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Frogger is a 1981 arcade game produced by Sega, developed by Konami. The game is regarded as a classic and was very popular for its novel gameplay and theme. It is one of the few classic arcade games whose gameplay did not involve killing hordes of enemies.

1 Overview

The object of this game is to guide a frog to its home. To do so, the player must get frogs to successfully dodge cars and navigate a river full of hazards. The skillful or lucky player may obtain bonuses along the way.

2 Description

The player guides a frog which starts at the bottom of the screen. The lower half of the screen contains a road with cars, trucks and other vehicles speeding along. The upper half of the screen consists of a river with logs, alligators and turtles. The very top of the screen contains five "frog homes"--the goal for each frog. Each level is timed, so the player must act quickly to finish each level before the time expires.

The only control the player has is navigating the direction for the frog to hop with the joystick. Each push in a direction causes the frog to hop once in that direction. On the bottom half of the screen, the player must successfully guide the frog between opposing lanes of trucks, cars and other vehicles.

The middle of the screen, after the road, contains a median where the player must prepare to navigate the river. By jumping on swiftly moving logs and the backs of turtles, the player must attempt to guide his frog safely to one of the empty "homes". The player must avoid alligators, snakes and otterAmblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family, Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers and others. There are 13 species of otter in 7 ges in the river, but may catch bugThe word bug has a number of senses in English. In American English is usually used to describe very small animals (such as insects, spiders, snails, slugs, etc). In British English the words 'creepy crawlies' are often used. From this meaning stem many os or escort a lady frog for bonuses. When all five frogs are directed home, the game progresses to the next, harder level.

Frogger is available as a standard upright. The controls consist solely of a 4-direction joystick used to guide the frog's jump direction. The number of simultaneous players is one, and the game has a maximum of two players.