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Animation for ''Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure'' was created by Kroyer Films (of ''[[wikipedia:FernGully: The Last Rainforest|FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' fame). Outlines of characters were drawn by hand on paper, and then sent to Activision for scanning, colouring and editing. Bill Kroyer claims to have no knowledge about ''[[Disney's Aladdin]]'', which pioneered these techniques during 1993.
 
Animation for ''Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure'' was created by Kroyer Films (of ''[[wikipedia:FernGully: The Last Rainforest|FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'' fame). Outlines of characters were drawn by hand on paper, and then sent to Activision for scanning, colouring and editing. Bill Kroyer claims to have no knowledge about ''[[Disney's Aladdin]]'', which pioneered these techniques during 1993.
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===Release===
 
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One weird thing is that the Nordic rental version had different artwork. The hero is almost the same but under him you'll see two crocodiles.
 
  
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
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''Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure'' was also released for the Atari Jaguar, [[Super NES]], Windows and later, the [[Game Boy Advance]]. The Mega Drive version has since been released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service.
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''Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure'' was also released for the [[Atari Jaguar]], [[Super NES]], and [[Windows PC]], and later for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. The Mega Drive version has since been released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service.
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
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While the 32X version of the game has a larger colour palette, it is let down by slower framerates for the foregrounds and sprites, due in part to the system's inability to draw its high-colour graphics as fast as its 64-colour Mega Drive counterpart (which is still responsible in this case for the backgrounds, which update at the full 60FPS).
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While the 32X version of the game has a larger colour palette, it is let down by slower framerates for the foregrounds and sprites, due in part to the system's inability to draw its high-colour graphics as fast as its 64-colour Mega Drive counterpart (which is still responsible in this case for the backgrounds, which update at the full 60 FPS).
  
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The Mega-CD version, as well as including a CD audio soundtrack, contains [[full motion video]] sequences and extra stages. Compared to the 32X version, it runs stable. The Super NES version has brighter, more balanced color palette, but technical issues such as slowdown and missing animations. The "definitive" version is a tie between the Mega-CD, Jaguar and PC versions.
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The Mega-CD version, as well as including a CD audio soundtrack, contains [[full motion video]] sequences and extra stages. Compared to the 32X version, it runs stable. The Super NES version has a brighter, more balanced color palette, but it has technical issues such as slowdown and missing animations. The "definitive" version is a tie between the Mega-CD, Jaguar, and PC versions.
  
 
==Production credits==
 
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*'''Special Thanks to:''' The Atari 2600, Esther the Squish, [[David Crane]], Ritchie Brannan, Ashley Bennet, Gordon and Others, Peter Doctorow, Jefferson Eliot, Garry B Frank, Alan Gershenfeld, Brian Kelly, Tom Ketola, Robert Kotick, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, [[Tom Sloper]], Trish Wright, And the Fellas Down South<!-- Esther 'Chapman', Gary "curley" B. Frank, Alan "stormy" Gershenfeld, Tom "the finn" Ketola, Sean (Again!) Vesce in the manual -->
 
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*'''Special Thanks to:''' The Atari 2600, Beam Software, Esther The Squish, [[David Crane]], Peter Doctorow, Jefferson Eliot, Mary Eubank, Garry B. Frank, Alan Gershenfeld, Cindy Gershin, My Hamster, Brian Kelly, Tom Ketola, Renee MK, Robert Kotick, Ali Lexa, Mike Livesay, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, Tonnie Rogers, Sol Rosenberg, Tom Sloper, Michael Schwartz, Chuck Workman and the Fellas down south
 
*'''Special Thanks to:''' The Atari 2600, Beam Software, Esther The Squish, [[David Crane]], Peter Doctorow, Jefferson Eliot, Mary Eubank, Garry B. Frank, Alan Gershenfeld, Cindy Gershin, My Hamster, Brian Kelly, Tom Ketola, Renee MK, Robert Kotick, Ali Lexa, Mike Livesay, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, Tonnie Rogers, Sol Rosenberg, Tom Sloper, Michael Schwartz, Chuck Workman and the Fellas down south
 
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*'''Special Thanks to:''' The Atari 2600, Ryan Ayanian, [[David Crane]], Mary Eubank, Alan Gershenfeld, Lary Goldberg, Our Hamster, Eric Johnson, Brian Kelly, Robert Kotick, Maryanne Lataif, Mark Long, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, [[Tom Sloper]], The Smashing Pumpkins, And the Fellas Down South <!-- "Our Hamster" is called "Snoopy the Hamster" in the manual -->
 
*'''Special Thanks to:''' The Atari 2600, Ryan Ayanian, [[David Crane]], Mary Eubank, Alan Gershenfeld, Lary Goldberg, Our Hamster, Eric Johnson, Brian Kelly, Robert Kotick, Maryanne Lataif, Mark Long, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, [[Tom Sloper]], The Smashing Pumpkins, And the Fellas Down South <!-- "Our Hamster" is called "Snoopy the Hamster" in the manual -->
 
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Revision as of 09:01, 29 August 2024

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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega 32X, Virtual Console
Publisher: Activision
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega-CD
Sony Electronic Publishing (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
Tec Toy (BR)
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
Krisalis sound driver
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
Six Button Control Pad
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP ▼
(Sega Channel) 		SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-130036
ESRB: Teen
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-130036-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MD130036
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9544.95[5] T-130036-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$99.9599.95[6][7]
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		048310
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Sega Mega-CD
US 		$59.9559.95[9] T-130025
ESRB: Teen
Sega Mega-CD
EU 		T-130025-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega-CD
PT
Sega Mega-CD
UK 		T-130025-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega 32X
US 		$59.9559.95[10] T-13001B
ESRB: Teen
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[14]
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[12]
ESRB: Teen
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[11]
PEGI: 12+
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[15]
OFLC: General (G)
Non-Sega versions

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (ピットフォール) is a platform game developed and published by Activision in 1994. It is part of the Pitfall series. It is notable for being one of the few games to be released on the Mega Drive as well as both of its add-ons, the Mega-CD and 32X.

Story

Pitfall Harry has settled down following his days as an adventurer to raise his son, Harry Jr. Inheriting his father's love for exploration, Harry Jr. grew up to become an adventurer, causing Pitfall Harry to pine for his old adventure days. Both Harry and Harry Jr. embark on a journey to the jungles of Central America to find lost Mayan treasures. After several days, both Harry and Harry Jr. reach the center of the Mayan empire, hoping to uncover the treasure of Uaxactun. However, as soon as Harry Jr. uncovers the relic, his father is captured by an evil Mayan warrior spirit named Zakelua. Now Harry Jr. must rescue his father from captivity.

Gameplay

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Hidden game

The game is a side-scrolling action platformer. The player takes control of Pitfall Harry Junior across multiple stages set in the Mayan jungles of Central America. Most of the stages featured in the game, though linear in nature, are large and populated with multiple obstacles, enemies and environmental hazards, requiring the player to traverse them by running, jumping, climbing, swinging, and shooting or dodging enemies. Other areas are more maze-like and exploratory, making the player take different routes to reach the end. Harry Jr. is moved with Left and Right and jumps with B. Harry Jr. can lie on the ground by pressing Down+B, allowing him to crawl through narrow spaces. Harry Jr. climbs vines with Up and Down. He automatically grabs swinging vines when he jumps on the ends of them and automatically grabs ziplines when he jumps over them. He flips switches and enters doorways with Up.

Harry Jr. can attack enemies using a whip with C. The whip is also used for other actions such as pushing buttons or breaking open bags containing items. He also has three special weapons used with A: sling stones, boomerangs and explosives. The player switches the special weapon by tapping  START  (holding  START  pauses the game). Special weapons have their own dedicated buttons when using a Six Button Control Pad.

The player's health is indicated in the top-right corner by a graphic of Harry Jr. being chased by a crocodile. If Harry Jr. is killed, he respawns on the nearest checkpoint reached. Once all lives are lost, the game is over, though players have the option of resuming progress using continues. Continues can be gained by collecting pieces of treasure. Stages also contain extra lives, health items, and weapon ammunition. Throughout the game are also hidden letters that spell the word "Pitfall," as well as other secrets including the original Atari 2600 version of Pitfall!

Weapons

In addition to his whip, Harry Jr. has special projectile weapons with limited ammunition.

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 Sling Stones
Harry Jr. uses his whip as a sling to throw a stone. It is the weakest of his special weapons but the one with the most plentiful ammunition. This weapon can be charged for a more powerful attack by holding and releasing X (or A if selected). Sling stones can be thrown while crouching or jumping. They can be aimed at an upward angle by holding Up as they are thrown.
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 Mayan Boomerang
A stronger weapon that returns to Harry Jr. after it is thrown, potentially hitting enemies on its way out or on its way back. Boomerangs are thrown with Y (or A if selected). The boomerang is added back to Harry Jr.'s inventory after he catches it (or collects it again if it is not caught). It can be thrown while jumping but not while crouching.
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 Exploding Stone of Pascal
A stone that explodes in mid-air, hitting enemies with its fragments. A powerful weapon that can destroy most enemies in one hit. They are thrown with Z (or A if selected). They can be thrown while jumping or crouching.

Items

The player is awarded with an extra continue for every 50 pieces of treasure collected.

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 Sacred Heart
Restores part of Harry Jr.'s health.
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 Mayan Chili Pepper
Temporary empowers Harry Jr.'s running and jumping capabilities.
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 Time Keeper
Freezes time while Harry Jr. can continue to move unabated.
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 Gold Coin
Gives the player one piece of treasure.
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 Silver Bar
Gives the player two pieces of treasure.
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 Gold Bar
Gives the player five pieces of treasure.
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 Ring
Gives the player ten pieces of treasure.
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 Golden Idol
Awards the player with an extra life, up to nine.
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 Location Idol
Checkpoint where Harry Jr. is revived after losing a life.

Levels

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Ceiba Jungle

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Xibala Falls

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Tazamul Mines

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Lost City of Copan

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Copan Temple

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Lakamul Rainforest

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Yaxchilan Lagoon

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Palenque Ruins
This level is exclusive to the Mega-CD and 32X versions of the game.

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Tomb of Palenque
This level is exclusive to the Mega-CD and 32X versions of the game.

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Runaway Minecar

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Jaina Island Falls
This level is exclusive to the Mega-CD and 32X versions of the game.

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Tikal Ruins

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Temple of Tikal

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Warrior Spirit

History

Development

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure was one of three Super NES games announced by Activision during 1993 based on its older Atari 2600 back catalogue. All were stopped mid-production presumably due to quality concerns. The others; River Raid: The Mission of No Return (based on the 1982 game River Raid) and Kaboom!: Return of the Mad Bomber (based on the 1981 game, Kaboom!) were not released, while Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure was delayed by a year and given a complete graphical makeover. The lead platform also transitioned from the Super NES to the Sega Mega Drive.

Animation for Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure was created by Kroyer Films (of FernGully: The Last Rainforest fame). Outlines of characters were drawn by hand on paper, and then sent to Activision for scanning, colouring and editing. Bill Kroyer claims to have no knowledge about Disney's Aladdin, which pioneered these techniques during 1993.

Legacy

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure was also released for the Atari Jaguar, Super NES, and Windows PC, and later for the Game Boy Advance. The Mega Drive version has since been released on the Wii's Virtual Console service.

Versions

While the 32X version of the game has a larger colour palette, it is let down by slower framerates for the foregrounds and sprites, due in part to the system's inability to draw its high-colour graphics as fast as its 64-colour Mega Drive counterpart (which is still responsible in this case for the backgrounds, which update at the full 60 FPS).

The Mega-CD version, as well as including a CD audio soundtrack, contains full motion video sequences and extra stages. Compared to the 32X version, it runs stable. The Super NES version has a brighter, more balanced color palette, but it has technical issues such as slowdown and missing animations. The "definitive" version is a tie between the Mega-CD, Jaguar, and PC versions.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Producers: Nathalie Deschatres, John Spinale
  • Programmed by: George Allan
  • Lead Designer: John Spinale
  • Level Design: Scott Krager, David Pavoni, John Spinale
  • Additional Design: Nathalie Deschatres, Tin Guerrero, Sean Vesce
  • Associate Producer: Kelly W Rogers
  • Production Assistant: Sean Vesce
  • Background Art: Lin Shen, Tim May
  • Additional Tile Art: Scott Krager
  • Animation and Rendering: Danny Matson
  • Additional Rendering: Evelyn Hom, Kara Blohm
  • Art Processing: Thomas Lamb, Christopher Smith
  • Quality Assurance Director: Jon Doellstedt
  • Lead Tester: Tin Guerrero
  • Game Testers: Chuck Bonini, Brian Clarke, Michael Dunn, Andrew Held, Abe Heward, Dan Kamins, Seiken Nakama, Matt Pekarek, Chris Pike, Kenny Ramirez, Mike Schneider, Christopher Smith, Dustin Sorenson, Rawson Law Stovall
  • Additional Testing by: Lobotomy Software Inc, Gametest
  • Development Tools: George Allan, Dan Chang
  • Background Conversion by: Cygnus Multimedia
  • Les Pardew, Ruth Stahnke, Sharon Cunningham, Robert Swindlehurst, Winter Jenssen
  • Color Coordination: Lin Shen
Original Animation by Kroyer Films
  • Director: Bill Kroyer
  • Supervising Art Director: Sue Kroyer
  • Animators: Joe McDonough, Charles Harvey, Jaqueline Corley, Jeff Johnson, Roger Vizard, Thomas Decker
  • Effects Animators: Sari Gennis, Kathleen Quaife Hodge, Brett Hisey
  • Assistant Animators: Jan Naylor, Ricardo Echevarria, Bob Miller
  • Color Stylist: Christopher Naylor, Leslie Hinton
  • Layout Supervisor: Anthony Christov
  • Background Printer and Box Illustrator: Nadia Staroselska
  • Character Designs: David Boudreau
  • Additional Animation: Shane Zalvin, Wendy Perdue, Chris Sauve, Sue Zytka, Mark Pudleiner
  • Production Managers: Jan Naylor, Steve Kellener
  • Production Assistants: Josh Williams, Brian Masters
  • Animation Processing by: Freestyle
  • Animation Rendering by: Karen Johnson Productions
    • Producer: Denise Roberts McKee
    • Art Director: Karen Johnson
    • Pixel Retouch Artists: Robert Churchill, Paul E Nunn, Mary Kay Omelina
  • Original Music and Sound Effects by: Soundelux Media Labs
  • Music and Sound Effects Conversion by: Krisalis
  • Special Thanks to: The Atari 2600, Esther the Squish, David Crane, Ritchie Brannan, Ashley Bennet, Gordon and Others, Peter Doctorow, Jefferson Eliot, Garry B Frank, Alan Gershenfeld, Brian Kelly, Tom Ketola, Robert Kotick, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, Tom Sloper, Trish Wright, And the Fellas Down South
Source:
In-game credits
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  • Manual Copy: Scott Krager and David Pavoni
  • Package Illustrator: Nadia Staroselska
  • Package Design: Ron Graening
  • Documentation Manager: Michael Rivera
  • Manual Writer/Editor: Veronica Milito
  • Special Thanks to: Mary, The Pizza Delivery Guy, Ralph the Goldfish (RIP), Michael Schwartz, Snoopy the Dwarf Hamster
Source:
US manual
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Mega-CD version

  • Producers: Nathalie Deschatres, John Spinale
  • Associate Producer: Kelly W Rogers
  • Genesis Code by: George Allan
  • CD Conversion by: Tom McWilliams, George Allan
  • Lead Designer: John Spinale
  • Level Design: Tin Guerrero, Scott Krager, David Pavoni, John Spinale
  • Additional Design: Nathalie Deschatres, Sean Vesce
  • Production Coordinators: Tin Guerrero, Scott Krager
  • Production Assistant: Rawson Law Stovall
  • Background Art: Lin Shen, Tim May
  • Additional Tile Art: Scott Krager
  • Animation and Rendering: Danny Matson
  • Additional Rendering: Evelyn Hom, Kara Blohm
  • Art Processing: Thomas Lamb, Christopher Smith
  • Quality Assurance Director: Jon Doellstedt
  • Lead Tester: Andrew Held
  • Game Testers: Chuck Bonini, Brian Clarke, Matthew Gibbs, Abe Heward, Kenny Ramirez, Mike Schneider, Dustin Sorenson, Mike Turner
  • Additional Testing by: Tyron Chookolingo, Sean Espinoza, Danny Lee, Doug Pearson, Lance Powell, David White, Sung Hoon Yoo, Gametest
  • Development Tools: George Allan, Dan Chang, PsyQ, Rob Northern Computing
  • Background Conversion by: Cygnus Multimedia
  • Les Pardew, Ruth Stahnke, Sharon Cunningham, Robert Swindlehurst, Winter Jenssen
  • Color Coordination: Lin Shen
Original Animation by Kroyer Films
  • Director: Bill Kroyer
  • Supervising Art Director: Sue Kroyer
  • Animators: Joe Mcdonough, Charles Harvey, Jaqueline Corley, Jeff Johnson, Roger Vizard, Thomas Decker
  • Effects Animators: Sari Gennis, Kathleen Quaife Hodge, Brett Hisey
  • Assistant Animators: Jan Naylor, Ricardo Echevarria, Bob Miller
  • Color Stylist: Christopher Naylor, Leslie Hinton
  • Layout Supervisor: Anthony Cristov
  • Background Painter: Nadia Staroselska
  • Character Designs: David Boudreau
  • Additional Animation: Shane Zalvin, Wendy Perdue, Chris Sauve, Sue Zytka, Mark Pudleiner
  • Production Managers: Jan Naylor, Steve Kellener
  • Production Assistants: Josh Williams, Brian Masters
    • Animation Processing by: Freestyle
    • Animation Rendering by: Karen Johnson Productions
  • Producer: Denise Roberts Mckee
  • Art Director: Karen Johnson
  • Pixel Retouch Artists: Robert Churchill, Paul E. Nunn, Mary Kay Omelina
    • Original Music and Sound Effects by: Soundelux Media Labs
  • Soundtrack Produced by: Scott Martin Gershin, Kelly Walker Rogers
  • Composers: Lee Scott, Robert Higgins, David Kneupper
  • Sound Design: Michael Reagan, Caron Weidner
  • FM SFX Provided by: Krisalis
  • Special Thanks to: The Atari 2600, Beam Software, Esther The Squish, David Crane, Peter Doctorow, Jefferson Eliot, Mary Eubank, Garry B. Frank, Alan Gershenfeld, Cindy Gershin, My Hamster, Brian Kelly, Tom Ketola, Renee MK, Robert Kotick, Ali Lexa, Mike Livesay, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, Tonnie Rogers, Sol Rosenberg, Tom Sloper, Michael Schwartz, Chuck Workman and the Fellas down south
Source:
In-game credits
Pitfall MCD credits.pdf
[18]
  • Manual Copy: Scott Krager and David Pavoni
  • Package Illustration: TDC Group
  • Package Design: Ron Graening
  • Documentation Manager: Michael Rivera
  • Manual Writer/Editor: Veronica Milito
Soundtrack created and mixed at Soundelux Media Labs
Source:
US manual
Pitfall mcd us manual.pdf
[19]


32X version

  • Consulting Producers: Nathalie Deschatres, John Spinale
  • Associate Producer: Kelly W Rogers
  • Production Coordinators: Tin Guerrero, Scott Krager
  • Original Genesis Programming: George Allan
  • Original Sega CD Programming: Tom McWilliams, George Allan
  • 32X Conversion: Zombie Virtual Reality Entertainment, Big Bang Software
  • 32X Programmers: Robert Champagne, Chris Phillips
  • Lead Designer: John Spinale
  • Level Design: Tin Guerrero, Scott Krager, David Pavoni, John Spinale
  • Additional Design: Nathalie Deschatres, Sean Vesce
  • Quality Assurance Director: Jon Doellstedt
  • Quality Assurance Manager: David Arnspiger
  • Lead Tester: Rawson Stovall
  • Game Testers: Chuck Bonini, Abe Heward, Roy Houlette, Douglas Jacobs, Lucas Johnson Yahraus, David King, David Meyers, Kenny Ramirez, Mike Schneider
  • Development Tools: George Allan, Dan Chang, Psyq, Rob Northern Computing, Snasm
  • Package Design: Ron Graening
  • Documentation Manager: Michael Rivera
  • Copywriter: Veronica Milito
  • Manual Layout: Sylvia Orzel
  • 256 Color Art:
    • Art Director: Danny Matson
  • Animation Rendering by: Karen Johnson Productions
    • Producer: Denise Roberts McKee
    • Art Directors: Karen Johnson, Mary Kay Omelina
    • Pixel Retouch Artists: Lance Dobersek, Paul E Nunn, Mary Kay Omelina
  • Background Conversion by: Cygnus Multimedia
    • Manager: Ruth Stahnke
    • Sub Manager: Tylor Lybbert
    • Artists: Paul Bangerter, Kari Christensen, Carson Davidson, Matt Davis, Mary Gurr, Sterling Hirsch, Kathleen Lowe, Murphy Michaels, Eric Nunamaker, Jason Price, Brad Swindlehurst, Alan Twe, Ryan Wood
  • Original Art:
    • Background Art: Lin Shen, Tim May
    • Additional Tile Art: Scott Krager
    • Animation and Rendering: Danny Matson
  • Background Conversion by: Cygnus Multimedia
  • Original Animation by: Kroyer Films
    • Director: Bill Kroyer
    • Supervising Art Director: Sue Kroyer
  • Animators: Joe McDonough, Charles Harvey, Jaqueline Corley, Jeff Johnson, Roger Vizard, Thomas Decker
    • Effects Animators: Sari Gennis, Kathleen Quaife Hodge, Brett Hisey
    • Assistant Animators: Jan Naylor, Richardo Echevarria, Bob Miller
    • Color Stylist: Christopher Naylor, Leslie Hinton
    • Layout Supervisor: Anthony Christov
    • Background Painter: Nadia Staroselska
    • Character Designs: David Boudreau
    • Additional Animation: Shane Zalvin, Wendy Perdue, Chris Sauve, Sue Zytka, Mark Pudleiner
    • Production Managers: Jan Naylor, Steve Kellener
    • Production Assistants: Josh Williams, Brian Masters
  • Animation Processing by: Freestyle
  • Animation Rendering by: Karen Johnson Productions
  • Original Music and Sound Effects by: Soundelux Media Labs
    • Soundtrack Produced By: Scott Martin Gershin, Kelly Walker Rogers
    • Composers: Lee Scott, Robert Higgins, David Kneupper
    • Sound Design: Michael Regan, Craon Weidner
  • Sound Effects Conversion by: Krisalis
  • Special Thanks to: The Atari 2600, Ryan Ayanian, David Crane, Mary Eubank, Alan Gershenfeld, Lary Goldberg, Our Hamster, Eric Johnson, Brian Kelly, Robert Kotick, Maryanne Lataif, Mark Long, Howard Marks, The Mayan Civilization, Jim Mitchell, Tom Sloper, The Smashing Pumpkins, And the Fellas Down South
Source:
In-game credits
Pitfall 32X credits.pdf
[20]
  • Manual Copy: Scott Krager and David Pavoni
  • Soundtrack designed and produced by: Scott Gershin and Kelly Rogers
Soundtrack created and mixed at Soundelux Media Labs
Source:
US manual
Pitfall32XUSManual.pdf
[21]


Magazine articles

Main article: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive/Mega-CD print advert in EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)
also published in:
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Mega Drive/Mega-CD print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #157: "December 1994" (1994-11-15)
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Mega Drive/Mega-CD UK print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #158: "January 1995" (1994-12-15)
also published in:
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Mega Drive/Mega-CD print advert in CD Consoles (FR) #2: "Décembre 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Mega Drive/Mega-CD print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #1995-02: "02/95" (1995-01-11)
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Artwork

  • US Mega Drive prototype cover

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №38
88 №27
Sega Mega Drive
 89
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[26]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[27]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[3]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
93
[28]
Digitiser (UK)
83
[29]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[30]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[31]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[32]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
70
[33]
Freak (IL)
81
[34]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
89
[35]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
77
[36]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[37]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
81
[38]
Gamestar (AU)
91
[6]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
84
[39]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[40]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[41]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[42]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[43]
Mega (UK) PAL
88
[44]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
89
[45]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[46]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[5]
Player One (FR)
92
[47]
Play Time (DE) PAL
85
[48]
Sega Magazin (DE)
79
[49]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[50]
Sega News (CZ)
73
[51]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[52]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[53]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
78
[54]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
86
[55]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[56]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
89
[57]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[58]
VideoGames (US)
90
[59]
Sega Mega Drive
 84
Based on
37 reviews

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
PitfalltMA MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
PitfalltMA MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
PitfalltMA MD US Poster.jpg
Poster
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
PitfalltMA MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Pitfall Mayan Adventure MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Mega Drive, HR

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PitfalltMA MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
PitfalltMA MD BR Box.jpg
Cover
PitfalltMA MD BR cart.jpg
Cart
Pitfall -The Mayan Adventure MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[60]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[61]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[9]
Joypad (FR)
80
[62]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[63]
Mega Fun (DE)
85
[64]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[65]
Player One (FR)
90
[66]
Play Time (DE)
85
[67]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[68]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[69]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[70]
Sega Mega-CD
 80
Based on
12 reviews

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Mega-CD, US
PitfalltMA MCD US Box Back.jpgPitfalltMA MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PitfalltMA MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Pitfall mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
PitfalltMA MCD EU Box Back.jpgPitfalltMA MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Pitfall MCD EU disc.jpg
Disc
Pitfall Mayan Adventure MCD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega-CD, PT
PitfalltMA MCD PT Box Front.jpg
Cover
Pitfall MCD EU disc.jpg
Disc
Pitfall Mayan Adventure MCD PT Manual.jpg
Manual
Pitfall Mayan Adventure MCD EU Manual.jpg
EU Manual

32X version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[71]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
71
[72]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
62
[73]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[10]
GamePro (UK)
81
[74]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[75]
Next Generation (US)
50
[76]
Sega 32X
 66
Based on
7 reviews

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

32X, US
Pitfall32XUSBack.jpgPitfalltMA 32X US Box Front.jpg
Cover
PtMA 32X US Cart.jpg
Cart
Pitfall32XUSManual.pdf
Manual
PitfalltMA 32X US Poster.jpg
Poster

Technical information

Main article: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure/Technical information.

External links

  • Sega of America webpage: Mega CD
  • Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US, AU

References

  1. ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Freestyle
  2. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 14
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 51
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 88
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 92
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gamestar, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 71
  7. ↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 22
  8. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 11 November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 10
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 68
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/pitfall_the_mayan_adventure (Wayback Machine: 2017-08-19 20:43)
  12. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com:80/games/detail/2XhX2eHJPQWFJcNGBkuB51RAme5_8JVT (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-15 08:52)
  13. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/11.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-06 22:05)
  14. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_pitfall (Wayback Machine: 2009-10-29 15:21)
  15. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19760&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 01:52)
  16. ↑ File:Pitfall MD credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:PitfalltMA MD US Manual.pdf, page 26
  18. ↑ File:Pitfall MCD credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Pitfall mcd us manual.pdf, page 26
  20. ↑ File:Pitfall 32X credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:Pitfall32XUSManual.pdf, page 26
  22. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
  23. ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 152
  24. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1995" (UK; 1995-01-15), page 99
  25. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 97
  26. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 177
  27. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 157
  28. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 108
  29. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-01-02)
  30. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 116
  31. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
  32. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 347
  33. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 213
  34. ↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  35. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 12: December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
  36. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
  37. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 82
  38. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 8" (1994-11-08, 24:00) (+9:27)
  39. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 15
  40. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
  41. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 114
  42. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 78
  43. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 73
  44. ↑ Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 24
  45. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 50
  46. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 36
  47. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 90
  48. ↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 109
  49. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 31
  50. ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 88
  51. ↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 24
  52. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 50
  53. ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 74
  54. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 113
  55. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "3rd March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-18), page 10
  56. ↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  57. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
  58. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 104
  59. ↑ VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
  60. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  61. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74
  62. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
  63. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 47
  64. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 84
  65. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 95
  66. ↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 119
  67. ↑ Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 108
  68. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 57
  69. ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 87
  70. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  71. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
  72. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  73. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  74. ↑ GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 29
  75. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  76. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 118


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