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Who's Pitfall Harry?
Pitfall Harry is the titular character from the 1982 adventure game Pitfall! originaly released on the Atari 2600 by Activision, and designed by David Crane.
The game was one the best selling, most iconic games of the console, with several sequels released right after.
The game also helped define the side-scrolling platformer genre of games back in the 80's.
Why should he be in Smash?
Pitfall is one of the most iconic games from the early 80's, making a big influence in the industry with it's innovative gameplay. Activision back then was one of the biggest publishers for the Atari 2600, one of the most influential consoles ever released, making Harry the perfect representative for the console.
I know that the Pitfall franchise is pretty much dead at this point, and that Activision might rather add Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, or even someone from Overwatch, but Harry's addition might add yet another legacy character from a really ancient era of gaming like Pac-Man or Mr. Game & Watch, this time representing the oldschool Atari days.
Harry's been on various Nintendo platforms before, since the dreaded Super Pitfall on NES, to Pitfall: The Lost Expedition on GameCube and GBA, so he's no stranger when it comes to Nintendo appearances.
How would he play in Smash?
Harry is an explorer with various tools at his disposal. From his whip to shooting rocks, bombs and other jungle explorer type of things, specially from his more modern games.
He has some athletic traits since he mostly deals with exploring dungeons, swinging through vines and other stuff like that.
If he has to stand out more as a character though, his moveset would be a big massive reference to Activision's other games from the Atari, just like how Pac-Man does it. From using a helicopter backpack from H.E.R.O. to putting down bombs in Kaboom!, or his entrance being a plane from Barnstorming, this would make his moveset a lot more varied and interesting and being a big loveletter to the old Atari 2600 days, with the original Atari SFX and everything.
How to support:
You can tell you want to support him of course. That's enough for me. If you really want to though, you can come up with a moveset for him. Support icons and other misc stuff are welcome too.
Feel free to support Harry if you want to. As well you're also free to not support him, I will understand.
As well I would also appreciate if you were nice... just saying.
Stock Icons:
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Supporter List:
Supporters so far:
smash puffle (me)
SEGAGameBoy
silenthunder
pupNapoleon
smash puffle (me)
SEGAGameBoy
silenthunder
pupNapoleon
Thank you for reading and have a nice day!
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