Golden Apple Snake
In Golden Apple Snake you steer a cartoon serpent with wobbly eyes around a walled 24 by 18 board. Each red apple adds a segment, and each point nudges the speed up a bit, so the board feels smaller and smaller as the run goes on.
The twist is a golden fruit that shows up with a shrinking timer ring and is worth five apples. There is also a VERSUS mode where a pink computer snake competes for the same food. It comes from Frank Force's LittleJS Arcade.
How to play Golden Apple Snake
Pick PLAY for the standard mode. The snake starts in the center, four segments long, heading right. Eat a red apple for 1 point and one extra segment, and a new apple appears elsewhere. A turn straight back into your own neck is ignored.
After you reach 5 points, apples have about a one-in-five chance of bringing out a golden fruit. It lasts 6 seconds and adds 5 points and two segments. Its value and remaining time sit in the lower left.
Hitting the outer wall or your own body ends the run, and the game over panel shows your score next to your best. In VERSUS, two apples are on the board at once, and the first snake to 10 wins. Making the rival crash also wins, and a head-to-head collision on the same square is a draw.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn | Arrow keys or WASD | — | Direction pad at the bottom right |
| Pause | Esc | — | — |
| Pick a mode | — | Click PLAY or VERSUS | Tap PLAY or VERSUS |
Tips
- While the snake is short, travel along the edges and keep the center free for later.
- Before grabbing an apple in a corner, know how you will get back out.
- Let a far-away golden fruit go. Six seconds is short, and rushed turns cause most crashes.
- The square your tail just left is safe to enter, unless you ate on that step, so following your tail is a reliable escape.
- In VERSUS, slide across the computer snake's path. It heads for the nearest safe apple and will turn away from you.
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Questions
Does the snake keep speeding up forever?
No. In the standard mode the pace climbs with each point and stops rising at 20 points, roughly twice the starting speed. VERSUS keeps one steady speed.
Does Golden Apple Snake save progress?
It saves your best score and your total VERSUS wins in the browser, along with your options.
How do I steer Golden Apple Snake on a touchscreen?
Touch the screen once and a direction pad appears in the lower right corner. Press its arrows to turn. Turning the phone sideways leaves more room for the board.
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