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The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« on: September 17, 2006, 11:39:07 pm »
Anyone know if the Frogger that got smashed in the episode of Seinfeld called "The Frogger" was actually working?  It was just on again and it just hurts every time.  If I knew it was junk already it might make it easier...

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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2006, 01:55:50 am »
I watched it too, LOL ... but no idea
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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 02:08:21 am »
Love that episode  :applaud:

I'm sure it wasn't a real frogger.  In fact, I'm pretty sure I've read some kind of "goofs" page where apparently it wasn't even a frogger machine.  Like, the cab was wrong and maybe the control panel was laid out incorrectly or something.

In any case, I think you can sleep well knowing that it wasn't a real frogger.
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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 03:28:10 am »
...  In fact, I'm pretty sure I've read some kind of "goofs" page where apparently it wasn't even a frogger machine.  Like, the cab was wrong and maybe the control panel was laid out incorrectly or something.
Taken from IMDb goofs page for Seinfeld: (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/goofs)
Factual errors: George's initials couldn't have remained as the high score on the Frogger machine in "The Frogger" because arcade Frogger machines didn't store initials with high scores.

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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2006, 11:27:11 am »
If you were paying attention when it was destroyed, you would have noticed no monitor parts or PCB's flying around...just a wooden shell. 

Could it have been an actual frogger cab?  I guess so. 

Was it working?  No way.

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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2006, 11:29:30 am »
An empty cabinet would also "explode" alot easier and safer without a monitor in there.  There would also be less damage to the semi or whatever it was that hit it if there was no monitor or front glass.
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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2006, 12:35:30 pm »
I seem to remember some pictures showing that the joystick was wooden as well, so it was definitely not a real frogger, or at least nothing but a shell of one.
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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2006, 12:40:48 pm »
...  In fact, I'm pretty sure I've read some kind of "goofs" page where apparently it wasn't even a frogger machine.  Like, the cab was wrong and maybe the control panel was laid out incorrectly or something.
Taken from IMDb goofs page for Seinfeld: (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/goofs)
Factual errors: George's initials couldn't have remained as the high score on the Frogger machine in "The Frogger" because arcade Frogger machines didn't store initials with high scores.

May your pain be relieved.
I actually noticed that when I last saw that episode. A quick glimpse with Mame confirmed it. It seems like they could have come up with a better choice for a game, but then you wouldn't have the part at the end where he becomes the frog... I guess.
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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2006, 01:09:15 pm »
"Most discussions about the this episode mention the fact that Frogger never allowed the player to enter intials in the first place. But actually the Frogger related plot hole went a lot further than just the high score table, which did not seem to actually appear in the episode as far as I could tell.

First off, that wasn't even a Frogger machine. It was a Sega cabinet, and it had a Frogger marquee at the top, but it wasn't a Frogger. Frogger machines have a distinctive control panel with a treadmark design. Frogger machines may have a single large frog picture/logo on the side, but they never had black frog stickers all over the machine. The one in the episode even had them on the back section, no old arcade games are ever decorated in back, that part faces the wall, so no one can even see it.

They powered the machine with a car battery. That is a big problem as well. The Frogger gameboard is a Konami Standard board, it requires +12 volts, +5 volts, and -5 volts power, which they apparently supplied with a standard car battery. They somehow managed to provide the needed AC power for the monitor as well. They could have possibly used some sort of power inverter to power the whole thing, except that that none of the standard ones that you buy at the store can put out enough juice to power an arcade game (Autozone sells these things, I tried, it doesn't work), and a higher rated one would have drained the battery in seconds, if it even worked at all.

Then there is the little bit about expecting us to believe that the game was really plugged in and turned on for ten years without losing power once. Nope, that would probably never happen, even if the place never had a single power outage, and even if they never had to service or move the machine, it still wouldn't have happened. The monitor would have given out by then. Arcade monitors often have some pretty impressive service times, but the one on the show had a perfect picture, while a monitor that had been on for ten years non-stop would have looked horrible, and would have had a terrific amount of screen burn."

From: http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1298393

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Re: The Frogger from Seinfeld...
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2006, 12:13:11 am »
You can still turn off machine at night with a switch and the high scores will remain, as long as it is plugged in.  Remember some games even had high scores of the day in addition to usual high scores, but don't remember now what it was.  Think they had dip switches to reset all the high scores or erase high scores and leave top score as is.
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