Surround

Surround is an early multiplayer arcade game released by Atari in 1977. It is similar to Snake, in that players control lines that grow in length as they move. The goal of the game is to trap opponents by surrounding them with your line.

Surround is played on a black and white grid, and up to four players can play at once. Each player controls a line that is initially one square long. Players can move their lines up, down, left, or right. When a player’s line touches the edge of the grid, it wraps around to the opposite side.

Players can grow their lines by moving over empty squares. When a player’s line touches another player’s line, the other player’s line is destroyed. The goal of the game is to be the last player with a line remaining.

Surround was a commercial success and was one of the most popular arcade games of its time. It was praised for its simple but addictive gameplay and its innovative use of multiplayer. The game has been cited as an inspiration for later games, such as Snake, Tron, and Asteroids.

Here are some additional details about Surround:

• It was released in 1977.
• It was developed by Atari.
• It was similar to Snake.
• Players controlled lines that grew in length as they moved.
• The goal of the game was to trap opponents by surrounding them with your line.
• It was played on a black and white grid.
• Up to four players could play at once.
• Players could move their lines up, down, left, or right.
• When a player’s line touched the edge of the grid, it wrapped around to the opposite side.
• Players could grow their lines by moving over empty squares.
• When a player’s line touched another player’s line, the other player’s line was destroyed.
• The goal of the game was to be the last player with a line remaining.
• It was a commercial success and was one of the most popular arcade games of its time.
• It was praised for its simple but addictive gameplay and its innovative use of multiplayer.
• The game has been cited as an inspiration for later games, such as Snake, Tron, and Asteroids.