Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge: 5 Open Source Clones Compared
Most of these are official source-code preservation ports for different original platforms rather than competing remakes, and their build completeness varies: the PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color repositories all reproduce byte-perfect matches of their retail builds. The PC port is the exception — only Debug builds currently compile, since no Release variant of a required library (SoftStation.lib) has been recovered, and DirectPlay's removal from modern Windows means newer Visual Studio versions can't compile it without extra work. The N64 version is a reconstruction of an unfinished, cancelled prototype build rather than a finished retail release.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 1y ago
- Stars
- 26
- Contributors
- 1
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesAssets are not included in the repository; playing requires replacing the exe from a retail PC build.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- N64
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 3y ago
- Stars
- 7
- Contributors
- 2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesThe December 1st build requires a ROM from which to extract assets.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Dreamcast
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 3y ago
- Stars
- 7
- Contributors
- 1
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesAn unfinished asset conversion pipeline exists; the original tool sources and final assets were recovered from tape backup.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- PS
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 3y ago
- Stars
- 7
- Contributors
- 1
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoThe repository can build the FROGGER.DAT asset file, though not in exact file order as the original.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Game Boy
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 2y ago
- Stars
- 3
- Contributors
- 1
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoSource code repository for the Game Boy Color version; compiled ROM is the complete game.
| Title | Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (PC) | Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (Cancelled Nintendo 64 Port) | Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (Dreamcast) | Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (PS) | Frogger 2 (Game Boy Color) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | Windows | N64 | Dreamcast | PS | Game Boy |
| Play in browser | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||||
| Development status | Halted | Halted | Halted | Halted | Halted |
| Last updated | 1y ago | 3y ago | 3y ago | 3y ago | 2y ago |
| Stars | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Contributors | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Compatibility | |||||
| Requires original assets | YesAssets are not included in the repository; playing requires replacing the exe from a retail PC build. | YesThe December 1st build requires a ROM from which to extract assets. | YesAn unfinished asset conversion pipeline exists; the original tool sources and final assets were recovered from tape backup. | NoThe repository can build the FROGGER.DAT asset file, though not in exact file order as the original. | NoSource code repository for the Game Boy Color version; compiled ROM is the complete game. |
Known limitations
- compatibility: DirectPlay was removed around 2007, making compilation with modern Visual Studio versions impossible without replacing DirectPlay with a modern alternative.
- build: Only Debug builds can be compiled because no Release variant of SoftStation.lib has been found.
Frequently asked questions
Are the Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
Do I need to own the original Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge to play these clones?
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (PS) and Frogger 2 (Game Boy Color) run standalone, no original files needed; Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (PC), Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (Cancelled Nintendo 64 Port), and Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (Dreamcast) require original game assets to play.
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