<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Kroyer	O
Films	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Pitfall	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
franchise	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Pitfall	O
Harry	O
Junior	O
as	O
he	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
jungles	B-Device
of	O
Central	O
America	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
Pitfall	O
Harry	O
,	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
warrior	O
spirit	O
named	O
Zakelua	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
mixed	O
with	O
stage-based	O
exploration	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
six-button	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
began	O
its	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
formed	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
franchise	O
revivals	O
by	O
Activision	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Kaboom	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
River	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
sprite-based	O
visuals	O
before	O
Kroyer	O
Films	O
were	O
brought	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
its	O
creation	O
by	O
providing	O
hand-drawn	O
animations	O
and	O
graphics	O
instead	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
lead	O
platform	O
transitioned	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
to	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
1994	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
followed	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
third-party	O
developers	O
and	O
featuring	O
several	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
given	O
a	O
portable	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
during	O
certain	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
King	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Pitfall	O
Harry	O
Junior	O
across	O
the	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
jungles	B-Device
of	O
Central	O
America	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
warrior	O
spirit	O
Zakelua	O
and	O
rescue	O
his	O
father	O
from	O
captivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Harry	O
Jr.	O
is	O
killed	O
,	O
he	O
respawns	O
on	O
the	O
nearest	O
checkpoint	O
reached	O
but	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
resuming	O
progress	O
by	O
either	O
using	O
continues	O
or	O
loading	O
their	O
saved	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
last	O
stage	O
reached	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
that	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
keeps	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
and	O
items	O
collected	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
Jr.	O
can	O
fight	O
enemies	O
with	O
his	O
whip	O
or	O
shoot	O
sling	O
stones	O
,	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
and	O
explosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Pitfall	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Caverns	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Pitfall	O
Harry	O
had	O
settled	O
down	O
following	O
his	O
days	O
as	O
an	O
adventurer	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
raise	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Harry	O
Junior	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
a	O
legend	O
among	O
people	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
feats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Harry	O
and	O
Harry	O
Jr.	O
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
towards	O
the	O
jungles	B-Device
of	O
Central	O
America	O
to	O
find	O
lost	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
treasures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
days	O
,	O
both	O
Harry	O
and	O
Harry	O
Jr.	O
have	O
reached	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
empire	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
Uaxactun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
Harry	O
Jr.	O
uncovers	O
the	O
relic	O
,	O
his	O
father	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
warrior	O
spirit	O
named	O
Zakelua	O
,	O
leading	O
Harry	O
Jr.	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
father	O
from	O
captivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Pitfall	O
Harry	O
:	O
The	O
Mayan	B-Protocol
Adventure	O
and	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
franchise	O
revivals	O
by	O
Activision	O
along	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Kaboom	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
:	O
The	O
Mad	O
Doctor	O
’s	O
Revenge	O
and	O
River	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
:	O
Mission	O
of	O
No	O
Return	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
original	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Pitfall	O
being	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
Winter	O
1993	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
titles	O
were	O
delayed	O
to	O
1994	O
;	O
Kaboom	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
River	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
were	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
former	O
remained	O
in	O
full	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kroyer	O
Films	O
,	O
an	O
animation	O
studio	O
which	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
like	O
FernGully	O
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Rainforest	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
brought	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
by	O
providing	O
hand-drawn	O
animations	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
Summer	O
CES	O
1994	O
,	O
now	O
under	O
its	O
final	O
name	O
and	O
sporting	O
hand-drawn	O
visuals	O
by	O
Kroyer	O
Films	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
lead	O
platform	O
transitioned	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Kroyer	O
and	O
his	O
studio	O
were	O
approached	O
by	O
Activision	O
CEO	O
Bobby	O
Kotick	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
Howard	O
Marks	O
to	O
produce	O
animation	O
work	O
for	O
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
after	O
seeing	O
their	O
previous	O
endeavors	O
,	O
as	O
Kotick	O
wanted	O
high-quality	O
animation	O
for	O
the	O
Pitfall	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Kroyer	O
claimed	O
that	O
neither	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
its	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Soundelux	O
Media	O
Labs	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Activision	O
on	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
on	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1994	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
by	O
Tectoy	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
13	O
April	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
15	O
May	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
was	O
delisted	O
on	O
26	O
December	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extra	O
feature	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
original	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Pitfall	O
!,	O
which	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
finding	O
a	O
secret	O
doorway	O
within	O
the	O
fourth	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
respectively	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
as	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
visual	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
release	O
but	O
contains	O
extra	O
(	O
and	O
expanded	O
)	O
levels	O
,	O
Redbook	O
CD	O
Audio	O
for	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
introductory	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequence	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
port	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Redline	O
Games	O
with	O
additional	O
assistance	O
from	O
Cygnus	O
Software	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
on	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
1995	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
Brazil	O
by	O
Playtronic	O
Industrial	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
port	O
runs	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
than	O
both	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
foreground	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
some	O
stages	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
higher	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
versions	O
,	O
besides	O
other	O
alterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
port	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Kinesoft	O
using	O
their	O
Exodus	O
game	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
reused	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Windows	O
port	O
of	O
Earthworm	O
Jim	O
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
then-recently	O
debuted	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
eight	O
months	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
port	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
redrawn	O
visuals	O
displayed	O
at	O
a	O
8-bit	O
color	O
art	O
,	O
in-game	O
CD	O
audio	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
by	O
Soundelux	O
Media	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
extra	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SoftKey	B-General_Concept
version	O
included	O
both	O
America	O
Online	O
's	O
free	O
trial	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	O
3.1/95	O
,	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
3.02	O
and	O
a	O
Cyber	O
Patrol	O
demo	O
for	O
Windows	O
3.1/95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
cannot	O
enable	O
sound	O
effects	O
when	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	O
versions	O
starting	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changing	O
the	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
to	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
"	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
check-box	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
sound	O
effect	O
is	O
played	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
crashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
32X	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Bang	O
Software	O
alongside	O
Zombie	O
Virtual	O
Reality	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
visual	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
release	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
additional	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
runs	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
instead	O
of	O
60	O
frames	O
,	O
suffering	O
a	O
great	O
amount	O
of	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
port	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
18	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
visuals	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
32X	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
contains	O
changes	O
in	O
certain	O
stages	O
and	O
a	O
rearranged	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
runs	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
received	O
a	O
handheld	O
conversion	O
by	O
Pipedream	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
alters	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
contains	O
audio	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
were	O
announced	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
sold	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
lag	O
in	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
elaborating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
split-second	O
lag	O
time	O
between	O
his	O
jump	O
and	O
your	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
his	O
movements	O
again	O
is	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
a	O
narrow	O
escape	O
and	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
intense	O
action	B-Application
,	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pitfall	O
!,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
recommendation	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
hardcore	O
platforming	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
applauded	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
character	O
animations	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
an	O
SNES	B-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Run	O
of	O
the	O
mill	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
combined	O
with	O
gameplay	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
tedious	O
and	O
uninspired	O
,	O
leave	O
Pitfall	O
interesting	O
as	O
a	O
novelty	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
much	O
else.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
wrote	O
that	O
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
"	O
mainly	O
because	O
the	O
original	O
Pitfall	O
—	O
a	O
straightforward	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
a	O
stick-figure	O
hero	O
runs	O
,	O
jumps	O
,	O
and	O
climbs	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
ladders	O
—	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
adaptable	O
to	O
today	O
's	O
16-bit	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
plays	O
like	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
in	O
fast-forward	O
,	O
as	O
Pitfall	O
Harry	O
Jr.	O
executes	O
his	O
derring-do	O
amid	O
lush	O
jungle	B-Device
backgrounds	O
,	O
stirring	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
pumped-up	O
sound	O
effects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
all	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
noted	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
high	O
challenge	O
,	O
realistic	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
difficult	O
controls	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Weigand	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
that	O
"	O
Huge	O
levels	O
,	O
excellent	O
animations	O
and	O
nice	O
sound	O
effects	O
make	O
this	O
one	O
an	O
action/adventure	O
winner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ridiculed	O
the	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
as	O
unimportant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
somewhat	O
hit-and-miss	O
side-scroller	O
that	O
has	O
some	O
cool	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
judged	O
the	O
Windows	O
port	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
conversion	O
which	O
would	O
satisfy	O
gamers	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
but	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
a	O
console	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
secrets	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficult	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
significant	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
dismissed	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
for	O
this	O
same	O
reason	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
nothing	O
has	O
changed	O
in	O
this	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Pitfall.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
's	O
improvements	O
are	O
too	O
minor	O
for	O
the	O
average	O
player	O
to	O
even	O
notice	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
colorful	O
action	B-Application
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
and	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
densely	O
layered	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
orchestrated	O
music	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
found	O
disappointing	O
given	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
is	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
system	O
and	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
most	O
people	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
already	O
played	O
it	O
on	O
another	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
agreed	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
previous	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
assessment	O
than	O
previous	O
reviews	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
maintains	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
quality	O
game	O
design	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
beginning	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
well	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
an	O
old-school	O
Pitfall	O
fan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
48th	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
summarizing	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
type	O
of	O
thing	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
n't	O
terrible	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
better-playing	O
alternatives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Pitfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mayan	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
by	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
DirectX	B-Application
for	O
his	O
platform	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
conversion	O
being	O
launched	O
three	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
incarnation	O
of	O
DirectX	B-Application
and	O
Kinesoft	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
any	O
tools	O
from	O
said	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
