Frogger
フロッガー
Description
Try and get your frog from one side of the road, over the river and into your home. To complete a level you must dodge cars, jump on logs and alligator backs while avoiding snakes, alligators, and otters. Bonuses are awarded for getting bugs that momentarily appear, escorting lady frogs home, and getting five frogs safely home.
Frogger was produced by Konami in 1981.
Konami released 442 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Konami during the time period Frogger was produced include: Space War (Leijac), Block Game, Space King, Amidar, Scramble, 600, Super Cobra, and Jungler
Specs
| Name | Frogger |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami (Japan) |
| Released by |
Sega - Japan (1981), Europe (1981) Sega/Gremlin - United States (1981) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7857 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Konami Classic |
| Game Specific | Frogger Pinout |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| Dipswitch Settings |
Video Clips
Additional videos available on YouTube only:
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Game Introduction
If you continually take excessive time getting the frogs up to their homes at the top of the screen, the vehicles and the items in the river increase in speed thus making the level more difficult.
Game Play
The score rolls over to zero after 100,000 points.
Frogger KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.84 (26 votes)
Fun Factor: 3.81
Overall Like |
4.12 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 3.36 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.96 |
| Collector Desire | 3.77 |
Technical Rating: 3.88
| Gameplay | 3.96 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 3.69 |
| Originality | 4.31 |
| Sound/Music | 3.56 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
BUG: Sometimes the lady frog is invisible normally purple until you accidently jump on it. Then she appears white with red legs on the frog's back. You still get 200 points.
BUG: From the middle section between the river and the road, jump upwards to a pad and jump back so where you have been moved to the left just a few pixels. You should be able to go off-screen to the right. If not, repeat. For more fun, jump upwards to where a pad should be. You will make it, but you will die.
BUG: Part of the background music will cut-out from time to time, only leaving the primary melody playing.
BUG: The game is not always even-handed with the rules, and frogs are occasionally killed on perfectly valid jumps.
BUG: When timed just right, if you jump into a home base that has an alligator and the alligator disappears mid-jump, your frog will die but will also make it home safely!
BUG: Moving left and right on the very top log can sometimes be very slow, and is more likely to occur after previously eating a fly.
TRICK: You can usually jump so where you are dangling off of the left side of a turtle, but not the right.
TRICK: If you play this game on a PC emulator such as MAME and use a code for unlimited time, you will hear the entire background song to its finish. This was never possible on the actual arcade game since you always ran out of time before the song finshed playing.
TRICK: The frog becomes controllable in attract mode once it reaches the very top log.
TRICK: When the frog in the demo in attract mode is at it's last move, you can control it with no tokens!
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Trivia
Although Frogger is credited to Sega it was originally developed by Konami.
Frogger is featured prominently in the 174th episode of Seinfeld entitled "The Frogger" in which George discovers a local pizzeria still has the machine with his high score still intact from when he was a kid. George buys the machine, then tries to figure out how to get the game across the street Frogger-style without turning the game off and losing his high score. The cabinet seen in the episode has custom sideart rather than the dedicated Frogger sideart.
Cabinet Information
Froggers are typically only found in the Sega/Gremlin laminated wood-grain convert-a-cabinets. There are large side-art stickers that included a large hopping frog with a suitcase.
Conversion
The game uses the standard Konami wiring, but there are no buttons which limits the number of games that can be played in this machine.
Miscellaneous
Sequels, such as Frogger 3D, were created for the home computer. Many clones were also created, the best of which was called Pacific Coast Highway.
It is often unnoticed, but when you complete a level, the noses of all the frogs from left to right will turn into hearts and their eyes will light up.
Arcade Map - Play This Game
Our members have reported that Frogger is playable at 18 locations:
| Name | Location | State | Country | Details | Check-ins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Branson | 4240 Gretna Road, Suite 4240, Branson | Missouri | United States | Arcade | 0 |
| 8-Bit Beans | 100 Brock St South, Whitby | Ontario | Canada | Unknown | 0 |
| Arcade Monsters - San Diego | 704 J St., San Diego | California | United States | Arcade | 2 |
| Bartari | 101 Adams Ave, Scranton | Pennsylvania | United States | Bar | 0 |
| Emporium (Fulton Market) | 839 W Fulton Market, Chicago | Illinois | United States | Arcade | 0 |
| Emporium (Logan Square) | 2363 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago | Illinois | United States | Arcade | 0 |
| Emporium (Wicker Park) | 1366 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago | Illinois | United States | Arcade | 0 |
| Emporium Arcade Bar - Logan Square - Chicago | 2363 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago | Illinois | United States | Arcade | 2 |
| HI-SCORE | Anna-Zammert-Str. 28, Hannover | Germany | Museum - Arcade/Game/Coin-Op | 0 | |
| Level One Bar + Arcade | 130 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus | Ohio | United States | Unknown | 1 |
| Meal on a Bun (MOAB) | 1228 Tully Rd, Modesto | California | United States | Unknown | 1 |
| Replay Museum | 119 Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs | Florida | United States | Arcade | 3 |
| Retro Nerds e.V. | Bahnhofstraße 10, Ahaus | NRW | Germany | Museum - Arcade/Game/Coin-Op | 1 |
| Sting Rays Bar And Grill | 3112 East State Road 60, Valrico | Florida | United States | Unknown | 0 |
| TAG's Maniac's Mansion | 710 8th St, Wichita Falls | Texas | United States | Arcade | 0 |
| The Red Hook Arcade | 499 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn | New York | United States | Arcade | 0 |
| The Very Best Arcade (The Very Best Weiner Shop) | 252 E High St, Pottstown | Pennsylvania | United States | Arcade | 1 |
| Upstate Pinball & Arcade Museum | 109A West Trade St, Simpsonville | South Carolina | United States | Arcade | 2 |
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Frogger Census
There are 16,777 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,137 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 172,846 machines (7,256 unique titles).
There are 103 known instances of this machine owned by Frogger collectors who are active members. Of these, 97 of them are original dedicated machines. 6 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. Active members hold 35 circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Additionally, former members held 434 original machines, 11 conversions, and 107 game boards.
For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with a Frogger machines for sale. There are 6 active VAPS members with a Frogger circuit boards for sale. Former members previously had 18 machines and 2 boards for sale.
Wanted - Popular - There are 14 active VAPS members currently looking for Frogger. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Frogger circuit board set. Former members previously were looking for 38 games.
This game ranks a 94 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 73 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1981
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1981
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1981
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1981
Technical
The game uses two Z80 microprocessors and one AY-3-8910 PSG for sound.
DIP switches allow setting the number of frogs to be given at the start of a game. The possible settings are 3, 5, 7 or 256.
Legacy or Series
- Frogger
- Ribbit
Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 98; Color photo Price guide: No
- Arcade Fever Sellers (ISBN 0762409371) Page: 70; Color photo
- Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Kurtz (ISBN 0764319256) Page: 98; Color photo
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Auction Results
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Auctions Recap
| Year | Count | Median $ | Average $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 258.75 | 258.75 |
| 2017 | 5 | 590.00 | 495.60 |
| 2018 | 4 | 826.00 | 811.25 |
| All Years | 11 | 590.00 | 567.32 |
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MLA Citation Style
"Frogger - Videogame by Konami." Museum of the Game, www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/frogger. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.
Chicago Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. "Frogger - Videogame by Konami." Accessed July 15, 2026. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/frogger.
Chicago Footnote/Endnote
1. "Frogger - Videogame by Konami," International Arcade Museum, accessed July 15, 2026, https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/frogger.
APA Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. (n.d.). Frogger - videogame by Konami. Retrieved July 15, 2026 from https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/frogger