Snakes and Patterns
Runtime: 64 Minutes
History Topics (At-A Glance):
Episode Summary:
Today, we're going to tell you the history of the video game genre, Snake. Our story begins with the history of the Nokia Corporation, and then works its way through the history of snake-type video games. We'll then explore how Nokia and Snake came together to create an important point in gaming history. Let's slither like a snake on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.
Video Games Discussed in this Episode: | |
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Blockade | |
Bigfoot Bonkers | |
Dominos | |
Surround | |
Checkmate | |
SNAFU | |
Snake Byte | |
Tron |
Additional Sources: |
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Wright, C. (2008, December 23). A Brief History of Mobile Games: In the beginning, there was Snake. Pocket Gamer. |
Krishnankutty, P. (2020, July 18). Nokia’s Snake, the mobile game that became an entire generation’s obsession. ThePrint. |
Cooperfleishman. (2019, September 12). An oral history of ‘Snake’ on Nokia. MEL Magazine. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/snake-nokia-6110-oral-history-taneli-armanto |
The history of Snake: How the Nokia game defined a new era for the mobile industry. (2021, February 23). https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/taneli-armanto-the-history-of-snake-design-legacies-230221 |
Nokian Kartano - Visit Nokia. (2023, August 31). Visit Nokia. |
Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 5). Nokia, Finland. Wikipedia. |
Wikipedia contributors. (2023, October 18). Leo Mechelin. Wikipedia. |
Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 10). Fredrik Idestam. Wikipedia. |
Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 27). History of Nokia. Wikipedia. |
Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 23). Snake (video game genre). Wikipedia. |
Wikipedia contributors. (2023b, October 27). N-Gage (device). Wikipedia. |
Audio Sources: | |
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Cold Open Music |
Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod Link: Free Download Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license |
Podcast Intro Music |
Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod Link: Free Download Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license |