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Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns
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Name: Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns Developer: Sega Year: 1985 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Game Specific: Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns Pinout Settings: Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns Dipswitch Settings Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)
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Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns DescriptionYou control an explorer called Pitfall Harry who searches for lost treasures in the jungle and caverns. He must run and jump to avoid various creatures and obstacles throughout his quest.Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns was produced by Sega in 1985. Sega released 591 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1936. Other machines made by Sega during the time period Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns was produced include Albegas, Angel Kids, 4-D Warriors, Bank Panic, Choplifter, Bull Fight, Crowns Golf, Appoooh, Flicky, and Future Spy. Cabinet Style Weights and Measures
Game IntroductionThis is the arcade version of Pitfall! and Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, two home video games by Activision, designed by David Crane.Game PlayPitfall Harry travels through the jungle and caverns to find all kinds of treasures including gold bars, silver bars, money bags and diamond rings.Pitfall Harry must avoid or jump over dangers such as logs, snakes, scorpions, fires, etc. He must also swing on vines to get across mud bogs, tar pits, crocodile-infested ponds, etc. As for some crocodile-infested ponds which have no vines at all, Pitfall Harry must carefully jump on their heads but not their mouths with careful timing to get across. He can also climb up and down ladders and jump over open holes. He can also even swim across underground streams while avoiding electric eels. Pitfall Harry must also sometimes avoid falling rocks and other plummeting projectiles. The caverns have different floors connected by ladders and are like a maze. Points are scored by collecting treasures. MiscellaneousLICENSOR: ActivisionVAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns CensusThere are 12,084 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,585 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 162,631 machines (6,830 unique titles).Common - There are approximately 43 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 22 of these machines are owned by our active Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns collectors. And of these, 2 are original dedicated machines, and 20 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with extra Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns circuit boards for sale. Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Pitfall II - The Lost Caverns. This game ranks a 16 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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