One of Gaming’s Most Important Platformers Was Released 44 Years Ago Today

A closeup shot of the box art from Pitfall! on the Atari 2600, showing the player character swinging on a vine. One of the most influential and important platformers was released 44 years ago today, and it’s hard to imagine the genre without it. Platformers have been around for a long time, going back to the genre’s earliest days in arcades. The first game widely recognized as a platformer is Nintendo’s Donkey Kong, which absolutely changed gaming […]

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