TDMMC: VGB - Round 1 (Pitfall vs. Soul Calibur)

[Dave Gray]

Part of the TDMMC: VGB - http://www.thedolphinsmakemecry.com/forums/index.php/topic,9228.0.html

Capcom Bracket:

Pitfall! (1982, Atari 2600)
Activision

“Pitfall!” is said to be the first platform game ever created.  It features a character running through the jungle collecting treasures over a 20 minute time limit, while skirting death from the dangers of quicksand, scorpions, rattlesnakes, fire, and the like.  It is best known for its sequences where you time jumps on swinging vines to avoid rolling logs and tar pits.  It was a technical achievement at the time, featuring non-flickering multicolored sprites on a system with relatively primitive hardware.  This, combined with its unique gameplay, made it the best selling game for Atari, and resulted in many ports and a number of sequels.



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Soul Calibur (1998, Arcade / DreamCast)
Namco

Hiroaki Yotoriyama’s second coming of the 1995 Classic “Soul Edge” rocked arcade rooms across the world, and subsequently, invaded millions of homes throughout the globe through the Sega Dreamcast console.  Soul Calibur is considered by several top gaming experts as one of the best video games of all-time, and has received “perfect 10” scores from several, well-known game magazines around the world.

[cyan]

soul calibur 2 was the one i mastered (GCN version). i didn't get a dreamcast at launch so i didn't get SC1 until later...however, i imported SC2 for GameCube from Japan about 9 months before it was released here (i modded my gamecube for this game)...completed the conquest mode and was absolutely dominant when the game finally released here, i had already put about 100 hours into it...my Astaroth, Link, Nightmare and Ivy were unbeatable...by the time everyone had caught up to my 1337 skills about 6 months later, i had grown tired of the game.

[mcduff81]

pitfall is a true classic!

Loved it as a kid.. the only downfall was after the 20 minute time frame..you freeze and the game ends. No props at all! I wanted some kind of celebration for my heroism and got zip!

[Denver_Bronco]

Pitfall !

[GUATARICCAN]

One of the first games I remember beating was Pitfall on my 2600. Ah memories. As for Soul Caliber I like the sequels, but I prefer my fighting games hand to hand over swords and what not. Pitfall Harry takes this one.