35th Anniversary: Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns by Activision

Release in 1st Quarter 1984 for the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-Bit Computer, followed by ports to other consoles and redesign releases for later consoles.


Interesting facts about Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns
-According to How Long to Beat’s website the average play through takes about 30 mins to complete.
-Sales data provided by VGChartz, Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns has sold around 1.3 million units worldwide for the Atari 2600 alone.
-Currently, about 6 games are sold per week for the Atari 2600.
-Released after the video game crash of 1983.
-Developed and programmed by David Crane who authored the first game, Pitfall!
-Retro Gamer magazine named Pitfall II the No. 1 “Best 25 Atari 2600 games of all time.”

Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns on Wikipedia.

NewGame+ Content:
Gameplay by World of Longplays

OST by Buzz-Duh

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