When Did Pitfall Come out?

Pitfall! is a platform video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes. The world consists of 255 screens which are horizontally connected in a flip screen manner.

Was there an end to pitfall?

The game ends when either all 32 treasures have been collected, all three lives have been lost, or the time has run out.

What is the point of pitfall?

Pitfall is the first game in the Pitfall series. The player must maneuver a character (Pitfall Harry) through a maze-like jungle in an attempt to recover 32 treasures in a 20-minute time period.