<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
with	O
an	O
extra	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
members	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
and	O
Mark	O
Betteridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
has	O
been	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Sneaky	O
Snakes	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
features	O
two	O
snakes	O
(	O
Rattle	O
and	O
Roll	O
)	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
11	O
isometric	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
remain	O
in	O
some	O
bodies	O
of	O
water	O
for	O
too	O
long	O
,	O
a	O
shark	B-Algorithm
will	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
by	O
Rare	O
employees	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
and	O
Mark	O
Betteridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Rare	O
's	O
other	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
executive	O
produced	O
by	O
Howard	O
Phillips	O
,	O
who	O
soon	O
left	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
ideas	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
Betteridge	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
challenged	O
himself	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
smallest	O
file	O
size	O
for	O
a	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
derived	O
from	O
another	O
isometric	O
video	O
game	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
of	O
which	O
Rare	O
published	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
of	O
high	O
speed	O
scrolling	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
port	O
of	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
overview	O
of	O
Rare	O
,	O
"	O
many	O
said	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
's	O
future	O
Creative	O
Director	O
,	O
Gregg	O
Mayles	O
,	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
play-testing	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
sound	O
effect	O
,	O
played	O
when	O
a	O
snake	O
lands	O
in	O
the	O
water	O
and	O
is	O
pursued	O
by	O
a	O
shark	B-Algorithm
until	O
it	O
returns	O
to	O
land	O
,	O
quotes	O
John	O
Williams	O
 '	O
two-note	O
theme	O
from	O
the	O
1975	O
film	O
Jaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
vinyl	O
in	O
2020	O
by	O
Black	O
Screen	O
Records	O
with	O
liner	O
notes	O
from	O
Wise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
later	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
version	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1993	O
;	O
this	O
port	O
features	O
an	O
additional	O
final	O
level	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
11	O
levels	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
in	O
level	O
7	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
the	O
landscape	O
spells	O
out	O
"	O
NINTENDO	B-Device
GAME	I-Device
BOY	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
first	O
received	O
preview	O
coverage	O
in	O
January1990	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
preview	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
defies	O
description	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
enjoyed	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Q*bert	B-Application
and	O
Adventures	B-Device
of	I-Device
Lolo	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
games	O
seen	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
firm	O
favourite	O
here	O
in	O
the	O
MEAN	O
MACHINES	O
offices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
"	O
a	O
quaint	O
and	O
original	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
includes	O
high-quality	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
video	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
awarded	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
the	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
Player	I-Device
's	O
NES	B-Language
Excellence	O
Award	O
"	O
for	O
1990	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reviewed	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
overview	O
of	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
which	O
the	O
magazine	O
found	O
were	O
overlooked	O
or	O
otherwise	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
received	O
some	O
retrospective	O
coverage	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#32	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
NES	B-Language
Games	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
excellent	O
pre-second-party	O
efforts	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
turned	O
into	O
a	O
platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK-based	O
magazine	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
August2006	O
issue	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
isometric	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
and	O
"	O
an	O
essential	O
NES	B-Language
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
retrospective	O
of	O
Rare	O
in	O
December2010	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
platformer	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
they	O
wished	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
;	O
the	O
magazine	O
received	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
a	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
prototype	O
on	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
implemented	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK-based	O
magazine	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
covered	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
retrospective	O
on	O
isometric	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
merged	O
brilliantly	O
the	O
offbeat	O
nature	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Head	B-Application
Over	I-Application
Heels	I-Application
with	O
popular	O
movement-based	O
isometric	O
action/puzzle	O
titles	O
like	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
and	O
Spindizzy	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
covered	O
in	O
the	O
GamesTM	O
Retro	O
book	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
lauded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
unheralded	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concluded	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
stands	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
as	O
also	O
did	O
other	O
Rare	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Cobra	B-Application
Triangle	I-Application
and	O
R.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
other	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
appears	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
hints	O
at	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Snakes	O
in	O
Space	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
developed	O
a	O
follow-up	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titled	O
Sneaky	O
Snakes	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
in	O
June	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Snake	B-Application
Rattle	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
but	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platforming	O
mode	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
isometric	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
