Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!

"Frogger II" redirects here. For other games called Frogger 2, see Frogger 2.

Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!^[a] is a 1984 action video game developed and published by Parker Brothers for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, and IBM PCs. It is a sequel to Konami's 1981 arcade game Frogger and has similar gameplay.

Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!
Atari 5200 box art
Developer(s)	Parker Brothers
Publisher(s)	Parker Brothers
Programmer(s)	Atari 8-bit, 5200 Larry Gelberg[4] 2600 Mark Lesser[4] ColecoVision Laura Nikolich[4]
Series	Frogger
Platform(s)	Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC
Release	August 1984 Atari 8-bit, 5200 August 1984[1] 2600 September 1984[2] ColecoVision, C64 October 1984[3] Apple II, IBM PC 1984
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The goal of Frogger II is to maneuver each frog to a berth at the top of the screen. Once all of the berths are filled, the player progresses to the next level. Unlike its predecessor, it has three consecutive screens for each level rather than one screen per level, with berths at the top of each of the three screens that need to be filled.

Reception

In a 1984 review of the Commodore 64 cartridge for Electronic Games, Louise Kohl wrote, "Fans of the original will be very pleased with its successor, and newer fans will find it appealing and challenging as well. A year ago, before the rise of computer action games with their greater emphasis on strategy, this would have been a more exciting release."^[6]

Also writing for Electronic Games, Ted Salamone was impressed that the Atari 2600 version "actually looks, plays, and sounds state of the art, all on the lowly 2600". He pointed out some flickering and difficult to distinguish objects, but still called the overall package "flawless".^[7] Computer Games gave the Atari 8-bit computer version an A rating, saying it "makes the original look like kid stuff".^[8] Computer and Video Games rated the ColecoVision version 48% in 1989.^[9]

See also

• Pacific Coast Highway, 1982 Frogger-inspired game with two screens

Notes

1. Promotional materials from Parker Brothers use capital "D" in the title.^[5]

References

1. "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 6. September 1984. p. 16.
2. "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 6. September 1984. p. 16.
3. "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 3, no. 7. October 1984. p. 16.
4. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
5. "New Frogger II ThreeeDeep! Beyond the Pond". Electronic Games (Advertisement). Vol. 2, no. 15. October 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
6. Kohl, Louise (November 1984). "Computer Gaming: Frogger II". Electronic Games. Vol. 2, no. 16. p. 38.
7. Salamone, Ted (March 1985). "Programmable Parade: Frogger II". Electronic Games. Vol. 3, no. 3. pp. 70–71.
8. "1985 Software Buyer's Guide". Computer Games. Vol. 3, no. 5. United States: Carnegie Publications. February 1985. pp. 11–8, 51–8.
9. "Complete Games Guide" (PDF). Computer and Video Games. No. Complete Guide to Consoles. 16 October 1989. pp. 46–77.

External links

• Frogger II: ThreeeDeep! at Lemon 64