Snake

My take on the classic "Snake" game, using the Pygame Library

Controls

Use the arrow keys to move the head of the snake.

Press spacebar to pause or unpause the game

Objectives

Avoid making contact with any of your body segments, the edges of the screen, or with SpikeBalls!

Touching the head of the snake to a piece of food will increase your score, but also increase your body length.

Different food types will have different effects:

• Red Apples: Normal food, gives you points equal to the level you have reached.
• Green Melons: Triple points!
• Yellow Lemons: Golden Glow! Gives you double the points for the next food you eat.
• Blue Blueberry: Shield Food. Grants you a shield which will protect you from the next collision with a SpikeBall
• Purple Grapes: Slow Food. Slows you down, making it easier to maneuver the snake.
• Pink Mystery Box: Has a variety of random effects. Try it and see!

Eating enough food will increase the level, resulting in more points, but also more danger!

Have fun!

Installing Requirements With a Virtual Environment

To install the requirements to run this program, do the following:

Mac/Linux

• Open a Terminal window
• Navigate to the directory containing the SnakeGame.py file
• Enter the following commands:
  • python3 -m venv .venv
  • source .venv/bin/activate
  • python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
  • python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
• Once you are done, you can leave the virtual environment by the command:
  • deactivate

Windows

• Open a Command Prompt window
• Navigate to the directory containing the SnakeGame.py file
• Enter the following commands:
  • py -m venv .venv
  • .venv/Scripts/activate
  • py -m pip install --upgrade pip
  • py -m pip install -r requirements.txt
• Once you are done, you can leave the virtual environment by the command:
  • deactivate