Shine's Lowser Snake Game

[Art]

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to understand, and recode the way Shine's Snake game works.
I have a rough idea how to follow it, but have some questions.

How is it determined where the last segment of the snake is (the tail segment that is removed)?

Also, pretty much the same question, since the answer to any could probably answer both... how is the length of the snake kept track of?

Cheers, Art.

[Art]

I figure this:

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	cell = cellTail
	while cell ~= cellHead do
		if cell.x == lastX and cell.y == lastY then
			gameOver = true
			break
		end
		cell = cell.next
	end

code checking for an end game condition is like a next...for loop.
So the game must be keeping an array of coordinates of old snake heads.

[jimparis]

Looks like a linked list of cells (note the cell = cell.next)

[Art]

I'm looking to code it for a microcontroller, so I don't get to use linked lists.
I guess this means I use an array of x,y coords for segment positions.

[Art]

Got it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_83AWJxwrs

:)