Investigating the Frogger Modding Community

[@0m3GAARS3NAL]

Frogger MODDING community? Frogger community at all? Like wtf this is amazing.

[@slappymouse]

BIG AGREE!!!! OH MY GOD this game was my childhood! I HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS A MODDING COMMUNITY

[@stickman3214]

KZbin just provided me with over 21 minutes of a guy looking at people who mod a 3D remake of an arcade game. Thank god they fixed the algorithm.

[@kscott4836]

the WHAT

[@nicksalvatore5717]

KScott WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS

[@Blueflag04]

What?

[@MMMMMMMMM2]

"The U-U-Unit... I don't know"

[@jamflowman8283]

HAHAHAAA i’m dying I said the same thing

[@adonas3903]

KScott the frogger

[@charbomber110]

Shoutouts to the dev on the left whose answers were 90% "I don't know".

[@Kokonutzlz]

Love it

[@MegAmi24]

1959: in 60 years we'll have flying cars 2019: *Froglord*

[@kyleasano7630]

You're right. We've done so much better than we could have ever imagined

[@fawzanfawzi9993]

Who needs Flying Car anyway?

[@Itsyesfahad]

It's called airplans.@@fawzanfawzi9993

[@Itsyesfahad]

It's there man we did it It's called airplans.

[@MegaButze]

I couldn't imagine that frogger had a community that actively created mod tools.

[@fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771]

tfw frogger has a better mod community then starfox 64

[@TheMuslimMan1337]

why live

[@fricc3824]

😞

[@blindedjourneyman]

It hurts how true this is. No custom maps at all. Alas nintendo doesn't appreciate modders.

[@th3SyLvEsTeR]

That's because starfox is literally a perfect game lmao

[@whatisfzeroanymore2nd]

@@th3SyLvEsTeR no it isnt no game is perfect NieR isnt perfect

[@WGSen]

"This should not exist. At least not in this timeline. It really has no right to. But, here we are anyway, no-clipping in Frogger. What the actual fuck." My thoughts exactly lol

[@agriden_arts]

Can't wait for someone to make something Portal-themed with that teleportation bug.

[@gljames24]

It's not a bug, it's a feature!

[@timmydirtyrat6015]

Wow, I thought this game was just shovelware trash on the PS1, I think I'll pick this up sometime.

[@bland9876]

Don't forget to pick up Swampy's Revenge the main difference between the two is that Frogger he's back the levels are completely random and you have to go in all four directions to find the babies whereas in Frogger 2 Swampy's Revenge the frogs are all in order and they act as check points until you get to the end of the stage

[@mikester9673]

i actually recently played it not too long ago and i thought to myself how hard this game really was. Between me being a kid 15 years ago playing this versus 20 year old me with 3000+ hours in CSGO and other games. Its still impossible

[@dr.velious5411]

I used to play Swampy's Revenge when I was a kid, it was surprisingly good.

[@bland9876]

@@dr.velious5411 I loved the Xbox Live arcade Frogger 2 because the levels were top-down similar to link to the past but the layouts of the levels still remind you of Swampy's Revenge basically what if Swampy's Revenge was made on the Super Nintendo and I know they had the game boy color version of swampy's revenge but that one feels different not the same at all

[@Blueflag04]

I never heard of this game

[@PunishedFelix]

I'm a dev and I loved the shit out of this game growing up, this is making me from ear to ear. I didn't even know there were people so into the game on a technical level. And that's so cool that the original team is so involved. Omfg

[@daytona9041]

i guess you could say they're... _dissecting_ the game

[@64B_]

Kaizo Frogger is going to be a thing eventually.

[@AndyEder]

Hey, thanks for the mention @Druaga1. Great video that you and Kneesnap put together!

[@ronhunter1178]

"Frogger modding and reverse engineering" Reverse engineering R e v e r s e E n g i n e e r i n g Excuse me.

[@Ausfaq]

@@JoshiGrim explain it then, instead of acting superior.

[@jontedeakin1986]

@@Ausfaq reverse engineering is when you take the binary (executable) and read the asm (usually they like compile (I think it's called like decompiling) it back to c) and try to figure out what the code is doing and how it works

[@ronhunter1178]

@@JoshiGrim I'm well aware of what reverse engineering is. I was more making a joke that it's not something you would ever imagine being associated with Frogger. Thanks for trying to act real smart bud

[@wheedler]

@@ronhunter1178 It just seemed like you were surprised by those two words being put together.

[@ichase8555]

@@ronhunter1178 bruh he was answering a question from salty person #2. You're #1 btw.

[@maguc5906]

Me at 2 am: gotta sleep *20 minute video about frogger modding community* "Damn I can't miss this"

[@vibri_]

This gives me a glimpse of hope that my somewhat obscure favorite games will also have a small modding community someday.

[@kneesnap1041]

Ooh. Which games?

[@sakinchowdhury]

Half Life 2

[@TheMuslimMan1337]

Here's hoping for Cladun modding

[@iceypumpkinhead]

I'm convinced the first level of this game is impossible and anyone who's able to pass it is using some sort of black magic

[@arciks11]

No that's Driver 1.

[@Blueflag04]

Was that Driver 1?

[@genyakozlov1316]

@@Blueflag04 Impossible.

[@Kokonutzlz]

@@genyakozlov1316 there must be some sort of joke reference here

[@Porygonal64]

@@arciks11 OOF

[@jangelelcangry]

A MIRACLE! Both Druaga1 and Danooct1 came back from a hiatus!

[@user-ck7tg1dq9y]

Dude, In subscribed to danooct1 too. The odds eh?

[@jangelelcangry]

Yep.

[@SanctuaryReintegrate]

KZbin pulling through and showing me the content that ACTUALLY matters.

[@Gug_GT]

Finally we have he ability to make CTF_2fort into a frogger map

[@Coey8900]

all I ever wanted in life

[@smilly49]

The frogger community is really a blessing. It's filled with people that love technical know-how about video games, and frogs. It doesn't get much better than that

[@drdca8263]

Added this to my “Good Content” playlist

[@savawhatever3092]

Did you really

[@drdca8263]

@@savawhatever3092 yes. I should make the playlist public so that my claim can be checked by others though. I'll go do that now. I meant to do that earlier for other reasons, but didn't see how to do so from mobile (am on pc now though, so should be able to) edit: It is at /playlist?list=PL1KlVqipF2Oe7QNiuBuM9E6mHKapRrnH1

[@Blueflag04]

Added to my "Videos i havent watch" playlist

[@luissantiago5163]

Nice to see another upload. Nice little Christmas present. Happy holidays everyone!

[@sono9121]

I think the speed running community for Glover is trying to do this too. I mean this is amazing! Looks like you can access everything both used and unused

[@alicespages7998]

I had the ps1 version as a kid, would have never guessed such a low-key game would get such a deep modding community. Might look into this a little further

[@Tarmanin]

I really miss loooonger videos about installing stuff. I literally watched almost all of them few times... still doing that. Good to know you are still alive.

[@joshuanorris5860]

Amen

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

Gosh I wish all games could have modding communities like this

[@vampires4life]

this makes me excited for a game i’ll never play

[@s8wc3]

I always just called it Frogger PS1 or Frogger '97 but cool i guess Also, the PS1 version doesn't have redbook audio, I just tried it :(

[@kneesnap1041]

Yup. The PS1 version is XA audio I believe. The PC version and prototype use redbook audio though.

[@dafffodil]

there was a gameboy colour version called simply "frogger" as well

[@АлексейЛогинов-ж1ц]

Your videos are fun as long as you're having fun making them. Wait we will.

[@joeykeilholz925]

Christ what a watershed moment in humanity's existence this video is

[@guytorie]

I'm not very familiar with either the modding community in general or the Frogger fanbase to begin with, and so the fact that I can even understand enough of this video to be impressed with their work is a true testament to the quality of Froglord's user interface.

[@SyphistPrime]

I actually got a copy of this game recently and installed it on my Windows 98 machine. That's cool that the devs are involved with modding the game too. I hope this gets somewhere as it was a lot of fun to play as a kid

[@goo3r]

Great video, I love learning about small, passionate communities and their dedication.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Hey Druaga1, Smokers here! And we wanna wish you a Merry Christmas and a productive and happy 2020!

[@pikgears]

Yeah, about that...

[@honeyxew469]

When I was really young, my dad gave me his PS2 and his library of games, including PS1 games, which contained Frogger, He’s Back! This was so weird to see because Frogger felt like something extremely isolated to my childhood

[@kscott4836]

thank u for chrimas prestent

[@blocksfired1701]

I don't even think Super Mario 64 has this in-depth modding software. Wow. Something like Froglord is a dream to many modders out there, surprised this even exists!

[@71bw]

It's 4AM, I just watched the entire video for some reason and now I wanna play some Frogger He's Back CD-ROM.

[@wind2536]

my life has improved knowing a frogger community exists

[@KevinMunchyButtons]

We need more froglord programs for every game

[@saanait0]

I found this game (PC version) at a Scholastic Book Fair in 1998 and was lucky to have my mom buy it for me. I spent many, MANY hours on the family computer just playing and replaying various levels, eventually beating the game but never completing it*. I stumbled upon the Redbook audio fact by sheer coincidence, as we had a racing game installed and it would play different tracks from whatever CD was in the drive. I didn't put two-and-two together for a while, but once I figured it out I wasted no time playing the tracks on the Diamond Multimedia CD player program, and later in a standalone CD player. Lots of memories with this game and its music, which I still remember much of to this day. * Years later, I managed to collect all 9 Golden Frogs and see the secret ending. There are still a couple of levels in the Swamp world which I've never seen, and I never managed to beat the last Desert level

[@juicedup14]

He’s Back Druaga1 CD-ROM

[@dgamer5075]

Aye, you're back for a bit! Nice man! I've been loving these "Investigating XYZ" vids.

[@camelthegamer7165]

To the devs who help make a game and help some fans nearly twenty years later rebuild their game... You're awesome people. Respect.

[@aveoxus1139]

Frogger He's Back was actually a good ps1 game, glad it's getting the love it deserves

[@OMalleyTheMaggot]

WAIT PEOPLE BESIDES 5 YEAR OLD ME PLAYED THAT FROGGER GAME?

[@kjoh6444]

These are the videos that I always click when they appear in my recommended. I remember playing Frogger for like an hour when I was 5. I don't even remember where I was playing it but I think about the game randomly.

[@metalslimehunt]

Wow, that is cool as hell. This new style of video is great, I'd stick with it.

[@Kinzokugia]

"The difficukty ramped up after the first few worlds" Heh... right... After... >_>

[@esistdonnichtdom]

The STALKER Mod Community: Yeah we have an incredibly dedicated group for a game made back in 2011 The Morrowind Mod Community:Hey that isn't too bad son, stick around for a while and you might make it for as long as I have The Frogger Mod Community: What's that sonny? Can you speak up?

[@hothiscold00008]

What a blast from the past. My parents bought me and my sisters a PC back in 1999, with a software pack thrown in. Frogger was in there, as well as other games like Cluedo and Tonka stuff. This really took me back. I'm glad I am not the only one that thought it was extremely difficult at times.

[@AmyraCarter]

Well, this is most definitely interesting... Like many players, I too had massive amounts of frustration with this version of Frogger...

[@rocket_hops]

omg im already getting ideas, like what if you could implement a system that lets you checkpoint at frogs you get instead of going back, but you can also just go back to the start and wipe it when you need to

[@Awesome54356]

Now I just need a modding community of another frog based game... Ribbit King

[@DevKerrigan]

At first I thought 'what frogger mod community' At the end... I am absolutely awe-struck. This is fucking incredible, and embodies everything about the game-reversing and modding community I've loved for so many years.

[@ArtumTsumia]

This is a game entry that I don't think I'd have expected to have this kind of fan support. Cool stuff.

[@robert357900]

What a nice Christmas gift!

[@snowstorm9310]

Frogger 1 and 2 were some of my favorite childhood games.

[@DaEarlyBird]

Found this video randomly from KZbin suggestions and I have to say you did an amazing job. Lots a research and detail here I can tell you put a lot of effort into this video as did the people behind this mod tool. As a person that grew up with the PlayStation being my first console it's really cool to see people still doing things with games from that era and I have to admit I still have a soft spot for anything from the PS1. Keep up the good work man would love to see more videos like this from you.

[@cs188creations]

Frogger and Lego Island were two of my favorite childhood games, and it's fascinating to be able to deconstruct them 20 years later. Great video.

[@kneesnap1041]

Hey man! I talked to you about Frogger a while back, and you played it on a livestream IIRC.

[@bland9876]

Frogger and swampy's revenge where my childhood. The xbox 360 live game frogger 2 feels like a 2d version of swampy's revenge

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

16:00 Proof that there is no life without the frog from Frogger

[@Tyle_smalcu]

Oh boi! Merry Christmas, smoker :)

[@DrowseProductions]

Frogger 97 is really a hidden gem. Think it was the first video game I'd ever played

[@guycrew728]

Man I wish the Nintendo 64 Homebrew community had that many dedicated members.

[@crashoveride879]

you seem familiar

[@LarchmontVillageOG]

I never would have expected all this. Frogger was an enjoyable little game and multiplayer was a good time, but I figured it was forgotten. If they finagle some good online multiplayer I will be all over this.

[@chazdomingo475]

Damn like everyone in my extended family had this when I was a kid. I became the guy who would come over to my cousins houses and beat the levels for them so they could see the next one. Fun times.

[@Anophis]

Bro, this is beautiful. I love modding communities for old games. I did Zuma and Robot Arena 2 stuff for a long while when I was younger. Ra2 is still going strong with mods.

[@cannedbeverage7687]

I literally never cared about Frogger (in fact I never heard of it before I came across your ReactOS video) but I find this video very interesting and will keep this game in mind in case I ever feel like playing it someday.

[@bland9876]

The newer the Frogger game the weirder it gets and at one point fogger talks and walks on two legs and wears clothing

[@Crimson-Hat]

Ahh yes one of the most important games of my childhood, AND it has an oddly big community of fans? Very epic. I love this

[@DershRendar]

Him mentioning the QBert level reminded me of the QBert PC game that came out around the same time as Frogger.

[@lane_m]

Where you big a fan of the star wars KotOR games? There was some neat reverse engineering that went into it, and we're still using some of those tools to this day in the modding and speedrunning communities.

[@GamersBlogX]

Found myself to be genuinely impressed and amazed throughout this video. Who knew Frogger modding was so interesting?

[@Croissoont]

Dear Druaga! Truth is, I would watch absolutely any content you make, so don't be so stressed about any themeing! :3

[@powergannon]

Holy shit, seeing that fire level at 16:35 again just brought back some memories of incredible frustration

[@learrus]

I came here just to find out if you were talking about THAT Frogger from the late 90s... Hilarious people are modding it even to this day.

[@wisecrack3461]

With this video blowing up I guess you could say... He's Back!

[@ftcgaming4651]

i swear i got the notification right as i was thinking wow let's check if druaga has uploaded anything

[@activevertex4475]

It was only modded because the frog from frogger has deemed it so.

[@lasagna_lxiv]

Merry Frogsmas

[@mina47879]

Glad ur doing ok man, nothing wrong with taking a break. Hope things continue to go well for you and merry Christmas.

[@Seekerz3996]

Now if we could get a level editor for the game shipwreckers aka Overboard, i'd be in nostalgic heaven. This is amazing!

[@CHAOKOCartoons]

Wait other people knew about this game?! I thought I was just crazy for adoring this seemingly random game as a kid, I don't think I've ever talked to or heard of anyone else talk about this game! I have so much nostalgia for the game's design aesthetic and layouts, I'm really glad other people have even more passionate interests about the game!. I look forward to hearing more about the mods in development and that prototype unreal engine version of the engine!

[@CaeruleanWren]

That dripping sound from the cave map still haunts my dreams

[@colinstu]

I played the crap out of Frogger 2 swampy's revenge as a kid. It's interesting that a few of these levels look pretty similar. Man if these tools were out a couple decades ago I would've spent months playing with them.

[@taz0k2]

Very impressive. I only played a demo of the game, but I do remember that I found it fun. Now we need a church of gaming. Then we need this church to declare Kneesnap a saint!

[@kneesnap1041]

Ahh I'm not worthy!

[@gamer-sama7769]

I played this at my grandparents house as a kid, ironically I’m visiting them for Christmas right now. Guess I’m gonna have to look around for the disc!

[@kneesnap1041]

I hear it's available for download on archive.org

[@flippedstorm]

Welp, time to break out that old PC copy. A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@RaoulB.]

Wow, I've never played frogger on pc nor playstation but your video was really well done, and made me stick to the screen for 20 minutes! Can't wait for the new videos !

[@gavincarl8105]

Yo Kneesnap used to be staff on the minecraft server i used to play on. that was super otherworldly to hear him mentioned

[@hunterrickert6026]

I expected this to be years old. so when I saw one of my childhood games only days old... my mind was blown! I never would have imagined a modding community. If I had the knowledge of how to code and mod. I would have created a mega fly that grew you to twice your size so you could jump on enemy's squashing them. Especially those spiders in the cave levels. They always scared me as a child. This was a really cool video. I hope this community can revive the game at some point. possibly get a retro version running here on windows 10! wouldn't that be something. good stuff.

[@majamystic256]

i might have learn how to do this and give it a try i love modding, romhacking and making levels for various old games

[@mercuryoak2]

I never knew there was a frogger modding community. . I think I played it once or something. I wasn't up for challenge. Have a merry Christmas to you family and everyone on here happy new year and live long and prosper

[@juhasto91]

You are making really good documents. I really like watching these.

[@TrixxedHeart]

I can't believe the Frogger modding scene has better tools than some games today.

[@420.........]

Tomba is a PS1 only game which has finally reached a point in which after a decade+ has a few mods!

[@TechMaxWare]

Nice to have you back man. I actually really like this new style your taking your videos.