No native animals have made it into their game, though. He can see rabbits and kangaroos and sheep from his window. I spoke with Matt Hall, one half of Hipster Whale along with Andy Sum, from his home office just outside Ballarat, Australia. By comparing this 21st century Frogger to Konami’s three-decades-old original, we can plainly see how technology has altered the way we consume and share entertainment.Įven Frogger predicted the “pay-to-win” mentality that exists in popular mobile games. But aside from immediate, easy comparisons, they are surprisingly different experiences. Both feature animals navigating busy intersections. But right now, the free game by an Australian studio named Hipster Whale is spreading across the globe with a speed and pervasiveness its forebear could only dream of. In all likelihood, Crossy Road will not linger in the minds of our collective consciousness thirty-three years later, as Frogger has. In an era where alien invasion and abstract consumption ruled the day, Frogger ’s simple, grounded theme proved accessible and compelling what works well as a joke set-up worked even better as a quarter-muncher.Ĭrossy Road came out on iOS less than four weeks ago already, over nine million people have downloaded it.
This article is part of a collaboration with iQ by Intel.įrogger, originally released by Konami in 1981, has since become not only a classic videogame, perpetually re-released on newer formats, but also a cultural icon, being referenced on popular TV shows, movies, and music.
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