Playing Pitfall! (1982) on the original Xbox

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Published on January 19, 2025 4:19:54 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud6gJHSC7H0

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Pitfall! (1982)

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Some retro adventuring during my Lost Expedition session, including winning a bonus outfit for Harry!

0:00 unlocking Pitfall!
1:54 making my way to the Punchau Shrine
5:59 playing Pitfall! at the Punchau Shrine (5794 points)
8:27 playing Pitfall! attempt #2 (29258 points)
19:37 the unlockable "old school" outfit


Tech specs stuff:

playing on a v1.6 PAL original Xbox
softmodded with Rocky5's softmod
switched to NTSC and 480p
480p achieved with a third-party (cheap & poorly-shielded) component cable
stock HDD replaced with a 120GB IDE HDD (Seagate ST3120022A)
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition game disc ripped & installed to HDD using DVD2Xbox
playing the game directly from the HDD
using stock Xbox S controller

gameplay footage captured using AVerMedia C281 Game Capture HD (old tech, but it mostly gets the job done)
output capture file display dimensions corrected with Handbrake
footage edited, upscaled & encoded with Shotcut