Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns
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Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns | |||||
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System(s): Sega System 1, SG-1000 | |||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||
Developer: Activision, Sega | |||||
Genre: Action | |||||
Number of players: 1-2 (alternating) | |||||
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- For the Mega Drive game, see Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure.
Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns (ピットフォールII) is the sequel to Pitfall and was released for a variety of systems during the mid-1980s including the SG-1000 in 1985. It was also ported to Sega System 1 arcade hardware by Sega. Gameplay is similar to the original game, but the levels are more maze-like.
Sega's version of Pitfall II was tweaked significantly from its western counterparts released for the Atari 2600, Colecovision etc. Though the gameplay is largely the same, the increased specifications of System 1 hardware means the arcade version is much more detailed and allows the player to see more of the maze at one time. The SG-1000 version is directly inspired by the arcade game, and though cannot match the same level of graphical quality, it is arguably the nicest looking home port of the game.