Any% guide - Sega Genesis / CD / 32x / Jaguar / PC

Applicable to all versions based on the Sega Genesis one:
Genesis, Atari Jaguar  - without the extra levels.
Sega CD, Sega 32x, Windows PC - with the extra 3 levels.

See below the embedded videos for the quick rundown of tech.

**English**:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXzRu8NBgiA

**Russian**:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6L6v6HzUQ4

**Tech**
1. For rapid fire, hold Jump and mash Fire whilst standing.

2. To let go of vertical ropes quicker, hold Up just before grabbing them.

3. To cancel fall recovery, let go of Left/Right before landing and hold either Fire or Whip.

4. To turn around without skidding, jump forwards and turn around in mid-air.

5. Buffer your inputs, this makes Harry perform actions at the first possible frame.

6. Do NOT change the default controls. This will either softlock the game on the minecart level (on Sega Genesis and Sega CD) or disable shooting using the X, Y, and Z buttons (on Sega Genesis, CD, and 32x).

any% Tutorial

I put together this basic tutorial to walk through a beginner on movement, route, and skips.  Everything discussed in here was learned through watching Le_Hulk's WR video and TAS.

https://www.twitch.tv/collections/PbZIj_kRlxVnsg

Current TAS

LeHulk has taken the time to update the most recent tech findings into the TAS. Definitely worth checking out!

It can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rX20y2bIuQ

Running Pitfall PC with CD audio on modern systems

# Preparing the Pitfall files.

1. Copy the contents of the Pitfall CD to a folder on your hard drive. E.g. C:\Games\Pitfall.

2. **Copy** (not move) all the .PH files from the Assets folder to the base Pitfall folder. Be sure to include the Init.ph file. The base folder should look like this:

https://i.imgur.com/aYZmpjD.png

3. Rip the CD audio tracks and convert them to FLAC, OGG, or MP3. **IMPORTANT**: file names should start with Track02, Track03, and onwards. I.e. there must be 23 audio files with the first one named Track02 and the last one named Track24.

You may now remove the CD, we won't need it any more.

4. Create a new folder inside the *Assets* folder, name it *Music*.

5. Put the ripped tracks inside the *Music* folder.

6. Also create an empty TXT file named **mcihack.txt** inside the *Music* folder. The resulting folder will look like this:

https://i.imgur.com/MYv3Iz3.png

# Required downloads

7. Download the Wail32.dll file from [this post on Vogons](https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=32451&sid=be4e0e4d113dea309c141bf0c1c01f1a&start=20#p268314).

8. Download the latest version of DxWnd from https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/files/Latest%20build/

# Setting up the game

9. Replace the Wail32.dll file inside the *Assets* folder with the dowloaded one. The Assets folder will look like this:

https://i.imgur.com/qSAqhhs.png

10. Run DxWnd.

11. Right-click on the empty area, pick *Import*.

12. Import this config: Pitfall Mayan Adventure.dxw - from the **DxWnd -> Exports** folder.

13. Enable Expert mode in DxWnd.

https://i.imgur.com/0McrYVI.png

14. Right-click on the Pitfall entry, select *Modify*.

15. On the *Notes* tab, copy the 5 lines starting with [msf] and paste those into the **mcihack.txt** file in the *Music* folder.

https://i.imgur.com/vhLvgmF.png

16. On the *Main* tab, fix the path to the **Pitfall.exe** file inside the *Assets* folder.

https://i.imgur.com/PIoSIdD.png

17. On the *I/O* tab, **uncheck** the Set CD audio path checkbox, or the game will crash on launch. Also uncheck the Fake CD checkbox as we won't be needing it.

https://i.imgur.com/XE7frpO.png

18. On the *CDAudio* tab, **uncheck** both the Emulate CD Mixer and Emulate CD Aux checkboxes to reduce the loading times.

https://i.imgur.com/2jJqAIY.png

19. On the *Registry* tab, **uncheck** both the Emulate and Override Registry checkboxes (otherwise the game won't save your settings, like controls, audio volume, etc.). The game will create a registry entry under *HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision\Pitfall* to save your settings. You can export that entry after you're done with the settings, copy its contents to this DxWnd tab afterwards, and re-enable these checkboxes.

https://i.imgur.com/caelcmp.png

You can now play the game.

# Fixing the random crashes

20. On the *Sound* tab, **check** both the Bypass WaveOutGetPosition and Playsound Fix checkboxes.

https://i.imgur.com/lCOemwK.png

21. On the *Compat* tab, **check** the first 7 checkboxes in the Tweaks category as well as the Reserve Legacy Memory Segments checkbox. Also, change the Fake Version setting from Windows 95 to Windows 98.

https://i.imgur.com/MyCJ2LA.png

# Make the window bigger

20. Launch Registry Editor (press **Win+R** -> enter **Regedit**). Find Pitfall's settings under *HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision\Pitfall*. Or go to DxWnd's *Registry* tab if you're using those settings.

21. Look for the *Window_SizeX* and *Window_SizeY* variables.

https://i.imgur.com/2lVZiJJ.png

22. Edit both, but be sure to switch to Decimal values. For DxWnd's *Registry* tab, use the **hex** values.

https://i.imgur.com/9s0fACh.png

The game's original resolution is **320x224**, so to maintain the aspect ratio use the following resolutions:
2x - **640x448** (hex: 280 x 1c0)
3x - **960x672** (hex: 3c0 x 2a0)
4x - **1280x896** (hex: 500 x 380)

Nome	Autore
Any% guide - Sega Genesis / CD / 32x / Jaguar / PC	Svipur 2 years ago
any% Tutorial	ROTFLandmines 6 years ago
Current TAS	ROTFLandmines 3 years ago
Running Pitfall PC with CD audio on modern systems	Svipur 1 year ago