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= Exploring Frogs =
= Exploring Frogs =
[[File:Frog3.jpg|thumb|Back to school promo created by TEDCO toys advertising the 4D Frog, July 22nd, 2013.]]
"Exploring Frogs" is a partially lost Educational CD-ROM supposedly available for Windows, Mac-OS+ and Mac-OS<ref>Quote by package "Windows / Mac": https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1177837533200142348/1193251243968184390/IMG-0459_1200x1600.png</ref><ref name=":0" /> and COG LTD. created in the Clickteam 5.0.1-6<ref name=":1">Due to the fact that [1] and [2] confirm it was available on Mac-OS and Windows, the version must be 5.0.1 and above, as for the "6" it utilized the same logo as 5.</ref> engine by COG LTD and Interactive For All<sup>TM</sup> for TEDCO Toys, this product was featured in an educational frog biology kit<ref>COG LTD's logo being on the package for Tedco's "Exploring Frogs MINDZ" package, the package featuring a CD-ROM, and the fact that frog figurines came with the package was sufficient evidence to confirm that the game did infact come inside this package, more evidence being the fact it was available on Mac-OS and Windows (back of package) something that would be possible on versions of quicktime from 5.0.1, the logo featured on the disk image shown by Wembley bug boy being if version 5.0.0 to 6.</ref>
"Exploring Frogs" is a partially lost Educational CD-ROM supposedly available for Windows, Mac-OS+ and Mac-OS<ref>Quote by package "Windows / Mac": https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1177837533200142348/1193251243968184390/IMG-0459_1200x1600.png</ref><ref name=":0" /> and COG LTD. created in the Clickteam 5.0.1-6<ref name=":1">Due to the fact that [1] and [2] confirm it was available on Mac-OS and Windows, the version must be 5.0.1 and above, as for the "6" it utilized the same logo as 5.</ref> engine by COG LTD and Interactive For All<sup>TM</sup> for TEDCO Toys, this product was featured in an educational frog biology kit<ref>COG LTD's logo being on the package for Tedco's "Exploring Frogs MINDZ" package, the package featuring a CD-ROM, and the fact that frog figurines came with the package was sufficient evidence to confirm that the game did infact come inside this package, more evidence being the fact it was available on Mac-OS and Windows (back of package) something that would be possible on versions of quicktime from 5.0.1, the logo featured on the disk image shown by Wembley bug boy being if version 5.0.0 to 6.</ref>


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The CD-ROM came inside of a box containing 4 clearish frog models<ref>Quote by Wembley Bug Boy (Discord User) "My mom remembers the game, I asked her recently. She remembers that the disc came with a toy frog. I think it was clear and had organs inside of it, potentially" and the packaging itself: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/M689-EXPLORING-FROGS-MINDZ/4PMRNC5Z45GY.</ref> for advertising purposes, TEDCO Toys put 4 'previews' of what can be seen inside the CD-ROM<ref>As seen in this discord message:https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/278331753016328193/1193252346352910569/image.png</ref>:
The CD-ROM came inside of a box containing 4 clearish frog models<ref>Quote by Wembley Bug Boy (Discord User) "My mom remembers the game, I asked her recently. She remembers that the disc came with a toy frog. I think it was clear and had organs inside of it, potentially" and the packaging itself: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/M689-EXPLORING-FROGS-MINDZ/4PMRNC5Z45GY.</ref> for advertising purposes, TEDCO Toys put 4 'previews' of what can be seen inside the CD-ROM<ref>As seen in this discord message:https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/278331753016328193/1193252346352910569/image.png</ref>:
The back in question says the following (Transcription):
Learn Biology
(Learn the internal body structure of frogs)
3D Animations
(Amazing animations of different frogs)
Nature Movies
(Natural history clips of different frogs)
Hungry Hoppers Game
(Test your accuracy in catching live bugs)


== Hunt ==
== Hunt ==

Revision as of 16:24, 7 January 2024

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Exploring Frogs

Back to school promo created by TEDCO toys advertising the 4D Frog, July 22nd, 2013.

"Exploring Frogs" is a partially lost Educational CD-ROM supposedly available for Windows, Mac-OS+ and Mac-OS[1][2] and COG LTD. created in the Clickteam 5.0.1-6[3] engine by COG LTD and Interactive For AllTM for TEDCO Toys, this product was featured in an educational frog biology kit[4]

The creation of this piece of media is currently unknown but can be traced to (at the bare minimum) 2001[2][5], Using the date of when TEDCO Toys released the "4D Vision Frog" in approximately Aug 23, 2010[6], the date must for the release of the Exploring Frogs CD-ROM must be somewhere close.

The CD-ROM came inside of a box containing 4 clearish frog models[7] for advertising purposes, TEDCO Toys put 4 'previews' of what can be seen inside the CD-ROM[8]:

Hunt

The hunt for the Exploring Frogs game would begin on the Nov 19th, 2023 when a user on the Official Discord Server for the Lost Media Wiki would share his experience of playing an early 2000's computer game about frogs, he claimed the disk didnt work anymore but had an image of it. [9]

The current status of the Hunt is as follows: The game has not been played, the package has not been bought, the game has been found on stores online including Amazon, Walmart etc. [10]

For now, no footage of the game has been found, though due to the nature of the current status, it will most likely not be long before footage of this piece lost media will be released, especially since Wembley Bug Boy (User who started the hunt) has confirmed that he has bought a copy of the game and is expecting shipment.

Sources

  1. ↑ Quote by package "Windows / Mac": https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1177837533200142348/1193251243968184390/IMG-0459_1200x1600.png
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Referring to the logo seen on the disk shared by Wembley Bug Boy, the picture shows the logo of the Quicktime game engine, this photo was published on the LMW discord server, the following quote is from Wikipedia: "Version 5.0 was initially only released for Mac OS and Mac OS X on April 14, 2001, and version 5.0.1 followed shortly thereafter on April 23, 2001, supporting the classic Mac OS, Mac OS X, and Windows. Three more updates to QuickTime 5 (versions 5.0. 2, 5.0".
  3. ↑ Due to the fact that [1] and [2] confirm it was available on Mac-OS and Windows, the version must be 5.0.1 and above, as for the "6" it utilized the same logo as 5.
  4. ↑ COG LTD's logo being on the package for Tedco's "Exploring Frogs MINDZ" package, the package featuring a CD-ROM, and the fact that frog figurines came with the package was sufficient evidence to confirm that the game did infact come inside this package, more evidence being the fact it was available on Mac-OS and Windows (back of package) something that would be possible on versions of quicktime from 5.0.1, the logo featured on the disk image shown by Wembley bug boy being if version 5.0.0 to 6.
  5. ↑ The back of the package has barely decipherable text near the bottom right that reads "SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS", it states Mac-OS 9.2 which released June 18th, 2001
  6. ↑ Youtube video released by Tedco Toys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=320fAGYfodo&t=38s
  7. ↑ Quote by Wembley Bug Boy (Discord User) "My mom remembers the game, I asked her recently. She remembers that the disc came with a toy frog. I think it was clear and had organs inside of it, potentially" and the packaging itself: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/M689-EXPLORING-FROGS-MINDZ/4PMRNC5Z45GY.
  8. ↑ As seen in this discord message:https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/278331753016328193/1193252346352910569/image.png
  9. ↑ Quote by Wembley Bug Boy (Discord User): "I played this early 2000s computer game as a kid but have never been able to locate any media from the actual gameplay despite knowing the name. My disc is damaged beyond use, unfortunately. But I have this photo of the disc. It is called Exploring Frogs."
  10. ↑ Links to said websites: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/M689-EXPLORING-FROGS-MINDZ/4PMRNC5Z45GY, https://www.workshopplus.com/products/frogs-bio-interactive, https://www.amazon.es/Mindz-Mighty-Multimedia-Cd-Learning/dp/B017CAQEZK, https://sayal.com/store4/prodetails.php?SKU=215981.
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