CLISnakeGame

A terminal-based implementation of the classic Snake game written in C. This is a beginner-friendly project focused on mastering memory management, pointers, and dynamic 2D arrays in a command-line interface.

Features

• Fully playable Snake game in the terminal
• Dynamic memory handling for board, snake position, and apple placement
• Collision detection (walls and self)
• Snake growth on apple consumption
• Apple respawning system with ratio logic
• Custom board drawing and frame refreshing
• Memory cleanup on exit

Controls

• W - Move up
• A - Move left
• S - Move down
• D - Move right
• ESC - Exit game

Requirements

• A C compiler (e.g., GCC or Clang)
• Windows terminal or MinGW (due to Windows-specific functions like getch() and Sleep())

Build Instructions

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

Run the Game

./CLISnakeGame

Project Structure

.
├── Source/
│   ├── Draw.c / .h
│   ├── Edit_Board.c / .h
│   ├── game.c / .h
│   └── main.c
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

Acknowledgements

Built from scratch as a first personal project in C. Expect bugs, memory leaks (hopefully fewer now), and chaos. Feedback is welcome.