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Snak

When Panic first offered me the chance to make a game for the Playdate what I was most excited about were the buttons.

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When Panic first offered me the chance to make a game for the Playdate what I was most excited about were the buttons.

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    Description

    Snak is Snake plus jump . When Panic first offered me the chance to make a game for the Playdate what I was most excited about were the buttons. I know everyone is into the crank, but for me, someone who mostly makes games for touch devices, the idea of getting to work with buttons was pretty thrilling. The biggest thing about buttons is they're self-confirming—you feel them press in. (On a touch screen device you need to make a big deal replying to player-inputs with audio, haptics, or visual cues. But with buttons, these kinds of responses aren't required by default and often are more about gamefeel than confirmation). I wanted to design a game that built on these strengths—a game that required quick reactions and buffered inputs. I also wanted it to be small, and feel appropriate as a pack-in evergreen game. For me that meant a game I wouldn't play so much that I'd burn out on it, and one that if I picked it up again in 15 years I'd still remember how to play and how to be good at. Snake came to mind pretty quickly and I wondered how different the game would be if you could jump over yourself... or onto yourself. How much would the game change if I added just one button? So I tried it! And now you can try it too.

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    Credits

    Code: Zach Gage (he/him) Art: Neven Mrgan (he/him)

    Accessibility

    This game uses the d-pad and A and B buttons. It requires quick reflexes as you keep playing.

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                Snak Class Highscores

                1. 1 2257259091194867 460
                2. 2 KarlKoder 381
                3. 3 3411145788764169 381
                4. 4 Matt808 373
                5. 5 midouest 370
                6. 6 btpoe 369
                7. 7 Samuel_Peyps 367
                8. 8 jenya4dagame 365
                9. 9 Valark 365
                10. 10 7ragon5ly 365

                Snaak Class Highscores

                1. 1 2257259091194867 476
                2. 2 YeloBoyGood 372
                3. 3 Matt808 372
                4. 4 Valark 371
                5. 5 midouest 371
                6. 6 7971919116966240 369
                7. 7 8982531902526138 365
                8. 8 benoliver999 362
                9. 9 thegoodgurmain 361
                10. 10 KarlKoder 360

                Snaaak Class Highscores

                1. 1 2257259091194867 444
                2. 2 Matt808 374
                3. 3 midouest 373
                4. 4 btpoe 371
                5. 5 brianhamilton 370
                6. 6 YeloBoyGood 367
                7. 7 Valark 366
                8. 8 thegoodgurmain 363
                9. 9 frankbsad 360
                10. 10 sfiera 356

                Snaaaak Class Highscores

                1. 1 2257259091194867 430
                2. 2 Valark 374
                3. 3 YeloBoyGood 371
                4. 4 thegoodgurmain 363
                5. 5 Matt808 358
                6. 6 benoliver999 344
                7. 7 mattdomelike 318
                8. 8 kalle 314
                9. 9 JimmyPlacid 310
                10. 10 tharu 304

                Snaaaaak Class Highscores

                1. 1 2257259091194867 435
                2. 2 mattdomelike 372
                3. 3 JimmyPlacid 359
                4. 4 benoliver999 358
                5. 5 YeloBoyGood 357
                6. 6 Peat 342
                7. 7 thegoodgurmain 340
                8. 8 tharu 327
                9. 9 FailingLight 314
                10. 10 Quinndini 306

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                Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.