Which Happened First?

Release of Pitfall!

Release of Pitfall!
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Pitfall! is a 1982 platform video game developed by David Crane and published by Activision for the Atari 2600. The player controls Pitfall Harry, who has a time limit of 20 minutes to seek treasure in a jungle. The game world is populated by enemies and hazards that variously cause the player to lose lives or points.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Release of Missile Command1980
  2. Release of Castle WolfensteinSeptember 1981
  3. Release of Frogger1981
  4. Release of E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDecember 1982
  5. Release of Pitfall! (this page)April 20, 1982
  6. Release of Sokoban1982

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