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🐸 Frogger Tutorial Series

Build a Frogger game from scratch — 6 parts, from lanes to sound effects

A complete step-by-step guide to building your own Frogger game using HTML Canvas and vanilla JavaScript. Each part builds on the previous one — lane system, traffic and logs, collision detection, scoring and lives, level progression, and audio.

Tutorial · Part 1 How to Make a Frogger Game: Fundamentals for Beginners Grid/lane system, frog drawing, keyboard input, lane types and colors, game loop. Apr 23, 2026 · 08:00 PM · 10 min read

Tutorial · Part 2 Frogger Traffic & Logs: Moving Obstacles and Platforms Obstacle objects, screen wrapping, log riding mechanics, multiple lane speeds. Apr 23, 2026 · 09:00 PM · 7 min read

Tutorial · Part 3 Frogger Collision Detection: Cars, Water, and Safe Zones AABB collision, car hits, drowning detection, safe zones, goal detection, death animation. Apr 23, 2026 · 10:00 PM · 7 min read

Tutorial · Part 4 Frogger Scoring & Lives: Points, Timer, and Game Over Score system, lives, countdown timer, high score with localStorage, HUD, game over screen. Apr 23, 2026 · 11:00 PM · 6 min read

Tutorial · Part 5 Frogger Levels & Difficulty: Faster Traffic Each Level Level config table, speed scaling, extra obstacles, shorter timer, transition screen. Apr 23, 2026 · 12:00 AM · 6 min read

Tutorial · Part 6 Frogger Sound Effects: Hop, Splash, and Level Up Sounds Web Audio API — hop blip, splash/death sound, goal jingle, level-up melody, mute toggle. Apr 23, 2026 · 01:00 AM · 6 min read