Super Noah's Ark 3D, a Christian-themed video game

A while ago, I heard about this game for a popular Internet reviewer known as the Angry Video Game Nerd. You should check his stuff; it's quite funny, unless you don't like his frequent use of "bad" words. I also don't suggest you check that or even read the rest of this article if you don't care about video games. This guy reviews bad video games from the past and one of his episodes, for Christmas, was Bible Games, in which he reviews a series of bad unlicensed video games made with a Christian theme by the same Christian developer and publisher. Check the episode here: http://screwattack.com/videos/AVGN-Bible-Games

As an atheist myself, you'd assume I would find any game related to the Bible a "bad" game, but that's not necessarily true as I really like video games and would accept anything as long as it's playable. Many video games have religious references and I don't mind, it's even fun, but these games are just about religion and they're really poorly made, so I obviously don't like them. But the thing is, I've tried most of the games in this video and while bad and incredibly silly, I could play them for a while. Now comes Super Noah's Ark 3D, a game released for the SNES and with a title so ridiculous you can't help but check it out.

In it, you are Noah in his ark during the flood. This is the religious reference any people who believe in this shit should pick up and this is why it was unlicensed since Nintendo of America at the time had a severe policy against anything religious in their video games, among other things (including too much violence and nudity of course). This means the game was only sold at select stores, Christian bookstores mainly, and it was not heavily publicized.

When you actually play it, you see that it isn't worth all that talk since it's just a non-violent first-person shooter, based on Wolfenstein 3D, with an ark skin over it. You are Noah, during the last 6 days of his trip, when all the animals have broken out of their cages (?) and are now on a rampage. You go around feeding them to make them sleep by throwing all kinds of food using different types of slingshots. I don't know for you, but this sounds pretty boring to me. That's because it is.

Being the sick masochist I am, I played it until the end, aiming to find all secrets and get a perfect score. OK, I didn't only do it because I'm sick, but also because that was someone's request on YouTube (I do gameplay videos on YouTube for many games and rarely refuse a request).

Check the results, check my video walkthrough if you want, if this is your kind of thing (I doubt it even if you're a Christian, Jew, Muslim or any person that believes in the flood). The playlist can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B9805F2CC4C8276A

Below is the first video in that series, take it as a sample to know if you want to watch the rest (the game is mostly the same from beginning to end).

Discovering Religion (YouTube video series)

Believers, watch this. It's not offensive (at least not intentionally) and doesn't use "bad words", it's just a smart series (not mine) exploring the various views of the world within religion itself and how they conflict or apply to scientific discoveries. It also explores what might be the dangers of holding a belief that's unproven or even disproven. But this is not a series dedicated to converting you (anyway it's impossible if you don't want), but it might help you choose or evaluate your position assuming you're open to other ideas.

This is the first episode. Click here for the playlist.