nsnake ☆

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Description:
Classic snake game with textual interface

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Other

Tags: game terminal ncurses retro cli

Install: brew install nsnake

About:
Nsnake is a terminal-based implementation of the classic snake game. It provides a nostalgic gaming experience directly in the command line, utilizing the ncurses library for text-based user interface rendering and input handling.

Key Features:

Text-based interface running in terminal
Configurable controls and game settings
High score tracking and persistence
Visual effects using ASCII characters

Use Cases:

Passing time in SSH sessions or remote servers
Lightweight entertainment on systems without GUI
Terminal-based gaming for retro enthusiasts

Alternatives:

ninvaders – Terminal-based Space Invaders clone
bastet – Terminal Tetris variant with 'evil' piece selection

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 3:33pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	a81d1a23
Sep 12, 2024 11:50am		0	VERSION_BUMP	aceb31f8