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TechPhonesClassic Nokia phones are 33% off as it’s Snake’s 25th birthdayIf you had a Nokia in 1997 you played this game to death. Also, you’re oldWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
If you had a Nokia in 1997 you played this game to death. Also, you’re old
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Nokia)
(Image credit: Nokia)
Depending on how old you are, the above image will cause one of two reactions. If you’re young, you’ll be wondering what this old thing is. And if you’re not, you’re thinking: OMG! Snake!
Snake first appeared on the Nokia 6110 back in 1997, and immediately captured the attention of pretty much every Nokia owner after that. At the risk of sounding like an old woman yelling at the kids to get off her lawn, we didn’t have fancy-daniPhonesandSamsung phonesback then; a phone that could do SMS was about as exciting as it got. So when Nokia launched Snake, it was pretty much the only game in town. I must have lost years playing it.
Although Snake is 25, its story goes back much further. And it’s a great story.
(Image credit: Nokia)
(Image credit: Nokia)
Snakes on a brain
When you consider the limitations Armanto and team had to deal with – a keypad-only control, a display of just 48 x 84 black pixels and the tiniest amount of RAM – Snake is a work of genius. And it’s still being played today: there are over 400 variations of it in theiOSApp Store, never mind on other platforms.
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Mobile gaming is very different now, with even thebest cheap phonesdelivering specifications Armanto’s team could only dream of and thebest gaming phonesoffering stupendously fast processors and incredible graphics. But Snake was a real milestone, and one of the first indications that mobile phones could be more than just phones. I hope Nokia has baked Snake a cake.
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