Snakes is a free game for N-gage owners. It’s like Snake, only in 3D. A bit like Armagetron. It isn’t all that great, but it passes the time. I’ve been playing it in one or two level spurts over the last few days and spent a while on it this evening. I’m up to about level 16 now. It gets progressively more complicated each level, with extra things to collect, avoid, or use. This level is “two sided” – so …

Played through a bit more as Red. I’ve done Moons 1, 3 and 4 now, without any real problems, but Seven Force on Moon 2 is giving me grief. I don’t remember it being all that difficult as Blue, but I can’t defeat him. Mind you, my save point does only have 40 health when I begin. I might go back a level and try to get a higher amount.

Yes, it really is called that. This DS compilation of 10 old Atari arcade games came out a while ago, but was on offer at Play Asia for under a tenner (when I ordered, at least). I knew it was pretty crap, especially the bonus “remix” versions of the games, redone with “hip” graffiti-style graphics and stuff, but my jaw hit the floor when I realised just how awful they were. Played each and every one of the games, in …

Two more levels done! Managed to get past Giant Rat vs Businessman after about 15 tries, and it was not easy. As you’d expect. The first half of Police vs UFOs was really easy. However, the second half was not – and I swear the pattern of circles changed from attempt to attempt. And it kept making them appear under my hand! Gah!! Ready Steady Go! can just eff RIGHT off. I saw a video of someone completing it the …

Played to get a high score on the Pirate Frigate level. Managed a pretty feeble 1,400,000-ish. Rubbish. Also played to get the fastest time on the Artifact Temple Thingie Table. And got an equally rubbish 2:22. Pah.

I heard, somewhere, that there was a bit in the game were you could fight the characters from Golden Axe, and fight a giant Sega Megadrive. I looked. And looked. It was a lie.

Played this on Taito Legends this evening, with the intention of completing it. It took me about an hour to work my way through all the levels up until level 4-4 – the Viking ship. Unlike all of the other levels, if you die and need to continue, you don’t respawn near where you pegged it. Instead, you begin again at the start of the level. Rubbish. And, since it is a pretty difficult level, filled with spikes in enclosed …

Another couple of levels out of the way – Ugly Cleopatra (which was bloody hard), and Over the Distance (which was bloody easy – A rank on my first go). Now there are only three songs left on Insane mode. I had a go at Businessman vs Giant Rat, but failed miserably. I suspect these final three will be somewhat difficult. Ho hum.

Another day, another level. I’m certainly not working through them on Insane quite as quickly as I did on the easier modes… This time, it was Purple Afro Election Man, and it was pretty easy up until the beginning of the final section, which just threw me over and over. I think i fluked it on my last attempt. It matters not, however, as it is teh defeat0red!

High score attemptage on the Tallon Overworld table. I racked up 9,800,000, then lost my final ball. However, my Bounty Bonus (possibly involving a coconut-based chocolate snack) bumped it up to over 10,000,000 and I got an extra ball! Phew, eh? Sadly, I then lost that one soon afterwards, but I did end up with about 11,800,000 in the end.

Three more levels complete – Teacher, Ramen Man and Diarrhea Violinist. Ramen Man was actually really easy, and only took about three attempts. the violinist one though, guh. I spent about 45 minutes on that one alone. Anyway, 9 down, 6 to go!

Two more levels done, namely Dodgeball and Potter. Had a go on Teacher, but, well, it’s a bit bloody hard, isn’t it? I’m taking about 10 or more attempts to clear each level so far. I dread to think how difficult Ready Steady Go! is going to be…

Yes, again. I’ve decided to try and finish off Insane mode. I’d already done two of the songs, and have just managed to finish two more – Horse and Horny Secretary. The latter was really difficult, even though I knew the patterns and stuff. I just really struggled with it. Anyway, 4 down, 11 to go. Or something…

Good grief! I only got this yesterday, and already I’ve blitzed through it (as Blue). Erm, hurrah! Probably! It was very good, but also alarmingly short. I’ve already started playing through as Red as some sort of compensation.

So I decided to start again, and this time play through as Blue. Not that it made a huge amount of difference, as it was still pretty hard. Did manage to get all the way up to the final boss, however. Not really sure how that happened. At least, I think he’s the final boss. He looks like him. And he’s hard. Very hard. And I had to re-kill all of the previous bosses again, one after another, before getting …