LONDON -- Before Candy Crush, Angry Birds and FarmVille, there was Snake.
Most people who owned Nokia phones lost a lot of time in the frustrating pursuit of setting a new personal best.
The objective of the game, which originated in the 1970s and became popular on Nokia handsets in the 1990s, was to collect objects. As the snake ate objects, it grew in length, making it more difficult to avoid eating its own tail or hitting a border, either of which resulted in the snake's untimely death (and the end of that round of the game).
Londoners can now relive that frustration on a much grander and public scale.
If you download the Granary Squirt app (for iTunes and Google Play, the fountains in Kings Cross' Granary Square turn into a big game of Snake, according to Time Out London. The game was designed by the same team behind the fountains at King's Cross.
Players control the lights in the fountains by tilting their phones, which sends the snake in various directions.
If you want to indulge in some Nokia nostalgia, the game can be played daily between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time. The development team behind the King's Cross Granary Square is one of the partners leading a large scale redevelopment in this part of London.