$16.00delivered
The lowest ask on a cart titled tested and working, $16 with free shipping, and the label in the photo is clean. It's cart only.
Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision 1982 Authentic Cartridge Tested Working
Pitfall! (Atari 2600)
David Crane was one of the Atari programmers who left in 1979 to start Activision, and Pitfall! is the game that made his name. Released for the 2600 in 1982, it sends you through 255 jungle screens to collect 32 treasures in 20 minutes. Crane said the design took about 10 minutes and the programming about 1,000 hours, much of it spent squeezing the code into a 4K cart. It held the top spot on Billboard's video game chart for 64 straight weeks and passed four million copies. Activision even sent a Pitfall Harry's Explorer Club patch to players who scored 20,000 points. With that many made, loose carts are easy to find. The blue label is the one AtariAge rates scarce.
Standard labelBlue label (scarcer)
Spec at a glance
- Platform
- Atari 2600
- Type
- Game
- Released in North America
- 1982
- Model number
- AX-018
- Publisher
- Activision
- Designer
- David Crane
- ROM
- 4K
- Game
- 255 jungle screens, 32 treasures, a 20-minute time limit
- Labels
- Standard label and a scarcer blue label
- Also listed as
- Pitfall, Activision Pitfall, Pitfall AX-018, Pitfall VCS
- Typical eBay ask (Oct 15, 2026)
- $20–$35
Before you plug it in
The version, the region and what it needs
- Which one is it
- Pitfall! is an Activision cart, numbered AX-018. AtariAge lists two North American labels, the standard label and a blue label it rates scarce. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is the sequel, so check the title on the label.
- RegionNTSC-U (North America)
- This is the North American NTSC cart. The 2600 has no lockout, so it fits any 2600, but AtariAge says mixing NTSC and PAL makes the screen roll with strange colors.
- Saves
- Nothing to save. It's a 4K ROM with no battery, and every game starts fresh.
- Fakes and mods
- AtariAge lists foreign and unlicensed Pitfall! carts, including Polyvox in South America, an Australian PAL release from HES, and versions from CCE and Dynacom. They turn up on eBay with different labels, and the PAL one rolls on a US setup. New reproduction carts are also sold for many 2600 games, so a freshly printed label on a loose cart deserves a question.
Should come with it
- The manual
- The box (complete in box means cart, box and manual)
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
What to check
The cart is a single 4K ROM with no battery, so condition comes down to the label and the contacts. On a boxed copy, check the box and manual as closely as the cart.
- 01Activision: Check the label in the photos for Activision and AX-018. That's the North American original.
- 02Label color: Check which label it has in the photos. The standard label is common, and AtariAge rates the blue label scarce.
- 03Right game: Read the title on the label in the photos. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns is a different cart.
- 04Foreign carts: Look for CCE, Polyvox, Dynacom or HES on the label in the photos. Those are foreign or unlicensed versions.
- 05Label wear: Zoom in on the label in the photos. It should be readable, without big tears or peeling.
- 06Contacts: Ask for a photo of the cart's contacts. They should be clean, with no green corrosion.
- 07Complete: For a boxed copy, check the photos for the box, manual and cart. Complete in box means all three.
- 08Play test: On arrival, play a game and run through several screens. The picture should hold steady with no rolling or garbled graphics.
New to retro hardware? How to check a used retro console covers testing, yellowed plastic and opened shells, and regions and video out explains what will run on what, and on which TV.
Buying guide
Which one to buy
§ Oct 15, 2026We'd buy the Activision cart titled tested and working at $16 with free shipping, under the $24 median of the $20 to $35 band, or pay $33 delivered for one titled cleaned and tested with its manual. That band is loose carts, and complete-in-box copies ask $82 and $162 delivered. Make sure it's Pitfall! and not Pitfall II, and that the label is Activision's, since AtariAge lists foreign and unlicensed versions from Polyvox, CCE and Dynacom plus an Australian PAL release that rolls on a US setup. Labels on loose carts peel and stain, so look closely at the photos, and ask about any label that looks freshly printed. Skip the tested cart with no seller shown, whose title another account also uses.
- Listed now
- 95
- For parts
- 0
- Typical ask
- $20–$35
- Full range
- $5–$156
Cheapest 
Best value $33.20est. delivered
Titled cleaned and tested, with the manual, at $33 delivered, inside the band. The label in the photo is in good shape.
Pitfall (Atari 2600, 1982) w/ Manual - Cleaned & Tested
View on eBay ↗: Pitfall (Atari 2600, 1982) w/ Manual - Cleaned & Tested$33.20 est. delivered
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- Used
- Cheapest
Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision 1982 Authentic Cartridge Tested Working
$16.00delivered
$16.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$16.00
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Good buy
Cart only, titled tested and working.
Seller: wootwootgames
99.8% positive
- Used
- Best value
Pitfall (Atari 2600, 1982) w/ Manual - Cleaned & Tested
$33.20est. delivered
$27.95 + $5.25 shipping
Buy It Now$27.95
Good buy
Cart and manual, titled cleaned and tested.
Seller: all-atari-all-the-time
100% positive
For partsPitfall With Manuel(Atari 2600, 1982) - Untested
$10.99est. delivered
$5.00 + $5.99 shipping
Auction · no bids yet · ends in 1d 21h
Our take
Auction, no bids. Cart and manual, titled untested.
Seller: captkutch
100% positive
UsedPitfall (1982) Atari 2600 Game Tested & Working ~Rough Label~ **Actual Photos**
$19.32est. delivered
$12.99 + $6.33 shipping
Buy It Now$12.99
Our take
Titled tested and working. The label is torn along the bottom.
Seller: warpzone_video_games
100% positive
UsedAtari 2600 Pitfall PRE-OWNED
$21.90est. delivered
$10.95 + $10.95 shipping
Buy It Now$10.95
Our take
Cart only, no test claim. The label is worn.
Seller: wibetterbargains
100% positive
UsedACTIVISION Atari 2600 Pitfall 1982 DARK GREEN EARLY PRODUCTION BOX +Fast Ship!
$81.99est. delivered
$75.00 + $6.99 shipping
Buy It Now$75.00
Our take
Titled for the early dark green box. Photo shows box, cart and manual; ask that all three ship.
Seller: kimberlyd303
99.9% positive
Used- Check the seller
Atari 2600 PITFALL! Game Cartridge (Activision 1982) - Tested & Working
$20.85est. delivered
$14.50 + $6.35 shipping
Buy It Now$14.50
Offers accepted
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No seller shown, and another account uses the same title.
Seller: Seller on eBay
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Used- Priced high
Retro Collector's Dream: "Pitfall!: Atari 2600 CIB (Box/Manual/Game) - Sharp!
$161.92est. delivered
$155.99 + $5.93 shipping
Buy It Now$155.99
Priced high
Titled CIB, about twice the other boxed copy here.
Seller: silversamurai90
100% positive
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