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Ross · 06-29-2002, 02:51 PM

I have Bignose the Caveman.

You can tell if its unliscensed if there's an abscense of the seal of quality. Pirated games will either have no seal or a seal of quality that is a bit different.

There's lots of info. on the unliscensed games (and how company's stole Nintendo's blueprints of the lock out chip from a patent office) in a book called "Game Over". It's the history of Nintendo! One great read, especially when talking about Tetris and all the legal battles that ensued.

To I Ate a Lemming CK: Yes Nintendo has purposely avoided religion (with the exception of some made up religions in RPG's) to be in its games. This was not the reason why the Bible Games were unliscensed though. Nintendo never had the chance to liscense it or not: A company that sells Christian products called 'Mystic Tree' got the information needed to get around the lockout chip and promptly started making religious games. In fact Mystic Tree was the only company not sued for going against the rules that Nintendo set for their systems. Nintendo spokepersons joked about this event, and said they wouldn't go after them for fear of bad press. It was chump change anyway since so few games were produced (and fewer sold).

Some games included (I don't know the names, only the descriptions) baby Moses in the reeds, adult Moses, journey to Bethlehem, Bible trivia-- my favourite title: Sunday School Buffet. Your guess is as good as mine, the art for the box shows a couple of kids outside a church running after ice cream and cookies that have faces.

Mystic Tree ended with one Super NES game that involved Noah's Ark (using the mouse controller). Then personal computers started taking off so they made the transition.

Mystic Tree is the only company that still sells and (presumably) produces games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (though still unliscensed).

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Ross Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 275 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 570.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,070.00 Donate	I have Bignose the Caveman. You can tell if its unliscensed if there's an abscense of the seal of quality. Pirated games will either have no seal or a seal of quality that is a bit different. There's lots of info. on the unliscensed games (and how company's stole Nintendo's blueprints of the lock out chip from a patent office) in a book called "Game Over". It's the history of Nintendo! One great read, especially when talking about Tetris and all the legal battles that ensued. To I Ate a Lemming CK: Yes Nintendo has purposely avoided religion (with the exception of some made up religions in RPG's) to be in its games. This was not the reason why the Bible Games were unliscensed though. Nintendo never had the chance to liscense it or not: A company that sells Christian products called 'Mystic Tree' got the information needed to get around the lockout chip and promptly started making religious games. In fact Mystic Tree was the only company not sued for going against the rules that Nintendo set for their systems. Nintendo spokepersons joked about this event, and said they wouldn't go after them for fear of bad press. It was chump change anyway since so few games were produced (and fewer sold). Some games included (I don't know the names, only the descriptions) baby Moses in the reeds, adult Moses, journey to Bethlehem, Bible trivia-- my favourite title: Sunday School Buffet. Your guess is as good as mine, the art for the box shows a couple of kids outside a church running after ice cream and cookies that have faces. Mystic Tree ended with one Super NES game that involved Noah's Ark (using the mouse controller). Then personal computers started taking off so they made the transition. Mystic Tree is the only company that still sells and (presumably) produces games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (though still unliscensed).