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The History of Pitfall!: Building a Jungle in 4K

The History of Pitfall Building a Jungle in 4K cover with original box art Atari 2600 gameplay and a Pitfall II cartridge board

To get Pitfall Harry running properly, David Crane tried the movements himself. He would walk around the lab, stop in a pose, and sketch the position of his leg. Then came the awkward part: making that pose look like a person when the figure was only eight pixels wide. Years later, describing those experiments to Game Informer, Crane could trace Harry back through several projects. He would work on the little runner,… Read more