Like a lot of games that I've rented over the years, the Super NES Pitfall game was way too long and difficult for me to master in the one evening that I had it. So if I was ever going to see the end of it, I needed some help.
In the case of this game, help entailed going to the title screen
and pressing
X, Select, A, Select, Y, A, X, Select
And then I was able to choose whatever level I wanted
So I just started at the end, beat the last boss, and won!
Which is way more achievable for one night with the game than working your way through the whole thing at once, right?