Not sure bout title yet but uh here it goes. Please help me out =(
Snake is possibly one of the greatest games of the 20th century. In order to excel, one must possess not one, but all of these qualities: quick thinking, determination, perseverance, and lastly, dexterous and nimble fingers. The game is simple. One is able to move a snake, which is constantly in motion, up, left, right, or down, towards the food that appears in random positions within the arena. As the snake eats the food (and gains 1 point), its tail grows longer, making the game more difficult because if the snake bumps into its own tail or the wall, it will die and the game is over.
Back in the 90s, cell phones did not have the elaborate game material it does today, but to me, the snake game on my mom's cell phone was simply revolutionary. Gone were my primitive days of tic-tac-toe or hopscotch; Snake was fast-paced and exciting, but at the same time, nerve-racking and frustrating: hardly the characteristics of your average monochrome phone game. The emotional rollercoaster this game puts a person in can be cruel and difficult to bear, which is why this game is not for the mentally feeble. But it wasn't just a game to me. My desire for the food pixel was greater than the single point it was worth.
I am a self-declared champion of Snake. I maneuver the snake efficiently around the screen with precision and skill. My hands become sweaty as the points accumulate and I realize that the stakes are increasing -- but I can't let this get to my head. The world around me disintegrates and I become completely fixated in the game until I realize, to my great surprise, that I've become the pixilated animal! Worming my way around my domain, I am in desperate and urgent search for what I've come all this way for: my food.
Do I turn left or right? Should I take this turn now, or wait a little longer? I am constantly asking myself these questions, but I cannot linger too long on the answers, for my life is in peril. The pressure to succeed intensifies as my body becomes longer and increasingly burdensome. It feels so heavy. I gradually become overwhelmed by a potent fatigue and exhaustion, but continue to move for a force drives me.
When I was human, that force was ambition and determination. I had been cursed with an unnaturally shy and introverted disposition, of which I submitted to when I was young. But as I grew older, I became increasingly frustrated with my restrictive and inflexible personality and pushed myself to change. I involved myself in a variety of activities and with each accomplishment, I was able to shed my insecurities and grow confident in who I was, and what I could be. It dawns on me that my current state as a snake does not accommodate the potential I posses.
I feel that my life is not much different from Snake: with every accomplishment I achieve, I feel that I am capable of more. Like the snake, I want to be as long as possible, and continue to exercise my potential. Snake may seem like a trivial and silly game, but to me, it is an outlet of my drive and motivation to be something more; more than what my circumstances offer, what others expect, and what my potential allows.
Please, any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated
Snake is possibly one of the greatest games of the 20th century. In order to excel, one must possess not one, but all of these qualities: quick thinking, determination, perseverance, and lastly, dexterous and nimble fingers. The game is simple. One is able to move a snake, which is constantly in motion, up, left, right, or down, towards the food that appears in random positions within the arena. As the snake eats the food (and gains 1 point), its tail grows longer, making the game more difficult because if the snake bumps into its own tail or the wall, it will die and the game is over.
Back in the 90s, cell phones did not have the elaborate game material it does today, but to me, the snake game on my mom's cell phone was simply revolutionary. Gone were my primitive days of tic-tac-toe or hopscotch; Snake was fast-paced and exciting, but at the same time, nerve-racking and frustrating: hardly the characteristics of your average monochrome phone game. The emotional rollercoaster this game puts a person in can be cruel and difficult to bear, which is why this game is not for the mentally feeble. But it wasn't just a game to me. My desire for the food pixel was greater than the single point it was worth.
I am a self-declared champion of Snake. I maneuver the snake efficiently around the screen with precision and skill. My hands become sweaty as the points accumulate and I realize that the stakes are increasing -- but I can't let this get to my head. The world around me disintegrates and I become completely fixated in the game until I realize, to my great surprise, that I've become the pixilated animal! Worming my way around my domain, I am in desperate and urgent search for what I've come all this way for: my food.
Do I turn left or right? Should I take this turn now, or wait a little longer? I am constantly asking myself these questions, but I cannot linger too long on the answers, for my life is in peril. The pressure to succeed intensifies as my body becomes longer and increasingly burdensome. It feels so heavy. I gradually become overwhelmed by a potent fatigue and exhaustion, but continue to move for a force drives me.
When I was human, that force was ambition and determination. I had been cursed with an unnaturally shy and introverted disposition, of which I submitted to when I was young. But as I grew older, I became increasingly frustrated with my restrictive and inflexible personality and pushed myself to change. I involved myself in a variety of activities and with each accomplishment, I was able to shed my insecurities and grow confident in who I was, and what I could be. It dawns on me that my current state as a snake does not accommodate the potential I posses.
I feel that my life is not much different from Snake: with every accomplishment I achieve, I feel that I am capable of more. Like the snake, I want to be as long as possible, and continue to exercise my potential. Snake may seem like a trivial and silly game, but to me, it is an outlet of my drive and motivation to be something more; more than what my circumstances offer, what others expect, and what my potential allows.
Please, any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated
