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Leapin’ Frogger! Home may look like it’s only a hop, In a one-player game, use the left DIFFICULTY switch.
skip, and a jump away, but looks can be deceiving. First, In a two-player game, the 1st player uses the left DIFFI-
there’s a dangerous highway to hop across, full of fast- CULTY switch and the 2nd player uses the right DIFFI-
moving cars and trucks. Then there’s a swirling river to CULTY switch.
leap, full of frog-eating creatures. How’s Frogger going to 3. Press down the GAME RESET switch—and you’re
get home safely? By letting you hop him op his way. ready to start the action!
Guide Frogger safely through this perilous journey, and
you'll jump for joy! THE JOYSTICK CONTROLLERS
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OBJECT Make sure you plug the Joystick controllers firmly into
= the jacks at the back of your video system. Use the LEFT
The object of the game is to hop as many frogs to safety controller jack for one-player games.
as you can—and to score the most points along the way! Use the Joystick to jump Frogger Forward,
SETTING THE CONSOLE CONTROLS forward, backward, left, and right. Backward
In games 1-4, move the Joystick row
1. To select a game number (see Game Selection Box), once in the direction you wish
press down on the GAME SELECT switch. The game Frogger to jump. Frogger will make
number will appear at the top of the screen. one jump in that direction. You must

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2. Set the DIFFICULTY switch: do this each time you want Frogger
Position A: to make one jump. In games 5 and
You'll lose Frogger if he’s carried off-screen ona 6, Frogger becomes “Speedy”
floating object. Frogger! As long as you hold the
Position B: Joystick in one direction, Speedy
Frogger can be carried safely off-screen on a floating Frogger will jump again and again
object. He’ll then reappear on the other side of the in that direction. <—_>
screen so you can continue play. However, Frogger Left, Right
*s, can’t hop off-screen.
PLAYING TIME BAND
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This illustration shows the journey Frogger has to You have only 30 seconds to move Frogger from the
make—from sidewalk to home bay: sidewalk and into a home bay, one of the blue, open-
ended squares at the top of the screen.
Time is monitored by the time band, the black line
located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
When you have only 5 seconds left to get Frogger into a
home bay, you’ll hear a warning sound and see the line
turn red.
If you run out of time
before you get Frogger
home, you'll lose him.
Remaining Frogs When this happens,
you'll hear a “splooch”
sound and see a green
You'll start the game with 5 frogs. The first frog is shown “X” where Frogger was
on the sidewalk below the traffic. The remaining frogs are when his time ran out.
shown as white squares on the lower left-hand corner of
the screen.
FROM SIDEWALK TO RIVERBANK 2. Turtles: The red circles that float on the river are the
TS turtles. Frogger is safe on their backs as well as in the
Frogger starts his perilous journey on the sidewalk, fac- water area between a set of them (2 or 3 turtles ina
ing 5 lanes of cars and trucks. When the music stops, row). He can jump forward and backward from a turtle
you’re ready to start Frogger hopping! onto another floating object. But he’ll land in the river if
Try to get Frogger through the lanes of traffic. Traffic trav- he jumps to the left or right off either of the end turtles.
els in alternating directions and at different speeds, so be
careful! Frogger will get ““splooched” if he touches any 3. Diving Turtles:
part of a vehicle or is run over! These tricky turtles
can float on the
FROM RIVERBANK TO RIVER water and dive
TS under the water!
Because Frogger can’t swim in the river (the current is When they’re red,
too strong), hop him from one row of logs, turtles, or alli- it’s safe for Frogger
gators onto the next in order to cross it. to jump on their
backs. But once
1. Logs: Frogger can they turn light blue,
hop from side to watch out! That
side on a log; he means they’re getting ready to dive, so hop Frogger
can also jump for- onto another floating object fast! If you’re not quick
ward and backward enough, Frogger will get “‘splooched.”
onto another float-
ing object. But he'll But these turtles can’t stay underwater forever. When
land in the river if you see a set of light blue turtles suddenly appear on
he leaps to the left the screen, this means they’re coming up for air.
or right off a log. They’ll soon be changing from light blue to red, so
Frogger will be safe on their backs until they dive
again.
While crossing the river, here are some other things to 3. Floating Off-Screen: Frogger gets “splooched” in
watch for: DIFFICULTY Position A if he’s carried off-screen on a
1. Lady Frog: Occasionally you'll see a white “lady” frog log, turtle, or alligator. This doesn’t happen in DIFFI-
hopping frantically along a log. If you hop Frogger onto CULTY Position B.
the log to rescue her and take her home, you'll score 4. Snakes: Snakes
bonus points. Just hop Frogger close enough to her so will appear on the
she’ll jump onto his back. You’ll hear a high-pitched riverbank and logs
sound when she does. Now, try to get Frogger—and as the game gets
the lady frog—home to safety. more difficult. You
can hop Frogger
2. Alligators: Alligators onto a snake’s
swim among the logs back, but he’ll get
from time to time. “splooched” if he
You'll see them hops too close to a
snapping their jaws snake’s mouth!
open and closed,
just waiting for a
tender Frogger mor-
sel to jump their
way! Frogger is safe
on an alligator’s tail
and back. But Frogger is-a goner if he jumps into
its jaws!
FROM RIVER TO HOME BAY GAME DIFFICULTY
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Successfully hop Frogger into a home bay, and he’s Each time you bring 5 frogs home, you'll hear a short
safe and sound! You'll score points each time you bring tune. Then the game will continue at a more difficult
Frogger home, and get bonus points each time you game level with your remaining frogs. The traffic will be
bring 5 frogs home! more difficult to cross. There will be fewer floating objects
When leaping Frogger into its home bay, here are some on the river, and the speed of these floating objects will
things to watch for: vary from fast to slow. Frogger-eating snakes will also
1. Jumping Home: Hop Frogger into a home bay when appear on the riverbank and, in progressively more
he’s directly in front of it. If Frogger hits any part of the difficult levels, on the logs.
green shrubbery on the sides of the home bay, he'll END OF GAME
land in the river. =
2. Occupied Home Bay: Frogger can’t jump into a home The game ends when no frogs are left.
bay that’s occupied by another frog. To Play Again: In a one-player game, press the red but-
ton on your Joystick to play again at the same game
number. In a two-player game, both players press the red
3. Alligator’s Head: buttons at the same time to play again at the same game
If an alligator’s number. To play at another game number, use the GAME
head is showing in SELECT switch.
a home bay, it’s not
safe for Frogger to
jump in. However,
if the head is just
beginning to sur-
face, Frogger won’t
be harmed.
4. Fly: If you hop Frogger into a home bay while a fly is
showing, Frogger gets a free meal—and you score
extra points!
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GAME VARIATIONS SCORING
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Frogger has 6 game variations. Games 1, 3, and 5 are Your score is displayed at the top of the screen through-
one-player games; 2, 4, and 6 are two-player games. See out the game. Points accumulate as follows:
the Game Selection Box for game number variations. Successfully jumping Frogger forward... .. . 1 point
Two-Player Games: Games 2, 4, and 6 are two-player Successfully jumping Frogger home. ..... . 5 points ©
games. The left player goes first; players then alternate Successfully jumping 5 frogs home ...... 100 points
turns. Your turn ends when you lose a frog; you begin Taking a lady froghome............. 20 points
your turn again with your remaining frogs. Each player’s Eatingia’ tly... 2s ti Agee Se sc) Soc aes 20 points
score is displayed throughout his or her turn at the top Extra points for time left... ........2... 2 points
of the screen. The game ends once both players have per remaining second’
lost all their frogs. Every time you score 1,000 points and have fewer than
4 frogs left, you'll get another Frogger! When this
happens, you'll see another white square on the lower
left-hand corner of the screen.
GAME SELECTION BOX
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When you select a game number, one of these symbols
will appear in the home bays at the top of the screen:
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1.1L”
LS” 1_I | indicates a one-player game
[ LS” 1s1_l | indicates a two-player game
GAME NUMBERS GAME LEVELS
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one-player two-player
1 2 Easiest
3 4 More Difficult
5 6 “Speedy” Frogger