It’s embarrassing how much I suck at playing ‘Snake’ on the new Nokia 3310

Before there was Candy Crush or Pokémon Go, there was only one game everyone played on their cellphones: Snake.

The game’s concept is simple: Maneuver a snake around the screen as it grows longer and longer and try to avoid eating its tail. 

Having not played the game in over 10 years, I had to try it on the new Nokia 3310 at Mobile World Congress 2017 and see if I still had any of my skills.

SEE ALSO: Legendary Nokia 3310 returns with color screen and good old Snake

At the Nokia booth, Mashable Senior Editor Stan Schroeder and I decided to have a friendly Snake-off battle.

Who emerged victorious? Had years of playing touchscreen games hindered our feeble hand-eye-number-pad coordination skills? Read more…

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