Pitfall!

142 - Pitfall!

Year: 1982
Platform(s): Atari 2600
Designer(s): David Crane
Developer: Activision
Publisher: Activision

“Pitfall! was the peak of the Atari 2600. The console was still selling strongly, and the renegade Atari programmers working at Activision were at their peak, seemingly immune to the pressure to rush out games that helped kill the company. Pitfall! was a groundbreaking game — the first side-scrolling game that many gamers ever played. And it was very colorful and imaginative, featuring an explorer sprinting through the jungle dodging scorpions and crocodiles and other traps.” - Peter Hartlaub, SF Gate

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