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Frogger
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Also known as 1981 Frogger

is a 1981 action video game developed by Konami and published by Sega for arcades. It was released in North America by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct five frogs to their homes by dodging traffic on a busy road, then crossing a river by jumping on floating logs, turtles, and alligators.

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Frogger is an arcade and action game developed by Konami. It was published by Sega, Konami, and Gremlin Industries. The title belongs to the Frogger franchise.

The game was released in 1981. It is available on the Arcade platform. Gameplay supports both single player and multiplayer modes.

Frogger holds a rating of 3.66 on RAWG. On IGDB, it has a rating of 68 based on 81 ratings.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Game data

Released
1981-01-01
User rating
3.66 / 5
Genres
Arcade, Action
Platforms
PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Game Boy, SNES, Classic Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Genesis

via RAWG

Game details · IGDB

68User score · 81 ratings

The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of hazards. Skillful players may obtain some bonuses along the way.

Released
1981
Genres
Platform, Arcade
Platforms
Arcade
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Frogger
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Sega, Konami, Gremlin Industries

Key facts

Video game.title
Frogger
Video game.image
Sega - Gremlin - Frogger - December 1st 1981 Play Meter advert.jpg
Video game.caption
North American arcade flyer
Video game.developer
Konami
Video game.director
Takeshi Hara
Video game.designer
Takahide Harima
Video game.programmer
Keiichi MiyoshiTakahide HarimaTakeshi Hara
Video game.series
Frogger
Video game.genre
Action
Video game.modes
Single-player, multiplayer

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
Japan
Publisher
Konami
Developer
Konami
Platform
iOS
Distribution format
ROM cartridge
Image
Vglfrogger.jpg
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input device
touchscreen
publication date
1981-01-01
Commons category
Frogger
title
Furoggā
distributed by
Q368215
operating system
iOS
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Gameplay
  • Scoring
  • Release
  • North America
  • Ports
  • Reception
  • Legacy
  • Remakes and sequels
  • Clones
  • In popular culture
  • Game show
  • Competition
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

is a 1981 action video game developed by Konami and published by Sega for arcades. It was released in North America by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct five frogs to their homes by dodging traffic on a busy road, then crossing a river by jumping on floating logs, turtles, and alligators.

Frogger was positively received by critics upon its release, and is considered one of the greatest video games ever made. It was followed by numerous clones and several home-only sequels in the Frogger series. By 2005, 20 million copies of its various home video game incarnations had been sold worldwide.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frogger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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