Adaptation and Re-adaptation: The story of Pitfall II
All PostsGames @ itch.io Jul 8, 2021 The video game console originated as a way to bring arcade experiences (specifically, Pong) into the home. But the home game took on a life of its own; playing a game in your house that you can play indefinitely is very different than a game that needs to constantly shuffle through new players to get the quarters of each. One early game that understood that difference was 1984’s Pitfall II. Let’s put on our amateur video game analyst hats and take a look into gaming history. Pitfall! Made by David Crane in 1982, Pitfall! is arguably the firs...
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