The Holy Bible King James Version (Revision 1.00) Game by Wisedom Tree Reviewed by The Avardancer Size: 1 megabit Save: None Released: 1994 Works with: Any version of Game Boy. Suggested Game Boy Color Pallette: Down+A Suggested Super Game Boy Pallette: 3B **************************************************************************** Opening Snide Remarks: I heard in a Christian Catalogue that this cartridge existed.. I immediately HAD to have it. :) So, I got it. It was $50 like most Wisedom Tree stuff. But.. you know what? I'm wondering if that was too much or even enough to pay for this cartridge.. Hmm. Well, I'll review it.. this is an impressive effort really. **************************************************************************** Gameplay Descripion: Okay. It plays a little like Thrill Kill and there is blood and guts everywhere. Lots of T & A, profanity and nudity! Okay.. okay.. you know I'm kidding. Anyways. Here is the deal. You get all Sixty-Six books of the Old and New Testaments. You also get a Word Search and a Complex Word search. Then there are two "Bible Games" included to round out the deal. The Deuterocanonicals are not included in the cartridge. Apologies to anyone Catholic. The main sixty-sx books of the Old and New Testament are easily accessed and completely UNCENSORED. Gasp! There's all sorts of stuff in here. What? You didn't know? Have you ever read the Bible? It's FULL to the brim with enough mature content to choke a Blue Whale. I mean from the "In the Beginning" to the final "Amen". This book is seriously hard-core. I mean, it's full of genealogies and history; but it's also full of stuff that can't even be shown on television. Cool stuff too. I mean, the accounts in the Bible are hard and gritty. And it's all written in the "Old English"! There is a "NIV" version for soft readers who are scared of "Thy", "Thee", etc. The NIV version is sold seperately. Anyways, all the books of the Bible are here in completion. All the hard stuff like battles, gore, virgin conception, torture, sexual themes, and even accounts of Dinosuars, the Earth being round, science that we have just recently discovered and more! This book has it all. It has the morality lessons that you need to know. It has been called the "Greatest Book ever written". The book has multiple authors and is a huge collaboration of facts and records spanning over thousands of years! (And you thought that Legend of Zelda 5 got delayed a lot.) I mean, this is a book you need to read even if you aren't a Christian. The base root of the American civilization is grounded in this book. This is the book that people have died to read. There are people all around the world who are literally starving to read this book. And it's on Game Boy. You can take it anywhere. To church, to school, or anywhere you are. It is the copy of the Bible that goes everywhere with you. An excellent read. I have read through it many times now and I am glad to say that the ability to take it with you is excellent! This game is perfectly readable and is an excellent title to take and share with your friends. It is a cartridge to use in Bible Studies, and more. If you hook it up to a Super Game Boy; you have an exellent devotional guide. This title is begging to be shared with other people. You might say that this is the only Game Boy game that can change your life. Christians should notice that it is an excellent witnessing tool. Something about carrying a Game Boy deabilitates people taht would be scared off by someone holding a two inch thick Bible. The cartridge is subtle; yet effective. Most excellent. It is also an excellent device for debating. I remember once.. I was talking to this guy about the Tribulation; and he was saying all sorts of junk that wasn't true. I pulled out my Game Boy Color and proceeded to mow right over the half-truths that he had been clinging too. And you know what... people don't expect it. Isn't that cool? The Search and Complex Search are excellent sources of almost frivolous amusement and usefullness. Need a few verses on Love? Look it up! You need a verse that has the words "Love", "is" and "good". Pull out the complex search and find verses with the words together, seperately or instead of. Of course, some people will use it to look up names and other words. It's excellent for trivia. Name a book that doesn't contain the word: "God" or "GOD". Esther and Song of Songs (Or Song of Solomon) do not contain that word. I'll bet you did not know that. Of course.. people looking up profanity.. will be surprised at what words are actually IN the Bible. The two Bible games are simple and endless. You can not lose; you can not win either. You just get points. The first is like "Concentration" with Bible words that are randomly selected. You just match teh words together and it is mildly amusing for all the wrong reasons. "Hey, which one was the word ASS under it again? No. Not that one. That one was FORNICATION." It's crazy; but it's kinda fun. The other is like "Hang-Man" with sheep. If you get a letter wrong. A sheep jumps out of the pen. If you get one right.. it jumps back in. The game is pretty hard; because the Bible has a lot of odd names in it as well. Truly a party game actually. Loads of time wasting fun with no real point. :) Liked: The cartridge has incredible value and it isn't hard to love. An excellent presentation from a company that is usually really bad at making games. Hated: It's not really a game. **************************************************************************** Graphics Description: The graphics are simple and there is TONS of text. The text is easy to see on any Game Boy. No eyestrain is involved at all. :) Liked: Easy to read; and easy to see. Hated: Umm. It's simple? **************************************************************************** Sound/Music Description: No music; just a few menu beeps and bloops. But, you know what? It doesn't NEED music and I'm glad that there isn't any. Liked: NO MUSIC! Hated: No music? **************************************************************************** Play Control/Game Design: The interface is daunting at first; but it is easy to catch on too. There are tons of ways to get around the books. The menu is well designed and the game has built-in instructions for use and living. An idea that should have been pretty obvious for developers. Liked: Easy to use. Hated: Nothing actually. **************************************************************************** Improve: Add a few maps, maybe? How about the ability to print individual verses? RIYL: Reading **************************************************************************** Final Words: You see it; you buy it. It's rare to find and it's the best thing that Wisedom Tree has ever done. It isn't liscensed though. **************************************************************************** Score Gameplay: ***** Graphics: ***** Sound/Music: ***** (It has no music; and that is great!) Play Control/Game Design: ***** Personal Opinion: ***** Total: 25 out of 25 Final Score: 100% **************************************************************************** Currently Known Codes: Are you kidding? HOW TO FIND THIS CARTRIDGE: Here's the address information needed to snag this precious pak. Wisedom Tree, Inc. 2700 E. Imperial Hwy., Bldg. A Brea, CA 92621 Phone #: 1-800-77-BIBLE OR (714) 993-6515 That's the company. You can direct order.. I think. :)