Frogger (Sega, set 1)

Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Frogger (c) 1981 Sega Enterprises, Limited.

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

- TECHNICAL -

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

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

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

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