Frogger , Arcade Video game by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd. (1981)

Export Arcade Video game published 43 years ago by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.

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Info

Frogger © 1981 Sega Enterprises, Limited.

For more information about the game itself, please see the original Konami version entry.

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.

BOARD # 834-0068
PROM STICKERS: from 606 to 610.

Sega's Frogger came in a rather plain looking Sega cabinet known as the 'Convert-a-Cab'. The cabinets had wood grain sides, and the monitor was laid back at a 45 degree angle (just like the monitor in a "Ms. Pac-Man"). The control panel, monitor bezel, and marquee all have a single tire tread graphic that continues on all of them. Most machines have a large sticker for sideart. This game uses the Konami Classic wiring harness, but it doesn't have any buttons, which limits plug and play conversion quite a bit.

TRIVIA

Frogger was released by Sega/Gremlin, under license by Konami, in October 1981 in the USA, and was the first major hit for Sega (In 1982, "Zaxxon" became their number one game.)

UPDATES

In Sega set 2, the attract mode has been extended to feature gameplay instructions.

In Sega set 3, scoring is slightly different: Each forward hop is worth 50 points instead of 10, meaning the maximum points per home is 500, and each frog safely put in a home is worth 100 points instead of 50.

PORTS

CONSOLES:
usa Atari 2600 (1982) "Frogger [Model PB5300]"
Atari XEGS
usa Colecovision (1982) "Frogger [Model 9830]"
usa Atari 5200 (1983) "Frogger [Model 9530]"
usa Mattel Intellivision (1983) "Frogger [Model PB6300]"
usa Sega Genesis (1998) "Frogger [Model 1139]"
usa Nintendo SNES (1998) "Frogger [Model SNS-AF7E-USA]"
usa Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] (jul.12, 2006)
usa Microsoft XBOX 360 (dec.15, 2009) "Konami Classics Vol.1 [Model 30085]" XBLA version

HANDHELDS:
usa Nintendo Game Boy (aug.1998) "Frogger [Model DMG-AFGE-USA]"
usa Nintendo Game Boy Color (dec.31, 1998) "Frogger [Model DMG-AFRE-USA]"
usa Nintendo GBA (mar.21, 2002) "Konami Collector's Series - Arcade Advanced [Model AGB-AKCE-USA]"

COMPUTERS:
usa Atari 800 (1982) "Frogger [Model 1110]"
usa PC [Booter] (1983)
usa PC [Booter] (1983) Hopper, as part of "Friendlyware PC Arcade" suite.
usa Tandy Color Computer (1983)
usa Apple II (1983)
usa Commodore C64 (1983) "Frogger [Model PB1570]"
usa PC [MS-DOS] (1983)
usa Commodore VIC-20 "Menagerie"

OTHERS:
usa VFD handheld game (1981) by Coleco
usa Radio Shack LCD handheld (1996) "Frog Crossing"
usa Tiger Game.Com (1999) [Model 75-756]
usa Mobile Phones (nov.20, 2003)
usa Frogger Plug 'n Play TV Game (2004) by Majesco.
usa Konami Arcade Advanced Plug 'n Play TV Game (2004) by Majesco.
usa Windows Mobile (oct.30, 2006)
usa Apple iPhone/iPad (aug.1, 2008) "Frogger [Model 286115722]"
usa BlackBerry (aug.12, 2009) "Frogger [Model 996]": Re-released on oct.21, 2009.
usa Atari Flashback 7 (oct.1, 2016) by AtGames
usa Atari Ultimate Portable Game Player (nov.2016) by AtGames.
usa Atari Flashback 8 (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames
usa Atari Flashback 8 Gold Edition (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames.
usa Atari Flashback Portable Game Player (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames.

SOURCES

Game's ROM.