Who made Pitfall II: Lost Caverns?

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns was published by Activision, released in 1984.

What kind of game is Pitfall II: Lost Caverns?

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a action, platform game for the MS-DOS.

Can two people play Pitfall II: Lost Caverns?

No. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a single-player game, so it has no two-player mode.

How much data does Pitfall II: Lost Caverns load?

The Pitfall II: Lost Caverns ROM is 16 kB. It is fetched once when you press play and then cached by your browser, so returning to the game does not download it again.

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Game (1984) - DOS

Name: Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
Availability: InStock
Author: Activision

Action / Button	Keyboard Key
D-Pad (Up / Down / Left / Right)	`Arrow Keys`
Button A	`Z` or `J`
Button B	`X` or `K`
Button X / Turbo A	`A` or `U`
Button Y / Turbo B	`S` or `I`
Select	`Shift`
Start	`Enter`

Gamepad Input	Retro Function	Keyboard Key
D-Pad / Analog	Character Movement / Steering	`▲` `▼` `◄` `►`
Button A (East)	Primary Action / Attack / Fire	`Z` / `K`
Button B (South)	Secondary / Jump / Cancel	`X` / `J`
Button X / Y	Special / Turbo / Extra Fire	`A` / `S`
Select	Insert Coin / Select Option	`Right Shift`
Start	Game Start / Pause Game	`Enter`

Gamepad Input

Retro Function

Keyboard Key

D-Pad / Analog

Character Movement / Steering

▲ ▼ ◄ ►

Button A (East)

Primary Action / Attack / Fire

Z / K

Button B (South)

Secondary / Jump / Cancel

X / J

Button X / Y

Special / Turbo / Extra Fire

A / S

Select

Insert Coin / Select Option

Right Shift

Start

Game Start / Pause Game

Enter

Emulator Core Engine	Technology	Multiplayer	Gamepad	Touch	Ads	Action / Switch
EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)	`WebAssembly / JS`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡
MS-DOS (Recommended)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	▶ ACTIVE
JS-DOS v3.0 / DOSBox Engine	`Emscripten C++`	YES	YES	NO	NO	PLAY ⚡

Emulator Core Engine

Technology

Multiplayer

Gamepad

Touch

Ads

Action / Switch

EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)

WebAssembly / JS

YES

PLAY ⚡

MS-DOS (Recommended)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

▶ ACTIVE

JS-DOS v3.0 / DOSBox Engine

Emscripten C++

YES

PLAY ⚡

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a classic 1984 platform adventure developed by Activision for DOS. Created by game designer David Crane, this sequel expands on the original Pitfall! with vast subterranean vertical and horizontal scrolling caverns, checkpoint resurrect points, and dynamic music. Players guide Pitfall Harry deep into dangerous underground passages to rescue his niece Rhoda, his dog Quickclaw, and recover the lost Raj Diamond.

How to Play

Navigate Pitfall Harry through underground shafts, rivers, and cavern chambers while avoiding scorpions, bats, electric eels, and lethal drops. Touch red cross markers to save checkpoint locations. Touching a hazard deducts points and returns Harry to the last activated checkpoint rather than ending the game outright.

In the browser, use the Arrow Keys to run, climb ladders, and swim. Press Spacebar or Ctrl to jump, and press Right Alt + Enter for full-screen mode.

Tips

Activate checkpoints: Always touch red cross markers immediately when reaching a new level of the cavern to avoid losing depth progress after a mistake.
Ride balloons carefully: When riding ascending balloons up vertical shafts, wait for bats to pass before jumping onto the balloon string.
Master underwater navigation: While swimming in underground rivers, hold the down arrow to dive beneath surface obstacles and electric eels.