If you run into the wall or into the snake itself, you lose. The snake is controlled by the user by pressing the keyboard arrow buttons. The Snake game features a line, the “snake” that grows in length as it eats apples. The Snake game is one of the latest to be featured in Google’s “Search Funbox,” which puts classic games right at your fingertips when you search for them. Click on the name of the surprise to go to that page: Here are the 19 surprises Google is featuring. Google explains, “Upon clicking today’s Doodle, we invite you to explore 19 surprises we’ve launched over the past 19 years – including our brand new Search Funbox: Snake Game! So give it a spin and thanks for celebrating with us!” This chance encounter was the happy surprise that started it all.”

Of all the students on campus, Google’s other co-founder, Sergey Brin, was randomly assigned to show Page around. “In 1997, one of Google’s co-founders, Larry Page, had just arrived at Stanford University to pursue his P.h.D in computer science. In fact, we wouldn’t be here without them,” Google says. “They say life is full of surprises, and Google’s history is chock-full of them. Google has been celebrating its 19th birthday throughout the year. We also have a few details on each game to help you decide the one you want to check out. We have compiled links to all 19 surprises, in case you can’t get the spinner to bring up the one you are looking for. The popular “Cricket Game,” the new “Snake” game and a “Pony Express” game are among those that could pop up.

The Doodle on the Google homepage features a “Surprise Spinner” that randomly selects one of the 19 surprises. Google is celebrating its 19th birthday with a Doodle that features 19 “surprises,” ranging from games to quizzes and interactive music lessons.

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