🐍 Snake Game (C++ Console Edition)

A colorful and modern Snake Game built entirely in C++ for the terminal.
This version includes a menu system, persistent leaderboard, scoring with time tracking, smooth controls, and a retro ASCII-art UI that makes the classic snake experience both fun and polished.

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🎮 Features

• 🏠 Main Menu: Start a new game, view the leaderboard, or exit.
• 👤 Player Names: Each player enters their name before starting, and their performance is tracked.
• 🎯 Scoring System:
  • +10 points for each fruit collected
  • Timer shows how long you survived
  • Score combined with time for leaderboard ranking
• 🏆 Leaderboard: Sorted by score (higher is better), with time used as a tiebreaker.
• 🐍 Snake Mechanics: Grow longer each time you eat fruit, but avoid running into your own tail!
• 🔄 Wrap-Around Walls: When hitting borders, snake reappears on the opposite side.
• ⏱ Time Tracking: Total game duration is displayed alongside your score.
• 🎨 Colorful Console Graphics: Snake, fruits, borders, and leaderboard are all highlighted with ANSI colors.
• 💾 Persistent Save: Player data is stored in leaderboard.txt so you can keep competing across sessions.
• ⚡ Fast and Simple UI: Runs directly in terminal — no extra dependencies.

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📷 Screenshots

🏠 Main Menu

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🏆 Leaderboard

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🎮 In-Game

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⚙️ Setup & Run

✅ Requirements

• A C++ compiler (e.g., g++, MSVC)
• Windows OS (project uses conio.h and windows.h)
• Console with UTF-8 and ANSI color support

📦 Build & Run

On Windows:

g++ -o snake snake.cpp -std=c++11
snake.exe

On Linux/macOS:

⚠️ This version relies on Windows-specific libraries. For Linux/macOS, small adjustments are required (replace conio.h and windows.h with platform-specific functions).

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🕹️ Controls

• W or Up Arrow → Move Up
• S or Down Arrow → Move Down
• A or Left Arrow → Move Left
• D or Right Arrow → Move Right
• ESC → End the game immediately

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📁 Project Files

• snake.cpp → Main source code
• leaderboard.txt → Stores player leaderboard data

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👤 Creator

Name: [Meraj Derafshi]
Contact/Portfolio: [https://github.com/MerajDerafshi]

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📜 License

This project is open-source. Feel free to use, modify, or expand it for learning or fun. Attribution is appreciated.