| Serpent | |
| Developer: | Naxat Soft |
| Publisher: | Naxat Soft Taxan |
| Programmer: | Kiyoshi Sakai |
| Composer: | Atsuhiro Motoyama[1] |
| Genre: | Snake |
| Modes: | Single-player, 2 player multiplayer |
| Platforms: | Game Boy |
is a snake video game developed by Naxat Soft for the Game Boy. It was released in 1990 in North America and Japan.
In the future, there is a sport called Serpent. Two fighters in serpentine robotic machines try to box each other in to win the fight. The serpents are detailed in the fact that they aren't just a line, giving a greater sense of realism to the game. Each snake has a fixed number of lives; with losing a life being a representation of "losing the war." The "game over" message is a simple message saying "the bitter taste of defeat" with an animated picture of a snake crying and accompanied by a melancholic music in a waltz rhythm.
There are two modes with four difficulty levels; level 1 is considered to be the easiest (normal speed and enemy performance) while level 4 is the hardest (fast speed and enemies are likely to cheat death). The first mode allows players to simply compete against an opponent while the second mode brings in a series of small snakes that emerge when players take too long conquering a level.[2] Missiles can be launched when the player collects them on the field. White numbers help the player develop a longer body while black numbers make the body shorter.[3]
Missiles can either make the enemy faster (black missiles) or slower (white missiles). Winning 7 of the 13 possible matches automatically makes the player into the "champion of serpents.[2] "