Pitfall II - Lost Caverns
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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You play Pitfall Harry searching for the Raj diamond, his niece Rhonda, and a variety of treasures somewhere in the Andes. Poisonous frogs, eels, scorpions, bats and other hazards get in the way. Pitfall II is the sequel to Pitfall, the original platform game. Gameplay has remained pretty much the same, with each screen presenting a side view of obstacles to get past, and potentially treasures to collect. The landscape is more maze like, with a variety of paths and dead ends to search. Along the way there are checkpoints the player will encounter. When the player dies, Pitfall Harry will be sent back to the most recently crossed checkpoint.

Pitfall II is a platform game based on the original. You controlled a funny green and orange adventurer who has to go around the jungle, collecting gold (To boost up your score) and rescue his beloved, and also his pet dog.

The arcade adventure is very big and probably uses 100+ screens, and has the player climbing up and down ladders, falling through holes and even swimming in the water to get to the other side. Also the player can float upwards if holding a balloon.
There are various baddies which the player has to watch out for as well. Those of which are scorpions, bats, rats, electric eels and also jumping frogs. If the player touched any of those creatures (except for the rats that just push you out the way), the player will lose points and start at the nearest safety point (marked with a red cross).

No time limits !
4.000  points at start
5.000  points for gold bar
15.000 points for the cave rat
20.000 points for the Raj diamond
10.000 points for persons like Rhonda or for Quickclaw
Losing points by touching creatures or by falling.

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Description from the packaging:

Join Pitfall Harry as he searches a vast subterranean cliff dwelling high in the Andes. He's looking for the fabled Raj Diamond, gold bricks, his niece Rhonda and the cowardly lion Quickclaw. He finds more than he bargained for- eels, poisonous frogs, albino scorpions, bats, condors, a raging river- in the greatest challenge of his career!
