I don’t believe in giving out the solution to a puzzle, only giving hints that make it easier but still allow you to say you solved it yourself. If you think a hint doesn’t help enough, reply and I will try to improve it.
General TipsYou don't need to solve the levels in order, they are roughly sorted by difficulty within each island, with the hardest ones optional in the corners. You may find upper jungle levels easier than snow.
Don't expect to make constant progress, take a break and come back with a fresh perspective. When you solve a level and don't understand how, go back and analyze what you did to learn from it, this will help you tackle harder levels.IntroA
check the controls below the gameB
no hint neededC
save the apple to stand onD
x/v to swap control, eat both with the same snakeE
save the grapes to stand onF
don't get the block stuck against the right wallG
this level showcases "reverse parking" multiple timesH
save the apple to stand onI
move down while the block is on your head to get under itJ
eat all with the same snake, using the same trick in different orientations... fruit order isbanana, grapes, orange... further hint for grapesyou can push something that you are standing onK
eat banana first, pear can't be eaten from the bottom platformSnow1
to eat the banana you must have eaten just the pear and 1 orange2
eat the banana in a way that leaves that snake extractable3
eat with yellow, reach exit from the right... further hintrecall level J4
repeat the trick you did in the bottom right5
eat with red, then get the block hanging off the left edge6
eat with yellow, ratchet up7
you can push the elevator up into your retracting tail to change green's shape inside... the end state isfull elevator with green left of blue8
turning blue around by supporting with green off the right edge won't work... elaborationyou still need to turn blue around, just not there9
eat the grapes from left10
no hint needed11
eat apple first12
leftmost fruit is eaten with red, 3rd-from-left fruit is eaten with green13
clear out the fruit in the rightmost 3 and leftmost 3 columns early, besides the 4 you will get on the way out14
set up under one side of the block, then push across to the other side (or there is an alternate solution)Upper Jungle15
no hint needed16
eat leftmost first17
eat bottom-left second18
save a bottom corner and bottom center for last19
eat candy last20
eat and fall in same move, but don't fall again the very next move21
save 2nd or 4th for last22
eat top-right first23
eat top-right with blue first, bottom-right last24
no left-moves are needed until after you eat the candyLower Jungle25
in case you missed it in 22, reaching length-1 does something useful26
no hint needed27
no hint needed28
you can't save the box after blue exits29
jump30
no hint needed31
eat apple first, gain 1 height with each other fruit32
get all under the wall keeping 2 empty rows between the bird and lower spikes33
you can elevate with the bird on top or bottom of the snake34
recall level 2935
eat all with green going counterclockwiseSunset36
each snake eats one on left, then one on right37
pear, banana, orange, apple38
no hint needed39
turn around while standing on the fruit40
eat both with blue41
to get a lower block over, you might need to lift the block that is on top of it up42
wrap around one side while dropping the tail off the other43
4 and 3 is enough to wrap around a spike44
recall levels G and I45
get under the block by going down 2 with right prong on you, or down 3 with left prong on you, 4 times46
LURU shape needed to get in second pocket, but when could you have gotten the other bird in position?47
for getting block off the spike, 4+1 and 2 is enough to wrap around a spike... help understanding the first hintrecall level 43 and check the hint for that... for getting to exituse rightmost column48
push the block while your tail is on it49
push the block while its on your tail50
stand on the fruit and reposition the other two so you can recover from eating itCloud+*1
this is just a tutorial showing you can push into the side of your tail*2
set up the shape of purple in the middle, then push it off with yellow*3
eat with 3 on 4 on 3, exit with 2 on 3 on 4*4
you will need to move sideways with red to get into the right position*5
to get red back to the left it will be in a P shape... to get back to the rightit will be in a shape with the same outline rotated 180 (or there is an alternate solution)VoidW
you need the space between the spikes to turn aroundX
save the second-highest fruit for lastY
find both ways to gain height in *4, then you will need to find 2 more tricks to turn around inside the rooms and get an UUR hook in the right placeZ
tail hook again?
input the shortest solution without undoing. this unlocks a bonus variation of 7, 24, 35, 48, *2 which I will not give hints for
im still stuck, is there a way to get the across the spikes as different shapes?
i can make a flipped upside down "L" shape with green and get it in the box facing exit but then blue is stuck on the spikes, and i cant seem to manage to get them to climb over each other in the box any other way
Elaborate on Intro-J. For such an early level, many people are stumped.
Getting the banana is easy. Create an L-shape when your snake heads inside the crevice, so that your other snake can push the handle left and let them escape. You now have a 4-snake and a 3-snake.
Getting the grapes is possible if you’re willing to make two 4-snakes. Make an S-shape, like the Tetris piece, with the head facing to the right. Make your other snake push the S-shape off the ledge, and use them as a platform to easily get the grapes and still let both snakes live.
But getting the orange is impossible with two 4-snakes. There’s nothing that lets both snakes get up there. Someone else commented that you’re supposed to make sure that only one snake eats all the fruit… Which might make sense, if it wasn’t seemingly impossible to get the grapes that way.
Thanks. I was attempting to solve it in the wrong order and the hint confirms my suspicions. I think I'll have to solve more and come back to it because I'm too dumb right now to solve J 😂
I've figured out how to stack blue on top of yellow, get the fruit, and have deduced that I need to go to the right side of the screen to get both birds to the exit. The problem I am having is that I have no idea how to get the yellow bird in position for them to bring blue and themselves to the exit, as every time I try to get them over, they just get stuck. Any tips?
I am still stuck on 8. I'm not sure if I just don't get it but the hint seems pretty unhelpful as you would realize that isn't a solution as soon as you tried it and green gets stuck in an unsaveable position. I would appreciate some further explanation in addition, because currently that hint doesn't help too much.
Sorry for bugging you again, but I’m currently stuck on #14. Here’s where I’m currently at:
I’ve currently only been able to get Green to the fruit, as any time I try to get Blue up, it just results in the box falling off Green’s head. I have no idea how I’m supposed to get both to the exit without Blue eating the fruit, and your current hint doesn’t help me with that. Any help is appreciated :)
you are right that blue must eat the last fruit. the current hint is about how to do the step you are missing, its about how to get into the position you want but you will have to figure out what that position is yourself
very very spoiler hint
The green should be in a J tetris piece, head on the floor with the box on top of the tail and the blue should be snugly fit on there with the head above green's head. This should all be placed on the very left, and it should be easy to find the solution once you get into this state.
another hint if you really don't want that joy of solving it yourself
You should next push green, then move up.
idk how to do snow #2. I can get the banana just fine, but idk how to get the pear, because one has to go back into the hole (from the other side) to push the other out, but then they're both stuck with the only option to push the other out again ...
Edit: I hate auto carrot ...
Another edit: eat banana after pear, but set up for banana first
Do you have any advice on the levels that require you to mysteriously gain height? Level 32 is the earliest, and then Star 4, 48, 49, and so on. In 32 I've gone under the spikes keeping the bird at maximum height, but I can still only turn in one of the snakes, and would seemingly need to gain at least 2 more blocks of height to save the other?
Similarly, in Star 4 there's a bird and a long snek, and the only thing I can even think of doing at this point is manually raising the bird like this picture. But even if I do a maneuver like this, I cannot recover the snake and will lose immediately after trying. With levels like 48 and 49 too, it just, sounds like I'm supposed to know how to fly with boxes and birds, but never learned the technique?
I checked the comments but everyone's going through the ABC levels still, no one has commented on the techniques in these levels. So I'm even more confused that I just missed something crucial, somewhere
you don’t need to fly on 48 or 49, those are just about moving the block sideways without dropping it. in star 4 you need to do that sort of thing but in a way that lets you get back onto red. you were supposed to take the text out of the code block for it to apply the markup formatting but just having a link is ok as anti-spoiler
I still don’t understand 47’s hint even though I did 43. Maybe I ended up doing an alternate solution to that and that’s why?
Am I on the right track? Am I doing something wrong?
It’s going to probably take me a long time on this, 45 and 49 are both also stumping me.
The other levels I could progress on are 12, 13, 31, 32, 34, and star 2, but I can’t seem to make any breakthrough on them.
You need to publish a full walkthrough. I’ve already hit a level that’s driving me insane.
And I won’t tell you which level it is, because just like everyone I’ve ever met, you will only just give me a hint for the one singular level that I mention, and never publish a walkthrough.
One of the great thing about the level selection menu of the Snakebird games, is that usually multiple levels unlock and once. So if you're stuck on one level, you can try one of the other ones and come back to it later. Unless you're stuck on Level A, in which the order of the fruits you want to take, is the middle one, the left one, then the right one. :)
I'm actually wanting to avoid posting the walkthrough myself, as I think it would be nicer if other players got the chance to do that themselves. Besides, I wouldn't want to ruin the experience of solving all the levels for the players.
have some patience and try the remaining ones again. maybe take a break and come back to them with a fresh perspective. ill try making a list of hints but it will take some time, since there are a lot of levels to cover.
Puzzles are very fun to solve, until you get hard stuck. I understand that this is PICO-8, and the limitations on what you can include (such as help systems) are extremely heavy, but it is ultimately incredibly tempting to simply curse your name like it’s Roberta Williams, leave a terrible review, and walk away.
yeah ingame help system is not possible to add due to pico-8 limitations, make do with the hints or spoilers in the comments. getting stuck and overcoming it is a part of the puzzle game experience, its not for everyone
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I don’t believe in giving out the solution to a puzzle, only giving hints that make it easier but still allow you to say you solved it yourself. If you think a hint doesn’t help enough, reply and I will try to improve it.
General Tips
You don't need to solve the levels in order, they are roughly sorted by difficulty within each island, with the hardest ones optional in the corners. You may find upper jungle levels easier than snow.Don't expect to make constant progress, take a break and come back with a fresh perspective. When you solve a level and don't understand how, go back and analyze what you did to learn from it, this will help you tackle harder levels.
Intro
A
check the controls below the gameB
no hint neededC
save the apple to stand onD
x/v to swap control, eat both with the same snakeE
save the grapes to stand onF
don't get the block stuck against the right wallG
this level showcases "reverse parking" multiple timesH
save the apple to stand onI
move down while the block is on your head to get under itJ
eat all with the same snake, using the same trick in different orientations... fruit order is
banana, grapes, orange... further hint for grapes
you can push something that you are standing onK
eat banana first, pear can't be eaten from the bottom platformSnow
1
to eat the banana you must have eaten just the pear and 1 orange2
eat the banana in a way that leaves that snake extractable3
eat with yellow, reach exit from the right... further hint
recall level J4
repeat the trick you did in the bottom right5
eat with red, then get the block hanging off the left edge6
eat with yellow, ratchet up7
you can push the elevator up into your retracting tail to change green's shape inside... the end state is
full elevator with green left of blue8
turning blue around by supporting with green off the right edge won't work... elaboration
you still need to turn blue around, just not there9
eat the grapes from left10
no hint needed11
eat apple first12
leftmost fruit is eaten with red, 3rd-from-left fruit is eaten with green13
clear out the fruit in the rightmost 3 and leftmost 3 columns early, besides the 4 you will get on the way out14
set up under one side of the block, then push across to the other side (or there is an alternate solution)Upper Jungle
15
no hint needed16
eat leftmost first17
eat bottom-left second18
save a bottom corner and bottom center for last19
eat candy last20
eat and fall in same move, but don't fall again the very next move21
save 2nd or 4th for last22
eat top-right first23
eat top-right with blue first, bottom-right last24
no left-moves are needed until after you eat the candyLower Jungle
25
in case you missed it in 22, reaching length-1 does something useful26
no hint needed27
no hint needed28
you can't save the box after blue exits29
jump30
no hint needed31
eat apple first, gain 1 height with each other fruit32
get all under the wall keeping 2 empty rows between the bird and lower spikes33
you can elevate with the bird on top or bottom of the snake34
recall level 2935
eat all with green going counterclockwiseSunset
36
each snake eats one on left, then one on right37
pear, banana, orange, apple38
no hint needed39
turn around while standing on the fruit40
eat both with blue41
to get a lower block over, you might need to lift the block that is on top of it up42
wrap around one side while dropping the tail off the other43
4 and 3 is enough to wrap around a spike44
recall levels G and I45
get under the block by going down 2 with right prong on you, or down 3 with left prong on you, 4 times46
LURU shape needed to get in second pocket, but when could you have gotten the other bird in position?47
for getting block off the spike, 4+1 and 2 is enough to wrap around a spike... help understanding the first hint
recall level 43 and check the hint for that... for getting to exit
use rightmost column48
push the block while your tail is on it49
push the block while its on your tail50
stand on the fruit and reposition the other two so you can recover from eating itCloud+
*1
this is just a tutorial showing you can push into the side of your tail*2
set up the shape of purple in the middle, then push it off with yellow*3
eat with 3 on 4 on 3, exit with 2 on 3 on 4*4
you will need to move sideways with red to get into the right position*5
to get red back to the left it will be in a P shape... to get back to the right
it will be in a shape with the same outline rotated 180 (or there is an alternate solution)Void
W
you need the space between the spikes to turn aroundX
save the second-highest fruit for lastY
find both ways to gain height in *4, then you will need to find 2 more tricks to turn around inside the rooms and get an UUR hook in the right placeZ
tail hook again?
input the shortest solution without undoing. this unlocks a bonus variation of 7, 24, 35, 48, *2 which I will not give hints forThanks for the hints. How do you do the drop down on your post though?
Thx. That is super helpful!
nevermind
For J, I cant figure out how to get the first fruit, any tips?
can i get another hint for 7?
i added a nested hint to that, though the second one gives away a lot of the solution
im still stuck, is there a way to get the across the spikes as different shapes?
i can make a flipped upside down "L" shape with green and get it in the box facing exit but then blue is stuck on the spikes, and i cant seem to manage to get them to climb over each other in the box any other way
EDIT: i think i may just need the solution
you dont need to get across the spikes in any fancy shape
on j intro which order do you do the fruits in
you are a god send thank you i was so stuck
Elaborate on Intro-J. For such an early level, many people are stumped.
Getting the banana is easy. Create an L-shape when your snake heads inside the crevice, so that your other snake can push the handle left and let them escape. You now have a 4-snake and a 3-snake.
Getting the grapes is possible if you’re willing to make two 4-snakes. Make an S-shape, like the Tetris piece, with the head facing to the right. Make your other snake push the S-shape off the ledge, and use them as a platform to easily get the grapes and still let both snakes live.
But getting the orange is impossible with two 4-snakes. There’s nothing that lets both snakes get up there. Someone else commented that you’re supposed to make sure that only one snake eats all the fruit… Which might make sense, if it wasn’t seemingly impossible to get the grapes that way.
ive added a nested hint, but the first hint should have been sufficient
is it? I have been trying for literal hours man! at the very least, could you give away the order the fruits should be eaten?
Same, I'm stuck on J too. Got the banana, can't get the grape or the orange. Need hiiiiintttt!
As someone who has completed all the Intro levels, I'll give you this hint for the grapes:
Hint
When eating a fruit, the base of the snakebird doesn't actually move, the head simply grows forwardsive added a hint that tells you the fruit order, but the first and third hints are way more likely what you are missing
Thanks. I was attempting to solve it in the wrong order and the hint confirms my suspicions. I think I'll have to solve more and come back to it because I'm too dumb right now to solve J 😂
dude... literally nobody I have seen can figure out the solution to J
Hey, can you please give another hint for #3?
I've figured out how to stack blue on top of yellow, get the fruit, and have deduced that I need to go to the right side of the screen to get both birds to the exit. The problem I am having is that I have no idea how to get the yellow bird in position for them to bring blue and themselves to the exit, as every time I try to get them over, they just get stuck. Any tips?
ive added a second hint and reworded the first one slightly
I am still stuck on 8. I'm not sure if I just don't get it but the hint seems pretty unhelpful as you would realize that isn't a solution as soon as you tried it and green gets stuck in an unsaveable position. I would appreciate some further explanation in addition, because currently that hint doesn't help too much.
added a nested elaboration
Thank you!
How do you do the cloud level one?
a bit late to this but the hint is saying that
you can
push a snake into your tail. However you cannot walk into your own tail.Sorry for bugging you again, but I’m currently stuck on #14. Here’s where I’m currently at:
I’ve currently only been able to get Green to the fruit, as any time I try to get Blue up, it just results in the box falling off Green’s head. I have no idea how I’m supposed to get both to the exit without Blue eating the fruit, and your current hint doesn’t help me with that. Any help is appreciated :)
you are right that blue must eat the last fruit. the current hint is about how to do the step you are missing, its about how to get into the position you want but you will have to figure out what that position is yourself
very very spoiler hint
The green should be in a J tetris piece, head on the floor with the box on top of the tail and the blue should be snugly fit on there with the head above green's head. This should all be placed on the very left, and it should be easy to find the solution once you get into this state.another hint if you really don't want that joy of solving it yourself
You should next push green, then move up.idk how to do snow #2. I can get the banana just fine, but idk how to get the pear, because one has to go back into the hole (from the other side) to push the other out, but then they're both stuck with the only option to push the other out again ...
Edit: I hate auto carrot ...
Another edit: eat banana after pear, but set up for banana first
one of your statements is false
edit: well im not sure if you edited the part i was saying is false but you evidently figured it out within the day
Which one ??
Thanks for the hints. Still stuck on 47 even withthe nested hints. I can't seem to exit with both red and green. Just one or the other.
Managed to solve 47.
For anyone still needing another hint: both red and green exit from the left side of the portal
come on, you asked for the full solution in another comment already, before asking for a further hint
nevermind
Thank you for the hints.
Do you have any advice on the levels that require you to mysteriously gain height? Level 32 is the earliest, and then Star 4, 48, 49, and so on. In 32 I've gone under the spikes keeping the bird at maximum height, but I can still only turn in one of the snakes, and would seemingly need to gain at least 2 more blocks of height to save the other?
Similarly, in Star 4 there's a bird and a long snek, and the only thing I can even think of doing at this point is manually raising the bird like this picture. But even if I do a maneuver like this, I cannot recover the snake and will lose immediately after trying. With levels like 48 and 49 too, it just, sounds like I'm supposed to know how to fly with boxes and birds, but never learned the technique?
I checked the comments but everyone's going through the ABC levels still, no one has commented on the techniques in these levels. So I'm even more confused that I just missed something crucial, somewhere
you don’t need to fly on 48 or 49, those are just about moving the block sideways without dropping it. in star 4 you need to do that sort of thing but in a way that lets you get back onto red. you were supposed to take the text out of the code block for it to apply the markup formatting but just having a link is ok as anti-spoiler
Thx
ty for the hints but snow 11's tunnel (i tried making a hook but you aren't long enough and snow 13's forced moves still stump me
oh i think i’m silly now that i think about it it looks like you’re
supposed to
push in a snakestuck on 45, this is the closest i can get.
I still don’t understand 47’s hint even though I did 43. Maybe I ended up doing an alternate solution to that and that’s why? Am I on the right track? Am I doing something wrong?
It’s going to probably take me a long time on this, 45 and 49 are both also stumping me. The other levels I could progress on are 12, 13, 31, 32, 34, and star 2, but I can’t seem to make any breakthrough on them.
This game has so much polish that it's hard to believe it's "just a PICO-8 game."
You need to publish a full walkthrough. I’ve already hit a level that’s driving me insane.
And I won’t tell you which level it is, because just like everyone I’ve ever met, you will only just give me a hint for the one singular level that I mention, and never publish a walkthrough.
So, PUBLISH THAT WALKTHROUGH!
One of the great thing about the level selection menu of the Snakebird games, is that usually multiple levels unlock and once. So if you're stuck on one level, you can try one of the other ones and come back to it later. Unless you're stuck on Level A, in which the order of the fruits you want to take, is the middle one, the left one, then the right one. :)
I'm actually wanting to avoid posting the walkthrough myself, as I think it would be nicer if other players got the chance to do that themselves. Besides, I wouldn't want to ruin the experience of solving all the levels for the players.
what if I already finished all of the level I can finish also how does the big bird work
have some patience and try the remaining ones again. maybe take a break and come back to them with a fresh perspective. ill try making a list of hints but it will take some time, since there are a lot of levels to cover.
Puzzles are very fun to solve, until you get hard stuck. I understand that this is PICO-8, and the limitations on what you can include (such as help systems) are extremely heavy, but it is ultimately incredibly tempting to simply curse your name like it’s Roberta Williams, leave a terrible review, and walk away.
yeah ingame help system is not possible to add due to pico-8 limitations, make do with the hints or spoilers in the comments. getting stuck and overcoming it is a part of the puzzle game experience, its not for everyone
This game looks awesome and feels great as well. The puzzles are cool, well developed game overall!
I love this game, super simple and interesting gameplay! It feels very polished and complete. The art, sound and music all work really well!
Also, I love the effort you put into the game page! I don’t think I have ever seen a better game page on itch.io.
Please give me a hint for level E. I feel like an idiot but I can’t figure out how to get the pear :C
Thank you!
Hint
The pear should be the second fruit you eat.wait why does it work like that? Edit: I get it now
what?