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King of Kings
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Item Condition
Complete in box: the cartridge, the manual and the box, all original. Original inserts or paperwork shown in the photos are included; display stands and other photography props are not. The photos are of this exact cartridge — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
King of Kings: The Early Years is one of the more distinctive games in the NES library, an unlicensed Christian release published by Wisdom Tree in 1991. Released during an era when the NES market was flooded with licensed action games, it carved out its own niche by offering something entirely different: three separate side-scrolling games, each built around an event from the early life of Jesus. It is a curiosity of its time and a legitimate piece of gaming history.
Wisdom Tree was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of Color Dreams, one of the largest makers of unlicensed NES games, to produce titles with Christian themes. Because its games bypassed Nintendo's official licensing process, the company took them to Christian bookstores, which generally did not sell video games and so sat outside Nintendo's pressure on retailers, and it won them over with in-store displays and gameplay videos. That unusual route to market is a big part of the label's story.
Each of the three games takes its own approach. In The Wise Men, you ride a camel as one of the Magi, spitting projectiles at enemies while collecting gold, frankincense and myrrh, to the tune of "We Three Kings." In Flight to Egypt, Joseph, Mary and the infant Jesus flee King Herod, with the player controlling the donkey, which kicks enemies along a course that spirals upward to the top, set to "Go Tell It on the Mountain." In the final game, Joseph searches for the twelve-year-old Jesus, left behind at the Temple in Jerusalem, in a side-scroller with more control over jump height, accompanied by "What Child Is This?" Health is tracked as scrolls, and more can be earned by answering King James Version Bible trivia, with Normal and Easy difficulty settings.
For a game of its era and its niche market, the ambition is sincere. It was not trying to be Zelda or Metroid; it set out to deliver an experience with purpose and a distinct identity. Wisdom Tree releases occupy a fascinating corner of the NES ecosystem, outside the official Nintendo canon, and King of Kings is a clear window into the unlicensed library and the Christian gaming scene of the late 8-bit era.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1991
- Publisher
- Wisdom Tree
- Genre
- Platformer
- Players
- Single player
About the game
Experience the majestic birth and childhood of Christ as you proclaim His honor and endevor to experience the prophecies. Collect gifts for Baby Jesus; escape to Egypt to avoid the wrath of King Herod; and search for young Jesus in the holy city of Jerusalem. Test your Bible skills by answering scores of Bible questions designed to compliment the game play.
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