I just couldn't believe that Pitfall was running at only 30fps on the Jag. The HD version isn't bad, actually, but I prefer the originals.Ĭlick to expand.Yeah, the save feature in the Jag version is great as is the menu in the Win 95 versions of those games. The GBA version is like the SNES game with an even lower resolution and washed out colors. Very low frame-rates and just ugly visuals. The Game Boy and Game Gear versions are hilariously bad but it's interesting that they tried. Was a solid version back in the day as was Pitfall. It seems fine but.running a 256 color Win 95 game today isn't so simple and it's not really worth messing with. There was also a Windows 95 version made by Activision that differs from the DOS game. Some of the later levels have curious different background work as well.

That said, it has improved colors, a cool lens flare effect in stage one, a proper transparent bonus tube, and a few other nice features. The stretched tile and sprite work due to the resolution change sucks and the audio quality (music at least) is worse and the song selection is different. The SNES version, I feel, is the worst of the early releases.

If you can get it running flawlessly with a good pad, though, it had visuals in the style of the Sega CD/Genesis version but with an improved color palette (ie - less dithering). I certainly haven't achieved the perfect 60fps you get on Sega CD, anyways, it looks slightly out of sync. Unfortunately, it was a DOS game and it doesn't really run quite perfectly under DOSBOX. Now, the one that MIGHT have been best is the version included in Earthworm Jim 1 & 2 on the PC.

The CD audio versions of the tracks are incredible, it has slightly more content, and it looks great.

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