Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Ending (Spoiler!)

When Pitfall Harry Jr. finally finds his father, at the end of the game, the surprise is to see that ol' dad Pitfall Harry is shown in all his 8-bit glory, standing out of the standard 16-bit graphics of the game.

Hidden game

There's a cheatcode (see tips & tricks section) that lets you play the original Pitfall!.

Technology

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure utilized the initial release of DirectX and was one of the first PC games to be released as a native Windows 95 executable.

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1996 – Best Dexterity Game in 1995
• VideoGames Magazine
  • March 1995 - Best CD Music

Information also contributed by Big John WV, chirinea and Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe