Pitfall Explorers' Club: A Real Achievement

by Jasmine Maleficent Rea, BITMOB STAFF

Monday, November 16, 2009

Penn & Teller would have you believe that the good ol' days weren't exactly as good as nostalgia leads us to believe. We agree on every point -- except the goodies that you could send away for with old video games. The '80s were awesome for that.

If you were able to get 20,000 points in Pitfall and sent a picture of the score to Activision, you would receive a spiffy patch and a letter [via The Retroist]:

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The good old days: Achievements came with real rewards. The letter is after the jump.

Pitfall-Letter

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Travis McReynolds

November 15, 2009

[quote]Before I leave for another jungle adventure, I want to tell you to be sure and read carefully the enclosed heat seal instructions.[/quote] Priceless.

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Gerren LaQuint Fisher

November 15, 2009

That just makes me smile

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Sam Dominguez

November 15, 2009

Ah the memories. My brother got the required score on River Raid for the Atari 2600 to send off for the patch, but we had to take a picture of the tv. Of course in those dark days of film there was no way to be sure you got the picture and no way to prove what you had done after you turn off the machine. Naturally not a single picture got a clear image of the screen. I don't think he ever played again.

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Sam Dominguez

November 15, 2009

You know, I think patches like this would be the coolest Achievement Awards that Microsoft could do. Sony as well. You know you'd have that one jacket, denim of course, with all your patches, that you kept hidden in the closet. But late at night when no one else was around, you'd fire up your console of choice, pull out that jacket...and either feel great or cry depending on how in touch you are with reality.