Pitfall II - Lost Caverns
Copyright 2003
By WolRon
Made for the "Retro Remakes" Remakes Competition

To view this document turn 'word wrap' OFF.

This is a remake of Activisions' Pitfall II game for the Atari 2600.
It is freeware.
This program is distributed AS IS with no warranty of any kind.
The entire game is included with a hidden bonus unveiled for completing the game.


Requirements:
  Win95 or higher
  320x200 graphics mode (or can be run in Windowed mode)
  DirectX 7 or higher


Installation:
  Unzip contents of zip file to an empty folder (preferably named Pitfall II) with
    the "Use folder names" option selected.


Execution:
  Double-click "Pitfall II.exe" file


Objectives:
  You are Pitfall Harry and you are on a journey to rescue your niece Rhonda, your cat
    Quickclaw, and the Raj Diamond from the underground caverns where they were lost.
  To win, you must find Rhonda, Quickclaw, and the Raj Diamond.
  There are also 28 gold bars and a stone-aged rat that can be collected for additional points.
  Points awarded for collection of each item:
    5000 for every gold bar
    15000 for the primitive cave rat
    20000 for the Raj Diamond
    10000 for Rhonda's safe return
    10000 for Quickclaw's safe return
  4000 points are given in advance at the beginning of the game.

  A total of 199,000 points is achievable.
 
  You lose 100 points for every unintentional fall
  You lose points every time you must return to the last healing station (red cross)


Controls:
 Menu:
  Up/Down arrow keys highlight options
  Enter/Spacebar keys select an option
  Esc exits the program
 Game:
  Arrow keys move Harry in each direction
  Spacebar makes Harry jump
  Esc key pauses/unpauses game
  Q key quits current game (but only if paused)
  Esc key returns to menu if current game is aborted


Known "bugs":
  Alt-Tab switching can cause some odd behavior, such as:
    Fullscreen mode: music continues to play even after switching
    Windowed mode: game does not automatically pause (so Pause game before switching)


Bonus:
  Win the game to unveil the bonus.
    Note: The game must be restarted after winning to uncover the bonus.
  Another text file will be created with additional information.
