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BethanyTeam17
13 Feb 2013, 12:09
We are proud to unveil plans to re-release Superfrog HD later this year, 20 years on from the regal amphibian’s first appearance. Superfrog HD will feature all new graphics and will be making an appearance on PlayStationŽ3 and PlayStationŽVita.
Debbie Bestwick, Team17’s Managing Director, says, “We're extremely excited about bringing Superfrog HD to PS3 and PS Vita; it's the most requested game that our fans are always requesting to see make a return. Now, with the 20th anniversary of the original Superfrog and the recent re-release of our classic survival-horror Alien Breed, we feel the timing has never been better.”
Superfrog was originally released on the Amiga in 1993 and received much critical acclaim:
• The One Amiga - 93% - “With Team17’s impeccable track record I was expecting Superfrog to be well above par but it’s far more than that – it’s breathtakingly good. Everything about the game, from the graphics and sound through the control to gameplay, has been honed and tweaked to gleaming perfection”
• Amiga Computing - 93% - “Superfrog is quite simply Team17’s greatest release to date. It’s full to the brim with great graphics, sound, playability and addiction. You’d have to be completely potty or hopping mad to ignore it”
• CU Amiga - 89% - “Superfrog is a very polished product, possibly the best that Team17 have ever produced.”
• Amiga Action - 89% - “What can you say about Team17? Everything they touch these days seems to turn into gold and Superfrog is no exception. This is without a doubt the best all-out platform game on the Amiga to date”
Here’s how the Prince has changed since his first appearance 20 years ago…
http://i46.tinypic.com/24ox06u.jpg

Star&Moon
13 Feb 2013, 13:10
This ought to be big news for Dream17 ;D.

piki1802
13 Feb 2013, 20:09
This makes me wish to have a playstation 3 :(

Squirminator2k
13 Feb 2013, 20:18
Yep. And I've posted it.
I'll be honest, I hope Team17 are sticking to the "fat" model for Superfrog's in-game sprite rather than the thinner design used for the game's cover art. I like that look, but chunky sprites work better for this sort of faced-paced platformer. Certainly it's more visually interesting. Not to mention the thin Superfrog's run looks... well, odd.
Gah. I have too many thoughts about what a modernized Superfrog would need to be, and no bugger wants to read all that.

bonz
13 Feb 2013, 23:18
Very nice! :D
Not so nice that I don't have a Playstation or Vita. :(
Any plans for PC or Android?
How about a port of the original for Android?

SupSuper
14 Feb 2013, 00:22
Yep. And I've posted it.
I'll be honest, I hope Team17 are sticking to the "fat" model for Superfrog's in-game sprite rather than the thinner design used for the game's cover art. I like that look, but chunky sprites work better for this sort of faced-paced platformer. Certainly it's more visually interesting. Not to mention the thin Superfrog's run looks... well, odd.
Gah. I have too many thoughts about what a modernized Superfrog would need to be, and no bugger wants to read all that.
That's what you have Dream17 for. :p

Star&Moon
15 Feb 2013, 22:20
So is this coming to PC?

Squirminator2k
15 Feb 2013, 22:37
So is this coming to PC?
It hasn't been announced for PC yet. Otherwise the opening post would have said "PlayStation 3, PS Vita and PC."

Pooka
16 Feb 2013, 00:16
Gah. I have too many thoughts about what a modernized Superfrog would need to be, and no bugger wants to read all that.
I do! Post it!

Shadowmoon
20 Feb 2013, 13:03
No xbox? That's dench.

MtlAngelus
20 Feb 2013, 14:10
I get the impression that Sony is really going out of their way to court indie developers to publish games on PS3/Vita. I imagine Microsoft isn't nearly as persuasive. They probably don't even care.

Shadowmoon
20 Feb 2013, 19:14
Cool beans. It should still be available on the box though.

Squirminator2k
23 Feb 2013, 03:39
I get the impression that Sony is really going out of their way to court indie developers to publish games on PS3/Vita. I imagine Microsoft isn't nearly as persuasive. They probably don't even care.
Microsoft are awful at cultivating relationships with indie developers these days.

matteobin
24 Feb 2013, 11:51
I'll have to buy a PS3... damn! :D
Please release it also for PC!

hanschke
24 Feb 2013, 12:52
PC please :o

Marqasa
24 Feb 2013, 14:25
I loved Superfrog on the CD32!
:)

rizz768
23 Mar 2013, 08:19
I can't wait, loved playing this game when I had my old Amiga.
Also, I'm curious to know if Superfrog was transformed into a young adult frog by the which, or did he also live the full life of a tadpole?
I created this for fun in anticipation of the release, I call him Supertaddie! :D
http://i.imgur.com/wx07I84.jpg

KRD
23 Mar 2013, 11:47
That's both disturbing and awesome somehow. Ew. :confused:

Squirminator2k
23 Mar 2013, 16:06
Superfrog was once a young prince in love with the princess, but the witch saw their love and, I sh*t ye not, thought it was disgusting. So she kidnapped the princess and turned the prince into a frog.
The frog prince, dispondant, then finds a magical elixir (Lucozade in the original version, but probably something else in this re-release) that turns him into Superfrog.

Pooka
26 Mar 2013, 16:18
New forum for discussion! Lord!
I have duly added a link here to the Superfrog HD page on my website (http://www.super-frog.co.uk/).

Cathe
27 May 2013, 22:16
They have not yet invented a word strong enough to express how excited I am for this.

BethanyTeam17
4 Jun 2013, 15:26
Glad to hear you guys are looking forward to this. Don't forget to 'like' the Superfrog Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/SuperfrogTeam17) to keep up to date with all the latest info on the game!

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