Ace24 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 5 hours ago, INTELLIVISION SPARTAN said: I feel like getting together, bringing a Giant bowl of Popcorn with a giant Dr. Pepper and taking turns on that Sears Console. Sounds like fun. Everyone c’mon over! ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I played Pitfall a lot in my childhood, when it came out. But my mistake at that time was that I played it like a usual Jump 'n Run game. I never found treaures in the underground. The maximum in this way is about 75.000, I think. Now I know that you have to memorize the stages and shorten your way to reach 120.000. But in my age I don't have the time and stamina to do this. Of course it's a classic, but no top game. Avoiding the enemies is too easy, and I don't like that a video game ends like a hockey match after a period of 20 minutes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mangia-Boy said: I played Pitfall a lot in my childhood, when it came out. But my mistake at that time was that I played it like a usual Jump 'n Run game. I never found treaures in the underground. The maximum in this way is about 75.000, I think. Now I know that you have to memorize the stages and shorten your way to reach 120.000. But in my age I don't have the time and stamina to do this. Of course it's a classic, but no top game. Avoiding the enemies is too easy, and I don't like that a video game ends like a hockey match after a period of 20 minutes. I think a lot of the limitations on these games were due to the fact they had very limited ROM to work with on the cartridges. Pitfall is a pretty amazing game for what they had to work with back then. It would be awesome if it went on longer or ended a different way, but they probably didn’t have many options. So for now, we get to kill our thumbs and enjoy it 38 years later right here in the HSC! Edited August 29, 2020 by IntyFanMatt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I think I'm hitting a wall with this one. I have 58 screens left to map, and I don't know how much faster I can get through it. Jumping those damn crocs is my downfall. The timer doesn't help things either. It pushes me to go faster and I have to force myself to slow down so I don't make mistakes. Mapping has been fun tho, so my goal is to just keep having fun and take a break when it isn't anymore ? 85,895 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 6th Entry - Should have been a perfectly round 108k, but my head got dinged ever so slightly by a rolling log coming up the ladder. Monk is NOT happy..... ? If I cannot get any faster through the field, then this will most likely be my last entry for this contest. 107,998 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Score Update: Anything missed? Chime in thanks. Pitfall! 1. 114,000 INTELLIVISION SPARTAN +2 +1 Record tie 1. 114,000 IntyFanMatt +2 +1 Record tie 3. 107,998 Rickster8 +2 4. 77,765 BiffMan +2 Patch 5. 77,271 Ace24 +2 6. 64,316 roadrunner +2 7. 64,171 Player One +2 8. 85,895 fakecortex +2 9. 29,379 Intelligentleman +2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 4 hours ago, JacobZu7zu7 said: Score Update: Anything missed? Chime in thanks. Pitfall! 1. 114,000 INTELLIVISION SPARTAN +2 +1 Record tie 1. 114,000 IntyFanMatt +2 +1 Record tie 3. 107,998 Rickster8 +2 4. 77,765 BiffMan +2 Patch 5. 77,271 Ace24 +2 6. 64,316 roadrunner +2 7. 64,171 Player One +2 8. 85,895 fakecortex +2 9. 29,379 Intelligentleman +2 Yeah...you're screwin' with me, I know I should be a few spots higher ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Pitfall - 28,924 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 12 minutes ago, fakecortex said: Yeah...you're screwin' with me, I know I should be a few spots higher ? Haha, he should definitely fix that!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player One Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 64229 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player One Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 65927 Finally broke 64K! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 46 minutes ago, Player One said: 65927 Finally broke 64K! Nice! Love the previous HSC games in the background, lol 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 7th Entry - Lol this is about as perfect as not perfect Rickster can be... You know what TFS stands for? Too Frickin Slow!!!! Lol that's me.... I actually had 10 seconds left and with no more treasure for miles I just stopped because with my dang luck I'd hit a rolling log and blow my perfect 108k score.... Lol and Monk is very happy with this score... Nice, round and even.... ? 108,000 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INTELLIVISION SPARTAN Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 53 minutes ago, Rickster8 said: 7th Entry - Lol this is about as perfect as not perfect Rickster can be... You know what TFS stands for? Too Frickin Slow!!!! Lol that's me.... I actually had 10 seconds left and with no more treasure for miles I just stopped because with my dang luck I'd hit a rolling log and blow my perfect 108k score.... Lol and Monk is very happy with this score... Nice, round and even.... ? 108,000 Very nice! You’re right there!!! 2 more treasures I think! At least Mink is happy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, INTELLIVISION SPARTAN said: Very nice! You’re right there!!! 2 more treasures I think! At least Mink is happy!! Monk has OCD and you spelled his name wrong so he is NOT happy.... ??? Edited September 2, 2020 by Rickster8 Formatting 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierdadee78 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 41,635. I’ve never been great at this game yet it’s still fun to play. I’ve always wanted to play the second one. Were there ever any plans for them to make Pitfall 2 for the Intellivision? Edited September 3, 2020 by hoosierdadee78 Put incorrect score in. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, hoosierdadee78 said: 41,635. I’ve never been great at this game yet it’s still fun to play. I’ve always wanted to play the second one. Were there ever any plans for them to make Pitfall 2 for the Intellivision? Pitfall 2 was released in 84 for Atari, after the video game crash of 83, so Intellivision was already closing it’s doors. If the crash had never happened, I’m sure it would’ve been ported over to the Inty, eventually. Edited September 3, 2020 by IntyFanMatt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierdadee78 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, IntyFanMatt said: Pitfall 2 was released in 84 for Atari, after the video game crash of 83, so Intellivision was already closing it’s doors. If the crash had never happened, I’m sure it would’ve been ported over to the Inty, eventually. Okay, thanks for the info?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 8th Entry - 31 treasures claimed, 1 treasure unclaimed. Which means if I can get a little faster thru the field I will get to the 'Kill Screen'. ? 109,815 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Player One Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 72242 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar0u Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Never really played the Activision games as a kid. The screen where you have to jump on the snapping alligators to cross the water still gives me anxiety! Didn't know there was a "perfect score" by getting 32 treasures, or that the game was a deterministic speed run. Would like to play it more, but its hard with a keyboard in an emulator. Might build a little Raspberry Pi arcade machine to plug into the TV to play games I don't have on cart. Don't think I can do much better than this today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster8 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, gar0u said: Never really played the Activision games as a kid. The screen where you have to jump on the snapping alligators to cross the water still gives me anxiety! Didn't know there was a "perfect score" by getting 32 treasures, or that the game was a deterministic speed run. Would like to play it more, but its hard with a keyboard in an emulator. Might build a little Raspberry Pi arcade machine to plug into the TV to play games I don't have on cart. Don't think I can do much better than this today. Yeah it's a pretty frustrating game. Bring on Star Strike, I'm ready for this one to end..... ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntyFanMatt Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, gar0u said: Never really played the Activision games as a kid. The screen where you have to jump on the snapping alligators to cross the water still gives me anxiety! Didn't know there was a "perfect score" by getting 32 treasures, or that the game was a deterministic speed run. Would like to play it more, but its hard with a keyboard in an emulator. Might build a little Raspberry Pi arcade machine to plug into the TV to play games I don't have on cart. Don't think I can do much better than this today. I don’t play on emulation, but is there any way you can plug a controller into your emulator? Would be a lot easier since you only have to run and jump...and release from vines. By the way, just about all of the Activision titles are excellent games, especially Dreadnaught Factor...one of my top 5 games for the system. Edited September 6, 2020 by IntyFanMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 82,637 Messed up like 2 under paths, maybe better off just going left while time lol. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffMan Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 85,910 Having difficulty getting a clean run and not sure if I can be bothered to do so. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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