Snake
Game genre concept
Replicates the core gameplay of controlling a snake or worm that lengthens as it devours food and dies from crashing to walls or other snakes, possibly even itself.
460
games
74platforms
Alternate names: Nibbler, Nibbles, Rattler, Tron-like
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Not to be confused with Qix as it bears some resemblance to this.
Nibbler, Nibbles and Rattler are widely known clones of Snake. Tron (or rather Tron's light cycles) uses the same gameplay mechanics as well.
Note that Snake is not the first game with the gameplay, neither is Tron which came after. Oldest supposedly is Blockade.
Difference between Tron and Snake is that the length of the trail behind can be lengthened in Snake but not in Tron. Snake is also usually singleplayer game while Tron and its ilk are commonly multiplayer PvP.
Nibbler, Nibbles and Rattler are widely known clones of Snake. Tron (or rather Tron's light cycles) uses the same gameplay mechanics as well.
Note that Snake is not the first game with the gameplay, neither is Tron which came after. Oldest supposedly is Blockade.
Difference between Tron and Snake is that the length of the trail behind can be lengthened in Snake but not in Tron. Snake is also usually singleplayer game while Tron and its ilk are commonly multiplayer PvP.
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The first Snake video game was released in 1976.
CP Verlag, Markt & Technik and AM-Mag published most of these games.
Platforms
| MS-DOS |  | 80 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | | 52 | |
| C64 | | 32 | |
| Amstrad CPC | | 27 | |
| ZX Spectrum | | 22 | |
| Apple II E | | 20 | |
| Commodore PET | | 15 | |
| Tandy Coco | | 13 | |
| Amiga | | 13 | |
| VIC-20 | | 13 | |
| Oric | | 12 | |
| Atom | | 11 | |
| Arcade | | 11 | |
| Atari 400/800 | | 9 | |
| Mac OS Classic | | 9 | |
| Windows | | 9 | |
| BeOS | | 8 | |
| TRS-80 | | 6 | |
| OS/2 | | 5 | |
| BSD | | 5 | |
| Memotech MTX | | 4 | |
| APF | | 4 | |
| Ohio Scientific | | 3 | |
| Commander X16 | | 3 | |
| MSX | | 3 | |
| C16/Plus4 | | 3 | |
| COSMAC VIP | | 3 | |
| Unix | | 3 | |
| Mac OS X | | 3 | |
| Atari ST | | 3 |