Open-source browser port of Pitfall from the Atari 2600

Such an incredible game.

I’m amazed what the Atari 2600 was capable of with 2 player sprites, 2 missile sprites, a ball sprite, 128 bytes of memory, no buffer, and a 1.19 MHz CPU.

Because of what talented developers (like David Crane) could deliver, the console had an incredible 15 year lifespan (longer than the NES).

I got an Atari Gamestation Pro for Christmas and it just amazes me how well a lot of those old 2600 games hold up. My kids have had a blast playing Pong, Warlords, Bowling, and Outlaws with me.

https://myarcade.com/products/atari-gamestation-pro

Enjoyed this GDC presentation about the developement and working with the original hardware

https://youtu.be/MBT1OK6VAIU

Nice. I appreciate that it's a loving recreation and not an emulator.

I played Pitall 2 on the C64 and will never forget the background music as long as I live.

Mobile controls!!!!!!

It’s actually playable on my iPhone. Gotta love that!

Edit: I still suck at it just as much as I did back on the old 2600, but it’s still fun.

I notice that the rolling barrels/logs sometimes fade out in what looks like alpha blending. Was that really possible on an Atari 2600??

How is the original source available? Wouldn’t Activision still hold the copyright ?

I remember playing this on the spare B&W TV with no color. My father bought a new color TV and we got the old one for the Atari 2600 and it was like baller status.

This is really well done. Took me back to the good old coleco days. The controls on mobile are well done.

Port it to SDL2.

This was my favorite game.

So, are you a go left or go right type of player?

Edit: Ugh, I had a weird quirk where the sound of getting hit by a log would not stop sounding. Even tried hitting another log hoping it would reset, but nope. Cmd-R was the only solve