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An interactive Snake circuit you can take apart, no CPU

An interactive Snake circuit you can take apart, no CPU

by charlesfrisbee·Jun 15, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Snake runs on 100 logic gates with no CPU — interactive tutorial exports to Verilog.

Strengths
  • •Pure constraint craft: every move decided by wires and gates, no processor.
  • •Interactive tutorial lets you toggle registers and watch logic propagate in real time.
  • •Same TypeScript code exports to actual Verilog for hardware synthesis.
Weaknesses
  • •Niche appeal — most developers won't need to build CPU-less games.
  • •Educational value limited to those interested in digital logic design.
Category
Education
Target Audience

Hardware engineers, students learning digital logic, curious developers

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