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Snake on a Globe (engaging-data.com)
87 points by rishikeshs on June 1, 2025 | hide | past | favorite | 14 comments


Here’s a demoscene prod from 2013 that executes a similar idea in 4 kilobytes https://m.pouet.net/prod.php?which=61035


Fun idea. I think there's more potential in games played on real maps.


Fun, found myself going over the poles more than I expected.


It's funny how the snake slows down when circling the poles to keep a constant rotational speed of Earth.


I had fun, this is a nice idea. Would be great to expand this with a custom link that contains a list of places, with appropriate zooming, for school kids and teachers.


A missed opportunity naming this SnekTrek.


Or Snake on a Plane!


Well, the whole point is that it isn't a [censored] snake on a [censored] plane, and I think the title is already a pretty clear allusion to SoaP as it is.


Snake on a _local_ plane


*Snake on a Planet


Bug report: the snake becomes shorter near the poles.


Awesome game! Great concept.


I love how this makes a metaphor for global capitalism.

Roam around the planet gobbling up resources and growing larger, until you ironically screw yourself.


gg




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