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In the last issue, Arcade machines were one of our topics. And as is so often the case, certain events trigger memories, that would otherwise have simply been lost in the vastness of one's past.

When it comes to arcade I had to think of my very first real video game experience. Classifying the machine as an „Arcade“ would certainly be a bit of an exaggeration. But I was more than impressed and at the same time massively influenced by the first game I played on a cabinet machine in 1986: A Frogger clone.

(For those who know something about it: Poly Play, SEZ, Berlin, '86 👋)

How many coins I sunk into the machine back then is impossible to track today, but it was more than enough. The game principle is still captivating today - my mind’s so simple ... 🤷‍♂️

So I was all the more pleased, when I stumbled across a near-perfect Frogger port for the browser this week. The author Ben James chose a platform independent game engine and delivered a graphically perfect implementation. Sound included.

Caution, only for fans and possibly a time sink.