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''Super Pitfall'' occurred in 1987. It was on the NES and terrible. [[Discontinuity|Let us speak no more of it.]] Besides, ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'' has said it all in his [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/54664 video] on the game already.
The series was revived on the SNES and Sega Genesis in 1994's ''Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure,'' a fun if sloppy platformer in the same vein as ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]''. Two more revivals came later, this time in 3D: 1998's ''[[Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle|Pitfall 3D Beyond the Jungle]]'' on the [[
''Pitfall!'' has also left its mark on television. In its first season, the Ruby-Spears ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' cartoon featured segments based on the game, and a 1982 commercial for ''Pitfall!'' starred a young [[Jack Black]].
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* [[Action Prologue]]: ''The Lost Expedition'' begins with Pitfall Harry fighting for his life against a demonic fiery jaguar while supercharged with powerful magic. After he exchanges a few blows with the beast, it pins him to the ground, and Harry has a flashback to how he got into this mess in the first place which makes up most of the rest of the game.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The arcade game, strangely enough produced by Sega, featured enhanced versions of the overworld of the first ''Pitfall'' and the underworld of the second, and added [[Minecart Madness]] and [[Temple of Doom]] stages. The Atari 800 computer version of ''Pitfall II'' was also expanded.
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* [[Canon Immigrant|Canon Immigrants]]: Rhonda (Harry's niece), and the aforementioned Quickclaw were originally created for the aforementioned ''Saturday Supercade'' adaptation, but appeared in ''Pitfall II'' afterwards.
* [[The Chief's Daughter]]: Micay in ''The Lost Expedition''.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Harry in ''The Lost Expedition''.
* [[Classic Cheat Code]]: On the Sega Genesis version of ''The Mayan Adventure'': the level select cheat was B, Right, A, Down, Right, Up, B, Left, A, Up, Right, A. Which, of course, makes one wonder just who Brad and Laura are...
* [[Corridor Cubbyhole Run]]: ''Pitfall II'' has at least ten "floors" in a row which entirely consisted of walking across the screen as a bat flew towards Harry and having to run Harry under the bat ''only if the wings were flapping up''.
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* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Nicole in ''The Lost Expedition''.
* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: The arcade game does this.
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* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: Pusca in ''The Lost Expedition''.
** [[Dragon with an Agenda]]
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* [[Embedded Precursor]]: Ever since the 16-bit days, it's traditional for ''Pitfall'' games to include the original 2600 game buried in there somewhere. In ''The Lost Expedition'', you are required to play it to a certain point to get an idol.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: Actually sort of averted in the first game - I mean, those crocodiles can hardly be blamed if they open their mouths while you're standing on them. Played straight for the rest of the series, though.
* [[Excited Show Title!]]: The original game.
* [[Faux Action Girl]]: Nicole in ''The Lost Expedition'', who's said to be a competent explorer, but always ends up getting captured.
* [[Flip Screen Scrolling]]: The first game had nothing ''but'' Flip Screen Scrolling. The sequel introduced smooth scrolling, but only when traveling vertically.
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* [[How We Got Here]]: ''The Lost Expedition'' opens up with you fighting against the demon jaguar, the semifinal boss, only to wind up pinned and about to get your head bitten off, which is when the movie pauses. Harry then says "They say that when a giant demon jaguar is about to terminate your existence, your life flashes before your eyes..." The game then flashes back to twenty-four hours previous, and the game up until you reach the demon jaguar is buildup to that point.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Harry in ''The Lost Expedition''. [[Informed Ability|he's said to have several PhDs]] but acts like a complete moron.
* [[I'll Kill You!]]: One guard in the native village in ''Lost Expedition'' is a ''tad'' obsessed with killing. [[Played for Laughs]] though, as he never does make due on this threat.
* [[Jungle Japes]]: Right down to the swinging vines.
* {{spoiler|[[Last-Minute Hookup]]: Harry and Nicole in ''The Lost Expedition''.}}
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* [[Temple of Doom]]: If you're indoors in a ''Pitfall'' game, you're probably inside one of these. The arcade game had one for its final stage.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: In ''Pitfall II'' every time you grab a treasure or rescue someone a galvanizing, heroic, upbeat theme vaguely reminiscent of the [[Indiana Jones]] anthem plays. One of the oldest ones in the book, as it was the first console game to feature PSG music, in fact the only 2600 game to have a custom sound chip.
* [[Trope Maker]]: ''Pitfall II'' was the first video game to use[[Save Point]]s.
* [[Unusable Enemy Equipment]]: In ''The Lost Expedition'', enemies constantly assault you by throwing TNT. You pass by ''crates'' of the stuff throughout the game but can't use any yourself until a friendly character hands you some in a late-game cutscene.
* [[Uplifted Animal]]: Quickclaw in ''Lost Expedition''.
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