To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Frogger Konami will launch a small portable game system featuring the original Frogger and 24 other games. The Tablet features a 2 inch backlit LCD and has a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Full press release from Konami:

Performance Designed Products Helps Konami Celebrate 25 Years of Classic Frogger Fun With New VG Pocket ‘Tablet’ Portable Gaming System

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 As Frogger begins the countdown to his silver anniversary, Performance Designed Products (PDP) is planning to participate in the celebration. The company has partnered with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. to create a new VG Pocket portable handheld gaming device, “Tablet” a portable game system featuring a brilliant color screen, packed with 25 classic 8-bit games, including Konami’s timeless classic Frogger. The “Tablet” will be available in September at retailers across North America.

The “Tablet” will feature a 2.0″ backlit TFT LCD display screen housed in a colorful round shell available in an off white, lime green, magenta and orange. The system will allow gamers to enjoy their favorite 8-bit games from the past, including the fan-favorite Frogger. Gamers will enjoy endless hours of portable gameplay on the “Tablet” for the suggested retail price of only $29.99.

The gaming system will have optional plug ‘n play capabilities so that players can experience their favorite arcade games on a television screen. An A/V cable that provides TV connectivity will be sold separately in a kit at $9.99. Each kit will also include a stylish case to store and keep the console protected when not in use.

“PDP is honored to participate in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Frogger with the launch of the ‘Tablet’ from our line of VG Pocket portable game systems,” said Paul Chen, VP of Licensing and Content at Performance Designed Products. “Additional 8-bit games on the ‘Tablet’ offer even more retro fun for older gamers who played these games decades ago, along with new gamers who will be introduced to them for the first time.”

“Konami chose to license content to PDP for their VG Pocket systems because we feel the systems will showcase our classic titles in a positive and fun way, while also introducing them to new audiences who may not have seen them before,” said Daniel Kletzky, vice president, merchandise licensing, Konami. “Kids and new casual gamers probably have not been exposed to Frogger, and the Tablet is a great way to introduce these demographics to the brand, and help in celebrating its 25th anniversary.”

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