Pitfall!
Pitfall! is a video game developed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and has the task of collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes, avoiding obstacles and dangers.
Story
The player must maneuver a character (Pitfall Harry) through a maze-like jungle and try to recover 32 treasures within 20 minutes. On his way he must overcome numerous obstacles, including pits, quicksand, rolling logs, fire, rattlesnakes, scorpions and crocodiles. Harry can jump over these obstacles or otherwise avoid them by climbing, running or swinging on vines. Treasures include gold and silver bars, diamond rings, and money bags. Under the jungle there is a tunnel that Harry can reach by climbing ladders at various points. Passing through the tunnel will take you three screens at a time. This is necessary to collect all the treasures within the time limit. However, there are always dead ends in the tunnels that are blocked by brick walls, so the player is forced to return to the surface at one of the ladders and try to find a way again, losing time. In the tunnels there are also scorpions that can harm Harry.