Frogger Gamer

* When the game beings, your frog will be at the bottom of the screen. You only have one minute to move the frog up 10 spaces to his home. If you are successful, then you will try to put another frog in the next home until all five frogs are safely in their homes at the top of the screen. From here, you will progress to level 2.
* Keep an eye on the flow of the 2 sections. The cars travel on the roadway from left to right while the logs, turtles, crocodiles, etc. travel on the water lanes in the following direction :
a) Lanes #1, #3, and #5 go from right to left.
b) Lanes #2 and #4 go from left to right.

* First, you must cross the highway. You will dead as a doornail if a vehicle hits you or you hit a vehicle. Try to find ‘lanes’ in between the vehicles. You must plan for gaps to form in the first three lanes so you don’t become trapped. The vehicles in the first three lanes move slowly enough that you can jump side to side with reasonable safety.

* Lane #4 is probably the most dangerous lane. Depending on how much time you are taking, the cars may pick up speed even though it shows slow on the chart. Keep this in mind when you are moving your frog.

* At level 3, a snake will either be in the median or on the log in water lane #3. The snake is deadly to your frog and you cannot hop over it.

* The turtles are pretty easy to navigate over in water lanes #1 and #4. Be wary of the diving turtles and only use them as a quick bypass to a more solid footing. If your frog is on a diving turtle when it dives, your frog will drown.

* Again, time your jumps to coincide with the logs and turtles to ensure you will always have a solid footing to jump to. As the levels progress, you will have less things you can jump to.

* You can jump on the backs of the crocodiles and otters. Just don’t get near their mouths or they are apt to turn your frog into a meal.

* You may see a purple frog hopping around on the log in water lane #2. Just cross over this frog to give it a piggyback ride to your home and get an extra 200 points.

* Watch out for the snakes, they sometimes like to ride on the logs. If you see a snake on a log, jump back to solid footing.

* Your frog cannot ‘wrap-around’ the screen so make sure you bail off before that footing disappears off the edge of the screen or your frog will come out the other side in a squished condition.

* By that same token, if you have the time and necessary footing, you can hold out until the fly appears in your home before you settle your frog in. That’s another 200 points.

* Try to fill in the two end homes before going for the middle. The hardest home to get into is the left-hand one (home #1) since everything in lane #5 goes from right to left up here. This may have to bounce back to lane #4 so you can get a good shot at your home.

* Speaking of getting your frogs into their homes. You must hit exact center or your frog will die. Also, keep in mind that crocodiles like to randomly appear in your home. Make sure that your home is clear before trying to settle your frog down into it.

* Again, if you waste too much time, the things on the river will move quicker so you will have to adjust your strategy accordingly.

* When the game is playing in demo mode, you can control the frog. When the frog reaches water lane #4, you can control the frog’s movements until you move either up or down.

* If you jump into your home at the same time the crocodile is leaving your home, you will be credited with making to your home but you will still lose a frog in the process.

* You can dangle your frog from the left side of the turtles but not the right side.

* Your side to side movements in water lane #5 may be slow and sluggish.

* The purple frog will sometimes be invisible. The only time you know its there is when you jump on it. It will then ride on your back to your home.

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