Activision
PITFALL!
Video Game Cartridge Instructions

PITFALL! BASICS

The object of Pitfall! is to guide Harry through a maze of jungle scenes,
jumping over or avoiding many deadly dangers, and helping Harry grab the most
treasure in the shortest possible time.

Hook up your video game system. Follow manufacturer's instructions. With power
OFF, plug in game cartridge. Turn power ON. If no picture appears, check
connection of your game system to TV; then repeat steps 1-3. Slip overlay onto
either hand controller. To start, press the disc. Action begins as you press the
right or left rim of the disc.

Use of the Controller.

To run left or right...press the left or right rim of the disc.

To jump over dangers...push either one of the top buttons on the sides of the
controller while running to the right or the left.

To climb up ladders...press the top rim of the disc.

To climb down ladders...press the bottom rim of the disc.

To grab a swinging vine...press either of the top buttons on the sides of the
controller while running to the right or to the left.

To let go of the vine...push either one of the bottom buttons on the sides of
the controller.

To collect a treasure...just run right by it.

Scoring. You start each adventure with 2000 points. Some misfortunes will cause
a deduction of points. Should you fall down a hole by accident, you will lose
100 points. Rolling logs will also cause point loss depending on how long
contact is made with them.

Each treasure you find will add points to your score. There are eight of each
type of treasure in the entire game, 32 in all, for a total of 112,000 points. A
perfect score is 114,000 points (reached by collecting all treasures, without
losing any points by falling down holes or tripping on logs).

diamond ring - 5000 points 
gold bar     - 4000 points 
silver bar   - 3000 points 
money bag    - 2000 points 

Time. You have 20 minutes to complete each adventure. Harry has 3 lives in each
game (see "The Hazards of Pitfall!"). Game ends when Harry is "lost" for the
third time, or time runs out. To start a new game, press CLEAR on the hand
controller.

TURN POWER OFF BEFORE REMOVING CARTRIDGE.

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SPECIAL FEATURES OF PITFALL! BY ACTIVISION

There are 255 jungle scenes through which Harry can travel. Each scene covered
underground is equivalent to three on the surface. Pitfall! is a circular maze.
That means, if Harry safely goes through all 255 different scenes, he will come
back to the starting point. In the course of that journey, Harry will also
encounter all 32 treasures.

The Hazards of Pitfall! Pitfall Harry's Jungle Adventure is fraught with danger.
Some hazards will slow him down and rob you of points, while others will stop
him cold in his tracks. The "lesser" hazards are the open holes in the ground
and rolling logs (see "Scoring"). The "catastrophic" hazards are the scorpions,
fires, cobra rattlers, crocodiles, swamps, quicksand, and tar pits. These
obstacles will not cost you points, but they will cost one of Harry's 3 lives.

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GETTING THE FEEL OF PITFALL! BY ACTIVISION

You cannot excel at Pitfall! without acquiring a variety of skills. The most
important is "jumping." You'll need to use both the direction disc and jump
button (either one of the top buttons on the sides of the controller) at the
same time in order to make Harry leap up to a swinging vine. Jumping is also
important when you leap atop crocodile heads while crossing a swamp, or when you
hurdle over logs, holes, scorpions, fires and snakes. Special care should be
taken when you jump scorpions; the margin for error is less.

To practice your skills, try running to the right. Learn to jump the rolling
logs and the holes in the ground first, then tackle the tougher skills of
swinging on vines and jumping over crocodile pits. Whenever Harry is lost,
you'll get another chance to try the hazard since the "replacement" Harry
appears on the left side of the screen.

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JOIN "PITFALL HARRY'S EXPLORERS' CLUB"

If you score 20,000 points (or more) on any one of your adventures with Harry,
you will be eligible to join this prestigious orginization. Just send us a
picture of your TV screen showing your score, and we'll present you with the
special "Explorers' Club" membership emblem shown below.

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HOW TO SEEK YOUR FORTUNE WITH PITFALL HARRY

Tips from David Crane, designer of Pitfall!

David Crane is an award-winning Senior Designer at Activision. He also designed
Dragster, Fishing Derby, Laser Blast, Freeway and Grand Prix for the Atari Video
Computer System.

"As you set off on your first adventure with Harry, you'll notice two important
features: that the logs always roll from right to left, and that the
"replacement" Harrys (after Harry loses a life) drop from the trees on the left
side of the screen. So, to minimize the number of rolling logs to be jumped, and
the catastrophic hazards to be re-tried, simply run to the left.

"Pitfall Harry's trip must be made through a maze of surface and underground
passages through the jungle. To capture all 32 treasures in under twenty
minutes, Harry will have to use some of the underground passages. I'd suggest
that you make a map of the terrain each time you play. Knowing the jungle and
planning the best route to all the treasures is the only way to insure success
time after time.

"Until you get really skilled at making Harry jump from croc to croc, you might
wait until the crocodiles' jaws are closed, jump to the top of the first croc's
head, then wait for the jaws to open and close again before jumping to the next
one. Soon you'll be skipping across crocs like they were stepping stones in a
stream.

"If you can find any writing materials deep in the jungle, drop me a line. I'd
love to hear how you and Harry are getting along."

David Crane

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M-002-03 
