Snake Game Revisited
Surprising Facts and Fascinating Trivia for World Snake Day
1. The first Snake game started out in the arcade
Unravelling Snake's origins, we discover that it all began as "Blockade," an arcade video game introduced by Gremlin Industries.¹ But how did it morph into the iconic "Snake" we adore today? It took several intermediate steps, with games like "Dominoes" and "Surround" inspired by the original Blockade. However, Snake's journey to our homes began with the release of "Worm" for the TRS-80 microcomputer in 1978.² This opened the floodgates for various similar games, some carrying the name "Snake" in their titles.
2. The first Nokia phone with Snake was introduced before the Nokia 3310
The first Nokia 3310 landed in 2000, soon establishing itself as one of the most iconic mobile phones prior to the smartphone boom. But, although the Nokia 3310 of the early noughties had a version of Snake – as do today’s Nokia 3310 and Nokia 3310 3G handsets – it was the Nokia 6110 that brought Snake to the mobile phone world for the first time in 1997.
3. There are different versions of Snake available on Nokia phones today
You’ll find that today’s Nokia 3310 features a version of the Snake game pre-loaded on the phone. This version, called “Snake Xenzia,” is a colourized updated version of the classic game. The bright colours and additional visual details lend a new element of energy to the game while maintaining its retro roots. The Nokia 2660 Flip, and Nokia 2720 Flip, however, feature a version of the game that makes the most of their bigger, sharper screen.
4. You can play several Snake games online right now
On an Android device and don’t already have Snake? Head to snake.googlemaps.com for a quirky take on the game – you’ll play as a train or bus picking up passengers in a major city.
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5. The Snake game on Google has a bunch of different modes
We just touched on the Snake game accessible by googling “play snake,” but these modes deserve their own mention.
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Final fun take-aways about Snake?
What’s your favourite fun fact or memory of playing the Snake game?
Maybe you took away a few things revisiting Snake here with us – or perhaps you’re a retro-game buff who could teach us a thing or two. Either way, we hope that we’ve warmed you up for World Snake Day. Whichever version you play, your high score won’t beat itself!
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1yNostalgia 😄
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1yI remember playing snake on my 6110 prototype in a taxi with our marketing manager on the way to the airport. We were on our way to Melbourne for a Telstra meeting.
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1yWhat to do with that Snake Game.. We all need mini smartphone (5inch size) to play faster like good old days.. Launch 5 inch size phone like Nokia 4.2..