Justin Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Pitfall! Atari 2600 Controller: JOYSTICK / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Default Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST October 14th, 2022 Objective Play for the highest possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between October 1st through October 14th, 2022. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level There are no difficulty levels in Pitfall! As the manual says, "Difficulty switches and the game select switch are not used in Pitfall! Each game is many games in one, with many difficulties to overcome." Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 136th Squad Challenge!!! For this challenge we're playing one of the greatest Atari 2600 games of all time - Pitfall! Pitfall was designed by the legendary David Crane at Activision in 1982. Can you navigate Pitfall Harry through the rolling logs, across the crocodiles, and jumping from vine to vine? Apologies to all for the delay in posting this Squad Challenge, I have evacuated my home during Hurricane Ian and even here have been without power, internet, cable, and cell phone reception until recently. We of course are prepared for Hurricane season to come every year, but cannot control the extent to which we are without power or have to evacuate. Otherwise everything is fine with me and we will continue on! ROM and Instruction Manual are provided below. I hope you all have fun, and good luck to everybody participating!! Pitfall!.pdf Pitfall!.A26 RickR and greenween 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 @nosweargamer has a good overview of Activision's Pitfall! It's a great place to start if you're new to the game! RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 Please remember to TYPE OUT YOUR HIGH SCORE when posting to High Score Squad! We want to get your score right, and prevent mistakes. Scores can be blurry in photos, tricky on the eyes, or hidden deep within play-through videos. Claiming your score 100% prevents confusion. Sabertooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 3, 2022 Report Share Posted October 3, 2022 I haven't played the original Pitfall in some time. I prefer Pitfall II but I will give this a spin. Sabertooth 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 9,514 - Tried this for the first time since 1980 something. Stunk then and still do. 🤣 Should get better as the contest goes on, hopefully. 🤞 RickR, Justin, Sabertooth and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 I'm not sure I have the patience for this one...memorizing maps and such. But I will try as soon as I get some time. No laughing at my score! Stlrs95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 42994. I played on OpenEmu which uses the Stella core. I haven't played this game in a few decades. I don't recall the patterns (there's more than one; I recall a pattern from a magazine in which you go underground on the first screen...maybe I'll look for it on the Internet Archive) so I mostly stayed above ground. I nicked my foot on my last life. I blame the wine lol. I may give this another go before the deadline. RickR, Justin, TrekMD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 2:03 PM, RickR said: I'm not sure I have the patience for this one...memorizing maps and such. But I will try as soon as I get some time. No laughing at my score! What you mean no laughing??? Im no good at this game. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 44,481 - My best score ever on this game. I just went left the whole time since going right for me is way harder and I die pretty quick. Justin, TrekMD, greenween and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Stlrs95 said: 44,481 - My best score ever on this game. I just went left the whole time since going right for me is way harder and I die pretty quick. Yes, that's the other advantage to running left: You won't be surprised by rolling logs. RickR and Stlrs95 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) New PB: 58889. I also found the pattern I referred to previously alongside another pattern which has you going to the right. You can check both guides here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/atari2600/584972-pitfall/faqs Edited October 6, 2022 by Marco1019 Updated link reflecting both guides on GameFAQS. Justin, TrekMD and Stlrs95 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 87,720. I guess it's like riding a bicycle. I made it the full 20 minutes going L. Playing on a composite mod 2600jr and Slik Stik Stlrs95, Marco1019, Justin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 7, 2022 Report Share Posted October 7, 2022 New PB: 109964. I got 31 of the 32 treasures before I saw that I would run out of time, so I jumped into the crocodile's mouth hahahaha 😂 Stlrs95, Justin, RickR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 9, 2022 Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 I was checking out the Activision Patch thread when I discovered another YouTube video by @nosweargamer! This is an excellent guide to completing Pitfall! RickR and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 I brought out my big boy for this one. If I'm going to do this I might as well do it old school. Got drink, Reese's, I'm all set. Here goes! *takes two steps and falls down I meant to do that 😁 Marco1019 and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 First attempt trying to follow NSG's walkthrough. I got 7601. Only because I had trouble jumping gators. Justin, Stlrs95, Marco1019 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 Here...i found this. I'm following the statement at the bottom. Start by going right until screen 12 then us underground passage going left then continue going left for remainder of game except where mentioned. Stlrs95, Marco1019, Justin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: Here...i found this. I'm following the statement at the bottom. Start by going right until screen 12 then us underground passage going left then continue going left for remainder of game except where mentioned. I believe this aligns with No Swear Gamer's vieeo which I linked earlier today. Now let's max this one out! Justin and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 Im getting a little better. 14400. It is mostly timing the jumps for me. Marco1019, Justin, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 The Keurig and I had a meeting. Coffee in hand I'm ready to try again. Justin and RickR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 Not sure if i'll beat this one, my PB so far - 55577 I have stayed away from the video and now I see there is a map as well. I don't know, to me it seems like cheating. I am SO CONFLICTED!!!!! 😕 RickR, Marco1019 and Justin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 36 minutes ago, Stlrs95 said: I don't know, to me it seems like cheating. I am SO CONFLICTED!!!!! 😕 I'm on the same thought pattern as you. I haven't done the map or guides, but went with the two shortcuts I remember from my youth. I'm not sure I want to follow a guide, but it would be cool to finish the game I guess. In any case, I am happy that I went further than kid-me ever did, mostly by being patient and careful. Stlrs95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlrs95 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 Yeah, I may use the map to try and complete it at some point. I still have trouble at the crocodiles, so I may not even finish it with the map. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stlrs95 said: I still have trouble at the crocodiles THIS is where a little patience allowed me to go much further. Tip for the crocodiles if going left is below, hidden for those that don't like spoilers. Spoiler When going left, just jump onto the first crocodile. The default length of the jump will always put you right on the eye. So jump and stay still. Then wait for the mouths to close and immediately 3-jump to the left. Works every time. No deaths. Jump....wait...Jump, Jump, Jump. Just like that. Stlrs95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Stlrs95 said: Not sure if i'll beat this one, my PB so far - 55577 I have stayed away from the video and now I see there is a map as well. I don't know, to me it seems like cheating. I am SO CONFLICTED!!!!! 😕 I understand your feelings and viewpoint. However, such strategy guides and hints were published about 40 years ago. I recall one magazine which detailed how to complete Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600. RickR and Stlrs95 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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