Frogs (video game)
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| Publisher(s) | Sega-Gremlin |
| Platforms | Arcade |
| Release date(s) | Arcade 1978 |
| Genre(s) | Action / Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Sega VIC Dual |
| CPU | Z80 (@ 1.93356 MHz) |
| Sound | Samples (@ 1.93356 MHz), Discrete (@ 1.93356 MHz) |
| Display | Horizontal orientation, 256 x 224 pixels, monochrome CRT, 60 Hz refresh rate, with color printed transparent static overlay |
Frogs is a single-player action[1] / platform[2] arcade game released by Sega-Gremlin in 1978.[1][3] It is the first video game with a jumping character (predating Donkey Kong by 3 years), which by some definitions could make it the first platform game.[4] The player controls a frog on lilypads and attempts to catch (with the frog's tongue and while jumping) various insects (butterflies and dragonflies) worth different amounts of points in a set amount of time.
Frogs is one of the first arcade games to include a static background as part of the arcade cabinet. The game’s graphics were "projected" by laying the monitor flat on its back and reflecting the computer-generated graphics of the frogs and flies toward the player via a mirror at a 45-degree angle. (The game’s graphics were actually generated and shown backward, so the mirror reflection would show letters and numbers properly.)[4]
See also
- Frogger (1981)
- Frog Bog (1982)
- Remake Frog Feast
References
External links
- Frogs at mamedb.com
- Flash video of the game
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