Space Snake

Space Snake is a 1-player arcade game for the VIC-20.

After the first colonial ships arrived at the edge of the first galaxy, people on Earth received news of ships disappearing forever. So the "Mastercontrol" sent out a body of scouts to investigate the matter. Soon they received the message, that this part of the galaxy was covered with swarms of meteorites and spacebirds. Some of them just floated, but others moved at a very high speed. Androids were programmed to discover a safe route through this ferocious field. But the task was far too difficult. One ship after another exploded almost immediately and some after a few minutes. No one was able to reach the final gateway on the planet Clusio, which would bring the fleet into a new galaxy. In despair, "Mastercontrol" asked the entire nation for help. They looked for volunteers, who could discover a safe passage to guide the national fleet into the galaxy beyond.

To make this task easier a very sophisticated Space Snake was developed. A quick maneuverable machine, which could dive into this treacherous space and outwit its dangerous entities. You could become this hero, if you are able to find a safe passage for the entire fleet.

The player controls a snake that moves laterally, and must wind their way through a field of rapidly moving dangers. Dangers approach faster as the game progresses, and it's game over if the player hits an object.