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Re:Snake on a Globe by avdlinde on Sunday June 01, 2025 @03:28AM (#44149229)
Fun, found myself going over the poles more than I expected.
Re:Snake on a Globe by tromp on Sunday June 01, 2025 @03:52AM (#44149319)
It's funny how the snake slows down when circling the poles to keep a constant rotational speed of Earth.
Re:Snake on a Globe by kookamamie on Sunday June 01, 2025 @04:08AM (#44149375)
A missed opportunity naming this SnekTrek.
Re:Snake on a Globe by zevv on Sunday June 01, 2025 @05:25AM (#44149652)
Or Snake on a Plane!
Re:Snake on a Globe by gjm11 on Sunday June 01, 2025 @06:00AM (#44149774)
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.
Re:Snake on a Globe by jebarker on Sunday June 01, 2025 @08:20AM (#44150342)
Snake on a _local_ plane
Re:Snake on a Globe by patcon on Sunday June 01, 2025 @02:08PM (#44152709)
*Snake on a Planet
Re:Snake on a Globe by willaaam on Sunday June 01, 2025 @04:13AM (#44149391)
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.
Re:Snake on a Globe by amadeuspagel on Sunday June 01, 2025 @05:38AM (#44149700)
Fun idea. I think there's more potential in games played on real maps.
Re:Snake on a Globe by mftb on Sunday June 01, 2025 @05:56AM (#44149759)
gg
Re:Snake on a Globe by DrPhish on Sunday June 01, 2025 @07:18AM (#44150072)
Here’s a demoscene prod from 2013 that executes a similar idea in 4 kilobytes https://m.pouet.net/prod.php?which=61035
Re:Snake on a Globe by amelius on Sunday June 01, 2025 @10:11AM (#44151024)
Bug report: the snake becomes shorter near the poles.
Re:Snake on a Globe by jdubya859 on Sunday June 01, 2025 @10:15AM (#44151055)
Awesome game! Great concept.
Re:Snake on a Globe by kazinator on Sunday June 01, 2025 @11:16AM (#44151512)
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.