{
  "id": 92262,
  "title": "Tongue your friends in Big Hops Together, the froggy platformer's new eight player co-op update, which was inspired by Mario mods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/tongue-your-friends-in-big-hops-together-the-froggy-platformers-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T16:19:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tongue-your-friends-in-big-hops-together-the-froggy-platformers-new-eight-player-co-op-update-which-was-inspired-by-mario-mods"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Big Hops, a 3D platform game featuring a frog with a grappling hook tongue, has been updated to support eight player co-op mode. This update, titled Big Hops Together, draws inspiration from various Minecraft mods. The game's developers, Luckshot Games, have introduced numerous tactical applications for the tongue ability, allowing players to retrieve items from friends' backpacks, create tethers between frogs, and even release their grip to avoid hazards. Currently available in beta, the official release of the game is set for August 9th.",
  "summary": "Big Hops is the cool 3D platform game with the frog who can use their tongue as a grappling hook. Despite much questing and fervent prayer, I have yet to encounter a frog that can do this in reality. Real-life frogs are a slothful, unimaginative bunch, content to use their tongues purely to catch food with. Some frogs, like the African dwarf frog, don't even have tongues at all . What foul…",
  "key_points": [
    "Big Hops updated to support eight player co-op mode",
    "Tongue ability used for retrieving items, creating tethers",
    "Game set for official release on August 9th"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The addition of eight-player co-op mode in Big Hops Together transforms the game into a more social and collaborative experience, leveraging the tongue ability in new tactical ways.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}