ZillaRUSH Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 My little one is now addicted to Snafu. She even put a I <3 Snafu drawing on her door. Classic! Anyone ever find a similar type game on iTunes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intellivisioner Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 SNAFU was a great game hit back in the days. Did several tournaments with class mates then. A lot of fun!!! Superb tunes also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Look for games named "snakes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 My nephews love to play Snafu, although they usually play the Aquarius version since I always have an Aquarius hooked up on my bench. If you're interested in seeing the arcade game which most obviously inspired Sanfu, here is Checkmate, a black-and-white Midway game from 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-jnDYrCW1c 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Love Checkmate's arpeggiator effect based on the player direction. Clever way to vary the tone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Checkmate is also one of the built in games for the Astrocade and it is in color; my daughter frequently asks to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Snafu was a great implementation of a snakes-type game. I agree on just doing a search for "snakes" and see what comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Such a great game for the Intellivision. I enjoy the soundtrack as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyrts Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Slightly off topic, but I always used to wish there was a way to play it 4 player using the extra controller ports on the ECS module. How easy do you think it would be to modify it for 4 players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZ-Jay Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Slightly off topic, but I always used to wish there was a way to play it 4 player using the extra controller ports on the ECS module. How easy do you think it would be to modify it for 4 players? Personally, I think it would be a LOT easier to just re-write it in IntyBASIC for four players. Snafu is a rather primitive game. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and works rather well, but it is not exactly taxing in graphics, AI, or game mechanics. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Make it so! And call it snafu 4 even though there is no 2 or 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZ-Jay Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Make it so! And call it snafu 4 even though there is no 2 or 3. Nah-uh, not me. Although this would be an excellent entry for the IntyBASIC challenge. Who's up for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GroovyBee Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Personally, I think it would be a LOT easier to just re-write it in IntyBASIC for four players. Snafu is a rather primitive game. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and works rather well, but it is not exactly taxing in graphics, AI, or game mechanics. Making the AI for the computer controlled opponents in this kind of game is an interesting exercise. Its harder than you first think to make a computer opponent play the game well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZ-Jay Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Making the AI for the computer controlled opponents in this kind of game is an interesting exercise. Its harder than you first think to make a computer opponent play the game well. Maybe, but as far as games go, this one is rather simple to tackle. Besides, with a four player version, you don't need computer opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GroovyBee Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Maybe, but as far as games go, this one is rather simple to tackle.I agree that it wouldn't take long to get something up and running in coloured squares mode. But you'll spend a long time on AI for computer players. You end up computing areas and deciding if you want to "turn into" them. Its a gain territory to win kind of game. Besides, with a four player version, you don't need computer opponents. It'd be a good party game or for retro events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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