Changelog

A history of updates and improvements to vsnake. Each version builds on the last to make the game more fun, more polished, and more accessible.

v1.3 — Global Leaderboard

Compete with players worldwide. After each game, enter your 3-character initials to submit your score to the global leaderboard.

Global leaderboard — Scores are stored in a Supabase database and displayed in real-time
Initials entry — Choose 3 characters to represent yourself on the board
Death screen leaderboard — See where you rank immediately after each game
Improved death screen — Updated border color and layout for the post-game overlay

Infrastructure updates to support the site long-term while keeping the game free for everyone.

Major visual and audio improvements that transformed the game from a simple prototype into a polished arcade experience.

Milestone celebrations — Shockwaves, particles, and screen shake every 10 points
Dynamic speed — Game starts slow and accelerates with each food eaten
Directional audio — Each direction plays a unique synthesized tone
Death effects — Visual and audio feedback when the game ends
Echo system — Ghost trails of previous snake positions
Performance improvements — Smoother rendering and optimized game loop
Centralized text rendering — Consistent HUD and overlay text

The first public version of vsnake — a complete, playable snake game built entirely with web technologies.

Classic gameplay — Arrow keys and WASD controls, wall and self-collision
Neon visuals — Cyan snake, magenta food, dark grid rendered on HTML5 Canvas
Keyboard controls — Input queue supporting up to 3 buffered direction changes
Local high scores — Best score saved in localStorage across sessions
Synthesized audio — All sounds generated in real-time via Web Audio API
Fixed-timestep loop — Smooth, consistent gameplay with frame interpolation
SEO optimized — Structured data, meta tags, and content for search engines