Pit Pot

1985 video game

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Pit Pot" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

1985 video game

Pit Pot

Developer(s)| Sega
Publisher(s)| Sega
Designer(s)| Toshinori Asai (producer/programmer)
Composer(s)| Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Platform(s)| Master System
Release|

* JP: December 14, 1985[2]
* EU: October 1987[1]

Genre(s)| Puzzle
Mode(s)| Single-player, two player

Pit Pot is a video game developed by Sega for the Master System. The Japanese version was released in 1985. It was only released as a combo with Astro Warrior in a double cart in European regions in 1987 but was released as a stand-alone game in Japan.

## Gameplay

[edit]

The player is introduced to the game with a short cut scene showing that a princess has been kidnapped and held captive inside a castle by an evil witch. The players mission is to enter the castle and rescue the princess. In order to successfully rescue her, the following items must be found: a cross to prevent her from turning into a witch, a potion to wake her up, and a ring to get her to marry the player. These items are hidden in a maze, separated into separate rooms that are static (i.e. no scrolling). The number of rooms depends on the level of difficulty. Along the way, the player will face monsters and puzzles. Using a magic hammer, the player can squash the enemies, and smash tiles into the bottomless pit. The monsters regenerate at a predetermined respawn spot, similar to Pac-Man, so the player must move quickly.

The game ends when the player loses all lives. The game also ends when the player does not have all items to save the Princess, regardless of his lives. It's possible to kill the princess, too.

## Release

[edit]

The Japanese version of Pit Pot contains a level editor feature, this was removed from the Western version to accommodate space for Astro Warrior.[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Sega Release Schedule to November 1987 - UK" (PDF). Computer and Video Games. No. 73\. November 1987. p. 132.
2. ^ "Software List". Sega Hard Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
3. ^ https://tcrf.net/Pit_Pot The Cutting Room Floor article featuring the Level Editor Mode.

## External links

[edit]

* Pit Pot at MobyGames
* Pit Pot & Astro Warrior can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

This action game–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template