Difference between revisions of "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure"
From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
imported>AemonyBot (updated template usage) |
m (→Video: General maintenance with AutoWikiBrowser in Bot mode) |
||
Line 85: | Line 85: | ||
|antialiasing = n/a | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
|antialiasing notes = | |antialiasing notes = | ||
− | |upscaling = | + | |upscaling = false |
|upscaling tech = | |upscaling tech = | ||
|upscaling notes = | |upscaling notes = | ||
Line 94: | Line 94: | ||
|120 fps = unknown | |120 fps = unknown | ||
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
− | |hdr = | + | |hdr = false |
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
|color blind = unknown | |color blind = unknown |
Revision as of 17:42, 30 January 2023
Cover image missing, please upload it | |
Developers | |
---|---|
Activision | |
Redline Games | |
Windows | Kinesoft |
Animation | Kroyer Films |
CD audio | Soundelux |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Japan | GameBank |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 31, 1995 |
Taxonomy | |
Perspectives | Side view |
Genres | Platform |
Series | Pitfall |
Pitfall | |
---|---|
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns | 1984 |
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure | 1995 |
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | 2004 |
Pitfall! | 2010 |
Key points
- Notable for being the very first game to fully use Windows (not Windows 3.x).
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Game runs directly off of the disc, uses Redbook audio for music. |
Essential Improvements
Sound Fix
- Prevents the game from locking up completely whenever a sound effect is played.
- Due to an error in the wail32.dll file on the CD, the game locks up whenever the file is used to play sound.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision\Pitfall[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision\Pitfall[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | Scaled up from 320x224 | ||
Multi-monitor | Stretched | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | By default. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
---|
XInput-compatible controllers |
---|
PlayStation controllers |
---|
Generic/other controllers |
---|
Additional information | ||
---|---|---|
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French |
Issues fixed
Pitfall plays no sound and the sound checkboxes are greyed out
Set Windows 95 or 98/ME Compatability mode |
---|
|
Game Freezes completely when playing sound effects
Replace faulty wail32.dll |
---|
|
Issues unresolved
Pitfall.exe gives a 256 color error
- This error occurs even when 256 color mode in compatability is checked.
Clicking okay will dismiss the error and allow the game to launch, but will reappear the next time the game is launched.
Pitfall.exe gives a "bad or missing DISPDIB.dll -error 2" message
- This error only appears when using Windows 95 or 98/ME compatability mode.
Clicking okay will dismiss the error and allow the game to launch, but will reappear the next time the game is launched.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 486 33 MHz | Intel Pentium |
System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.