeah sega cd and win95 are the ones I'm most interested in, md/gen is really cool too but I just can't get past the low sound quality of the jaguar. Really like the music in this game, i need to get a copy to try it one day
Cool comparison. I personally like the sega genesis version, the Super Nintendo version, and the game boy advanced version.
I still have my windows 95 version disk. It's the best version,and I usually prefer sega genesis. Not sure about any other versions but the windows had level select once you beat a level.
Nah, it's way too bright.
It shown : 30 fps and screen tearing. PC the best version?
@@RibbonPL Nonsense. You can turn sync in game's options. So no screen tearing. And framerate is unlocked. For instance on my modern PC I get almost 1000 (on thousand) frames in it. So yes, it is the best version with upgraded aesthetics.
Might be a silly question, but why is each port so different from the other? Did it have to do with the limited audio and graphics capabilities of each system? I have a lot of love for this game. I grew up playing the crappy GBA version, but discovered the SNES version later on. Such a classic.
You are correct, each system has its specifications and the game code has to be adapted to the different hardware. This may result in different graphics, sound and performance. It was a tedious process (still is but the difference is not that noticeable) and it really shows when you put all ports side to side. For example the SNES had lower resolution but better sound and graphics than the Genesis. Some background effects like scrolling and textures are also different and/or missing. So yeah, sometimes one system would get an inferior port.
@PXLTRON the Genesis does have a unique sound and I agree that a good composer can make all the difference in the world with the hardware. At the end of the day it is a personal preference thing but I don't think SNES games sound the same. actually I'd say that about the Genesis.
@NALTO SNES does have better sound than Genesis tbh
obviously neither sound as great as SCD/Windows version.
As with Earthworm Jim SE, Windows 95 is by FAR the best version: High quality graphics and outstanding digital music.
Also on real Win95/98 PC vsync is better and the boss music does play. I don't know why it didn't in this video. Maybe he couldnt get it to work so he added the music in post? I was also going to bring up Earthworm Jim SE since both these games use the same software. The porting was probably handled by the same people.
And the windows version the jaguar appears runnin in the titles
Windows 95 version is way too bright and colorful. Sega CD is the best looking and sounding version.
@@Bubba__Sawyer the Sega CD can't render enough colors for this game. it's awful visually.
Disagree
Only genesis and Sega CD in my heart
I’ve recently picked up myself a little RG353V for emulation. I grew up playing pitfall on my GBA, and didn’t even know other versions actually existed until seeing this. It’s sort of crazy to me how different the console versions are, it’s almost like an HD upgrade 😂 had no idea what I was missing out on.
I've always wondered if Somehow, In a Alternate timeline. Pitfall went from Atari to both NES and Master System but we're actually good. So Good by the 16bit Era Pitfall was Mascot of the likes of Mario and Sonic and that still continue Strong Even making the Jump into 3D alongside Mario and Crash.
That would be interesting timeline. An Atari Game managed to move the Old Generation of Video Games into Next, (For the Time) but rather then make console but games on both systems. Take advantage of two Companies duking out and playing them for both and then Sony once Sega falls by '96. That's a timeline I would want to see happened.
Question: Do you record all footage using original hardware or emulation?
Emulation
I like the colors on the Jaguar version best, but that live action sequence in the beginning of the Sega CD version is REALLY cool.
Music was great on the Sega CD version, unfortunately the sound and intro were the only thing that was improved over the Megadrive version.
The GBA's chipmunk sound effects and higher speed of play is comical. But I must say they did a great job of making the most of the MD's limited color palette and still creating a lush colorful environment that ran very smoothly. And the SNES also looks fantastic. Given that the rom sizes of the SNES and MD compress to about the same size, and are almost half the compressed size of the jag and 32x they did a great job on optimizing the SNES quite nicely. What emulation did you use to play the windows 95 version?
lol, that chipmunk sound was so unexpected
is the GBA Pitfall Mayan Adventure game based on the 32X version, Atari Jaguar version, Sega CD/Genesis/Mega-Drive version, SNES Super Nintendo version, Window 95 version?
@@jasonlee7816 Its probably not based on any particular version. All of the ports used the same art and animatio assets. Since the GBA uses a completely different cpu type (ARM) to anything else in this video, its engine is probably unique.
Grew up with the Windows version.
Top 3 versions:
1. Atari Jaguar.
2. Windows.
3. Sega 32X
Can someone please tell me, are there any other games like this?
Own the Genesis port and wowzers that Red Book audio on the Sega CD is something else. :)
Las mejores versiones de Pitfall de mejor a peor:
1- Pitfall versión JAGUAR
2- Pitfall versión MEGA CD
3- Pitfall versión WINDOWS
4- Pitfall versión MEGA DRIVE 32X
5- Pitfall versión GENESIS/SNES
6- Pitfall versión GBA
Todas las conversiones del juego rayan a gran nivel, excepto el título aparecido en Game Boy Advance, que es una indecencia difícil de creer. Saludos desde España 🇪🇦
Mega CD y génesis serían las mejores. 60fps. Atari Jaguar va a 30fps y 32x también. Inexplicable
@@AZULES88MU Even with 30 fps the Jaguar version is the best. DF had a review of the game and discovered this
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@@gamalielarmira2379 En WOWRoms
Windows 95 version is still kickass! So sad that there are no GOG or Steam version :(
Dear Retrosutra, can you do Tetris versions comparisons? Thanks.
Such a shame the two best looking versions run at 30 FPS (Jag and 32X, the Jag looking the absolute best to me).
Therefore from a gameplay and overall sound perspective, the Sega CD version is still the winner. A smooth 60 FPS and decent soundtrack. They could have used the extra power of the system to make it look less dithered though, unfortunately. Still, it plays well. If you can live with 30 FPS and some slowdown on top of that (I can't), the Jag. So pretty.
I think I read that the programmers took the lazy route with the Jaguar port, using the 68000 CPU in it instead of the custom chips that were supposed to drive game logic as well as do the graphics.
The framerate differences are hardly noticeable and I highly doubt anybody noticed any differences at all back in 94/95. The game plays well on all platforms so the barely noticeable framerate differences is a moot point.
@@TeeroyHammermill If you can't feel the massive, not massive, gargantuan difference playing a 2D game in 30 FPS vs 60 FPS then you really don't have any right to even be commenting in a retro gaming topic. Seriously. You know when it all changes? 40 FPS. That's why on the PS5 I always use whatever the 40 FPS mode is. That to 60 is not the jump. But 30 to 60 is just massive in every way.
@@teddym2808 :"massive" "gargantuan" is way pushing the envelope in a game like this. We were playing this on CRT TV's and nobody noticed nor paid attention to the framerate differences because it simply wasn't noticeable from one version to the next. It's barely noticeable on modern TV's. It's a moot point and nobody cared back then and probably wouldn't care now unless they're some sort of weirdo.
I'm almost certain 32X owners prefer that version over the Genesis version because the graphics are noticeably sharper and cleaner with a bit more detail. The framerate difference is not even noticeable.
@@TeeroyHammermill I won't play any action based game at 30 FPS, and there's many others like me. It's horrendous, especially on modern displays including the best gaming ones with g-sync which is the only way any retro game should be played on a modern panel anyway.
To me, also as a bit of growing up bias, the Windows version is the best in both departments, as well as content
Sega génesis and Sega CD is better. 60fps
So is PC.
The game that got me started on retro back on 1995. A+Downx26+A on my Mega Drive pad. It went downhill fast with the advent of emulation.
Moltíssimes gràcies, retrosutra, or Santi or whatever I must call you, for all these cherished memories of Speccy +2, video club rental and frustrations, whinings and pads thrown on the floor.
32x jaguar and Windows 95 are the best bits
For me, there's no way, super nintenod is the best version by far!
More speed, stabilized animation, perfect music, comfortable sound effects, beautiful colors.
It's true that it loses some animations and the image looks a little stretched...but none of the other versions have such wonderful gameplay/graphics as this one.
Is it possible to run the Windows 95 version on PC nowadays?
I used an emulator called PCem. It allows emulating old PCs so that you can install Windows 95 on it.
Wasn't the GBA more powerful, technically, than the SNES? Why was that version nerfed so hard then?
You're right, that rather looks more like a gameboy color
Yep, it looks the worst port of them all, despite being the latest release.
I think it was made for the original GBA screen so everything is really bright and its zoomed in so it looks all weird. If it was darker, it might look more like the other versions.
Its zoomed in so they didn't have to redraw the sprites. GBA resolution is very low so it needed to zoom in to use the original assets
@@Monkowii Indeed no backlight meant they needed to brighten the colours. Same thing with Tales of Phantasia in my opinion, the SNES version looks superb compared to the GBA.
¿SNES version runs at 60 FPS?
Pra mim a melhor versão é a do Sega CD!
How can the 32x have such crap scrolling?!
I think the 32X doesn’t know how to handle 2D graphics properly. That’s why.
Late to the party with this reply, I know, but the bad scrolling on the 32X is a result of the 32X just not being very good at handling scrolling 2D bitmaps like this due to how it worked. In most 32X games like this, the 32X handles the sprites while the Mega Drive handles the scrolling backgrounds because it's better at it, and that's the same case here. However, the 32X also does a lot of the foreground that you see. This creates a mismatch between the Mega Drive backgrounds, which run at 60fps, and the 32X foregrounds, which deviate between 20-30fps. That's why the scrolling looks so bad.
GBA color was more bright because first model dont have backlight LCD😅😅😅
Let’s Compare Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
1: Genesis (1994)
2: Sega CD (1994)
3: Super Nintendo (1994)
4: Sega 32x (1995)
5: Atari Jaguar (1995)
6: Windows (1995)
7: Game Boy Advance (2001)
Man I feel spoiled, grew up on the Windows 95 version, some of these ports are butchered 💀
Although i agree with you, its the opposite. The windows is a upgraded version from the originals (SNES and Genesis).
SNES Version used Many controls than Genesis
Taking everything into consideration (graphics, sound, and content), the Sega CD version is the best one overall.
Was there more content? Also, the graphics look downscaled/pixelated compared to the newer versions. I think the newer graphics look better
@@Japie__ The Sega CD version has an FMV intro, new levels, extended levels, and a new CD-quality soundtrack.
@@Marc_Araujo Cool! although I checked and both versions have the same amount of levels, I don't know if some are extended though. I think I wouldn't care enough for the rest but thanks for the reply.
@@Japie__ Check out the video Digital Foundry made on Pitfall...really good retrospective video on the game and all its ports.
@@Marc_Araujo 32x, PC (it has CD ost as well) and Jag has new/extended levels too. The only exclusive thing Sega CD ha is the intro.
gba is horrible. megadrive and snes are ok. pc looks better.
Pitfall original atari 1982
The pc version is the best. It even has extra levels
Melhor som e grafico achei do pc melhor, mas o snes é mais rapido, GBA tb é rapido mas achei muito esquisito
The best version is objectively the PC version.
Jaguar 🐆 tops for sure when it comes to home TV console version better version of drum theme without that annoying flute and saving
Sega Versions is Dark...
i thinked that this is a remake of pitfall! from atari
FOR ME,THE SNES VERSION IS BETTER!
my bro had the gba version and never beat it because it was tough
If only one of these versions had a fucking save feature. But I still fondly remember playing this game on my parents' PC back in the late 90s until I got a Playstation.
EDIT: Ok apparently only the Jag version had a save feature. even back then Activision were cheap fucks.
PC version was saving levels automatically and you could choose them from a window dedicated menu. Also cheats can be used in all versions.
Pitfall atari 2600 pls
Good thing the Genesis had all those add-ons, so we could choose between three nearly identically playing versions of Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.
Not really...
Only the Sega CD is near identical. Just that the sound's better. I mean, the fucking 32X version is choppy as hell
In my humble opinion Windows is 1st place, SEGA CD is 2nd and Atari Jaguar is 3rd. Why the SNES version is so dark? GBA is a bad port, just makes no justice with its capabilities.
Video
My favorite visually is the Atari Jaguar. I didn't care for Windows bright colors, this isn't a Disney game.
Audio
My favorite Audio would have been Sega CD but I felt they went to off course from original audio and wanted to show off and in doing so I feel they lost touch.
The Sega Genesis audio was good I loved how halfway through it picks up.
This will be an unpopular opinion but after a few times of comparing the Genesis to the 32x I love the slight changes to the 32x so to me it has the best music.
The only one I have actually played was the snes version and the music just doesn't do it for me.
I just bought the Jaguar version can't wait to try it.
Windows has bright colors where it makes sense. It still has darker levels too like the deep jungle and the mines and ruins. Most of the later levels are darker and still have better colors than console versions
You can adjust colors on PC and it has Sega CD music.
32x and GBA are the worst.
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32x graphics look good, but the framerate sucks.
This is yet another game I've seen but never played. Its Windows 95 version seems best, followed by its Atari Jaguar and Super NES versions. The least impressive version to me is the Game Boy Advance port; while I don't mind that its background music was left out, the fact that the camera is so zoomed in makes the platforming needlessly difficult.
Nah, don’t be fooled by a few extra colors. Best console version is the Sega CD one.
The Jaguar version runs very choppy. Only the 32X runs worse.
Windows 95 version is way too bright and colorful.
@@Bubba__Sawyer You can set brightness and colors to your liking on PC.
@@saturndual32 Programmers were lazy and used the 68000 CPU in the Jaguar instead of its custom chips to drive game logic.
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More arcade ports video?
This game didn't have an arcade port...
@@wishusknight3009 i mean I recommend for the Uploader to upload more arcade port comparison
@@wishusknight3009 even if it did, it would probably be pretty terrible. Just with better sprites, music, and the works.
Of course we will do!
@@maestr02.06 I know.. It is just a Monday morning sarcasm fail on my part. I was also going to make a comment about there being an obligatory ZX spectrum port (even though I know its the original pitfall!). But I realized that it was so awful that its worse than even the 2600 version of the original.
Sega cd best.
Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive version should’ve looked and sounded better
on bigger (larger) cart than 16 megs > 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 megabits
Jaguar is by far the superior version
Can't agree.
Although, statically, the visuals look a little nicer (ie: when it's paused) the game runs and, thus, plays dreadfully compared to the MD, SNES and MCD versions. Only benefit to the Jag version is the save game function 🤷♂️
I think the soundtrack on the windows/sega CD version is far better, so no.
the graphics of the windows version are better, but the animations of the super Nintendo version are the most fluid of all.
It was rather nice they thought ahead on that, because in 1995 most of us ran computers that would have never ran it that smooth. Very few people had even Pentiums then. So being able to set quality lower was nice.
yes,the snes version is by far the best in scroll and animation,only megadrive/segacd version is near but with very inferior color.
Nope. Sega versions are the most fluid. SNES is very close. It’s been documented in other videos. Sega Cd is the best console version overall. Don’t be fooled by a few extra colors on the other versions
I had the Windows 95 version. Animation is very fluid, a lot more than the SNES version. The Sega versions are also smooth, but the Win95 is the best version of all.
Nope. If you adjust settings properly on PC you get fluid animations on it.
next time you do a comparison you should leave the platform you are curently showing at the bottom of the screen. saves people from having to click around 20 minutes of footage to try and see different versions they are looking for to compare. No clue which version of the game im looking at unless i literally sit here and watch through the entire damn video just to see which platform you are currently showing when you pop it up on screen for 2 seconds and then its gone
WIn95 wins
I owned the GBA version and didn't know it was a port until I watched this, I thought it was just some sloppily made game
For me the best version is for Jaguar
Once again pc winning all consoles
I'm play this game yesterday haha.... I'm not like this game ;-;
Compare pitfall original
I don't like anything about this game. I'd rather play NES Super Pitfall over this.
I don’t even think the games that good, so why were there so many ports?
One Word : Money
@@maestr02.06 good point
Pitfall Mayan Adventure is a great game
@@ccdmn1557 oh cool
Are we talking about Pitfall or Skyrim?
I grew up with Windows 95, and I loved every minute of it. Such an incredible game.
Based on this video, the Windows version is the best graphic by combining the vibrant colors of SNES' character & trees + Genesis' jungle background but without the murkiness of the Genesis' original.
Gameboy Advance actually quite impressive for Harry's sprite & color, but overly saturated backgrounds ruins it.
I gotta give Super Nintendo some credit since it runs pretty well, also why does the frame rate on Sega 32x version a little bit worse? Shouldn’t be a little powerful than both the Genesis and the SNES version?
I grew up playing the PC version. It would be a great game to be remastered nowadays.
SNES has the best console soundtrack in my opinion. Will never forget this game.
Sega CD soundtrack is FAR better. Nintendo fanboys are something else...
@@Bubba__Sawyer Nah. The CD/Win95 soundtrack is good, but the synths do not fit the theme in my opinion, especially on songs like Ceiba Jungle and Yaxchilan Lagoon. SNES has higher quality instrument samples than Genesis.
I love how you have to use the word "fanboy" to interact with someone that has a different opinion than you. Means you aren't worth the time.