{{For|the triathlon race|Superfrog Triathlon}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Superfrog
|image = Superfrogboxart.jpg
|developer = [[Team17]]
|publisher = Team17
|designer = Martyn Brown
|artist = Rico Holmes
|programmer = Andreas Tadic
|composer = [[Allister Brimble]]
|engine =
|released = '''1993:''' Amiga '''1994:''' MS-DOS, CD32
|genre = [[Platform game|Platform]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amiga CD32|CD32]], [[MS-DOS]]
}}

'''''Superfrog''''' is a scrolling 2D [[platform game]], originally developed for the [[Amiga]] and published in 1993 by [[Team17]].<ref name="SF Softography">[https://web.archive.org/web/20000517202557/http://www.team17.com/softography.html?submit&topic=superfrog] Superfrog on Team17's Softography (archived version)</ref> Later releases were handled by [[Ocean Software]] and [[GOG.com]].

== Gameplay ==
[[File:SFcastle.jpg|thumb|left|World 2: "Spooky Castle"]]

The objective of the game is to find and defeat a witch, thus rescuing a princess, whilst achieving smaller objectives throughout the game, such as finding a golden [[Lock and key|key]] or escaping from captivity in a [[circus]].

There are 24 regular [[Level (video games)|levels]], divided into six differently-themed worlds. The goal of each level is to collect a set number of coins, and then reach the exit, which will only open if Superfrog has collected enough coins. Extra factors of gameplay include a timer countdown and a number of health points, both of which can be restored by finding bottles of [[Lucozade]] among the levels.

Depending on the number of coins and fruit collected, and on how fast the player finishes the level, a number of credits (up to a maximum of 15) are awarded at the end of each level. The player can then choose to either collect the credits for a [[Score (game)|score]] or gamble them in a [[slot machine]]-style [[minigame]] for more bonuses. The most important function of the slot machine minigame is the chance to win a [[Password (video games)|level code]], enabling the player to restart the game from the beginning of the next level at a later time.

An extra level between world 5 and 6 takes the form of a side-scrolling [[shoot 'em up]] called ''Project-F'' in homage to Team17's own ''[[Project-X]]'' (even going as far as using a remixed version of the original game's theme tune). Rather than collecting coins, the objective of this stage is to survive to the end. This level was omitted from the PC conversion of the game. After completing all six worlds, the game ends with a small [[Boss (video games)|boss fight]] against the witch in a castle setting.

==Plot==
The story, present in the game's manual but mostly conveyed through the introductory animation by Eric W. Schwartz, concerns an unnamed [[prince]], who is turned into a frog by a jealous [[witch]], in homage to the [[The Frog Prince (story)|Frog Prince]] fairy tale. His [[princess]] girlfriend is then abducted by the same witch. Subsequently, sulking by the "River O' Despair", the prince chances upon a floating bottle of [[Lucozade]], which confers upon him super powers. With his new powers, the prince heads off to fight the evil witch and save the princess.

==Development==
''Superfrog'' was developed in 1993 and released for the [[Amiga]] in the same year by [[Team17]], acting simultaneously as developer and publisher. The release was popular enough to spawn an [[Amiga CD32]] version, which could also be played on some Amiga computers fitted with a CD drive. Due to its enduring popularity, it was then converted for the [[IBM PC clone|PC]] by Bubball Systems in 1994, running as an [[MS-DOS]] program. Eric W. Schwartz provided the animation for the introduction. The Amiga version was re-released by Islona Software in 1999, with slightly different box art. In 2012, ''Superfrog'' was, along with other games by Team17, released as a legitimate digital [[download]] from GoodOldGames.com,<ref name="SF GOG">[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/superfrog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172047/http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/superfrog/ |date=7 March 2012}} Superfrog on GOG.com</ref> this version being the first compatible with [[Windows]].

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
|ASM=10/12<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=2954|title=Hü..hüüü...hüpf!|language=de|magazine=[[Aktueller Software Markt]]|date=June 1993|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmAction=89%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=McNally|first1=Steve|last2=Bell|first2=Roger|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_32441|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Action]]|issue=45|pages=24–26|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmComputing=93%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Maddock|first=Jonathan|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_8280|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Computing]]|issue=61|pages=114–115|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmForce=88%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Guttery|first1=Miles|first2=Phil|last2=King|date=June 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/amiga-force-06/page/39/mode/2up|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Force]]|issue=6|pages=52–53|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmFormat=85%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=West|first=Neil|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_2311|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Format]]|issue=47|pages=56–57|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmPower=78%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Winstanley|first=Mark|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_1286|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Power]]|issue=26|pages=38–39|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|CVG=90/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Whitta|first=Gary|date=June 1993|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_139.pdf&page=56|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=139|page=56|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|GMaster=90%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leach|first1=James|last2=Lowe|first2=Andy|last3=Price|first3=Adrian|date=June 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/GamesMasterIssue006199306FuturePublishingGB300dpi/page/n67/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[GamesMaster]]|issue=6|pages=68–69|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|Gen4=90%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Michel|author2=Didier|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/generation4-magazine-055/page/n39/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|language=fr|magazine=[[:fr:Génération 4|Génération 4]]|issue=55|pages=40–42|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|JXV=14/20<ref>{{cite web|last=Barbet-Massin|first=Paul|date=2 April 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413034942/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012637-superfrog-test.htm|archivedate=13 April 2010|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012637-superfrog-test.htm|title=Superfrog|language=fr|website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]]|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|PCZone=40/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=MacDonald|first=Duncan|date=May 1995|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_26_May_1995/page/88/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[PC Zone]]|issue=26|page=88|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|Tilt=87%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Marc|author2=Morgan|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Tilt114/page/n69/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|language=fr|magazine=[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]|issue=114|pages=70–73|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
}}
Team17's earlier games became relatively obscure after the release of the hugely popular ''[[Worms (computer game)|Worms]]'' series, though many gamers remember ''Superfrog'' fondly for its solid gameplay, smooth scrolling, cartoon-quality graphics, and upbeat [[music]] by composer [[Allister Brimble]]. Although a relatively small release by the standards of blockbuster platformers like ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic]]'', it was well received and has retained a fan base which considers it an excellent example of the genre.<ref name="Review on Lemon Amiga">[http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemonamiga.com/reviews/view.php%3Fid%3D92] Review on Lemon Amiga</ref>

==Rerelease==
On 13 February 2013, Team17 announced they would be reviving ''Superfrog'' for its 20th anniversary, and releasing a HD version of the game on PSN.<ref name="Accelerated Ideas">[http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/amiga-superfrog-coming-to-psn-ps3-and-vita.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806033558/http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/amiga-superfrog-coming-to-psn-ps3-and-vita.aspx |date=6 August 2013 }} Superfrog on PSN (article on Accelerated Ideas)</ref> This remastered version was co-developed by both Team17 and TickTockGames, formerly Bubball Systems, the company initially responsible for the [[MS-DOS]] port of ''Superfrog'' in 1994.

''Superfrog HD'' was released in 2013 for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Vita]], then later [[Microsoft Windows]] via [[Steam (service)|Steam]],<ref name="Superfrog HD on Steam">{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/234000 |title=Superfrog HD on Steam |access-date=2017-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510053817/http://store.steampowered.com/app/234000 |archive-date=10 May 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[iOS]].

In May 2016, ''Superfrog HD'' was discontinued by Team17; due to low sales and negative reception{{Citation needed|reason=A source is needed for this statement|date=December 2021}}, the game was removed from PSN, Steam, App Store and Google Play. At the same time, the original ''Superfrog'' game was removed from GOG.com.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/superfrog ''Superfrog''] at [[Mobygames]]

{{Team17}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1993 video games]]
[[Category:Amiga CD32 games]]
[[Category:Amiga games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:Games commercially released with DOSBox]]
[[Category:IOS games]]
[[Category:Linux games]]
[[Category:MacOS games]]
[[Category:Platformers]]
[[Category:PlayStation Network games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Team17 games]]
[[Category:Video games about amphibians]]
[[Category:Video games about witchcraft]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games scored by Allister Brimble]]
[[Category:Windows games]]

Superfrog

2024-11-09T20:23:09Z

31.217.9.187:

{{For|the triathlon race|Superfrog Triathlon}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Superfrog
|image = Superfrogboxart.jpg
|developer = [[Team17]]
|publisher = Team17
|designer = Martyn Brown
|artist = Rico Holmes
|programmer = Andreas Tadic
|composer = [[Allister Brimble]]
|engine =
|released = '''1993:''' Amiga '''1994:''' MS-DOS, CD32
|genre = [[Platform game|Platform]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amiga CD32|CD32]], [[MS-DOS]]
}}

'''''Superfrog''''' is a scrolling 2D [[platform game]], originally developed for the [[Amiga]] and published in 1993 by [[Team17]].<ref name="SF Softography">[https://web.archive.org/web/20000517202557/http://www.team17.com/softography.html?submit&topic=superfrog] Superfrog on Team17's Softography (archived version)</ref> Later releases were handled by [[Ocean Software]] and [[GOG.com]].

== Gameplay ==
[[File:SFcastle.jpg|thumb|left|World 2: "Spooky Castle"]]

The objective of the game is to find and defeat a witch, thus rescuing a princess, whilst achieving smaller objectives throughout the game, such as finding a golden [[Lock and key|key]] or escaping from captivity in a [[circus]].

There are 24 regular [[Level (video games)|levels]], divided into six differently-themed worlds. The goal of each level is to collect a set number of coins, and then reach the exit, which will only open if Superfrog has collected enough coins. Extra factors of gameplay include a timer countdown and a number of health points, both of which can be restored by finding bottles of [[Lucozade]] among the levels.

Depending on the number of coins and fruit collected, and on how fast the player finishes the level, a number of credits (up to a maximum of 15) are awarded at the end of each level. The player can then choose to either collect the credits for a [[Score (game)|score]] or gamble them in a [[slot machine]]-style [[minigame]] for more bonuses. The most important function of the slot machine minigame is the chance to win a [[Password (video games)|level code]], enabling the player to restart the game from the beginning of the next level at a later time.

An extra level between world 5 and 6 takes the form of a side-scrolling [[shoot 'em up]] called ''Project-F'' in homage to Team17's own ''[[Project-X]]'' (even going as far as using a remixed version of the original game's theme tune). Rather than collecting coins, the objective of this stage is to survive to the end. This level was omitted from the PC conversion of the game. After completing all six worlds, the game ends with a small [[Boss (video games)|boss fight]] against the witch in a castle setting.

==Plot==
The story, present in the game's manual but mostly conveyed through the introductory animation by Eric W. Schwartz, concerns an unnamed [[prince]], who is turned into a frog by a jealous [[witch]], in homage to the [[The Frog Prince (story)|Frog Prince]] fairy tale. His [[princess]] girlfriend is then abducted by the same witch. Subsequently, sulking by the "River O' Despair", the prince chances upon a floating bottle of [[Lucozade]], which confers upon him super powers. With his new powers, the prince heads off to fight the evil witch and save the princess.

==Development==
''Superfrog'' was developed in 1993 and released for the [[Amiga]] in the same year by [[Team17]], acting simultaneously as developer and publisher. The release was popular enough to spawn an [[Amiga CD32]] version, which could also be played on some Amiga computers fitted with a CD drive. Due to its enduring popularity, it was then converted for the [[IBM PC clone|PC]] by Bubball Systems in 1994, running as an [[MS-DOS]] program. Eric W. Schwartz provided the animation for the introduction. The Amiga version was re-released by Islona Software in 1999, with slightly different box art. In 2012, ''Superfrog'' was, along with other games by Team17, released as a legitimate digital [[download]] from GoodOldGames.com,<ref name="SF GOG">[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/superfrog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172047/http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/superfrog/ |date=7 March 2012}} Superfrog on GOG.com</ref> this version being the first compatible with [[Windows]].

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
|ASM=10/12<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=2954|title=Hü..hüüü...hüpf!|language=de|magazine=[[Aktueller Software Markt]]|date=June 1993|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmAction=89%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=McNally|first1=Steve|last2=Bell|first2=Roger|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_32441|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Action]]|issue=45|pages=24–26|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmComputing=93%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Maddock|first=Jonathan|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_8280|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Computing]]|issue=61|pages=114–115|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmForce=88%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Guttery|first1=Miles|first2=Phil|last2=King|date=June 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/amiga-force-06/page/39/mode/2up|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Force]]|issue=6|pages=52–53|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmFormat=85%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=West|first=Neil|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_2311|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Format]]|issue=47|pages=56–57|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmPower=78%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Winstanley|first=Mark|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_1286|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Power]]|issue=26|pages=38–39|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|CVG=90/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Whitta|first=Gary|date=June 1993|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_139.pdf&page=56|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=139|page=56|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|GMaster=90%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leach|first1=James|last2=Lowe|first2=Andy|last3=Price|first3=Adrian|date=June 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/GamesMasterIssue006199306FuturePublishingGB300dpi/page/n67/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[GamesMaster]]|issue=6|pages=68–69|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|Gen4=90%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Michel|author2=Didier|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/generation4-magazine-055/page/n39/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|language=fr|magazine=[[:fr:Génération 4|Génération 4]]|issue=55|pages=40–42|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|JXV=14/20<ref>{{cite web|last=Barbet-Massin|first=Paul|date=2 April 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413034942/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012637-superfrog-test.htm|archivedate=13 April 2010|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012637-superfrog-test.htm|title=Superfrog|language=fr|website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]]|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|PCZone=40/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=MacDonald|first=Duncan|date=May 1995|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_26_May_1995/page/88/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[PC Zone]]|issue=26|page=88|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|Tilt=87%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Marc|author2=Morgan|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Tilt114/page/n69/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|language=fr|magazine=[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]|issue=114|pages=70–73|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
}}
Team17's earlier games became relatively obscure after the release of the hugely popular ''[[Worms (computer game)|Worms]]'' series, though many gamers remember ''Superfrog'' fondly for its solid gameplay, smooth scrolling, cartoon-quality graphics, and upbeat [[music]] by composer [[Allister Brimble]]. Although a relatively small release by the standards of blockbuster platformers like ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic]]'', it was very well received and has retained a fan base which considers it an excellent example of the genre.<ref name="Review on Lemon Amiga">[http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemonamiga.com/reviews/view.php%3Fid%3D92] Review on Lemon Amiga</ref>

==Rerelease==
On 13 February 2013, Team17 announced they would be reviving ''Superfrog'' for its 20th anniversary, and releasing a HD version of the game on PSN.<ref name="Accelerated Ideas">[http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/amiga-superfrog-coming-to-psn-ps3-and-vita.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806033558/http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/amiga-superfrog-coming-to-psn-ps3-and-vita.aspx |date=6 August 2013 }} Superfrog on PSN (article on Accelerated Ideas)</ref> This remastered version was co-developed by both Team17 and TickTockGames, formerly Bubball Systems, the company initially responsible for the [[MS-DOS]] port of ''Superfrog'' in 1994.

''Superfrog HD'' was released in 2013 for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Vita]], then later [[Microsoft Windows]] via [[Steam (service)|Steam]],<ref name="Superfrog HD on Steam">{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/234000 |title=Superfrog HD on Steam |access-date=2017-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510053817/http://store.steampowered.com/app/234000 |archive-date=10 May 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[iOS]].

In May 2016, ''Superfrog HD'' was discontinued by Team17; due to low sales and negative reception{{Citation needed|reason=A source is needed for this statement|date=December 2021}}, the game was removed from PSN, Steam, App Store and Google Play. At the same time, the original ''Superfrog'' game was removed from GOG.com.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/superfrog ''Superfrog''] at [[Mobygames]]

{{Team17}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1993 video games]]
[[Category:Amiga CD32 games]]
[[Category:Amiga games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:Games commercially released with DOSBox]]
[[Category:IOS games]]
[[Category:Linux games]]
[[Category:MacOS games]]
[[Category:Platformers]]
[[Category:PlayStation Network games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Team17 games]]
[[Category:Video games about amphibians]]
[[Category:Video games about witchcraft]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games scored by Allister Brimble]]
[[Category:Windows games]]

Superfrog

2024-11-09T20:22:38Z

31.217.9.187:

{{For|the triathlon race|Superfrog Triathlon}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Superfrog
|image = Superfrogboxart.jpg
|developer = [[Team17]]
|publisher = Team17
|designer = Martyn Brown
|artist = Rico Holmes
|programmer = Andreas Tadic
|composer = [[Allister Brimble]]
|engine =
|released = '''1993:''' Amiga '''1994:''' MS-DOS, CD32
|genre = [[Platform game|Platform]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amiga CD32|CD32]], [[MS-DOS]]
}}

'''''Superfrog''''' is a scrolling 2D [[platform game]], originally developed for the [[Amiga]] and published in 1993 by [[Team17]].<ref name="SF Softography">[https://web.archive.org/web/20000517202557/http://www.team17.com/softography.html?submit&topic=superfrog] Superfrog on Team17's Softography (archived version)</ref> Later releases were handled by [[Ocean Software]] and [[GOG.com]].

== Gameplay ==
[[File:SFcastle.jpg|thumb|left|World 2: "Spooky Castle"]]

The objective of the game is to find and defeat a witch, thus rescuing a princess, whilst achieving smaller objectives throughout the game, such as finding a golden [[Lock and key|key]] or escaping from captivity in a [[circus]].

There are 24 regular [[Level (video games)|levels]], divided into six differently-themed worlds. The goal of each level is to collect a set number of coins, and then reach the exit, which will only open if Superfrog has collected enough coins. Extra factors of gameplay include a timer countdown and a number of health points, both of which can be restored by finding bottles of [[Lucozade]] among the levels.

Depending on the number of coins and fruit collected, and on how fast the player finishes the level, a number of credits (up to a maximum of 15) are awarded at the end of each level. The player can then choose to either collect the credits for a [[Score (game)|score]] or gamble them in a [[slot machine]]-style [[minigame]] for more bonuses. The most important function of the slot machine minigame is the chance to win a [[Password (video games)|level code]], enabling the player to restart the game from the beginning of the next level at a later time.

An extra level between world 5 and 6 takes the form of a side-scrolling [[shoot 'em up]] called ''Project-F'' in homage to Team17's own ''[[Project-X]]'' (even going as far as using a remixed version of the original game's theme tune). Rather than collecting coins, the objective of this stage is to survive to the end. This level was omitted from the PC conversion of the game. After completing all six worlds, the game ends with a small [[Boss (video games)|boss fight]] against the witch in a castle setting.

==Plot==
The story, present in the game's manual but mostly conveyed through the introductory animation by Eric W. Schwartz, concerns an unnamed [[prince]], who is turned into a frog by a jealous [[witch]], in homage to the [[The Frog Prince (story)|Frog Prince]] fairy tale. His [[princess]] girlfriend is then abducted by the same witch. Subsequently, sulking by the "River O' Despair", the prince chances upon a floating bottle of [[Lucozade]], which confers upon him super powers. With his new powers, the prince heads off to fight the evil witch and save the princess.

==Development==
''Superfrog'' was developed in 1993 and released for the [[Amiga]] in the same year by [[Team17]], acting simultaneously as developer and publisher. The release was popular enough to spawn an [[Amiga CD32]] version, which could also be played on some Amiga computers fitted with a CD drive. Due to its enduring popularity, it was then converted for the [[IBM PC clone|PC]] by Bubball Systems in 1994, running as an [[MS-DOS]] program. Eric W. Schwartz provided the animation for the introduction. The Amiga version was re-released by Islona Software in 1999, with slightly different box art. In 2012, ''Superfrog'' was, along with other games by Team17, released as a legitimate digital [[download]] from GoodOldGames.com,<ref name="SF GOG">[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/superfrog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307172047/http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/superfrog/ |date=7 March 2012 }} Superfrog on GOG.com</ref> this version being the first compatible with [[Windows]].

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
|ASM=10/12<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=2954|title=Hü..hüüü...hüpf!|language=de|magazine=[[Aktueller Software Markt]]|date=June 1993|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmAction=89%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=McNally|first1=Steve|last2=Bell|first2=Roger|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_32441|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Action]]|issue=45|pages=24–26|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmComputing=93%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Maddock|first=Jonathan|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_8280|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Computing]]|issue=61|pages=114–115|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmForce=88%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Guttery|first1=Miles|first2=Phil|last2=King|date=June 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/amiga-force-06/page/39/mode/2up|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Force]]|issue=6|pages=52–53|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmFormat=85%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=West|first=Neil|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_2311|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Format]]|issue=47|pages=56–57|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|AmPower=78%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Winstanley|first=Mark|date=June 1993|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_1286|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Amiga Power]]|issue=26|pages=38–39|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|CVG=90/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Whitta|first=Gary|date=June 1993|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3ACVG_UK_139.pdf&page=56|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=139|page=56|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|GMaster=90%<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Leach|first1=James|last2=Lowe|first2=Andy|last3=Price|first3=Adrian|date=June 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/GamesMasterIssue006199306FuturePublishingGB300dpi/page/n67/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[GamesMaster]]|issue=6|pages=68–69|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|Gen4=90%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Michel|author2=Didier|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/generation4-magazine-055/page/n39/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|language=fr|magazine=[[:fr:Génération 4|Génération 4]]|issue=55|pages=40–42|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|JXV=14/20<ref>{{cite web|last=Barbet-Massin|first=Paul|date=2 April 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413034942/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012637-superfrog-test.htm|archivedate=13 April 2010|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00012637-superfrog-test.htm|title=Superfrog|language=fr|website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]]|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|PCZone=40/100<ref>{{cite magazine|last=MacDonald|first=Duncan|date=May 1995|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_26_May_1995/page/88/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|magazine=[[PC Zone]]|issue=26|page=88|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|Tilt=87%<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Marc|author2=Morgan|date=May 1993|url=https://archive.org/details/Tilt114/page/n69/mode/2up?q=superfrog|title=Superfrog|language=fr|magazine=[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]|issue=114|pages=70–73|accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
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Team17's earlier games became relatively obscure after the release of the hugely popular ''[[Worms (computer game)|Worms]]'' series, though many gamers remember ''Superfrog'' fondly for its solid gameplay, smooth scrolling, cartoon-quality graphics, and upbeat [[music]] by composer [[Allister Brimble]]. Although a relatively small release by the standards of blockbuster platformers like ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic]]'', it was very well received and has retained a fan base which considers it an excellent example of the genre.<ref name="Review on Lemon Amiga">[http://www.lemonamiga.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemonamiga.com/reviews/view.php%3Fid%3D92] Review on Lemon Amiga</ref>

==Rerelease==
On 13 February 2013, Team17 announced they would be reviving ''Superfrog'' for its 20th anniversary, and releasing a HD version of the game on PSN.<ref name="Accelerated Ideas">[http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/amiga-superfrog-coming-to-psn-ps3-and-vita.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806033558/http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/amiga-superfrog-coming-to-psn-ps3-and-vita.aspx |date=6 August 2013 }} Superfrog on PSN (article on Accelerated Ideas)</ref> This remastered version was co-developed by both Team17 and TickTockGames, formerly Bubball Systems, the company initially responsible for the [[MS-DOS]] port of ''Superfrog'' in 1994.

''Superfrog HD'' was released in 2013 for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Vita]], then later [[Microsoft Windows]] via [[Steam (service)|Steam]],<ref name="Superfrog HD on Steam">{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/234000 |title=Superfrog HD on Steam |access-date=2017-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510053817/http://store.steampowered.com/app/234000 |archive-date=10 May 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[OS X]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[iOS]].

In May 2016, ''Superfrog HD'' was discontinued by Team17; due to low sales and negative reception{{Citation needed|reason=A source is needed for this statement|date=December 2021}}, the game was removed from PSN, Steam, App Store and Google Play. At the same time, the original ''Superfrog'' game was removed from GOG.com.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/superfrog ''Superfrog''] at [[Mobygames]]

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