Each frog had to be safely manoeuvred to one of five alcoves within a time limit, while extra points were awarded for eating flies along the way.īefore Frogger, Konami mainly focused on churning out clones of other hit arcade games like Space Invaders and Breakout Frogger was one of its earliest original ideas, and the simplicity of its concept saw it ported to just about every home system available at the time.
The concept was simple: players used the joystick to move a succession of frogs from the bottom of the screen to the top, avoiding a variety of hazards – cars, lorries, and later, the occasional crocodile. Released in 1981 by Konami, the game appeared in assorted bars, sports halls, and arcades across the world, and became an instant hit. Why did the frog cross the road? Because Frogger would be a pretty boring game if it didn’t. Konami’s original Frogger: so iconic, it even featured in a 1998 episode of Seinfeld.
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