Interview With Pitfall! Creator, David Crane

Bill Kendrick writes "Good Deal Games recently interviewed David Crane, creator of 1982's Game of the Year, 'Pitfall!' (as well as many other titles for the Atari 2600 and other systems). Topics include the 1000s of fan letters Activision received every week, the firing of Bill Gates, and how tennis helped bring Activision together."

Comments

So according to the article...

[thelinuxking]

If that one guy at Activision had just kept Bill Gates, Windows might never have existed?

Wow, that's messed up!

Re:So according to the article...

[TrollBurger]

Recently, I was in Seattle conducting business. Whilst in the lounge, I noticed Bill Gates sitting on the chesterfield enjoying a cognac. I was meeting with a very important client who was also flying to Seattle with me but she was running a bit late.

Being a forward type of guy, I approached Mr. Gates and introduced myself. I explained to him that I was conducting some very important business and how I would appreciate it if he could throw a quick "Hello, Chris" at me when I was with my client. He agreed.

Ten minutes later while I was conversing with my client, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Bill Gates. I turned around and looked up at him. He said, "Hi Chris, what's happening?" To which I replied, "Fuck off, Gates, I'm in a meeting."

Pitfall Ruined my Brother's Childhood

[guttentag]

Pitfall ruined my brother's childhood. After watching me play Pitfall he was deathly afraid of the water (and tar pits for that matter) and never learned to swim. Of course, scaring the crap out of your little brother is every big brother's responsibility. Thank you, David Crane.

Pitfall!

[rat7307]

Pitfall! was! the! first! game! that! caused! me! to! write! with! lots! of! exclamation! marks!

Hooray! for! Pitfall!

Re:Music

[Ziviyr]

you are obviously not talking about the original atari 2600 pitfall. cause it did not have music.

Atari this Atari that.

Commodore!

First person who mentions the Apple ][ recieves a brick.

Re:For Fuck's Sake!

[Troy H Parker]

The Atari 2600 is a classic, and will never die. Neither will the Amiga. Just try it, they're indestructible, they will outlive us all.

fanfic

[Anonymous Coward]

Harry ran through the hot, sticky jungle. His shirt was drenched with sweat and sticking to his body.

"Dear God, not another pit. And alligators. Why does it always have to be alligators?"

Luckily, this pit had a vine swinging over it, so Harry wouldn't have to hop on the alligators' heads like the last pit. He eyeballed the jump, trying to time when to make the leap to grab the vine.

He jumped... and missed, falling into the pit. The alligators were on him in a minute, teeth bared. Harry pulled out his knife and stabbed the first one in the eye.

"That'll show you, you bastard!"

To Harry's amazement, he was getting excited. The blood and adrenaline had made him hard.

"Alright, who's next? I'm gonna shove something up your butt if you're not careful!"

The next alligator was a big one, 16 feet long. Harry eyed the monster with glee. The alligator lunged, Harry sidestepped and grabbed the alligator from behind. He flipped it over.

"Aye, that's some sweet alligator bum!"

Harry threw away his knife and pulled out his turgid cock. It throbbed with anticipation. Harry rammed his thumb into the alligator's browneye to open it up, then plunged his member deep. The alligator screamed.

The other alligators, apparently stunned by this development, became aroused. One alligator mounted another. The third and last had no partner, so with it's engorged penis it mounted Harry. Harry, feverishly thrusting into the first alligator, nearly came when the alligator entered him.

The inter-species coupling pumped for five minutes and culminated when all three came. Alligator spunk filled Harry's now-bleeding anus and spilled out, spreading down his legs.

Harry tiredly climbed out of the pit. He noticed in the distance a hole in the ground with a ladder going down.

"Y'know, I could really tap some scorpion ass right about now..."

Inspiration!

[acoustiq]

Pitfall! must! have! been! the! inspiration! for! Yahoo!