Frogger



Frogger was a product of the popularization of "cute" games throughout 1981 that moved away from alien and explosion themes. In the game, you must direct a frog through traffic, and across a crowded river, and in to one of five enclosures at the top of the screen. Frogger isn't credited with many innovations, but it did break ground in continuous background music that changed contextually based on the action in the game.

In 1982, Parker Brothers was determined to become a major player in the video game industry. As such, they joined the race with Atari, and later Coleco, to acquire the home conversion rights to several popular arcade hits. Along with Q*Bert and Popeye, they scored the rights to release Q*Bert for home systems and computers. In an ironic twist, they only acquired the rights to publish cartridges, and as such, Sierra Entertainment bought the rights to publish the game on cassette and diskette, providing some systems with two official conversions of the game.

Since then, the Frogger license has been brought back like many classic gaming icons. Updated versions have appeared on the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, Sega Dreamcast and the PC. These newer versions are produced in 3-D and involve many puzzle solving elements.

Table of contents

 * How to play
 * Version Comparisons

Story
Frogger must return to his lily pad home in the swamp, and it's your job to guide him and direct across five lanes of traffic, and over the turtles and logs of the river, to reach his destination.

Gameplay summary

 * You control Frogger, guiding him in four directions with the joystick.
 * You must guide Frogger to each of the five empty slots at the top of the screen in order to advance to the next stage.
 * You start at the bottom of the screen beneath five lanes of traffic.
 * You must reach the sidewalk in the middle of the screen without getting hit by any vehicles.
 * You must not fall in the water on the way to one of the slots at the top. Ride the turtles and logs to the top, but don't get pulled off the side of the screen.
 * Beware of diving turtles. If Frogger is on them when they dive, he loses a life.
 * Avoid crocodile mouths, catch flies in the slots for bonus points, and bring the lady frog to your home for more bonus points.