TECHNICAL Game ID: GX392 Main CPU: Zilog Z80 3.072 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 1.78975 Mhz) Sound Chips: General Instrument AY8910 1.78975 Mhz) Players: 2 Control: 4-Way Joystick TRIVIA Frogger was released by Konami in June 1981 in Japan it became a runaway hit. This includes faster-moving vehicles on the road section and new, deadly hazards on the river section, including crocodiles, otters and snakes. A round is completed once five frogs have been guided safely home, after which the next round begins with an increased level of difficulty. Conversely, a crocodile may also appear in a home base and a life is lost if Frogger enters the base while the crocodile is present. A fly also appears randomly in a home base and bonus points are awarded if Frogger enters the base when the fly is present. On the logs of the river section a female frog will occasionally appear and bonus points are awarded if Frogger successfully escorts her safely home.
Frogger will also die if he is on a log, turtle or crocodile when it reaches the edge of the screen. He must be careful to avoid contact with crocodiles' snapping jaws, however and some of the turtles will periodically dive below the water's surface, drowning Frogger. Frogger will drown if he has any contact with the water and these act as platforms onto which Frogger can hop. The upper half of the screen consists of a fast-flowing river populated with logs, crocodiles and turtles. As well as being able to hop vertically, Frogger can also move left and right, allowing him to move with the flow of traffic.
To navigate across the road safely, Frogger's hops must be timed to avoid the vehicles, which include buses, civilian traffic and racing cars, with different vehicle types moving at different speeds. The lower half of the screen consists of a bi-directional flow of traffic moving across five lanes. Frogger is a one or two-player game in which players must overcome a number of hazards to safely guide the green amphibian from the bottom of the screen to one of five home bases situated at the top of the screen. Arcade Video game published 40 years ago: Frogger © 1981 Konami Industry Company, Limited.
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