Play Snake like it is 1997. This is a remake of the original Snake, complete with dot-matrix display and monotone sounds. Rewind time and get a dosis of nostalgia that is as addictive (and frustrating) as the original.
Play Snake '97 and be prepared to lose some productive hours.
Simply launch the app, touch a button and start!
Snake '97 features:
- old school controls
- dot-matrix display
- original monotone sounds (bleep bleep)
- 9 original and 3 extra difficulty levels
- Snake 1 and classic Snake 2
- 5 classic game modes (5110, 3210, 8210, 8850 and 3310 with Snake 2)
- bonus creatures (Snake 2)
- go through the walls! (Snake 2)
- 5 original and 2 extra labyrinths (Snake 2)
- a high score that cannot be reset (just like the original)
The story behind this game is that my smartphone got damaged, requiring me to revert back to an old phone. Suddenly I knew the smartphone was missing something and the idea for a accurate Snake remake was born.
Snake '97 is an homage to the classic mobile phone game programmed in 1997.
By carefully analyzing the classic gameplay, timing and controls, this Snake '97 remake is one of the most accurate available.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, feel free to contact me.
Have Snake fun!
Best regards from Amsterdam,
The developer,
Willem.
My review
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4.3
89,912 total
5 60,482
4 13,259
3 6,220
2 3,266
1 6,684
Nakul Maheshwari
Good game with a Bug though Hi nice game but if these guys can fix up this one bug... It goes opposite sometimes when you press two buttons. Suppose you press the up and right button within a split second interval the snake goes up and left instead of going up and right. It doesn't happen every time but happens very often, at least once or twice a game. Please fix this bug!!!
Austin Akin
SNAKE - are you pro enough? One of my main critiques of smart phones was their lack of snake. My friends would show off their iphones and I'd be like "But do you have a working SNAKE?" And then they would nod their heads no in humility. Today that is no longer the case. This app is simply amazing. No intrusive ads, just classic snake in all its glory. The controls are very sleek and just one step below actual buttons with the choice of playing on 5 retro phones. 5 stars.
Jacob Jackson
Pure gameplay When I first played snake on my uncle's phone at the age of 9 years old I had no idea I was playing such a near flawless game. Snake '97 brings me back to a simpler time in which gameplay was a games focus. There's something to be said for accurate and responsive controls, especially in a world where frame rate and resolution is too often the focus. I highly recommend snake '97 to casual and 'core' gamers alike because this game can be played in 2 minute burst or for hours on end. 5/5
Santanu Ghose
Loved it thn love Snakes more now. Took me back to the year 2000 when I used a Nokia 5510 my brother made my ma buy him. And sometimes I played Snakes in it. But the game play is better here than in the 5510! And then loved playing Snakes in a hand me down Nokia 3310 from my brother that I used when he moved on to a later model. Loved the nostalgia. Heck, Snakes ll never be old... The best things in life are the simplest.
Tim Fevens
Great Classic I have to give it a 5 star simply because there isn't anything I can say negative about it. Positives: runs smooth, classic look, all good. The only thing I would chance is to remove the vibrate feature and maybe I can, just haven't looked hard enough. The vibe feature isn't worth taking off a star.
Moren Silic
Love the game... ...but when I play with the buttons 3&7 (3 up and right; 7 down and left) something doesn't work like it should, because when snake is moving in right direction and I pres 3 for up and 7 for left snake goes up&right&down instead of up&left. I've played this game on 3210 and with level 9 (I think that was max speed?) filled up a screen with snake many times so I think I'm not misleading anyone, but if I'm wrong I take back.
User reviews
Good game with a Bug though Hi nice game but if these guys can fix up this one bug... It goes opposite sometimes when you press two buttons. Suppose you press the up and right button within a split second interval the snake goes up and left instead of going up and right. It doesn't happen every time but happens very often, at least once or twice a game. Please fix this bug!!!
SNAKE - are you pro enough? One of my main critiques of smart phones was their lack of snake. My friends would show off their iphones and I'd be like "But do you have a working SNAKE?" And then they would nod their heads no in humility. Today that is no longer the case. This app is simply amazing. No intrusive ads, just classic snake in all its glory. The controls are very sleek and just one step below actual buttons with the choice of playing on 5 retro phones. 5 stars.
Pure gameplay When I first played snake on my uncle's phone at the age of 9 years old I had no idea I was playing such a near flawless game. Snake '97 brings me back to a simpler time in which gameplay was a games focus. There's something to be said for accurate and responsive controls, especially in a world where frame rate and resolution is too often the focus. I highly recommend snake '97 to casual and 'core' gamers alike because this game can be played in 2 minute burst or for hours on end. 5/5
Loved it thn love Snakes more now. Took me back to the year 2000 when I used a Nokia 5510 my brother made my ma buy him. And sometimes I played Snakes in it. But the game play is better here than in the 5510! And then loved playing Snakes in a hand me down Nokia 3310 from my brother that I used when he moved on to a later model. Loved the nostalgia. Heck, Snakes ll never be old... The best things in life are the simplest.
Great Classic I have to give it a 5 star simply because there isn't anything I can say negative about it. Positives: runs smooth, classic look, all good. The only thing I would chance is to remove the vibrate feature and maybe I can, just haven't looked hard enough. The vibe feature isn't worth taking off a star.
Love the game... ...but when I play with the buttons 3&7 (3 up and right; 7 down and left) something doesn't work like it should, because when snake is moving in right direction and I pres 3 for up and 7 for left snake goes up&right&down instead of up&left. I've played this game on 3210 and with level 9 (I think that was max speed?) filled up a screen with snake many times so I think I'm not misleading anyone, but if I'm wrong I take back.
Snake I loved playing Snake when I was younger on my computer as a flash game. I loved it then, and I love it even more now. I saw a friend playing it and told me to get it, regardless if him telling me so, I was definitely downloading the game. Execpt, I downloaded this version, this first one that popped up. After playing it, others around me wanted to download this specific downloadable too. The Nokia keys and different gameplay are totally awesome. I revert to playing this game to pass the time more now.
Revel in Nostalgia! This game is ridiculously accurate! With several phones to choose from there's a good chance you'll find the version of snake you used to love playing when you were a younger man! Controls are simple and the graphics are sucky, just how you want it haha! A free game that takes up only 2MBs of data and brings back such nostalgia makes this a must have!
New update is AWEsome! This app takes me back. I mastered snake on my first tracfone in the early 2000s by playing and pausing while I waited for web pages to load on dialup. haha...The only thing missing is the clickity feeling from pressing the buttons, but there's nothing you guys can do about that. :-)
Awesome app! It is awesome that someone recreated snake! Ever since I upgraded from my Nokia 3360 to the 3595 in like 2004, I haven't been able to find Snake! Now, finally 12 years later I have snake again! Now I can sit around and waste my time playing a game like I did in high school!
Nostalgic It's kinda fun, reminds me of good old days when this used to be the most exciting game, with everyone competing to break each others high scores. Devs- there is a slight pause between game over and when the head mets tail, if this is not intentional please fix.
A addictive blast from my past I have fallen in love all over again. I would burn this up on my mom's old Nokia when I was young. Seeing it has made me very happy and the fact that the game has you playing on simulated old phones makes me even happier.
Snake is finally playable on mobile!! So great! What a great emulator. My only gripe is against the lack of options for haptic feedback and no Google Play integration. I'd love to battle against other peoples scores across the world. Or get achievements for certain high scores. Other than that stuff, what a great app! Very, very happy.
The best This is by far the best version of snake I've downloaded. It really hits all the nostalgia points, and the fact that the controls are mapped to an interface for the old Nokia is just brilliant. It is as close to having my old phone back as I can get. Now I can finally recycle it as opposed to just keeping it around to play snake on.
Great! Just like the snake I use to play on my moms old Nokia phone! Shoot, I think they had them still on phone when I got my first phone as well! Haha. Definitely brings back memories, thanks! The only thing is that I wish there was a way to remove the adds!
This game is really cool. Brings back good old days of phones with buttons and bi-colored screens. Two down points: Could have been much better if the monsters of the original game were there. And No control speed available.
Move the stuped ad bar to the top! Great game! Is a Great game. Stuped ad bar at bottom needs moving to the top, where you wont press it with out wanting too! :-( Would be great if you could release snake 2 and may be some other nokia clasics like bounce.
Amazing This is to me an exact replica of the classic. I used to love playing this during history lesson back at school. I've tried so many versions of snake for smartphones, but this is definitely the best one. Only issue, could probably do with a pause button 😊
Nostalgia inducing addiction I have tried many different versions of snake which have tried to update it for the smart phones but this has been the best yet. Keeping it's classic way of play is a clever idea. It's as if you actually playing on your old Nokia brick.
Awesome! Yay, made my day to find some genius had created Snake as an App! Loved this game as a teenager, and love the way this version has been designed to look as if you are playing on an original device. Not many ads either, brilliant! I salute you!
Good but Can you make it so that it gives you the same menu as on snake 2? Also needs to vibrate twice when you finish. Please have it play the music when you get Highscore like in snake 2. And most importantly have the navigational arrows work accordingly. Left arrow, for moving snake down and left and right arrow, for moving snake right and up. You've got both arrows doing the same thing.
Great game This is a great game taks me back to my youth. The main buttons on it are 2468 but I don't think you need them. I can't express how much I love this game. This was when phone games were so much simpler. A snake eats dots and gets bigger. 10/10.
Amazing, I loved it as a kid an Cause of this app I still do The fact you guys are hitting the middle button should not hinder the developers progress, you guys should take into consideration that it's a lot of work building an app an therefore any "unnecessary" features should be considered luxury.
Childhood Memories Reignited This app is great. You can choose from 5 different, old school Nokia bricks to fit your memory of your first cell phone. I found mine, and it's great! I'm losing time just like I used to!
Full marks for Nostalgia; missing some minute details Simple but all we need to kill time sometimes. Brings me back to my childhood when Nokia 3310s were coveted despite the bulk and b/w display. Of course there was the best version of Snake ever ;) I noticed that the bonus bugs gave 40pts regardless of how fast I grabbed it. This strays frm the original game play where more bonus points were awarded the faster you grabbed them. That's why people had to run for them. The game would be a lot more enjoyable if that was fixed!
The snake app is not the same In the middle of the game it freezes then when it comes back on I die from running into the wall or the snake. I was very excited about this app when i first heard about it now I'm just like it's like all the rest smh.
Brings back memories This includes a good port of Snake 2, which I used to play a lot on my mom's phone when I was little. My only complaint is that sometimes the part of the screen with the phone buttons vanishes/turns black during gameplay.
Retro at its finest This game is awesome! Very nostalgic and addictive. Makes me miss my very first phone from 2000. However, I installed it on my tablet for the kids and it's a lot more difficult to navigate the snake than it is on a phone.
Yup Just like it used to be. Back in the day, this was the game to have on your phone. Finally have it back! When you got a new phone you wanted to play snake. This game got me thru a lot of boring times. Glad to see it again. Best part is the look of it. Good job!!
Please Read and Take Advice!!! Hadn't played this since I was 12 before I ever had a real working phone! Great game and it took me back to my childhood but it has wayyyyyyyy too many ads! Remove those and its a great app!
Old school fun Felt like high school all ovet again... You gotta try it! I do wish they would make a bit better for Android phones or just remake the game some how! But I get there concept...
Classic, old school phone game. As anyone who had an old school stick phone will recall, this was a simple, yet addictive little game. Phones weren't capable of much, and while this is hardly eye candy, you played it for the same reason as you played old Atari games, the gameplay itself. Simple, yet catchy. I have a fairly cheap phone and this game runs great and only takes up a tiny amount of space. It's as addictive as the original that many had on their old Cricket phones.
Best on smartphone but need an update Best snake game with old memories on smartphone. An update required - game should go ahead level wise. I mean after 10 dots picked up, next level(level with hurdles) should start and so on.
Superb! Best mobile game without a doubt! It is 100% emulated and the fact Snake 2 is included makes this app a Santa Claus favourite! Use on long boring bus journeys just like the old days lol
This is the best mobile snake. This game is hard to get used to at first. But it gives you so many options. Though the classic phone look is a little silly I must admit it is a nice touch.
Exactly what it says Used to play this all the time on an old nokia, glad to have it again! Controls are very responsive for touch screen, only question is can I turn off the vibration? Distracting.
I am never playing another game. I have had the pleasure of being born early enough to have played this game first hand, on the retro phones. Now I am thrown back to those days where sun and moon would chase each other out of the skies unnoticed as I chase a prized 4 pixel egg across a green sea. Thanks for this game.
Classic No b.s. Just classic snake. Takes me back to 2003 when I got my first cell phone. It had no color except a green screen and black writing. I miss that phone... oops, off topic. The game is good.
Love it I have a problem I am addicted to this game I just can't get enough. Its very quick and easy to just jump on and play a quick game all you need is 60 seconds. Had many different options from the phone your playing on to the speed of the snake all the way to the way the screen is set up. Love it I feel like its 1998 and im stealing my parents phone to play it again
Really great game. But I have one complain which is not bug I think. When u reach the wall, or snakes tail, it would die immediately, but in this game there is something like lag, maybe snake thinks lol. But it makes annoying me. I would love to give five stars if that issue is solved!
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What's New
New game modes, now includes Snake 2!
Translated into 30+ languages.
Optimized memory usage and touch controls.
Please leave a review if you like this update, thanks!
Additional information
Updated
August 28, 2014
Installs
5,000,000 - 10,000,000
Current Version
3.0
Requires Android
2.3 and up
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