Games
The Pit
66
Community score
6 ratings
1982
Genresaction gamestrategy video game
Platformsarcade video gameCommodore 64
Category averages
Gameplay66
Fun72
Sound68
Technical63
Visuals62
Storytelling67
Time to beat
- Main story
- 19 h3 reports
- Main + extras
- Not enough reports yet (needs 3)1 report
- Completionist
- Not enough reports yet (needs 3)1 report
Median of the hours reported by players who completed the game.
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The Pit is an arcade video game released in 1982 by Zilec in the United Kingdom and licensed to Centuri in North America and Taito in Japan. The game was designed by Andy Walker and Tony Gibson and developed by AW Electronics. The objective of The Pit is to descend into an underground labyrinth, retrieve a gem, and escape. A handheld version was released in 1983 as both FL Exploration of Space Zackman: The Pit and Zackman, Tandy Space Explorer. An unpublished game based on The Pit, programmed by Chris Gray, directly inspired Boulder Dash.
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Details
- Type
- Game
- Release date
- January 1, 1982
- Genres
- action game, strategy video game
- Platforms
- arcade video game, Commodore 64
- Countries
- United Kingdom