TROG! — 4-Player Chaos That Explodes With Fun!
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🕹 Game Name: TROG
📛 Alternate Names: Trog!
📅 Release Date: March 1990
🔫 Genre: Maze / Action
👨 🏻 💻 Developers: Midway (Bally/Midway)
👨 🏻 💻 Publishers: Midway / Williams (EU)
🔢 Max Players: 1–4
⁉ Cooperative: Competitive multiplayer
🕹 Game Introduction: Quirky claymation-styled maze game where dinos collect eggs while avoiding cavemen.
🕹 Game Description: Pac-Man like mazes with powerups, four-player support and chaotic multiplayer.
🎴 Game Play:
👉 🏻 Collect eggs, use power items to turn tables on Trogs.
👉 🏻 Multi-player mayhem — bump and block opponents.
👉 🏻 Levels increase with faster AI and hazards.
📕 Background & History: Released 1990 by Midway; originally pitched with different control ideas before being retooled.
👓 Lonster's Review: Fun local-party pick; clay visuals are a standout retro charm.
🎉 Trivia:
👉 🏻 Claimed “Playmation” advertising; claymation sprites unique for the era.
🐣 Cheats/Tricks/Bugs/Easter Eggs:
👉 🏻 Corner trapping and timed power pickups dominate high-score runs.
🌟 Legacy: Memorable for its style and 4-player arcade mayhem.