Swampy's equipment

Swampy the crocodile has in his lair several working forms of machinery that serve his scheming needs. Included are one large mainframe that operates everything in his lair, and a machine that operates as a conveyer belt, which was originally used to package all of the captured baby frogs with the crocodile's own video game to spite Frogger ("Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge"); ultimately, it was Tad who sabotaged all of Swampy's equipment, causing everything to go up in flames. In the "Dimension" saga, it is revealed that Swampy has rebuilt everything, including the conveyer belt, which is now rewired to initiate some form of torture for his captives—possibly Doctor Eggman's doing. The Skirmish in Swampy's Lair results in the liberation of the six frogs from within the machine, and Swampy's entrapment instead, just before Sonic sets a mine which causes the conveyer belt to explode.

Even after said fiasco, however, the mainframe still operates, which is proven when Frogger one day comes across the lair in his travels and sees the flashing red lights in the windows; upon investigation, Frogger sees firsthand that the mainframe has also been serving as a means of communication between Swampy and a mysterious correspondent—their past communications having essentially set up the entire "End Reality" Scheme. Later on, the mainframe is used by Bill to contact those on Blorch who possess Swampy's device; however, something on Blorch destroys the device, and so communication is lost. Nevertheless, this does not stop the mainframe from indicating to Bill that Swampy has escaped Blorch and is most likely on his way to the space station near Earth.