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Christian video games were first made in the late 1980s for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) by Wisdom Tree and now are made by many different developers. Most of these developers meet yearly at the "Christian Games Developers Conference" and build support through the Christian Games Developers Foundation . HISTORY Starting in the late 1980s the unlicensed Game Developer Color Dreams using the name of Wisdom Tree , developed the first Christian Video Game for the NES , called Bible Adventures which featured Bible accounts such as Noah's Ark , Baby Moses , and David And Goliath . The game debuted in 1991 . Other , Bible Buffet , and Spiritual Warfare . Many of these games were also released on the Sega Genesis or Game Boy systems. The only Christian game released for the SNES is the game Super Noah's Ark 3D , which is based on the Wolfenstein 3D engine and featured the player trying to calm animals on his ark by pelting them with sleep-inducing fruit. During the 2000s, Christian games re-emerged onto the scene. Heaven Bound is a Christian -themed game that was released on the PC . Catechumen and Ominous Horizons , Christian First Person Shooters , were released and sold over 500,000 copies together. Inkvisitor is a Christian -themed PC game that takes the player through the chaotic times of Inquisition. Crave Entertainment released the first games based on the Bible for Playstation 2 , Xbox , and Game Boy Advance , The Bible Game . They have also recently released the first Veggietales video games for the Playstation 2 and Game Boy Advance . , and Nik & Kit . Many Christian game developers have come together to form the Association Of Christian Entertainment . Many games over the years have included Christian references and allegories. Often these references are included by designers who are Christian. Such is the case, for example, with first two games in Bard's Tale Series . These are generally not considered Christian for any one of a number of reasons. They may have been released by a secular publisher. Christian designers weren't in charge of the project. The game includes secular content from secular designers. The publisher has no intended purpose to promote, teach, or involve Christianity or Christians. Or there is no Christian organization or authority that confirms the game as Christian. FIRSTS
GAMES ''See also'' List Of Christian Video Games By Release , List Of Christian Video Games By Genre
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