Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

April 10, 2023Atari 2600

Aka:	Pitfall II, Pitfall II - Lost Caverns
Console:	Atari 2600
TV Standard:	Region Not Set
Developer(s):	Activision
Publisher(s):	Activision
Release Date:	1983-09-16
Players:	1
Co-op:	No
Type:	Platform

Here I am, Pitfall Harry, plummeting toward the dark thunder of rushing water below... and thinking of the night David Crane called. "I hope you're well rested," he had said. Too rested, I said. I was ready for action. He asked if I'd heard tales of the legendary lost caverns of Machu Picchu in Peru. Or of a roaring, uncharted underground tributary of the Urubamba River replete with waterfalls and deadly electric eels. "Yes," I said. He asked if I knew of the infamous, cursed Raj Diamond. Or of the recent robbery of gold bars from the U.S. Gold Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. And had I heard of vampire bats? Poisonous frogs? Albino scorpions? The dreaded Andean condor? "Yes," I said. And could I still run? Climb? Jump? Could I... swim? "Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes." "Good," said Crane. "Then you'll do it?" "Of course," I said. If only I had known...

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

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