Frogger facts for kids

Screenshot of the classic arcade game, Frogger

Frogger is a classic arcade video game that first came out in 1981. It was created by a company called Konami. In the game, you control a frog named Frogger. Your main goal is to guide Frogger safely across a busy road and then a dangerous river. If Frogger gets hit by a car or falls into the water, you have to start that part again. Frogger became very popular, and many new versions of the game have been made since then.

How to Play Frogger

In Frogger, you guide a frog using a joystick, which is a type of game controller. The frog starts at the bottom of the screen. Your first challenge is to cross a very busy road.

Crossing the Road

The road is full of cars and trucks moving in both directions. You need to carefully hop Frogger across the lanes. If any vehicle hits your frog, it's game over for that life, and you have to restart that section.

Crossing the River

After the road, Frogger faces a wide river. This river is also very dangerous! Instead of cars, you'll find logs and turtles floating by. You must jump onto these moving objects to get across. If Frogger falls into the water, you lose a life.

Earning Points and Winning

When Frogger safely reaches one of the "home" spots at the top of the screen, you earn extra points. Then, a new frog appears, and you get to try and guide it home too. The game continues until you run out of lives.

Ways Frogger Can Lose a Life

There are several ways Frogger can get into trouble and lose a life:

• If a car or truck hits Frogger on the road.
• If Frogger falls into the river water.
• Sometimes, dangerous animals like snakes, otters, or alligators appear. If they touch Frogger, you lose a life.
• Be careful with turtles! Some turtles dive underwater. If Frogger is riding a turtle when it goes under, Frogger will drown.
• If Frogger hops off the edge of the screen, it's also a lost life.
• You can't land in the same home spot at the top of the screen twice in a row. If you do, you lose a life.
• There's a timer! If you don't get Frogger home before time runs out, you lose a life.

When Frogger loses a life, you get to try again from the start of that level. The game ends when you have no lives left.

Images for kids

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  Frogger disk by Sierra On-Line for IBM PC

See also

In Spanish: Frogger para niños