Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle



Beyond the Jungle is the fifth game in the Pitfall! series, and (as implied by the title) the first one in 3D. It was released on PlayStation and Game Boy Color.

While investigating a cave in Mexico, Pitfall Harry jr. (voiced by Bruce Campbell) finds a crystal which opens a rift into another dimension. In the rift, a woman named Mira appears and tells him that she's a member of ancient civilization of Moku, and her world has been taken over by evil woman known as Scourge. Harry jr. agrees to help her cause and takes a step into the rift.

""Lights out.""
 * 1-Up: You'll be finding lots of one ups in every corner, but for a good reason. They take the form of a boot, for some reason.
 * All There in the Manual: Scourge's backstory is detailed in the manual.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Mira.
 * Bat Out of Hell: Demon bats.
 * Bond One-Liner: One is said after killing a Fire Djinn:

""I've got a rock to pick with you." "There's a place for my pick in your heart.""
 * Bottomless Pits
 * Character Title
 * Continuity Nod: Harry jr.'s "run in with the Mayans" is mentioned in the manual, referencing the previous game The Mayan Adventure.
 * Convection, Schmonvection: Heat's not a problem for Harry jr.
 * In the volcano stages, he loses health if he walks on red lava, but dies instantly if he touches yellow lava.
 * Creative Closing Credits: They take the form of the original Atari game, with Harry jr. interacting with the oncoming credits.
 * Darker and Edgier: Instead of treasure hunting and avoiding crocodiles like in the previous games, you are now stopping systematic genocide and saving the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.
 * Death by Childbirth: Harry jr.'s mother died giving birth to him while she and her husband were in an out-of-control minecart ride.
 * Domed Hometown: Scourge has placed a force dome over the city of Shenrak to prevent Moku returning home.
 * Edge Gravity: Harry Jr. won't willingly walk off a cliff...once. If the player tries again, though, he'll happily fall off the edge (sometimes this takes several tries, though). Unfortunately, Harry won't 'bump back' from the edge if he's walking on a container or box.
 * Elemental Embodiment: Earth Soldiers and Fire Djinns.
 * Embedded Precursor: The original Atari 2600 game is available via a password.
 * Every Ten Thousand Points: You'll be awarded with points at the end of every level, which in turn provide you with one-ups.
 * Evil Overlord: Scourge.
 * Floating Platforms
 * Flying Face: Imps.
 * Get Back Here Boss: Scourge tries to evade you as the final fight progresses.
 * Hellhole Prison: The pit, where the Moku are held prisoners in floating cells above a lake of boiling acid and await their turn of having their life essence taken away.
 * Lethal Lava Land: The volcano.
 * Life Meter
 * Maniac Monkeys: Papwa Ipos, which are constantly flinging their "magic projectiles" (as the manual puts it, they're clearly throwing shit) at Harry jr.
 * Metronomic Man-Mashing: The scorpions do this to you if they catch.
 * Power Crystal: Your job in the penultimate level is to destroy the crystals that give power to Scourge's invasion on Earth.
 * Powerful Pick
 * Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner: Harry jr.'s comments to some of the rock type enemies:


 * Precision-Guided Boomerang: The Gladiator's club turns out to be one halfway in the battle against him.
 * Rebel Leader: Mira.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Scourge has red eyes in her winged form.
 * Rolling Attack: Specialty of Rollers and Magmoids.
 * Scary Scorpions: Scorpions are common enemies. Oddly, they don't sting you, but slam you around with their tails.
 * Segmented Serpent: Kryl Thular, boss of the volcano levels.
 * Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains
 * Shout-Out: "Beam me up, Scotty" says Harry when he enters a portal.
 * He also lets out the Tarzan yell when he is swinging on the vines.
 * After one particular jump platform: "I'm Super-Harry!"
 * Take Over the World: Scourge isn't satisfied with just her homeworld, as ours is next.
 * Tastes Like Chicken: The manual states that the local scorpions are a common delicacy, and taste like chicken.
 * Throw Down the Bomblet: Scourge in her flying form bombards Harry jr. with explosives.
 * Token Romance: Harry and Mira develop a romance during the game. At least that's what the manual tells us.
 * Toxic Phlebotinum: Katal's mind was corrupted by the red lucense, and later emerged as Scourge.
 * Variable Mix: Excluding the boss stages, there are at least ten themes per level.
 * Video Game 3D Leap