Classic Game Room HD - PITFALL 2 for Atari 2600

"Just because the graphics are better doesn't mean the game is better" CGRHD reviews Pitfall II, The Lost Caverns for the Atari 2600, an arcade video game classic released in 1984 by Activision.
This is the sequel to the popular coin-op style retro gaming classic, PITFALL! released in 1982. Pitfall2 Lost Caverns was also released on the Atari 5200 and other gaming consoles.

Pitfall Harry returns as he descends into caverns filled with bats, frogs and other various monsters.

The game seems like a nod to Harrison Ford in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc. Maybe it even inspired Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade??

Be sure to watch the original Classic Game Room episodes. Classic Game Room was the original classic video game review show on the Internet in 1999-2000, now on DVD. The HD series is reviewing PS3, Genesis, NES, Atari and Xbox 360. Xbox Live Arcade XBLA.

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[TheBrainification]

Best Atari music evar!!!

[orionpax55]

Truly amazing. Hell, I haven't seen any Intellivision games that have moving water, where's your superior graphics now, Mattel?

[honkifyalikebeer1979]

This is no doubt in my mind my favorite 2600 game of all time! very revolutionary for 1984!

[Dreq2014]

I got the Atari Arcade for iPad one week ago :) Atari Fan 4 life!

[EastCoastDude99]

Great Atari game. My second favorite behind Enduro.

[sisterpepperspray]

Harry's my man. There was a whole second half to this game, I only saw it on the Atari 400/800 cartridge, even when Activision re-released Pitfall! and Piftall II in collections they never put that second half in but it was NUTS. I loved it then, it's probably still tough to beat.

[VelvetKevorkian]

God I hate T-Mobile.

[HaganeSteel]

This game was awesome. I played it in '98 when I bought my used Atari 2600 from the Goodwill. I remember thinking, wow, this game has music and feels huge.

[LupusRexRgis]

I came here after watching CGR's "PITFALL: THE MAYAN ADVENTURE review for Sega Genesis".

[Mikevalentine26]

Amazing game, Atari 2600 was my first console.

[Matrix803]

The Atari 2600 only had 2 sound channels, and yet I hear 3 instruments here... Amazing.

[GamerNinjaX]

@orionpax55 in my pants :0, had to do it

[zenuke]

the song from this game is my phone ringtone.

[ProgressiveScan9]

He survives a massive fall but a frog kills him? lmao

[starsiegeplayer]

I never saw this game before. It's really impressive for a 2600 game.

[ragensi]

I'm wondering, can you turn the music off by toggling the difficulty switches like in Moon Patrol? 

[demonchacer]

wow this game looks fun. i just have the first game and it does get boring after awhile but this has music and checkpoints and moving water its just awesome

[srvfan42]

A full soundtrack on a 2600 game?? Pretty rare...

[mandy26lez]

this, keystone kapers, and spider fighter are my favorite atari games.

[eriktbone15]

i have a pitfall tshrit

[NamesJay]

You should do a video on the second level of the game. I was never able to finish the 2nd level... back on the old Atari 800.

[datsunzcar84]

I love this game! its my fav. Atari game.

[OMFGBeholdMyAwesomez]

I'm 28 now. I'll never forget the suspense if descending deeper and deeper into the earth or the thrills of all of the countless near-misses. Pitfall 2 is absolutely is on the short list of outstanding sophomoric video game successes. Thank you for the vid!

[bigun89]

I beat this game when I was 4.... I'm 31 now, and I can't beat it.

[EastCoastDude99]

Great game for the 2600

[sonicvsmetelsonic]

A ture adventure

[mandy26lez]

my favorite atari game of all time second is spider fighter.