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Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

Pitfall 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…

31 December 1985

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a platform developed by Activision, released 31 December 1985 on Arcade.

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What Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a platform game developed by Activision and released in 1985. It was published by Sega. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pitfall 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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Pitfall II: Lost Caverns come out?
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns was released on 31 December 1985 for Arcade.

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