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Episode 175:

Snakes and Patterns

Runtime: 64 Minutes

History Topics (At-A Glance):

Snake (video game genre)

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:
Blockade

Wikipedia

IGDB

Bigfoot Bonkers

Wikipedia

Dominos

Wikipedia

Surround

Wikipedia

Checkmate

IGDB

SNAFU

Wikipedia

Snake Byte

Wikipedia

Tron

Wikipedia

Additional Sources:

Wright, C. (2008, December 23). A Brief History of Mobile Games: In the beginning, there was Snake. Pocket Gamer.

https://www.pocketgamer.com/features/a-brief-history-of-mobile-games-in-the-beginning-there-was-snake/

Krishnankutty, P. (2020, July 18). Nokia’s Snake, the mobile game that became an entire generation’s obsession. ThePrint.

https://theprint.in/feature/nokias-snake-the-mobile-game-that-became-an-entire-generations-obsession/462873/

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.

https://visitnokia.fi/kohteet/nokian-kartano/

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 5). Nokia, Finland. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia,_Finland

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, October 18). Leo Mechelin. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Mechelin

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 10). Fredrik Idestam. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrik_Idestam

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 27). History of Nokia. Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nokia

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 23). Snake (video game genre). Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_(video_game_genre)

Wikipedia contributors. (2023b, October 27). N-Gage (device). Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Gage_(device)

Audio Sources:
Cold Open Music

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod

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Podcast Intro Music

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

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