{"author_link":"\/users\/salmonmoose","author_name":"salmonmoose","author_uid":1014045,"comments":[{"author_name":"spacedoubt","author_uid":"1006389","time":"2017-05-01T04:41:58Z","epoch":1493613718,"modified":1493613718,"text":"Good use of the theme, fun take on a classic. The controls are a bit funky, but it's a fun concept! For another take on the same game, check out Snake on a Plane: https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/snake-on-a-plane!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Matoux42","author_uid":"1027643","time":"2017-05-08T16:51:15Z","epoch":1494262275,"modified":1494262275,"text":"Good idea ! The main problem is the controls ...","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld38\/24344-16f6fcf5d4f2978bed52a396578e163d.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"53171","g_author":"1014045","g_event":"LD38","g_eventkey":"69","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"245096","g_title":"Shrinking Snake","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"2","g_site2_node_id":"24344","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"24344","n_urlkey":"245096","n_parent":"9405","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/shrinking-snake","n_slug":"shrinking-snake","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"14045","n_created":"1492953089","n_modified":"1492991272","n_version":"41262","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":24344,"parent":9405,"superparent":9,"author":14045,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2017-04-23T23:44:32Z","created":"2017-04-23T13:11:29Z","modified":"2017-04-23T23:47:52Z","version":41262,"slug":"shrinking-snake","name":"Shrinking Snake","body":"So I didn't plan this event well, work commitments, and family life - this is what I've got done before I had to get back to the real world.\n\nShrinking Snake is a Snake clone - with the notable difference that the world shrinks as you play - coins increase in value the more you collect.\n\nTo avoid the shrinking world you can pass through the exit portal, which resets the walls - however they'll move faster every time you reset them - but the coins will be worth more.\n\nThis is about 80% of the game - there is currently no lose condition - although it would be the same as a traditional snake game (touching the walls, or your body with your head), you can see when it would trigger by the blood explosion but the game just carries on.\n\nThere is absolutely zero interface, so you have to kill the program and restart it to get anywhere.\n\n[Grab it on itch.io](https:\/\/salmonmoose.itch.io\/shrinking-snake)\n\n[Source on Github.com](https:\/\/github.com\/salmonmoose\/LD38-public)","meta":{"grade-06-out":"1","cover":"\/\/\/content\/dd6\/3\/z\/375c.png","author":[14045]},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/shrinking-snake","parents":[1,5,9,9405],"love":0,"notes":2,"notes-timestamp":"2017-05-08T16:51:15Z","grade":{"grade-01":2,"grade-02":2,"grade-03":2,"grade-04":2,"grade-05":2,"grade-07":1,"grade-08":2},"magic":{"cool":0,"feedback":0,"given":0,"grade":1.8571428571429,"smart":-26.620061429466}},"text":"So I didn't plan this event well, work commitments, and family life - this is what I've got done before I had to get back to the real world.\n\nShrinking Snake is a Snake clone - with the notable difference that the world shrinks as you play - coins increase in value the more you collect.\n\nTo avoid the shrinking world you can pass through the exit portal, which resets the walls - however they'll move faster every time you reset them - but the coins will be worth more.\n\nThis is about 80% of the game - there is currently no lose condition - although it would be the same as a traditional snake game (touching the walls, or your body with your head), you can see when it would trigger by the blood explosion but the game just carries on.\n\nThere is absolutely zero interface, so you have to kill the program and restart it to get anywhere.\n\n[Grab it on itch.io](https:\/\/salmonmoose.itch.io\/shrinking-snake)\n\n[Source on Github.com](https:\/\/github.com\/salmonmoose\/LD38-public)","title":"Shrinking Snake"}