When Pitfall first came out back in 1982, it was revolutionary, with graphics and game play that were cutting-edge for the time. In many ways, it was as much a progenitor of the modern exploration ...

Mario gets credit for popularizing the platformer, but his anti-turtle rampage didn’t invent the genre. The history of platformers stretches all the way back to the early ‘80s with games like Donkey ...

Fans of the series might be able to enjoy Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure on a nostalgic level if they can grit their teeth through its serious flaws. Many game players seem to fear that the Game Boy ...

Remember the 1982 Activision classic Pitfall! from the Atari 2600? It’s probably been a while since you played it, but that’s about to change. The jungle-crawler has been revamped and relaunched on ...

In many ways, the original Pitfall! for the Atari 2600 can be held primarily responsible for inventing the modern platforming genre. Without that seminal game, we would have never experienced the ...

It has been 35 years since the release of Activision's Pitfall! The game made its debut on the Atari 2600 and featured Pitfall Harry who was challenged with collecting treasures while avoiding various ...