Having only a certain amount of continues available for a game, every 50 gold coins collected will gain you another continue. During the levels you will run into Location Idols which will point the direction in which you should be traveling. They will also remember your visit with them and allow you to continue from there the next time you die. The bonus levels will allow you to gain extra lives and other rare Mayan artifacts. The Atari 2600 bonus level looks quite easy and shows just how far we have gone in video games in the last 13 years.
Sounds are simple beeps and buzzes with graphics that have almost no detail.
The animation is fluid and beautifully designed in this 2D arcade game with 256 brilliant colors. The game play is fast and rapid for a windows game which provides fast arcade action. You will see lucious jungles, sparkling waterfalls, and cool mines to explore, all of which is very realistic looking. The sound effects for Pitfall are also quite spectacular and were created by Soundelux Media Labs, who has also worked on True Lies, Cliffhanger, and Home Alone 2. Sounds are authentic having been recorded deep in the jungles of Central America.