<s>
Super	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Noah	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Christian	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
in	O
2015	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
id	O
Software	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
licensed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
Christian	O
bookstores	O
instead	O
of	O
typical	O
video	O
game	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
reflect	O
a	O
non-violent	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
killing	O
Nazi	O
soldiers	O
in	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
Noah	O
,	O
wandering	O
the	B-Application
Ark	I-Application
,	O
using	O
a	O
slingshot	O
to	O
shoot	O
sleep-inducing	O
food	O
at	O
angry	O
attacking	O
animals	O
,	O
mostly	O
goats	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
render	O
them	O
unconscious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noah	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
includes	O
secret	O
passages	O
,	O
food	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
extra	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
Super	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Noah	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
licensed	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
movie	O
Hellraiser	O
,	O
a	O
movie	O
that	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
founder	O
Dan	O
Lawton	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
fan	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
acquired	O
the	O
game	O
rights	O
to	O
Hellraiser	O
for	O
$50	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
from	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
fast	O
,	O
violent	O
action	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
was	O
finished	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
felt	O
that	O
Hellraiser	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
compete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
factors	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
decided	O
to	O
let	O
their	O
Hellraiser	O
license	O
expire	O
,	O
transfer	O
development	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
redesign	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
Christian	O
theme	O
,	O
eventually	O
coming	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
Noah	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
officially	O
sanctioned	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
devised	O
a	O
pass-through	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
copy	O
protection	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
insert	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
into	O
the	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Noah	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
popular	O
rumor	O
claims	O
that	O
id	O
Software	O
licensed	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
to	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
in	O
retaliation	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
content	O
restrictions	O
Nintendo	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
actuality	O
,	O
Wisdom	O
Tree	O
offered	O
id	O
Software	O
very	O
lucrative	O
terms	O
for	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
id	O
regarded	O
as	O
having	O
already	O
outlived	O
its	O
usefulness	O
,	O
and	O
id	O
staff	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
never	O
had	O
any	O
problems	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
initially	O
available	O
only	O
by	O
private	O
email	O
orders	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
through	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
itch.io	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
modern	O
PC	O
re-releases	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ECWolf	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
ZDoom	O
.	O
</s>
