Serpentine

Serpentine is a 1982 action computer game developed by David Snider and published by Brøderbund. The player controls (rides, by game description ) a multi-segmented blue 'good' serpent in a maze with the objective of eating all computer-controlled 'evil' (red or orange) serpents. Eating the tail segments of serpents makes them shorter; hitting a serpent headfirst eliminates it, and causes the player's serpent to grow an additional segment if the ... more

Serpentine is a 1982 action computer game developed by David Snider and published by Brøderbund. The player controls (rides, by game description ) a multi-segmented blue 'good' serpent in a maze with the objective of eating all computer-controlled 'evil' (red or orange) serpents. Eating the tail segments of serpents makes them shorter; hitting a serpent headfirst eliminates it, and causes the player's serpent to grow an additional segment if the enemy serpent was shorter. A frog appears at random intervals and gives any serpent eating it an additional segment. As the game progresses, opposing serpents are faster and longer, increasing the difficulty. One unique aspect of the game is how extra lives are gained. The playing serpent will lay an egg (losing a segment in the process) and, if given enough time, the egg hatches and hurries to the protected area. Enemy serpents will also lay eggs; if one hatches, a new two-segment opponent appears. It is possible to lose the last segment to... less