Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega CD, Sega 32X, Virtual Console
Publisher: Activision
Developer:
Genre: Action

















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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform game developed and published by Activision in 1994. It is part of the Pitfall series, and is notable for being one of the few games to be released on both the Sega 32X and Sega Mega CD Sega Mega Drive add-ons, as well as being a stand-alone title for the standard Mega Drive system. It was also released for the Atari Jaguar, Super Nintendo, Windows and more recently the Game Boy Advance. The Mega Drive version has since been released on the Wii's Virtual Console service.

In the game the player controls Pitfall Harry Jr., the son of the hero from the first game(s) who must rescue his father. The original Atari 2600 Pitfall! game is also hidden and can be played.

The game was highly praised for its detailed graphics and smooth animations, similar to Aladdin. Though the 32X version of the game has a larger color palette, it is let down by slower framerates. The Mega CD version, as well as including a CD audio soundtrack, contains full motion video sequences.

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.

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89
74
89
77
85
92
Sega Mega Drive
 84
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[1]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[2]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[3]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
93
[4]
Digitiser (UK)
83
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[8]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)
70
[9]
Freak (IL)
81
[10]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
89
[11]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
77
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[13]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
81
[14]
Gamestar (AU)
91
[15]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
84
[16]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[17]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[18]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
78
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
88
[21]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
89
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[24]
Player One (FR)
92
[25]
Play Time (DE) PAL
85
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE)
79
[27]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[28]
Sega News (CZ)
73
[29]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[30]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[31]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
78
[32]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
86
[33]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
89
[35]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[36]
VideoGames (US)
90
[37]
Sega Mega Drive
 84
Based on
37 reviews

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
Mega Drive, BR

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Cart

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76
80
80
90
Sega Mega-CD
 82
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[38]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[39]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[40]
Joypad (FR)
80
[41]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[42]
Mega Fun (DE)
85
[43]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[44]
Player One (FR)
90
[45]
Play Time (DE)
85
[46]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[47]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[48]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[49]
Sega Mega-CD
 80
Based on
12 reviews

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Mega CD,
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Cover
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Disc
Mega CD, EU
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Cover

32X Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
66
71
Sega 32X
 69
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
66
[50]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
71
[51]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
62
[52]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[53]
GamePro (UK)
81
[54]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[55]
Next Generation (US)
50
[56]
Sega 32X
 66
Based on
7 reviews

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

32X, US
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Cover
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 177
  2. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 157
  3. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 51
  4. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 108
  5. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-01-02)
  6. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 116
  7. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
  8. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 347
  9. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 213
  10. ↑ Freak, "1/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  11. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 2, Issue 12: December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26
  12. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
  13. ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 82
  14. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 8" (1994-11-08, 24:00) (+9:27)
  15. ↑ Gamestar, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 71
  16. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 15
  17. ↑ Game Informer, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
  18. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 114
  19. ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 78
  20. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 73
  21. ↑ Mega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 24
  22. ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 50
  23. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 36
  24. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-30), page 92
  25. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 90
  26. ↑ Play Time, "1/95" (DE; 1994-12-07), page 109
  27. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 31
  28. ↑ Sega Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-15), page 88
  29. ↑ Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 24
  30. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-17), page 50
  31. ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-01), page 74
  32. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 113
  33. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "3rd March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-18), page 10
  34. ↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  35. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
  36. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 104
  37. ↑ VideoGames, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 64
  38. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  39. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 74
  40. ↑ GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
  41. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
  42. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 47
  43. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 84
  44. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 95
  45. ↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 119
  46. ↑ Play Time, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-07), page 108
  47. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 57
  48. ↑ Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 87
  49. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  50. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
  51. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  52. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
  53. ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 68
  54. ↑ GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 29
  55. ↑ Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  56. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 118
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