snakeOS

snakeOS is an operating system that does exactly one thing: Play Snake.

Written in pure x86 Assembly and designed to run in 16 bit real mode. Cream gravy.

requirements

• nasm (for assembling)
• qemu (for emulation)
• dd (for writing to usb)
• a usb stick
• a machine that can boot in legacy bios mode

installation & running

emulation

1. run the build script:

   ./build.sh

2. boot with qemu:

   qemu-system-i386 -drive format=raw,file=out/os.img,index=0,if=floppy

real hardware

1. burn to usb:

   sudo dd if=out/os.img of=/dev/sdX bs=512 conv=fsync

   remember to replace /dev/sdX with your actual usb device lololol

2. reboot your computer and boot from usb in legacy bios mode (disable uefi if needed)

controls

• W A S D - you know what this does
• R - reset