Frogger
A Game Gear version was developed and it was set to release in the United Kingdom in November 1991. The port was ultimately scrapped and it is rumored that licensing issues caused this.
The Frogger arcade game was created by Konami, but it was a massive hit for Sega, the game’s distributor. Early in the life of their Game Gear system, they decided to revisit the golden age classic, but this portable iteration would not see the light of day until the prototype appeared in the early 2000s.
That’s a shame, too. Some of the games Konami came out with later are fine, but this Game Gear version is all you really need from a new Frogger. No voice acting, not much of a story, no puzzles — it simply adapts and enhances the original formula.
The objective has been changed up a bit. In the arcade game, you crossed a road and a river to get to the other side. Here, you still have to avoid traffic and water, but now you must also rescue frogs found throughout the stage and bring them back home.
And you won’t just be doing it across a modern highway, either. You’ll even go back in time to ancient Japan, where you’ll have to hop over lava, and to prehistoric times, where you must dodge giant beasts.
The other big change is the addition of the tongue mechanic, several years before the Hasbro game finally introduced it to the public. You can scarf up flies and fruit for bonus points.
Developer: S-Plan
Publisher: Sega
Release: 1991
Genre: Action
