Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

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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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Alternate Titles

• "Pitfall: Maya no Daibōken" -- Japanese SNES title
• "Pitfall: Das Maya-Abenteuer" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: "Simon says"
• Games with hidden / unlockable full games
• Pitfall series
• Setting: Mayan

User Reviews

Well produced but a tad generic.

Windows

Zovni (10648)

Critic Reviews

Sega-16.com	SEGA CD	Dec 22, 2008	10 out of 10	100
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Oct, 1995	90 out of 100	90
Consoles Plus	Jaguar	Nov, 1995	90 out of 100	90
Gamers (Germany)	Genesis	Dec, 1994	3 out of 16	87
Mega Fun	Jaguar	Dec, 1995	85 out of 100	85
Score	Windows	Oct, 1995	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SEGA CD	Feb, 1995	38 out of 50	76
Game Players	SEGA 32X	Oct, 1995	62 out of 100	62
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	SEGA 32X	Sep 20, 2005	4 out of 10	40
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Game Boy Advance	Sep, 2001		40

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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.

Awards

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

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