Snake Game

Game Info

Snake game is a video game that came out in the mid-to-late 1970s. It gained popularity in the 1990s for its inclusion on some mobile phones. The player controls a long, thin creature, resembling a snake, which roams around, picking up food (or some other such item), trying to avoid hitting its own tail or the "walls" that surround the playing area.

Game Instructions

Use the up, down, left and right arrow keys to control the snake, avoid the walls and your own tail!

Each time the snake eats a piece of food, its tail grows longer, making the game increasingly difficult. The user controls the direction of the snake's head (up, down, left, or right), and the snake's body follows. The player cannot stop the snake from moving while the game is in progress.

Some better-known versions include the Neopets example, which is known as "Meerca Chase" or "Meerca Chase 2". A popular variant called Nibbles was also included with MS-DOS for a period of time.

The version included on the Nokia N70 mobile phone is a 3D version, with level goals.