Frogger

The game frogger was first created in 1981. The main character of the game is a frog, and the objective is to get the frog safely across a busy road, and a fast moving river with logs and sinking turtles. The game is viewed from above, looking down. If the frog is run over, or jumps into the water, you lose a life. If you eat a bug in the final safety zone, you get bonus points. The game gets increasingly difficult as you get more and more levels, with the cars speeding up and increasing in number, and dangerous animals waiting in the water to swallow you.

Also:

• • Published by: Sega/Gremlin

  • Developed by: Konami

  • Designer: Konami

  • Platform: Arcade

  • Year Released: 1981

• Significant Contributors to Game Development:

  • Genre: Over Head View Action

• Other Games in Series:

  • Frogger II: Threeedeep! (1984)

  • Frogger 3D (1997)

  • Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (2000)

  • Frogger: The Great Quest (2001)

  • Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog (2001)

  • Frogger Advance: The Great Quest (2002)

  • Frogger Beyond (2001)

  • Frogger's Adventures 2: The Lost Wand (2002)

  • Frogger's Journey: The Forgotten Relic (2003)

  • Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue (2003)

  • Frogger: Ancient Shadow (2005)

  • Frogger: Helmet Chaos (2005)

  • Frogger for Prizes (mobile game) (2005)

  • Frogger's 25 Anniversary (Xbox 360) (2006)

  • Frogger 25th, Frogger Evolution (mobile game) (2006)

  • My Frogger Toy Trials (Nintendo DS) (2006)

  • Frogger 2 (Xbox 360) (2008), the third game to call itself "Frogger 2", for Xbox Live Arcade

  • Frogger Returns (Wii/PlayStation 3) (2009)

  • Frogger Meets Casey Berry (2010)

History

Frogger was first released in Japan in 1981. Sega was then given license to manufacture the game in the U.S.

Game Design Elements

Frogger is a 1-2 player game where the frog must get into one of the five safety zones at the top of the screen. The game is viewed from above, looking down at the busy highway and fast moving river.

Gameplay

Frogger has no weapons. Throughout the game, you get more ways to get bonus points. There are many ways to lose a life, including being eaten by various creatures, getting run over, drifting off the side of the screen, drowning, running out of time, and hopping into a home that already has a frog in it.

Controls

The controls of the game simply consisted of up, down, left, and right.

Plot

The story behind frogger is that the frog wants to get safely across a busy road and treacherous waters to his home. Unfortunately, the frog has to deal with cars, sinking turtles, alligators, and other various animals that try to prevent him from getting home safely. There's no way to get rid of the dangers, only move your way around them.

Characters

Frogger is a simple green little frog that wants to get home.

Art

Visual

Frogger is a 2-D game. The art elements are mostly functional, most of the designs serving as the frogs obstacles, and the different sections that he's in. If the frog dies a skull and cross bones will appear where he was killed before disappearing. The game uses raster graphics.

Sound

Frogger will make a beeping noise every time he jumps or gets killed. The opening song of frogger is the first verse of a Japanese song called The Dog Policeman.

References

• Wikipedia contributors. "Frogger." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010.

• "frogger game." Maniac World. Maniac World, Web. 22 Feb 2010. <http://www.maniacworld.com/frogger-arcade-game.html>.

Links

• • http://www.maniacworld.com/frogger-arcade-game.html Link to a playable version of frogger.