Story ===== Sneaky Snakes is the spine tingling tale of two rip-roaring reptiles, Atilla & Genghis. When Sonia Snake is nabbed by the Nasty Nibbler, it's more than they can swallow.
So, Atilla and Genghis must slither about to snatch Sonia from the nest of the Nasty Nibbler. But first they must survive 16 serpentine levels-each swarming with enemies so slippery and sly, it'll make your skin shed.
To scale from one nibbleacious landscape to the next, consume those ever-tasty Nibbleys and head for the scale before time runs out. So just don't sit there hissing, get nibbling, Snake.
Controls ======== Start-press to start/pause the game, and to find out how many lives you have left.
A Button-press to jump.
B Button-Press and release to flick-out your snake's tongue and gobble up Nibbleys. Also, press to open the lid your snake is on since bonus features are found under lids.
Control Pad-slither left or right.
With the use of a Game Link, you can play against another Gameboy. This makes both snakes appear on the screen at once. To begin, press the START button on one of the gameboys.
Playing the Game ================ As a Sneaky Snake, only you can rescue Sonia Snake from the clutches of the Nasty Nibbler. But it won't be easy. You'll have to chomp your way through perilous Nibbley terrain, while defeating legions of Snake-crunching foes intent on keeping you from reaching the Nasty Nibbler's nest.
You can destroy enemies with multiple hits from your tongue, or by pounching on top of them. Enemies will remove one of your tail segments with each devastating blow. If you lose all of your tail segments and collide with an enemy or obstacle, you lose a life. Falling on sharp obstacles will also deprive you of a life.
The Feast ========= To progress through each level, you must consume Nibbleys until the tip of your tail flashes, at which time a bell will sound. This means you've ingested enough Nibbleys to tip the scale which triggers the exit door to open. Of course, if you're greedy for extra points, you can always keep gnawing Nibbleys. But watch your timer, or you'll meet headlong with the Chopper.
The Nibbley dispensers, which spew Nibbleables, are strategically located on each level. Occasionally, they launch deadly serpentcide bombs, so keep those snake eyes peeled.
For every four Nibbleys nibbled, you grow one tail segment. Those Nibbleys which are the same color as your snake are worth twice as many points.
Once you make it through the exit door, you are awarded 1,000 points for each of your tail segments. A bonus of 5,000 points is given to the first snake through the door.
Lives/Continues =============== You begin with three lives. Because of your snake's special ability to regenerate, you can also continue your quest up to three times, if you are sly enough to use your continues.
Once you've lost all your lives and continues, you'll have to devise a slicker strategy to aid you in your quest to free Sonia.
