The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls is an action role-playing game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems, originally published for the Game Boy exclusively in Japan in 1992. This release is an English fan-translation, allowing the game to be played in English for the first time, as it was never officially released in the USA, UK or in English.
The title is a play on Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls (Japanese: 誰がために鐘は鳴る, Ta ga Tame ni Kane wa Naru), itself an allusion to John Donne's Meditation XVII.
Story: In a faraway land, two princes - Richard of the Custard Kingdom and the hero, the prince of the Sablé Kingdom - have shared a friendly rivalry since childhood. When a messenger reports that the evil King Delarin has invaded the Mille-Feuille Kingdom and captured the beautiful Princess Tiramisu, Richard rushes off by boat to be the hero, leaving the Sablé Prince to chase after him. Along the way, both princes (and others) are transformed into frogs, setting off a comedic adventure to uncover the truth and save the kingdom.
Gameplay: A unique action RPG where battles play out semi-automatically as you collide with enemies, mixing platforming sections, transformations and a cast of memorable, slapstick characters.
