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Serpentine

Puzzle Arcade Action
December 31, 1982
Released 15825 days ago
Commodore VIC-20 Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX DOS Apple II

About

In Serpentine you control a multi-segmented snake in a maze; your goal is to survive and earn as many points as possible. At the beginning of each level, three enemy snakes will also enter the maze. To complete the level, you need to eat all of the enemy snakes. If an enemy snake has more segments than your snake, you can only eat segments that form the tail of the snake; a collision with the head is lethal! Each time you eat a segment, the enemy snake will become smaller until eventually you can devour it completely. For enemy snakes that have fewer segments than you, you can eat the tail segments or the head segment. From time to time, a frog will appear in the maze; eating this will cause your snake to grow. Both your snake and enemy snakes will leave eggs behind occasionally; left alone, these will hatch (your eggs earn you an extra life, enemy eggs will hatch another snake). Eggs can also be eaten to remove them from the playfield, so it's usually a good idea to eat enemy eggs before a new snake hatches! The maze changes for each level, and the enemy snakes progressively become larger and tougher to catch.

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Release Dates by Platform

Apple II Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Atari 8-bit Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Commodore VIC-20 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1982
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983

Game Info

Developer
Brøderbund Software, Brøderbund Software
Publisher
Creative Software, Brøderbund Software
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Puzzle Arcade
Themes
Action

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English

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