Snake is a sub-genre of action video games where the player maneuvers the end of a growing line, often themed as a snake. The player must keep the snake from colliding with both other obstacles and itself, which gets harder as the snake lengthens. It originated in the 1976 two-player arcade video gameBlockade from Gremlin Industries where the goal is to survive longer than the other player. The concept evolved into a single-player variant where a snake gets longer with each piece of food eaten—often apples or eggs. The simplicity and low technical requirements of snake games have resulted in hundreds of versions—some of which have the word snake or worm in the title—for many platforms.
1982's Tron arcade game, based on the film, includes snake gameplay for the single-player Light Cycle segment, and some later snake games borrow the theme. After a version simply called Snake was preloaded on Nokiamobile phones in 1998, there was a resurgence of interest in snake games as it found a larger audience.
The original Blockade from 1976 and its many clones are two-player games. Viewed from a top-down perspective, each player controls a "snake" with a fixed starting position and which continually moves forward, growing longer. It must be steered left, right, up, and down to avoid hitting walls and the body of either snake. The player who survives the longest wins. A single-player version of the concept has one or more snakes under AI control, as in the light cycles segment of the Tron arcade game.
In the most common single-player game, the players snake is of a certain length, so the tail also moves, and with every item "eaten" by the head of the snake the snake gets longer. Snake Byte has the snake eating apples. Nibbler has the snake eating abstract objects in a maze.
History
A common single-player game, where eating items makes the snake grow longer.
The Snake design dates back to the arcade gameBlockade,[2][3] developed and published by Gremlin in 1976.[4] It was cloned as Bigfoot Bonkers the same year. In 1977, Atari, Inc. released two Blockade-inspired titles: the arcade game Dominos and Atari VCS game Surround.[5]Surround was one of the nine Atari VCS launch titles in the US and was sold by Sears under the name Chase. That same year, a similar game was launched for the Bally Astrocade as Checkmate.[6]
The first known home computer version, which is titled Worm, was programmed in 1978 by Peter Trefonas for the TRS-80,[2] and published by CLOAD magazine in the same year. This was followed shortly afterwards with versions from the same author for the Commodore PET and Apple II. A clone of the Hustle arcade game, itself a clone of Blockade, was written by Peter Trefonas in 1979 and published by CLOAD.[7] An authorized version of Hustle was published by Milton Bradley for the TI-99/4A in 1980.[8] The single-player Snake Byte was published in 1982 for Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, and VIC-20; a snake eats apples to complete a level, growing longer in the process. In Snake for the BBC Micro (1982), by Dave Bresnen, the snake is controlled using the left and right arrow keys relative to the direction it is heading in. The snake increases in speed as it gets longer, and there is only one life.
Nibbler (1982) is a single-player arcade game where the snake fits tightly into a maze, and the gameplay is faster than most snake designs. Another single-player version is part of the 1982 Tron arcade game, themed with light cycles. It reinvigorated the snake concept, and many subsequent games borrowed the light cycle theme.
Starting in 1991, Nibbles was included with MS-DOS for a period of time as a QBasic sample program. In 1992, Rattler Race was released as part of the second Microsoft Entertainment Pack. It adds enemy snakes to the familiar apple-eating gameplay.
Meerca Chase is a snake game available on Neopets.
Slither.io (2016) is a multiplayer interpretation of Snake.
In 2017, Google released a version of the game as an easter egg, whenever the phrases "snake", "play snake", "snake game" and "snake video game" are typed.[9]
Nokia phones
Snake II screenshot from a Nokia 3310, showing level 4 and maze 2.
Nokia puts Snake on the majority of their phones:
Snake – The first published by Nokia, for monochrome phones. It was programmed in 1997 by Taneli Armanto of Nokia[10] and introduced on the Nokia 6110.[11]
Snake II – Included on monochrome phones such as the Nokia 3310 from 2000.
Snake Xenzia – Included on later-model monochrome phones (and most cheaper colour phones, such as the Series 30 and Series 30+ budget mobile devices).
Snake EX2 – Introduced with the Nokia 3100 in 2003 and included in several Series 40 handsets.
Snakes – A 3D version designed for the N-Gage in 2005. It featured multiplayer through Bluetooth. Later Nokia started preinstalling it (without multiplayer) on some Nseries smartphones like N70, N73, N80, etc. It can be downloaded from Nokia support pages and played on any S60 device.[12]
Snake III – A 3D version, different from Snakes. Snake III takes a more living snake approach, rather than the abstract feel of Snakes. An example of a phone with it installed is the Nokia 3250 from 2005, and it supports multiplayer modes via Bluetooth.
Snakes Subsonic - Sequel to Snakes, released on May 22, 2008 for N-Gage 2.0.
Snake Xenzia (2017) - First released on the Nokia 3310.[13]
In 1996, Next Generation ranked it number 41 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time", citing the need for both quick reactions and forethought. In lieu of a title they listed it as "Snake game" in quotes.[14]
On November 29, 2012, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City announced that the Nokia port of Snake was one of 40 games that the curators wished to add to the museum's collection in the future.[15]
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Snake is a sub genre of action video games where the player maneuvers the end of a growing line often themed as a snake The player must keep the snake from colliding with both other obstacles and itself which gets harder as the snake lengthens It originated in the 1976 two player arcade video game Blockade from Gremlin Industries where the goal is to survive longer than the other player The concept evolved into a single player variant where a snake gets longer with each piece of food eaten often apples or eggs The simplicity and low technical requirements of snake games have resulted in hundreds of versions some of which have the word snake or worm in the title for many platforms Snake on a TRS 80 Snake on an IBM PC rendered in a text mode Snake on a Telmac 1800 CHIP 8 published 1978 1 1982 s Tron arcade game based on the film includes snake gameplay for the single player Light Cycle segment and some later snake games borrow the theme After a version simply called Snake was preloaded on Nokia mobile phones in 1998 there was a resurgence of interest in snake games as it found a larger audience Contents 1 Gameplay 2 History 3 Later versions 3 1 Nokia phones 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External linksGameplay EditThe original Blockade from 1976 and its many clones are two player games Viewed from a top down perspective each player controls a snake with a fixed starting position and which continually moves forward growing longer It must be steered left right up and down to avoid hitting walls and the body of either snake The player who survives the longest wins A single player version of the concept has one or more snakes under AI control as in the light cycles segment of the Tron arcade game In the most common single player game the players snake is of a certain length so the tail also moves and with every item eaten by the head of the snake the snake gets longer Snake Byte has the snake eating apples Nibbler has the snake eating abstract objects in a maze History Edit A common single player game where eating items makes the snake grow longer The Snake design dates back to the arcade game Blockade 2 3 developed and published by Gremlin in 1976 4 It was cloned as Bigfoot Bonkers the same year In 1977 Atari Inc released two Blockade inspired titles the arcade game Dominos and Atari VCS game Surround 5 Surround was one of the nine Atari VCS launch titles in the US and was sold by Sears under the name Chase That same year a similar game was launched for the Bally Astrocade as Checkmate 6 The first known home computer version which is titled Worm was programmed in 1978 by Peter Trefonas for the TRS 80 2 and published by CLOAD magazine in the same year This was followed shortly afterwards with versions from the same author for the Commodore PET and Apple II A clone of the Hustle arcade game itself a clone of Blockade was written by Peter Trefonas in 1979 and published by CLOAD 7 An authorized version of Hustle was published by Milton Bradley for the TI 99 4A in 1980 8 The single player Snake Byte was published in 1982 for Atari 8 bit computers Apple II and VIC 20 a snake eats apples to complete a level growing longer in the process In Snake for the BBC Micro 1982 by Dave Bresnen the snake is controlled using the left and right arrow keys relative to the direction it is heading in The snake increases in speed as it gets longer and there is only one life Nibbler 1982 is a single player arcade game where the snake fits tightly into a maze and the gameplay is faster than most snake designs Another single player version is part of the 1982 Tron arcade game themed with light cycles It reinvigorated the snake concept and many subsequent games borrowed the light cycle theme Starting in 1991 Nibbles was included with MS DOS for a period of time as a QBasic sample program In 1992 Rattler Race was released as part of the second Microsoft Entertainment Pack It adds enemy snakes to the familiar apple eating gameplay Later versions EditSerpent 1990 is a snake game for the Game Boy Meerca Chase is a snake game available on Neopets Slither io 2016 is a multiplayer interpretation of Snake In 2017 Google released a version of the game as an easter egg whenever the phrases snake play snake snake game and snake video game are typed 9 Nokia phones Edit Snake II screenshot from a Nokia 3310 showing level 4 and maze 2 Nokia puts Snake on the majority of their phones Snake The first published by Nokia for monochrome phones It was programmed in 1997 by Taneli Armanto of Nokia 10 and introduced on the Nokia 6110 11 Snake II Included on monochrome phones such as the Nokia 3310 from 2000 Snake Xenzia Included on later model monochrome phones and most cheaper colour phones such as the Series 30 and Series 30 budget mobile devices Snake EX Included on colour phones First introduced with the Nokia 9290 Communicator in 2002 It supports multiplayer through Bluetooth and Infra Red Snake EX2 Introduced with the Nokia 3100 in 2003 and included in several Series 40 handsets Snakes A 3D version designed for the N Gage in 2005 It featured multiplayer through Bluetooth Later Nokia started preinstalling it without multiplayer on some Nseries smartphones like N70 N73 N80 etc It can be downloaded from Nokia support pages and played on any S60 device 12 Snake III A 3D version different from Snakes Snake III takes a more living snake approach rather than the abstract feel of Snakes An example of a phone with it installed is the Nokia 3250 from 2005 and it supports multiplayer modes via Bluetooth Snakes Subsonic Sequel to Snakes released on May 22 2008 for N Gage 2 0 Snake Xenzia 2017 First released on the Nokia 3310 13 Snake 2017 Released with Facebook Messenger 2017 Legacy EditIn 1996 Next Generation ranked it number 41 on their Top 100 Games of All Time citing the need for both quick reactions and forethought In lieu of a title they listed it as Snake game in quotes 14 On November 29 2012 the Museum of Modern Art in New York City announced that the Nokia port of Snake was one of 40 games that the curators wished to add to the museum s collection in the future 15 References Edit Tieturi February 1985 ISSN 0780 9778 a b Gerard Goggin 2010 Global Mobile Media Taylor amp Francis p 101 ISBN 978 0 415 46917 3 retrieved April 7 2011 Rusel DeMaria amp Johnny L Wilson 2003 High score the illustrated history of electronic games 2 ed McGraw Hill Professional p 24 ISBN 0 07 223172 6 Retrieved April 7 2011 Blockade video game Gremlin Ind inc 1976 Arcade history com April 4 2008 Archived from the original on June 11 2011 Retrieved November 4 2011 Blockade at the Killer List of Videogames Rusel DeMaria amp Johnny L Wilson 2003 High score the illustrated history of electronic games 2 ed McGraw Hill Professional p 48 ISBN 0 07 223172 6 You have 4537 of 4549 known Tandy Radio Shack TRS 80 Model I games Archived from the original on August 12 2011 Retrieved November 4 2011 Retrogaming Times Monthly 7 My stratos net January 1 2005 Archived from the original on September 22 2011 Retrieved November 4 2011 Gesenhues Amy September 27 2017 Google s latest Easter Egg is a video game that shows up with searches for snake amp play snake Search Engine Land Retrieved November 1 2017 More James January 20 2009 History of Nokia part 2 Snake Nokia Conversations The official Nokia Blog Conversations nokia com Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Retrieved November 4 2011 Taneli Armanto Snake Creator Receives Special Recognition Dexigner Archived from the original on 2 October 2017 Retrieved 6 March 2013 neoncherry August 12 2007 The Unofficial Nokia Gaming Blog Snakes for S60 Download Archived from the original on November 1 2007 Retrieved November 4 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Nokia 3310 relaunched today with new version of Snake Eurogamer net 24 May 2017 archived from the original on 28 June 2017 retrieved 14 June 2017 Top 100 Games of All Time Next Generation No 21 Imagine Media September 1996 pp 55 56 MoMA Video Games 14 in the Collection for Starters Archived from the original on September 8 2015 Retrieved March 24 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Snake video game List of snake like games Training AI to play snake game Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snake video game genre amp oldid 1135226914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
