- Snake is a video game that originated during the late 1970s in arcades and has maintained popularity since then, becoming something of a classic. After it became the standard pre-loaded game on Nokia phones in 1998, Snake found a massive audience.
- The Snake variety of games dates back to the arcade game Blockade, developed and published by Gremlin in 1976.
- The first known personal computer version of Snake, titled Worm, was programmed in 1978 by Peter Trefonas of the US on the TRS-80 computer.
- As there was no one owner of the game, versions of it were created for nearly all major consoles.
- Snake first appeared on a Nokia device in 1997 on the Nokia 6110. It was adapted for Nokia devices by Taneli Armanto, a Design Engineer, User Interface Software.
- In 2005, Taneli Armanto, received a special award from the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) for his contribution to the growth of the mobile entertainment industry.
- Snake can be played on YouTube videos that use the 2010 version of the player. When a video is selected, the user can press the 'left' or 'right' key for at least one second before pressing the 'up' key. The game will appear and can be played in the videoscreen.
- A version called Old Snakey can be played inside Gmail. This requires accessing The Labs, turning on hotkeys, and then activating the app. Once available, it is played by pressing ampersand (&) anywhere inside the main Gmail window.
