Red Sea Crossing is a
Christian video game
A Christian video game is an aspect of Christian media for video games, this video game genre focuses on the narrative and themes of Christian morals and Christianity. The term can also refer to Christian symbolism, mythology, media franch ...
for the
Atari 2600. The game has only two copies known to exist, making it one of the
rarest video games in existence.
Description
The game begins with
Moses
Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
parting the Red Sea
The Crossing of the Red Sea ( he, קריעת ים סוף, Kriat Yam Suph, parting of the Sea of Reeds) forms an episode in the biblical narrative of The Exodus.
It tells of the escape of the Israelites, led by Moses, from the pursuing Egyptia ...
, with the goal of reaching the
Sinai Peninsula. The player, taking on the role of Moses, then attempts to dodge various underwater obstacles such as
seaweed
Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...
and
giant clams, as well as pursuing Egyptians. When killed the Red Sea closes.
The game was published independently in 1983 and sold exclusively through advertisements in ''
Christianity Today
''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "evange ...
''.
Rarity
Only two copies are known to exist.
One copy was sold in 2012 for $10,400.
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See also
*
Christian media
References
External links
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avR62MKEwyw - Youtube video of gameplay
Atari 2600 games
Atari 2600-only games
Christian video games
Cultural depictions of Moses
Video games about religion
Video game culture
1983 video games
Video games developed in the United States
Atari 2600 homebrew games
Video games set in Egypt
Book of Exodus
Single-player video games