Intellivision Longplay [007] Pitfall!

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The objective is the same as in the Atari 2600 original: you need to collect all 36 treasures in 20 minutes, and believe me, it's very, very difficult to do that the natural way.
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[@DDay-zm7bc]

I have not play this game in over 30 years. My favorite game for an Atari when I was a kid growing up I had a hard time jumping over the three alligators i would fall in there mouth thank you so much for showing this I am in my 40s now getting old of course I am a millennial I grew up with all the old consoles I miss them very much. 😁😅

[@catsooey]

If you’re 43 or older, you’re part of Gen X. If you were born in ‘79, especially the first half, you are a member of Gen X.

[@erichzannbusoumuzan]

I remember playing this in level 4 of "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure" on Sega Genesis.

[@dsol876]

and windows!!

[@paxhumana2015]

@@dsol876 , fun fact, X-Men: Legends also had an homage to this game as well.

[@8bitsnkboy472]

I'm really enjoying these longplays on the intellivision. Please keep them coming. I picked up an original system a couple of years ago and I'm having fun exploring the game library.

[@paxhumana2015]

David Crane, the person that had made Pitfall!, as well as Pitfall! II, would later make a game for the NES/FDS that is called A Boy and His Blob.

[@catsooey]

I loved that game! I never owned it, but I played it a few times and read a lot about it when it came out. I loved the concept, the 50’s sci-fi theme, the artwork, and the gameplay was so original. The creator’s name was David Crane IIRC. He reminded me of another artist/developer I loved - Tim Schaeffer, who did Maniac Mansion and later, Psychonauts.

[@a2c2008]

Ahhh…this takes me back to my childhood! Thank you!

[@krystalfan]

i remember the ads for this staring little kid jack black
no really look it up

[@Aurochhunter]

Yes, I remember that ad too.

[@jakeconer]

I’m told you technically don’t beat this game, when you collected 36 treasures, it actually trigger a kill screen. Basically the game freezes. But it is here on the Intellivision as well

[@SpearM3064]

There are only 32 treasures. And yes, the game _deliberately_ freezes when you collect them all, at least in the Atari 2600 version. The reason for this is probably so you could get a camera and take a picture of your score to prove you had done it. (A perfect score is 114,000 points.)

[@jakeconer]

@@SpearM3064 in this version it’s 36

[@SpearM3064]

@@jakeconer I'll take your word for it. I've never played the Intellivision version.

[@jakeconer]

@@SpearM3064 it says so in the description

[@SpearM3064]

@@jakeconer Except that it says "The objective is the same as in the Atari 2600 original". In the Atari 2600 version, there are only 32 treasures. The description is wrong.

[@GroundManPe]

In episode of South Park, they made a reference to this game

[@beyondobscure]

Man, if there's 255 screens and 32 treasures, that averages out to 1 treasure=8 screens. Where ARE they?

[@anonviewerciv]

Is the jumping sound supposed to be an 8-bit rendition of Tarzan's yell? (1:11)
3:53 F.

[@SpearM3064]

Yes.

[@FadkinsDiet]

Yes, that's the vine swinging sound.

[@DoubtYourOwnShadow]

This brings back memories as a Kid Good time's

[@Akira625]

I wasn't aware there was an Intellivision version of Pitfall. It's very similar to the original Atari 2600 version.

[@noaht2005]

Yeah, i was expecting more

[@Captain-Cosmo]

IT is amazing how similar it is to the Atari version.

[@71fluffdaddy]

I had this on Intellivision I could never complete the game I could not find all the treasures I eventually ran out of time. If some can post a video of the completion of this on Intellivision I would appreciate it because I don’t think anyone could complete this game finding all the Easter egg treasures.

[@cgore4]

The graphics quality was one of the many pitfalls of this game.

[@THEREALGAMEMASTER-gz5xg]

this game looks good for Intellivision

[@friedpicklez08]

Nice

[@yasin_GD]

Can't wait to play this on my amico

[@mattmyers9351]

Cool!

[@user-dv1yd4zg9t]

👏👏👏👏👏👏💚💚💚💚

[@kjjjjjhhh]

Sounds this game ;))

[@briangriffin5701]

Best graphics on the Atari VCS

[@Pessoa5647]

It's intellivision

[@briangriffin5701]

@@Pessoa5647 I know I was just stating that Pitfall had the best graphics on the VCS. 😁

[@Pessoa5647]

@@briangriffin5701 oh, Understable have a great day

[@briangriffin5701]

@@Pessoa5647 You too

[@kjjjjjhhh]

This game funny lol

[@user-jc5zi9lc6w]

Эээ

[@florianklink2961]

Boring but good.

[@deanking6405]

Thankfully this is one of the games where the sequel was MILES better than the original

[@florianklink2961]

@@deanking6405 No, I mean that in a good way. Games of today are so complicated and stuff, so I just appreciate retro games being simple and relaxing to watch. That's why I prefer old games in the first place.

[@MtpJunks]

Look at me guys i need help, please help me...