The Frogger episode was based on the premise that the scores would all be erased if and when the machine was unplugged. My question is : is this correct? Did the Frogger arcade game store the scores in the harddrive? If this is the case unplugging the game wouldn't erase the scores as it would if the scores were merely in RAM.
Was The Frogger Episode Computer Correct?
S09E18 The FroggerliveMay 2, 19989 days later7 posts by 7 posters
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Fans discuss whether the Frogger arcade game would actually erase high scores when unplugged, with replies explaining that arcade machines typically used batteries to preserve scores in memory.
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On 2 May 1998, David A. Tharp wrote:
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In article , Single White Male wrote:
Actually, it was just like my Williams "Defender" machine. It had 4 AA batteries on one of it's logic boards. As long as the batteries were replaced, it'd keep the scores IF the preferences were set that way by the managment. You could also set it to reset to "10000" at the beginning, as well as 3 frogs, 4, 5, and when you got a extra frog.
See ya Jamie Dresser
Brings up an interesting point... There must have been no blackouts in that area of New York since George set the record!
Mike
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is this something you've seriously wondered about?
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Of course, the chances of an arcade machine remainine plugged in and left on for all those years are astronomically low. Maybe such machines can store high scores even after being unplugged, or maybe they can't. The important thing to remember is this: WHO CARES!
In case you didn't know, Seinfeld is _not_ a documentary. The writers are entitled to use creative license to come up with anything that's funny. Since the Frogger episode was extremely funny, especially the moment when George crosses the street and enacts a real-life Frogger game, I have no complaints about the technical accuracy, or lack thereof.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go post a message to alt.animation.warner-bros and ask if it's possible for a road runner to run through a fake tunnel that a coyote painted on.
In article , [email] (David A. Tharp) wrote:
I believe that Frogger and other older arcade games had no hard drive, so the high score is only good for as long as it is on.