Pitfall Harry's Contest History

Who is Pitfall Harry?
Pitfall! is widely considered to be the first platform game in the history of… well, games. You are Indiana Jo… er, Harry, an intrepid explorer who risks life (although he’s got a few of them) and limb (to alligators) for the pursuit of treasure. There’s no rampaging boulders or cartoonish Nazis, but there was the ever-present danger of rolling logs.

Harry, who actually managed a suitable Tarzan yell for the Atari 2600, went on to star in various other Pitfall! sequels, teaching children that what matters most in life is the reckless conquest of man over nature for the pursuit of capitalistic greed. As Harry, the unathletic gamer can live out his fantasies of leaping heroically over fire and bellowing a powerful MIDI roar, becoming famed and wealthy beyond compare in the process. All that’s missing is the pixelated naked chick from Custer’s Revenge waiting at game’s end to make Pitfall! the best damn male fantasy in gaming since Duke Nukem.

"He’s got a fluorescent green shirt. How awesome is that?" - Ed_Bellis

(Writeup courtesy of Ed Bellis)

Pitfall Harry's Contest History
Win-Loss Record: 0-1

Summer 2002 Contest - West Division - 16 Seed
 * Western Round 1 --- Lost to (1) Sonic the Hedgehog, 11292 [17.56%] - 53023 [82.44%]
 * Extrapolated Strength --- 42nd Place [14.41%]

You know you have a fucked up contest field when someone like Pitfall Harry can finish ahead of more than 20 other characters in the (lol) X-Stats.

Harry, like many other Summer 2002 dreamers, has appeared in only one match through the history of contests. His role was as 16 seed fodder for Sonic, and he has yet to make the field since. As for his odds of ever returning, they're next to zero. Pac-Man is about the only true old-school character that people really care about anymore.