🐍 Pixel Python — Reimagining the Snake Game with AI, Q CLI & Pygame

From childhood nostalgia to AI-powered creation — how I rebuilt the legendary Snake Game into Pixel Python, my first AI-enhanced retro game.

Like many of us, I spent countless hours in childhood guiding a snake across a screen, eating blocks, and dodging death. Simple, addictive, and timeless.

But this time, I wanted to build it myself — enhanced, modern, and smarter — with the help of AI + Python.

🎮 Introducing: Pixel Python

Pixel Python is not just a clone. It's a full reimagination of the classic Snake Game built using:

• 🐍 Python
• 🎮 Pygame
• 🧠 Amazon Q CLI
• 💻 VS Code

✨ Features I Added

✅ Real-time smooth controls

✅ Eating sound, crash sound, and background music

✅ Pause & Resume functionality

✅ Restart and Music toggle button

✅ Auto high score saving

✅ Minimalist, pixel-style design

✅ Python OOP structure (Snake, Food, GameManager)

🤖 My AI Coding Companion – Amazon Q CLI

Using Amazon Q CLI changed the way I develop games. Instead of coding every piece from scratch, I used intelligent prompts to build smarter.

For example:

“Add a pause/resume feature, music toggle, and save high scores in a local file.”

Q CLI helped me:

• Generate game logic and UI boilerplate
• Create a structured file/folder setup
• Add event handling with clean syntax
• Even build a pre-filled README and asset folder!

🧠 What I Learned

• Prompting is everything — be specific for great output
• Amazon Q CLI works best when used iteratively
• Classic games are the best way to learn game logic
• AI amplifies creativity, it doesn’t replace it

🔗 GitHub Repository

👉 Pixel Python GitHub Repo (https://github.com/chudasamapujan/Snake_Game)

Feel free to fork, remix, or add your own twist!

🧩 What’s Next?

Ideas I’m exploring:

• Multiplayer LAN version
• Snake that learns (AI agent!)
• Deploying with PyScript for the web
• Leaderboard syncing to Discord

👤 About Me

Hi, I'm Pujan Chudasama 👋

An AI enthusiast and retro game lover.

I’m passionate about merging creativity with automation — building smarter, faster, and cleaner.

Let’s connect on https://github.com/chudasamapujan or https://www.linkedin.com/in/pujan-chudasama-076a19289/!

💬 Feedback?

Have an idea, suggestion, or just want to share your love for Snake? Drop your thoughts below 👇

Would love to hear what you would build with AI.