iconix / snek

a snake game with HTML5 canvas and vanilla JS

snek: a snake game with HTML5 canvas and vanilla JS

Learning HTML5 canvas for making 2D games.

demo (working as of nov 2022): https://snek-62de1.web.app

• with motion controls for mobile!
• with snek Teleport (through walls, pacman-style) and Phase (through its own body) power-ups!

wishlist

• motion controls 'could be better'
• turn on firebase cloud logging and analytics
• debug mode: extra logging, output debug info to screen (like canvas dimensions, etc.)
• add thought bubbles at random as the snek eats its food? when it's gone a while without food (so hungry...)?
  • "snek refers to images of snakes with interior monologue captioning applied" (knowyourmeme)
• (iOS safari issues) swipe up to full screen not working
• an 'expand'/'enhance' power up that (temporarily?) makes the board larger (& so snake has more room to maneuver) ?

locally build and run project

λ npm install
λ npm run server

firebase hosting

λ nvm use --lts
λ npm install -g firebase-tools
λ firebase login
λ firebase init  # one-time setup
λ firebase deploy