🐍 Pixel Python — Reimagining the Snake Game with AI, Q CLI & Pygame
From childhood nostalgia to AI-powered creation — how I rebuilt the legendary Snake Game into Pixel Python, my first AI-enhanced retro game.
Like many of us, I spent countless hours in childhood guiding a snake across a screen, eating blocks, and dodging death. Simple, addictive, and timeless.
But this time, I wanted to build it myself — enhanced, modern, and smarter — with the help of AI + Python.
🎮 Introducing: Pixel Python
Pixel Python is not just a clone. It's a full reimagination of the classic Snake Game built using:
- 🐍 Python
- 🎮 Pygame
- 🧠 Amazon Q CLI
- 💻 VS Code
✨ Features I Added
✅ Real-time smooth controls
✅ Eating sound, crash sound, and background music
✅ Pause & Resume functionality
✅ Restart and Music toggle button
✅ Auto high score saving
✅ Minimalist, pixel-style design
✅ Python OOP structure (Snake, Food, GameManager)
🤖 My AI Coding Companion – Amazon Q CLI
Using Amazon Q CLI changed the way I develop games. Instead of coding every piece from scratch, I used intelligent prompts to build smarter.
For example:
“Add a pause/resume feature, music toggle, and save high scores in a local file.”
Q CLI helped me:
- Generate game logic and UI boilerplate
- Create a structured file/folder setup
- Add event handling with clean syntax
- Even build a pre-filled README and asset folder!
🧠 What I Learned
- Prompting is everything — be specific for great output
- Amazon Q CLI works best when used iteratively
- Classic games are the best way to learn game logic
- AI amplifies creativity, it doesn’t replace it
🔗 GitHub Repository
👉 Pixel Python GitHub Repo (https://github.com/chudasamapujan/Snake_Game)
Feel free to fork, remix, or add your own twist!
🧩 What’s Next?
Ideas I’m exploring:
- Multiplayer LAN version
- Snake that learns (AI agent!)
- Deploying with PyScript for the web
- Leaderboard syncing to Discord
👤 About Me
Hi, I'm Pujan Chudasama 👋
An AI enthusiast and retro game lover.
I’m passionate about merging creativity with automation — building smarter, faster, and cleaner.
Let’s connect on https://github.com/chudasamapujan or https://www.linkedin.com/in/pujan-chudasama-076a19289/!
💬 Feedback?
Have an idea, suggestion, or just want to share your love for Snake? Drop your thoughts below 👇
Would love to hear what you would build with AI.
Top comments (2)
Really cool! But don’t rely on just one tool — try exploring others like DeepSeek or Gemini Pro too. With clear prompting, they can do even more. Personally, I like pushing boundaries: I’m working on building my own AI models (like Transformers or Diffusion) without any GPU or massive hardware — and training them in seconds to minutes. That’s where the real fun begins.
Love how you infused classic retro vibes with modern AI tools! Did you find Q CLI changed the way you think about structuring or iterating on your game logic?