Route choice matters in Pitfall!: underground tunnels advance Harry three screens at a time, making them necessary to recover every treasure within the time limit. Ladders connect these passages to the jungle above, but brick-wall dead ends force detours back to the surface. Scorpions also threaten Harry below ground.
In the jungle, Harry runs, jumps, climbs and swings on vines to avoid pits, quicksand, rolling logs, fire, rattlesnakes and crocodiles. The treasures he must collect include gold and silver bars, diamond rings and bags of money.
