Key points
- Notable for being the very first game to fully use Windows (not Windows 3.x).
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Game runs directly off of the disc, uses Redbook audio for music. |
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Essential Improvements
- 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
Save game data location
Video
Input
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game joystick settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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All speech is text-based. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Issues fixed
Pitfall plays no sound and the sound checkboxes are greyed out
Set Windows 95 or 98/ME Compatability mode
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- Locate pitfall.exe in <path-to-game> and right-click.
- Select "Properties" and then open the compatability tab.
- Tick the box "Run this in compatability mode for" and select either Windows 95 or Windows 98/ME from the dropdown menu.
- Click "Apply" then close the properties box.
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Game Freezes completely when playing sound effects
Replace faulty wail32.dll
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- Running the game from CD prevents replacement of wail32.dll
- Navigate to the Pitfall CD.
- Copy the
ASSETS folder from the CD to a directory on the hard drive.
- Rename the newly created
ASSETS folder to PITFALL.
- Download the fixed dll from here
- Extact the downloaded file and use it to replace the wail32.dll in the new PITFALL folder.
- Use the pitfall.exe executable in the PITFALL folder to launch the game.
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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 |
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System requirements
Windows |
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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
References