Bongo Loves the Bible is a collection of  3D style computer GAMES for ages 7* and up featuring an orangutan named Bongo who your students navigate through jungles, canyons and caves learning and testing their Bible knowledge. Bongo is designed to introduce, reinforce, measure, and have fun learning: General Bible knowledge Books in the Bible -order & types Where in the Bible Who's who of major Bible characters and How the Bible came to be

Bongo's Four Games: (or actually 8 games depending on how you count them)

1.  Bongo Knows the Bible ~ is a four level Bible Knowledge game testing basic Bible content in a fun 3-D jungle game environment.  The questions are NOT trivial. They are Bible basics and questions about the key stories and key Bible people every young person should know. The four levels play as individual games and range from beginner to advanced. The 80 questions spread through these four levels were especially designed for 4th through 12th graders. The beginner level is easy for younger children if they have help.

2.  Bongo Needs the Bible~ is a game about the importance of reading the Bible, the benefits of knowing God's word, and things which will help you learn and follow God's word. It takes place in a cave where Bongo must learn to find the lamp for his feet and the true light. Great for discussion too.

3.  Bongo's Books of the Bible~ is a game where students guide Bongo across treacherous canyons by landing him on the correct books of the Old or New Testament -in order, while avoiding falling rocks and nagging crows. Players will run into scrolls that teach them the correct order prior to coming up to the canyons. As each book platform is jumped on, a short summary of its content appears. 2 Games: Players select from either Old or New Testament Books to play.

4.  Bongo's Bible Background~ is a game in which students find and study information about "how the Bible came to be" and complete a quiz about what they read, while avoiding Bongo-eating plants, and slinging bananas. (View/print this game's content as a pdf)

Counting the four independent levels of Bongo Knows the Bible, and the choice of working on either Old OR New Testament books, Bongo has a total of EIGHT GAMES -each designed to be played in 30 minutes or less (depending on student ability and age).

Bongo's Basic Game Play:

Depending on which of the four game areas they're in, students navigate Bongo through a 3-D jungle or cave terrain in a style of play familiar to video game players. There are waterfalls, rolling rocks to be avoided, streams to cross, canyons to jump, keys to find, "surf-mummies" and Bongo-eating plants to avoid. Unlike "story" CDs, Bongo's terrain is game designed to challenge, and maybe even thwart Bongo from finishing. The challenges keep them coming back for more.

It takes the average 4th grader between 20 and 30 minutes to complete one of Bongo's games. AS they play, they'll get faster. And after they're done, they'll want to play it again.

Throughout each game landscape their are pitfalls, rocks, water hazards, Bongo-eating plants, birds and other fun stuff to be avoided. Bongo read clues, answers questions, and figures out his way through each game's terrain while learning about the Bible. In two of the games it's a good idea for Bongo to grab as many bananas as he can --they'll come in handy to put in his slingshot if the surf mummies and giant plants come after him. Both the keyboard and mouse are used to navigate Bongo and sling bananas, so two players can easily play together.

Players can select Easy or Hard Mode at the beginning of each game. "Easy" Mode is best for younger players, though their point totals will not be as high as those who play in "Hard" mode. Players enter their names on a scoreboard at the end of each game.

Content is blended with gameplay making Bongo an appealing way to study & learn BASICS about the Bible. The gameplay and scoring is designed to keep them coming back to improve their memory and game scores. This is not a trivia game about the Bible. We have identified four levels of core content every Christian young person should know. The game rewards them for accuracy and speed. So even your most proficient (or beginning) students will have something to strive for.

The content is accessible only through each game. Thus, your players must learn to PLAY the game. Because it is a game, it may take them some time to master Bongo's running, jumping and banana slinging skills.

TEACHERS: Bongo Loves the Bible is a good way to reinforce your student's basic Bible knowledge, discover how much your students really know about the Bible, and give them a tool to continually improve their mastery of that core set of content. Bongo's games have scoreboards and various level's of achievement that will entice your students try again and again to do better. Bongo can easily be part of your lesson, or part of your before/after gameplay. Because Bongo is made with a 3-D Game Engine and plays like a Nintendo-style game, Bongo is quite suitable for home or game time use too.

Games take on average 35 minutes depending on which game you select and how good your students are at navigating and knowing the answers (if playing the Knowledge game). Gameplay will also be faster or slower depending on the age of the student, whether they've played it before, and whether they set the game to "easy" or "hard" mode. They'll want to play the games again to improve their score, and master the terrain challenges. If you are teaching with Bongo in a classroom setting, introduce the game to them at a time prior to the lesson so they can become familiar with the game play.

Bongo's Bonus Content: Throughout Bongo's games, scripture verses appear that illuminate, guide and reinforce the importance of reading, knowing & following God's word. By the time your kids are done playing Bongo's games, they know several of these key scriptures by heart.

Windows 98, Me, XP, Vista compatible. We strongly recommend you have a PC with at least 600+mhz of processing power, 96 mb of RAM minimum, and minimum 8mb 3D capable videocard/chip. Will not run in Windows 2000 or Mac.

More Details about each game in Bongo Loves the Bible CD
 

Details About "Bongo Knows the Bible" --
This is not a Bible trivia game. The 80 questions focus on MAJOR Bible content and structure, not trivia. Questions are about WHO, WHERE in the Bible, Order of events, what is it called, and WHEN. At the end of the game players are ranked according to accuracy and speed.There are four question levels to choose from in Bongo Knows the Bible. We have purposely made the "beginner level" pretty easy for younger students (or older students who don't know much about the Bible). Someone at the computer must be able to read the questions and answers for early-readers to be successful. Click here to view more Bongo graphics, including a screenshot from Bongo Knows the Bible.