Ruslan's Gadget Corner

In praise of Snake

Every phone has had it since 1998. Snake. A line that eats and grows, until it eats itself. Whole families lost afternoons, a customer lost a bus stop and then a bus, and I have personally lost a shift.

I have seen three generations of Snake: the black-and-white one, the green one, and the new one with a graphic apple. All of them have the same message: the more you eat, the less space you have. A philosophy in four buttons.

Ask me what is the best game on a phone. I say: the one that does not need to be charged. But if I'm honest, it's Snake.