The 90's nostalgia bubble is actually producing something useful — the return of Snake, the classic game made popular on some of Nokia's earliest popular cellphones. The Verge reported today that the mobile game's original creator, former Nokia design engineer Taneli Armanto, has partnered with Finnish video game studio Rumilus Design for Snake Rewind, which will feature updated graphics and gameplay, including a new feature that seems like heresy — "the ability to rewind if you crash your snake," according to the report.

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Where I come from, if you crash the Snake, you're out. It may seem strange to update the graphics on such a classically low-tech game, especially considering how successful the aggressively archaic Flappy Bird was when it launched in However, the creators did include one level that is designed to look and feel like the original Snake, according to the report.

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The app will be free and will offer in-app purchases, as most mobile games do these days, and will be released for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone on May 14th. The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited.

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