Hello guys and gals, it is the beginning of a new era for me. With the upcoming release of my Super Pitfall hack I’ve decided to create this blog and use it to keep you up to date with my projects.
As you may already know if you followed the thread over at romhacking.net, September 5th 2016 marks the 30th birthday of the original japanese release date of Super Pitfall! I plan to release the hack the day before so you can (hopefully) celebrate the game’s anniversary by playing it. Please do!
Yay!
The title screen looks great!
HELLO MY DEAR FRIEND, MY REASON IS TO MAKE YOU KNOW THAT IN SUPER PITFALL FOR THE NES THERE IS AN UNPUBLISHED SECRET WORLD, DIFFERENT FROM THE 2 WORLDS ALREADY KNOWN, I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING YET.
IT ALL STARTED ONE AFTERNOON IN 1991 AT THE AGE OF 8, I WAS READY TO PLAY SUPER PITFALL IN THE ORIGINAL NES WITH THE ORIGINAL CASSETTE, AFTER INSERTING THE CASSETTE IN THE NES AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO INSERT THE CASSETTE THE INITIAL MENU SCREEN APPEARED BUT SHOWING IT WRONG WITH STRIPES AND DEFORMED SPRITES, EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED THE “START” BUTTON, TO MY SURPRISE I APPEARED IN A DIFFERENT WORLD WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY, WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE FOLLOWING:
1.- THERE WERE SEVERAL STONE HEADS ON THE CEILING THAT ATTACKED YOU IN A “DIAGONAL” FORM. THEY RETURNED TO THEIR PLACE ON THE CEILING AND ATTACKED YOU AGAIN IF YOU STAYED CLOSE.
2.- THERE WERE SEVERAL SPACES WITH PEAKS WITH A LOT OF DISTANCE, REQUIRING A LONG JUMP TO ACHIEVE THE CROSS.
3.- YOU STARTED IN THE CENTER AND YOU COULD WALK LEFT AND RIGHT THROUGH DIFFERENT PATHS.
4.- THE TYPE OF MATERIAL OF THE WALLS WAS GRAY, THE SAME AS THAT IN THE LOWEST AREA IN THE VOLCANIC LAVA NEAR THE GLOBE.
5.- THERE WERE SEVERAL BATS FLYING AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND DIRECTIONS.
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY I COULD NOT ADVANCE MUCH IN THIS WORLD, I PLAYED 3 LIVES IN THIS WORLD AND AFTER “GAME OVER” APPEARED, PRESS “START” AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NORMAL WORLD.
I HAD PLAYED IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I THOUGHT THAT DUE TO AN ERROR OF THE CASSETTE BEING WRONGLY INSERTED I HAD TELETRANSPORTED ME TO AN AREA FURTHER AHEAD OF THE LAVA AND THAT AT SOME TIME I WOULD REACH THAT AREA, BUT AS TIME PASSED AND I TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE NORMAL WORLD AND THE DARK WORLD, I REALIZED THAT AREA WAS NOWHERE.
TIME PASSED AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO FIND THAT SECRET WORLD THAT I PLAY AT MY 8 YEARS OLD, I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A LONG TIME ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT FINDING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SECRET WORLD THAT TELEPORTED ME AN ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL CASSETTE WRONGLY INSERTED, ¿WAS IT THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHAT HAS PLAYED IN THIS SECRET WORLD UNTIL TODAY?
I DON’T HAVE THE PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE, THAT WORLD HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE ON THE CASSETTE, I WOULD BE VERY GLAD IF YOU HELP ME FIND THIS SECRET WORLD WHICH IS STILL UNPUBLISHED, I HOPE YOU CAN FIND IT AND SHARE THE ROM FOR ME TO START A NEW UNPUBLISHED ADVENTURE IN THIS THIRD SECRET WORLD OF SUPER PITFALL, I ONLY ASK TO BE MENTIONED IN THE CREDITS AND THAT MY STORY BE KNOWN, THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THIS UNPUBLISHED AND SECRET ADVENTURE OF SUPER PITFALL.
I PLAYED ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, BUT I ALSO DIDN’T FIND THIS SECRET WORLD I WAS PLAYING IN OVER 30 YEARS AGO, I WOULD BE GLAD TO FIND IT, PLAY IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH IT COMPLETELY.
THE PHRASE THAT APPEARS AT THE END OF THE GAME:
YOU COMPLETED THE ADVENTURE THE LOST CAVERNS, “PLEASE TRY ANOTHER WORLD”
IT LEAVE ME WITH CONCERN, WHAT IS YOU REFERRING TO WITH “PLEASE TRY ANOTHER WORLD”, IS THERE ANOTHER WORLD? I KNOW THAT IT DOES EXIST, I WAS THERE MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO, IT WAS NOT JUST A TEST LEVEL OR HALF, IT’S A FULLY FUNCTIONAL LEVEL, BUT IT’S NOT PART OF EITHER OF THE 2 KNOWN WORLDS, I’VE ALREADY TRAVELED THEM EVEN GETTING INTO THE WALLS EVERYWHERE, INCH BY INCH, IT’S NOT PART OF THESE 2 WORLDS BUT IT EXISTS SOMEWHERE ON THE CASSETTE, HELP ME TO FIND IT PLEASE, THANK YOU.
I CREATED AN EXAMPLE PICTURE, BUT THE EMAIL DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO ATTACH PICTURES.