Made by: Konami; distributed by Sega/Gremlin in the U.S..

Frogger — how it played?

How it played: Cross a highway, then a river, on logs and turtles, five frogs to a home.

Arcade Files · 👾 The golden age (1978–83)

G33Z3R Arcade Files · 1981–1985

Who made Frogger?

Frogger

Released: 1981
Made by: Konami; distributed by Sega/Gremlin in the U.S.
How it played: Cross a highway, then a river, on logs and turtles, five frogs to a home
Legacy: Ports on nearly everything, and a Seinfeld episode about carrying the cabinet across the street

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A frog, a road, a river, and the sound of the truck that got you. Frogger was the arcade game your mom could understand, which made it the one in the grocery-store lobby.

The turtles that dove under the water were the betrayal every kid learned about the hard way. George Costanza wheeling the cabinet across traffic to save his high score is the most accurate tribute the game ever got.

Sources: Wikipedia — Frogger

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