Sunday Funday
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Nintendo Entertainment System
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by Wisdom Tree
Wisdom Tree
Wisdom Tree is an American manufacturer and distributor of unlicensed Christian video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC, Mac, and Sega Genesis, headquartered in unincorporated Pima County, Tucson, Arizona, United States...
, formerly a subsidiary label of Color Dreams
Color Dreams
Color Dreams was a company that developed video games for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System . While most companies that developed NES games obtained an official license from Nintendo to produce game cartridges, Color Dreams was unusual in that it developed NES games without an official license...
, in 1995. The game was the last to be released by any company for the American
United States
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NES. Like all Wisdom Tree games, Sunday Funday was not officially licensed by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
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Summary
According to the game's instruction manual, the player controls a skateboardSkateboard
A skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
ing hero who is late for Sunday school
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
. In the game, the hero must use his skateboard and any objects he finds, such as balloons
Balloon
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, grapefruit
Grapefruit
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s, and newspaper
Newspaper
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s, to defeat bullies, clown
Clown
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s, and businessmen who are attempting to impede his path to Sunday school
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
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The game cartridge included two features other than the game itself - an arcade-style puzzle game titled Fish Fall, which was interspersed with Bible verses, and a sing-a-long of "The Ride
The Ride (4Him album)
The Ride is the fifth studio album of the Contemporary Christian group 4Him. It was released on Benson Records.-Track listing:# "Wings"# "The Nature Of Love"# "For Future Generations"# "Shelter in the Rain"# "Between You And Me"# "Real Thing"...
", a song by Christian pop band 4Him
4Him
4Him was a Contemporary Christian group founded in 1990 in Alabama, USA. The group has a Grammy nomination, seven Dove awards and an album certified gold to their credit. The group was inducted into Alabama's Music Hall of Fame, following the awarding of The Governor’s Achievement Award...
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Sunday Funday is identical to the game Menace Beach
Menace Beach
Menace Beach is a video game that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Color Dreams in 1990...
, also released by Color Dreams, excepting a few graphics and a complete story change. While the hero in Menace Beach fights ninjas and evil clowns on his way to rescue his girlfriend from Demon Dan, the hero fights bullies and businessmen on his way to Sunday School, And additionally, the hero carries a Bible
Bible
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in Sunday Funday, but not in Menace Beach. Finally, the hero's girlfriend appears wearing less and less clothing between levels, but she is replaced by a fully clothed Sunday school teacher.