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How to Build a Classic Snake Game Using React.js

Bibek on June 04, 2024

Hello folks! Welcome to this tutorial on developing the classic Snake game using ReactJS. I've been working with technology for over six years now...
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JoelBonetR 🥇 • Edited

If you try to reverse the direction, the snake bugs the hell out of itself and the game's over 😅

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Bibek

Yeah, that was intentional. What I can do is - skip the opposite direction action.

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JoelBonetR 🥇

Snake is a game in which the snake moves continuously so two direction changes are possible at a time;

As an example, if the snake is moving right you cannot go right nor left (so the current axis of movement is disabled).

Also, based on my past experience creating a snake game, you'll probably need a key buffer because if you hit two directions too fast (reads: faster than a step in the game) you'll have the same result as now reversing the direction.

What's simple gets more complicated when you think of the details of it in seek of perfection 😂

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Bibek

I agree. There is no limit for improvement or edge case handling. For now, I am happy with this 😁

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Herry Nguyen 🇻🇳

Use Canvas for best animation
There are a few minor errors, but that's not a big deal. Thank you for sharing.
Keep up the good work.

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Bibek

Thank you

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Love it!

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Bibek

I'm glad.

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Anderson Oliveira Bezerra

ficou muito legal, parabens!!!

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Bibek

obrigado!

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Sarthak Mittal

Nice game 😍

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Bibek

Thanks

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Antonio | CEO at Litlyx.com

Amazing work ma man!

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Bibek

Thanks man.

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Jake Wilson

wtf why React? It's a vanilla JS application.

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Bibek

Just for fun :)