I’ll take two of each
In the ’80s and ’90s, video game companies were all about appealing to kids, at least more so than they are now. What better way to get parents on board with that then by adapting bible stories into electronic entertainment? This gave rise to the company Wisdom Tree, who made a bunch of unlicensed NES and SNES games for consumers to buy and learn about the Bible with. Its kind of odd how, being a Christian based company, they used shady methods to produce their titles, but we can just gloss over that.
If for some reason you have a strong case of nostalgia for titles such as Super Noah’s 3D Ark, then this new Kickstarter campaign is for you! Wisdom Tree (who is somehow not dead) is seeking funding to reprint a trio of titles from their back catalog on classic gaming systems.
Up for grabs are Super Noah’s 3D Ark for the Sega Genesis, Noah’s Ark for the NES and the Wisdom Tree Collection on GBA, which includes the below:
- Sunday Funday
- Bible Adventures
- Exodus
- Joshua
- Bible Buffet
- Spiritual Warfare
- King of Kings
For those unaware, Noah’s Ark on NES was actually developed by Konami and is a pretty bad ass action game. I don’t believe Wisdom Tree actually had anything to do with the original port and it was never released in the US, remaining an EU exclusive until now. All titles available will be region free, so you really don’t have an excuse if you are interested.
Some of the stretch goals include things like an unreleased puzzle game called Scarabeus and a port of Super Noah’s 3D Ark to the Dreamcast. I wasn’t really sold on the idea until that last part, but now I might just have to give money to make that dream come true.
Noah’s Ark for NES and Sega Genesis [Kickstarter]
