Chapter 64: An In-Flight Snack

“Left! Left! Now wait… and forward!” the last little frog hops into the last empty home bay.

“That was amazing!” shouts Cassie, and leaps for joy. “I’m so glad you were here to help! The elders will be glad to know that so many frogs got to their home bays safely.”

You don’t say anything, because your frog throat is sore from all the shouting. You turn and look at the distant skyscrapers… they seem so far away, and it’s going to be dark soon.

“So… are you… going to fly away now?” asks Cassie.

What is she…? Oh… right, she thinks you’re some kind of superfrog. Your stomach makes a noise – when was the last time you ate?

“Actually, I’m pretty hungry,” you say, as you start thinking about little sandwiches. A frog could eat french fries, right?

“Oh! Me too!” says Cassie. “Come on, follow me!” and she excitedly hops off into the weeds. You’re tired, but you don’t want to lose her, and besides, you have to keep up your superfrog persona. So, you chase her through the weeds into a marsh, and through some woods to a small pond. “This is the place!” she shouts. “Isn’t it great?”

You look around trying to figure out where the food could be. She leaps off of a lilypad, shoots out her tongue, and snags a big, juicy fly. “Yum!” she shouts. “Come on,” she calls, “they’re delicious!”

At first you are revulsed, but weirdly, the idea of eating those huge flies seems very appealing. You realize you better find a way to turn back from a frog soon, or maybe you’ll stay this way! But… right now, you are pretty hungry…

“Are you just going to sit there?” calls Cassie, leaping high, and swallowing another fly. “Come on, super frog! I bet I can eat more than you! Two points per fly, starting now!”

Two points? You wonder why. But, you gotta eat something!

Place your Frogs and Flies cartridge into your Atari 2600. Set difficulty switches to a. Play until you win. Post a link to a video in the comments section of yourself completing the challenge.