Snake-Game

Birthday-themed Snake game with a pink visual style, custom sprites, and a special celebration screen at score 20.

Project Purpose

This game is a personal birthday surprise with classic Snake gameplay and custom presentation:

• pink cat sprite as the snake body
• pink mouse sprite as food
• soft pink vignette background
• win condition at score 20 with confetti and birthday message

Current Feature Set

• Start menu with:
  • Start Game button
  • last highscore display
  • Happy Birthday text when last highscore is exactly 20
• Manual snake controls with arrow keys
• Smooth visual movement (interpolation) on top of grid-accurate logic
• Safe food spawning:
  • avoids border/corner cells
  • avoids snake body cells
• Lose state (wall/self-collision)
• Win state at score 20:
  • text: Happy 20th Birthday Mia Maus
  • animated pink confetti

Quick Run (Phone/Web)

1. Open index.html in a browser, or host this repo with GitHub Pages.
2. On phone, use swipe gestures on the game area.

Share It As A Link (Recommended)

Use GitHub Pages so your friend can open it on Android/iPhone without installing anything:

1. Push this repo to GitHub.
2. In GitHub repo settings, go to Pages.
3. Set source to Deploy from a branch.
4. Select branch main and folder / (root).
5. Save and wait ~1 minute.
6. Share the generated URL:
   • https://<your-username>.github.io/Snake-Game/

Desktop Python Run

1. Install dependencies:
   • pip install pygame
2. Run:
   • python game.py

Controls

• Web version:
  • Swipe on canvas
  • Keyboard arrows also work on desktop browser
• Python version in menu:
  • Mouse click Start Game or press Enter/Space
  • Q to quit
• Python version in game:
  • Arrow keys to move
• Python version in lose/win screens:
  • C to return/start a new round
  • Q to quit

Technical Notes

• Gameplay logic is grid-based (one cell per move), which keeps collision behavior stable.
• Rendering is frame-based with interpolation between grid steps for smoother motion.
• This separation was important to fix earlier issues where large sprites and pixel-step movement caused false/instant collisions.

Documentation

Detailed technical breakdown is in:

• Game Architecture