Sssnake

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Sssnake
The video game cover of the game B Sssnake front.jpg
The video game cover of the game
Developer(s) Data Age
Publisher(s) Data Age
Platform(s) Atari 2600
Release 1982 [1]
Genre(s) Shoot 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player, two player

Sssnake is a video game for the Atari 2600 produced by Data Age in 1982. [1] Its gameplay is similar to Centipede , except the player moves in the center of the screen and fires towards the top, bottom and sides.

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Reception

In 1991, Digital Press included the game on a list of the ten worst Atari 2600 games. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sssnake". AtariMania.
  2. Oleniacz, Kevin. "The Worst of the Atari 2600". Digital Press. Retrieved 2007-04-08.