Pitfall : The Lost Expedition - Crash Site, Native jungle, Renegade fortress @davidkroft

Pitfall : The Lost Expedition - Crash Site, Native jungle, Renegade fortress

David Kroft 2016-08-27 | A music of the game Pitfall : The Lost Expedition.

Full Playlist : youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsmC02-QB0F6aSA7fAbLgWHgSpaA1Ukou

Reverse Great Tree (no sling, no abilities) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-09-29 | Showcase on how to get OOB in Great Tree and go back to Altar of Huitaca, without having sling to drain the water. As a bonus, this is possible without abilities or a single item!

This is incredibly luck-based, because of some interactions such as landing and ledge grabs in this game, but it's doable in one shot. I'm using save states simply because keyboard is... not a good way to play platformers.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

[PB] Pitfall TLE - Any% in 25:24 (22:46 LRT)

David Kroft 2024-08-23 | This is a reupload of a live run on Twitch : my personal best of August 21st 2024.
Very clean run after a long break, especially when beating a previous PB by over a minute.

My Twitch page : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Top of Flooded Courtyard (+ basement) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-23 | Pretty easy climb, but is very physics dependent. The tricks used are notably harder on a few console variants, like Xbox.

On the tricks used :
- 0:31 to 0:55 : This is the wall climb infamous to Monkey Temple Skip. Many categories make use of this trick to go OOB and drop into the Twin Outposts entrance without completing the monkey temple boss fight. You can find detailed explanation about this trick from the community.
- 2:11 : That little part is not normally walkable. But by being half-clipped into it, it's very easy to just dash, and even walk normally. The same kind of trick is used at 2:42 and 2:48. Basically, rolling or smash striking against a slanted wall makes you clip just enough to use it as an elevator.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:26 The climb
3:40 Jesus Harry (basement)
4:50 End

Top of Jungle Canyon Waterfall (+ basement) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-17 | One of the most challenging, but satisfying climbs.
About the basement : yes, I am aware that there's the other basement in the actual canyon, but sadly it does not have collision.

On the tricks used :
- 0:40 : The alignment with the palm tree is extremely important. While dashing, any sideways movement is too sensitive to attempt, and you'd just run off the tree. The key is to maintain a straight trajectory, wait until you've risen high enough, then aim left and dive. NOTE : This jump can also be done with dash only.
- 1:57 : The worst part of this trick. The idea is to clip Harry into the wall by briefly going behind it and back in bounds. Being half-clipped into a wall is very useful in this game, since it allows Harry to run against very steep surfaces, and suddenly gain ground state even where you're not supposed to be standing. From here, you can dash, jump, kick, anything to keep Harry into the wall while moving towards your goal.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:16 The climb
2:50 Air Raft™
3:49 Basement from the waterfall
5:10 End

Top of Mountain Sled Run (+ basement) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-16 | One of my absolute favorites, since it's more technical and less button-mashing. Also because there are two spots to climb in a single zone, and a huuuuge basement that insta-kills you if you jump.

On the tricks used :
- 0:22 : This is called an item slide. As long as you're standing on a slippery surface, you can use a combination of dash + drawing an item to clip through any wall. As you might expect, this is heavily abused in many speedrun categories.
- 3:12 : This jump here is very tricky. The platform above Harry is solid, which causes him to bump his head against it if you jump too high. Thus, we clip a bit into the pillar, and use dash to get away and input a jump and go back to the pillar. If you have heroic dive unlocked (like I do), the jump timing becomes tricky. Jumping too early will cause a dive into the void, and jumping too late won't do anything.
- 4:33 : You don't have to go all the way out here to get access to the basement. You can actually item slide as soon as you reach the shaman. Being in the raft also works for bypassing the insta-kill zone covering the top of the basement.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:16 Climbing Copacanti Lake entrance
1:49 Cimbing Apu Illapu entrance
4:02 No-roofed statue
4:16 Basement
5:45 End

Top of Mountain Overlook (+ basement) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-15 | Truly the highest point to ever exist and be accessible. This one is pretty short and straightforward, but almost every step is an enormous pain.

On the tricks used :
- At 1:30, this jump is very precise. The part of the mountain we're aiming for is only reachable with a triple jump, and you must have a bit of momentum before jumping. Then, you need Harry to actually land to input a punch and stick to the mountain.
- At 2:07, this is probably the longest one-shot climb in the whole game. I lost track of how many times I've fallen due to Harry just deciding to spontaneously slip all the way down...
- At 2:55, there is no edit here. Using the pause menu is a very convenient way to save your state without risking losing control over Harry. Also, the reason the background turns black is because it is an image, and reloading a state clears it.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:32 Getting OOB
1:30 Most insane jump ever
2:07 Most insane climb ever
3:34 Pickaxe bounce to the basement
4:30 Bonus : Harry becomes a tuco
5:32 End

Top of Mama Oullo (+ running around OOB) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-14 | Mama Oullo Tower's highest point doesn't seem too far or too difficult at first, but oh boy had I known...

On the tricks used :
- The "silent smash strike" trick at 0:54 is used in many runs to climb slanted walls that you'd normally not be able to walk on. You then perform a cycle of dashing and punching keeps you stuck into the wall just enough to ascend and not lose control over Harry.
- At 2:22, I made an extremely precise double jump to get on the other side of the wall. The position after this jump is ABSOLUTELY crucial to the setup for the next jump. We'll be aiming for a piece of geometry that would otherwise be inaccessible. It is also one of the hardest steps in this challenge since landing too far will make you fall into the void, and not landing far enough will push you back in bounds.
- You'll also see me re-adjust the camera A LOT before attempting the jump. As Harry is halfway into the wall, the extremely well programmed camera will spin around on its own and make you deviate as you aim for the part of the cliff to land on. It looks like I made it first try, but don't forget I had save states on my side, thank God.
- Finally, the jump at 3:33 is all about aiming and jump timing to clip into the geometry, as well as landing on it at the same time. You can't normally land on it, but by being clipped into it (same as with wall climbing), the game thinks you are on the ground for a brief moment and allows you to jump again, which is how I got on top of the rock on the other side. From there, it's a simple triple jump to the top.

In this level, you don't have to go all around the cliffs to get to the basement. It is just gigantic. If you can jump out of bounds, you probably have access to it.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:33 Top of highest rocc
4:00 Running around OOB
6:54 Basement
7:40 Almost got loop-croc
7:50 End

Cursed Pitfall images

David Kroft 2024-08-12 | Note : the majority of these images are actual gameplay screenshot, which means they are reproducible without hacks or mods.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

BB Camp to Flooded Cave (no abilities) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-07 | Showcase of getting to the Flooded Cave entrance in Bittenbinder's Camp without using the gas mask, TNT or any ability. The same trick can be used to get the idol in this section of the level.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Great Tree OOB | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-08-07 | Showcase on how to get OOB in Great Tree and get the ability to travel around pretty much the entire thing, if you like seam walking.

This was initially part of the Low% route, and was used to get around the water plane. Normally, you'd shoot the head sculpture with the sling to drain the water. But since we don't have the sling, we need to parkour around the water and drop into the passage to Altar of Huitaca.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Minor Jaguar Glitch | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-07-08 | Apparently, cutscenes allow you to pause. And if you quit in the middle of a cutscene and start a new game, it creates some interesting differences in the first jaguar fight. Nothing that's gameplay-breaking, unfortunately...

I've spotted four differences so far :
- The initial loading screen is squished. This also happens after you beat the game.
- During the cutscene, no black bars emerge at the top and bottom of the screen.
- The field of view seems to be lower (everything appears zoomed in).
- The jaguar lacks its flame particles during the fight.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Copacanti Crystals without Tower (+ glitches) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-07-08 | In Copacanti Lake, you need to complete a puzzle which involves the stone tower at the center of the level. This tower contains a button which will lift structures to reveal three crystals. You have to shoot these crystals to open the door to the next zone.
Normally, you wouldn't be able to shoot them, as they are initially obstructed. But if you go out of bounds, all of this becomes optional.
This causes several sequence breaks within the level, with the tower button not raising integrally, other buttons getting stuck, and a few deadlocks using some well-timed tricks.

This has literally no use for speedrunning, as there is already a technique to go out of bounds immediately and bypass the door anyway.

Done with a keyboard on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Going OOB to shoot them spirits
3:40 Tower is a trap!
4:28 Investigating what's broken so far
6:48 Bonus 1 : Alternate tower break
7:50 Bonus 2 : Locked controls & temple going nuts

[TAS] Instant Triple Jump from Anywhere | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-06-13 | Showcase of different areas and important speedrun situations where a triple jump is required to keep going. A traditional, rolling triple jump gives you more height, but takes longer to prime. A standing triple jump is faster to execute, but requires a certain angled surface to land on.
Turns out, if you press "A", then release the next frame, and press "A" again on the frame after, Harry will jump so quickly he'll actually perform a consistent standing triple! (given a certain setup)
Timing, surface angles and emulator performance all have an influence on the outcome, but if you're using a TAS, you will have a lot more control than I had during the making of this video.
Ripper, if you're working on a hundo TAS, here you go :)

Done with a gamepad on emulator. I configured it to simulate an "A" button spam, so I could record in real time.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Fast Eyes of Doom | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-06-12 | This game's very finicky ledge grabbing mechanic allows you to grab onto some bricks you'd normally move out of the wall by pulling some levers. By doing this, you actually skip a lot of platforming and having to deactivate the three eyes on the bottom of the level.
Be careful on the last eye however. At 0:34, you can see that I am not skipping the cutscene. This is on purpose. Skipping the cutscene before you see the door open would lock you, because the cutscene actually conditions the opening of the door. If you accidentally skip it though, that's fine. Just exit and re-enter the area, and the door will be open.

Done with a gamepad on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

FULL Viracocha Monoliths (no abilities) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-06-12 | Gathering all 3 idols in this level, as well as getting to the Shaman, without anything unlocked, not a single item, ability or idol upon entering the area.
There's two tricky triple jumps, one to get to the snow bowler's idol, and the other to get to the shaman platform.
Notice how rolling in the waterfall cancels pushing Harry.

Done with a gamepad on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Idol 1
1:05 Taking out the bowlers
2:10 Idol 2
2:44 Idol 3
3:05 Sham sham purchase
3:50 Leaving to penguin temple

FULL Cavern Lake (no abilities) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-06-11 | Using a few triple jumps and one tricky raft jump, thanks to Leech's great innovation of an inner tube, we can gather everything in Cavern Lake, without a single item, ability or idol upon entering the area.
Without torch, the bats are a little annoying and dangerous, but manageable.
For anyone wondering how to exit, just take the raft to the tunnel leading to Jungle Canyon.

Done with a gamepad on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Getting the raft
0:58 Rescuing the explorer
2:00 Purchase whatever from the sham

Penguin Temple Artifact (no abilities) | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2024-06-10 | Need pickaxes? You can always raft jump. Need raft? You can always platform your way around!
In spirit temples, grabbing the artifact is required to get out. Although sometimes, the penguin temple's door will just be open. But if you ever want the artifact for something, such as unlocking story progress, here you go.
Credits go to @creepykoala7255 for discovering this trick first.

The trick at 0:24 is called a "triple jump". This is used to reach higher zones which require rising strike, without actually using rising strike. There is a two-frame window where if you jump while rolling, Harry will gain height while still maintaining ground state, allowing you to double-jump in mid-air.
It looks easy, but requires a lot of practice and muscle memory training, especially while standing on a tiny brick out of bounds.

Done with a gamepad on emulator.

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Going to the parkour structure
0:10 The trick in question
1:10 Going to get the artifact

[PB] Pitfall TLE - 100% in 1:18:07 (RTA)

David Kroft 2024-02-04 | This is a reupload of a live run on Twitch, my latest 100% PB of January 27th 2024.
Hundo is definitely a fascinating category, and also open to optimization.

My Twitch page : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Pitfall TLE - Any% in 26:47

David Kroft 2023-12-03 | This is a reupload of a live run on Twitch : my personal best of November 30th 2023.
A clean run in general with minor mistakes, just a few missed jumps.

My Twitch page : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Top of Every Mountain in Renegade HQ | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2023-09-12 | This time, Mountain Climber Harry is here to face the highest and steepest of poorly-designed rocky level boundaries and get on top of every peak that can be physically stood on! (no hard feelings, developers)

There is a punch-dash trick that I use A LOT throughout this challenge (at 2:03, 2:31, 2:53, and many more). It is absolutely essential, as it helps passing some very mean turns where Harry would just fall normally as soon as you cross them.
The hardest part is probably at 7:34. I could not get a consistent way of jumping to the left, no matter which trick I used. I just tried until I happened to do it. Might as well call it random chance at this point.
At 8:09 is the tallest one-shot climb of the run. It involves continuously running against a wall while trying not to veer off to the side. It's very easy to mess it up, and the repeated button mashing can kill your hand very quickly... and also your controller, probably.
Getting to the basement requires going very far away out of bounds, as the fall trigger spans an enormous region below the level, which is why I jumped in the corner. Once you're down, there is no risk anymore.

Done with a gamepad on emulator (notice the save states in the top-left).

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Getting OOB with Pickaxes
2:53 Upper Mountain Range + Highest Point
5:10 Above the Level's Entrance
6:39 Lower Mountain Range
9:59 Last Mountain Peak
11:09 Basement
12:59 End

Top of Everything at Native Village | Pitfall : The Lost Expedition

David Kroft 2023-09-11 | Tried getting on top of pretty much everything in Native Village, in the same fashion as Creepy Koala did.
Original idea and climbing techniques here : youtube.com/watch?v=mHid9cOHiAA

I got into Native Village when I had not unlocked anything required to enter yet, which meant I had to get around a few cutscenes (at 2:30). I also had to go around a few invisible walls (4:45 and 5:20).
This is all doable in a normal playthrough, as long as you have the required skills (Heroic dash, dive and smash strike from the Shaman). I did mine with a gamepad and on emulator (notice the save states in the top-left).

--- Links
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

--- Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Village Break-in
1:20 Top of Houses
6:10 Bypassing Native Games
10:13 Unspectacular Leaving

Pitfall TLE - Any% in 28:14

David Kroft 2023-08-07 | My latest Any% run of July 30th. Major boss fight mess up at the end, which cost me an easy sub 27. I hate random chance. But that doesn't mean that I hate speedruns...

My Twitch page : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Pitfall TLE - Any% in 28:29

David Kroft 2023-07-22 | This is a reupload of a live run on Twitch : my personal best of July 20th 2023. Now it's time to actually complete a sub 28 run.

My Twitch page : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/NEVJPZk
Game's speedrun.com page : speedrun.com/ptle

Pitfall TLE - Blessed & Cursed run (Any% Sub 28 attempt)

David Kroft 2023-07-15 | One of my sub 28 attempts at beating Pitfall : The Lost Expedition any%, commencing extremely well and slowly becoming horribly bad...
I did manage to get a few golds, so I'm not that mad....... :)

Timestamps :
0:00 Intro
0:10 The Cat gets it gud
0:48 Playing as intended
2:26 Unholy altar skip
3:50 Playing as intended (again)
15:48 Cry about it
17:38 Spinjas
20:52 Taking back the lead
23:46 Invisiman
27:13 Impending ragequit
29:16 The end

Pitfall TLE - Unfair monquee

David Kroft 2023-07-11 | Unfair monquee is still unfair...

My Twitch channel : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/QNAHxBhDb9

Pitfall TLE - Jag cat fight, but weird

David Kroft 2023-07-11 | Turns out you can perform ass attacks on the crispy jag. They're tricky, but the jag doesn't do the slide away so you can chain attacks quickly.

My Twitch channel : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/QNAHxBhDb9

Compilation of Best & Worst clips (Pitfall : The Lost Expedition [Any%])

David Kroft 2023-07-05 | The most damned sub 30 attempts no man should ever have experienced...
You can see which run a clip was taken from, thanks to LiveSplit. Run number 10 is the sub 30 run, and as you can see in this video, the one with also the most trouble... **shrugs**

My Twitch channel : twitch.tv/davidkroft
Pitfall TLE Speedrun Discord : discord.gg/QNAHxBhDb9

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3DS Max | Showcase - Modelling a bowling centre | part 3

David Kroft 2019-08-21 | 3rd and final part of this bowling centre modelling!

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3DS Max | Showcase - Modelling a bowling centre | part 2

David Kroft 2019-08-16 | Part 2 of this bowling centre making where a lot of stuff is accomplished in 1h30 of (sped-up) footage!

Music : Kevin MacLeod - Hustle

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3DS Max | Showcase - Modelling a bowling centre | part 1

David Kroft 2019-08-07 | I was wondering which of my game developer skills I could share with you first, and I chose 3D modelling. Enjoy.

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Chris | Minecraft - Volume Alpha | C418

David Kroft 2018-06-20 | Une musique de l'album Minecraft - Volume Alpha composé par C418 (Daniel Rosenfeld).

Achetez l'album ici : c418.bandcamp.com/album/minecraft-volume-alpha
Playlist : goo.gl/8UEuxT
Mon Twitter : goo.gl/x4rQFK

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Dry Hands | Minecraft - Volume Alpha | C418

Subwoofer Lullaby | Minecraft - Volume Alpha | C418

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Door | Minecraft - Volume Alpha | C418

Droopy likes ricochet | Minecraft - Volume Alpha | C418

Death | Minecraft - Volume Alpha | C418

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