Serpent

Serpent (かこむん蛇 Kakomunja) is a Game Boy snake game developed exclusively for the North American and Japanese markets. In the future, there is a sport called Serpent. Two fighters in snake-like robotic machines try to box each other in to win the fight. The serpents are so detailed that they are not just a line, which gives the game a more realistic feel. Each snake has a set number of lives, with losing a life meaning you lose the war. The message that the game is over is a simple message depicting "the bitter taste of defeat" with an animated image of a crying snake and melancholic music in a waltz rhythm. There are two modes with four difficulty levels; level 1 is considered the easiest (normal speed and enemy performance), while level 4 is the hardest (high speed and enemies who want to cheat death). In the first mode, players can simply take on an opponent, while in the second mode a series of small snakes appear if players take too long to conquer a level. Rockets can be launched if the player collects them on the playing field. White numbers help the player to develop a longer body, while black numbers make the body shorter. Rockets can either make the opponent faster (black rockets) or slower (white rockets). If you win 7 of the 13 possible games, the player automatically becomes the "Champion of the Snakes".