Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Windows Front Cover

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Published by

Activision, Inc.

Developed by

Activision, Inc.

Released

1994

Platforms

Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Jaguar, SEGA 32X, SEGA CD, SNES, Wii, Windows

Genre

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Gameplay

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Description

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action game in which you play adventurer Pitfall Harry Jr in search of his father Pitfall Harry. You battle your way through the Mayan jungles, waterfalls, deserted mines and can bungee jump and boomerang your way to safety. There are 13 levels and the action is fast and gripping. You will need to be attentive—and quick. Or prepare to die.

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Screenshots

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure SEGA 32X At the waterfall

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure SEGA 32X The path between the different stages is shown on a map.

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Jaguar Watch out for that TREEEEE!

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Jaguar Title screen

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Promo Images

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Magazine Advertisement

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Alternate Titles

"ピットフォールマヤの大冒険" -- Japanese spelling
"Pitfall: Maya no Daibōken" -- Japanese SNES title
"Pitfall: Das Maya-Abenteuer" -- German title

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User Reviews

Well produced but a tad generic.	Windows	Zovni (10638)

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Critic Reviews

Digital Press - Classic Video Games	SEGA CD	Jun 27, 2006	9.5 out of 10	95
Consoles Plus	Jaguar	Nov, 1995	90 out of 100	90
Mean Machines	Genesis	Jan, 1995	89 out of 100	89
Mega Fun	SNES	Nov, 1994	85 out of 100	85
Mega Fun	Genesis	Dec, 1994	85 out of 100	85
High Score	Windows	Oct, 1995	4 out of 5	80
Game Players	SEGA CD	Mar, 1995	80 out of 100	80
CD Player	Windows	1996	7 out of 10	70
Retro Game Reviews	SEGA 32X	Jan 25, 2018		50
Game Zero	Jaguar	Dec, 1995	24 out of 50	48

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Trivia

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.