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Frantic Fred

Help a hilarious bear named 'Frantic Fred' to eat all the apples that falling from the tree and avoiding them hit the ground, while dodging anvils that throw the naughty squirrels to win many tickets!. If you…

31 December 1996

Frantic Fred is an arcade developed by The Game Room, released 31 December 1996 on Arcade.

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What Frantic Fred is

Frantic Fred is an arcade game developed by The Game Room and released in 1996. It was published by Innovative Concepts In Entertainment. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Help a hilarious bear named 'Frantic Fred' to eat all the apples that falling from the tree and avoiding them hit the ground, while dodging anvils that throw the naughty squirrels to win many tickets!. If you catch all apples, will go to the bonus round, where you can win up to 500 tickets.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Frantic Fred launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Frantic Fred come out?
Frantic Fred was released on 31 December 1996 for Arcade.

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