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https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go
Snake game made in Go! 🐍
https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go
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Snake game made in Go! 🐍
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go
- Owner: tristangoossens
- License: mit
- Created: 2019-10-08T16:30:19.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-08-15T12:20:49.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-18T18:46:13.777Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: awesome-go, first-project, game, golang, snake, terminal-game
- Language: Go
- Homepage: https://tristangoossens.itch.io/snake-go
- Size: 3.32 MB
- Stars: 328
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 32
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
## Snake [](https://godoc.org/github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go/game) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go) [](https://travis-ci.com/tristangoossens/snake-go) [](http://hits.dwyl.com/tristangoossens/snake-go)
This is a Terminal based snake game made by tristangoossens. 
Please star this repository to help my first big project grow! 
**Documentation can be found at** https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go/tree/master/docs.
[](https://repl.it/github/tristangoossens/snake-go)
[](https://tristangoossens.itch.io/snake-go)
## The game
Here is a GIF of the second version of the game! For version 1 [click here](https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go/tree/v1).
## Game settings
Here is a demo on how the game settings panel works. for more information on this [click here](https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go/blob/master/docs/gameoptions.md).
## Save score
**IMPORTANT!**
You need to clone the repository in order to use this function, for more information [click here](https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go/blob/master/docs/instructions.md).
## How to play
**There is a handful of ways to play snake**
- Install the package
- Install from itch (Windows) [](https://tristangoossens.itch.io/snake-go)
- Play on repl (online IDE) [](https://repl.it/github/tristangoossens/snake-go)
- Clone the repository
### Install the package
First of all you will need Go, you can find more information [here](https://golang.org/).
When you have installed Go, you will need to install the game:
```shell
go get github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go
```
Then play it using the following command:
```shell
$GOPATH/bin/snake-go
```
### Cloning the repository
Cloning the repository is useful if you want to change any of the code or save your highscores to the markdown file.
How to clone:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/tristangoossens/snake-go.git
```
Then play it using:
```bash
go run run.go
```
## Bucket list for future versions
- [x] Implementation of the skull mechanic
- [x] Implement game difficulty options: easy, normal, hard
- [x] Add a setting panel for a user to change the color of the snake, food and border
- [x] Implement a restart button / quit button on gameoverscreen
- [x] Add score to Gameover screen
- [x] Add instructions to the sidepanel
- [x] (could)Create to save highscores. (markdown file)
- [x] Create a binary release
- [ ] Add test files for all game file
- [x] Rework title and gameover screens
## Links
- [Snake-go on termloop examples.](https://github.com/JoelOtter/termloop)
- [Snake-go on itch.io](https://tristangoossens.itch.io/snake-go)
- [Snake-go on github pages](https://tristangoossens.github.io/snake-go/)
- [Snake-go mentioned on golang weekly](https://golangweekly.com/issues/286)