Frogger (series)

''Frogger'' is a Japanese video game series published and owned by Konami, and developed by multiple studios. The series generally involves a frog trying to travel across roads and rivers of high traffic and danger. The first game in the series was the 1981 arcade game ''Frogger'', and new games in the series have been released in the following decades. In 2021, ''Frogger'' became a game show series on Peacock.

Games

The first game in the series was the 1981 arcade game ''Frogger'', developed by Konami. The gameplay involves a frog trying to travel across roads and rivers of high traffic and danger. It was highly successful, being one of the first video game "smash hits", and "helped pushed the industry into the mainstream", according to ''PCMag''. It was ported to many devices. A sequel, '' Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!'', was released in 1984 for multiple consoles and computers.

''Frogger'' is also the name of a 1997 game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. There was also a 1998 Game.com version named ''Frogger'' Another sequel, '' Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge'' was released in 2000 for the

PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows, and Dreamcast.

The sixth generation of video game consoles, and sometimes Windows, were the platform for '' Frogger: The Great Quest'' in 2001, '' Frogger Beyond'' in 2002, '' Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue'' in 2003, '' Frogger: Ancient Shadow'' in 2005, and ''Konami Kids Playground: Frogger Hop, Skip & Jumpin' Fun'' for the PlayStation 2 in 2007. The Game Boy Advance had four Frogger games, '' Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog'' in 2001, '' Frogger Advance: The Great Quest'' in 2002, ''Frogger's Adventures 2: The Lost Wand'' in 2002, and '' Frogger's Journey: The Forgotten Relic'' in 2003. There were two mobile games in this time, ''Frogger'' in 2003, and ''Frogger Puzzle'' in 2005.

The seventh generation of video game consoles saw the release of ''Frogger'' on the Xbox 360 in 2006, '' Frogger 2'' for the Xbox 360 in 2008, '' Frogger Returns'' in 2009, and ''Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition for the'' Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, and Android in 2012. That generation of handhelds saw '' Frogger: Helmet Chaos'' in 2005 and '' My Frogger Toy Trials'' in 2006. The J2ME platform saw ''Frogger Evolution'' in 2006 and ''Frogger Beats 'n' Bounces'' in 2008. In 2007, ''Frogger Launch'' was released for Windows Mobile and ''Frogger Hop Trivia'' was released as an arcade game.

Starting in the 2010s, the majority of Frogger games were released for handheld or mobile devices. These included ''Frogger Inferno'' for the iOS in 2010, ''Frogger'' for mobile devices in 2010, '' Frogger 3D'' for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011, '' Frogger Decades'' for iOS in 2011, '' Frogger in Toy Town'' for Apple Arcade in 2019, and ''Frogger and the Rumbling Ruins'' for Apple Arcade in 2022. ''Frogger Pinball'' was released as a web game in 2011, ''Frogger's Crackout'' was released for the Windows Store in 2013, ''Frogger: Get Hoppin'' was a casino game released in 2017, and a new version of ''Frogger'' is being planned for the Intellivision Amico.

Other media

In 1981, a ''Frogger'' board game and jigsaw puzzle were made.

In 2020, in preparation for the 40th anniversary of the series, Konami Cross Media announced a Frogger-themed card series and board game. In 2021, NBCUniversal created a ''Frogger'' game show TV series for the Peacock streaming service, named as such.

References

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