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To this day, whenever I play this game and I go to the house where Jason is at I always jump lol

This game terrified me as a little kid and gave me nightmares damn near every night. When my late brother would play this, id put my hands over my ears cuz the music was creepy and scary and the sound of when jason pops up freaked me out. Scared me more than any movie I've ever saw.

This was the first "mature" content game I had growing up. Hard at first, but mastered it after weeks of going around and around. Learning the Woods and Caves is key to running a complete walkthrough, getting his Mom's sweater. Really loved it. Fond memories.

I have this game on my NES and I liked it as a kid. But it frustrated me as an adult. Because I never really understood how to play it. But now I think I get it. I'm going to dust off my nes and give it a shot!! Thanks Tyler!!

This game was hard as shit and I always jumped when Jason popped out!

Friday the 13th wasnt a bad game. It was just a very confusing game and alot of people got frustrated and said it was a bad game cuz of it. That was all it took to kill this games reputation

*I prefer just lighting the large cabins to get the torch then collect as many medicine jars and taking out jason with 1 counselor over 3 days to make it quick. I always get the sweater on Day 2 from Pamela and the pitchfork. Easy work if you know how to dodge in the cabins. ✅🙂*

Man! Best video about this game ever! Finally, a lot of people never talk about ducking while throwing rocks

I remember when I had a powered up counselor I would literally stalk Jason, I would wear him down he would turn and run but I'd chase him over and over til he was done, ah memories

This was a fantastic video on this game!

I love the sound the wolf would make in the cave! I also love the sound when Jason pops up in the house it would startle me. I also found it mysterious whenever I would randomly go into a big house and it would say Jason was inside!

I'm glad someone actually took the time to shed light on this great classic. Damn this game used to scare the hell out of us lol. Especially that loud sound when Jason appeared, it was a wrap. One of my friends literally threw the controller and ran away when he saw Jason the first time lol. Great times. Thanks for the video.

Lighting up all of the fireplaces DOES have a meaning though, if all of them are lit up at the same time, one of the cabins near the lake will have the torch in it. It might be an alternate way of getting it. But I think Jason goes around and removes the fire sometimes. The different counselors have, from what I remember, different abilities in 4 different stats : some of them move fast, some of them jump high, and some of them throw their weapons faster (smaller arc for rocks). The last one stat is rowing speed, from what I remember Mark is the best rower. Generally when a character has low jump, they have high speed weapons. High speed also goes with high jump for most counselors. The exception is Chrissie, she has high speed, low jump, but fast weapon, so she's my go to for exploring the map usually, like hitting the fireplaces. Mark is best parked near the lake and given a good weapon to handle Jason at the kids house. The weapon speed is seen in the fights in the houses as well, although it's a bit less obvious, and probably makes no difference as most of the in house fighting is done learning the pattern of dodging and what little windows you have to attack. He has a different pattern everyday but sticks to it. He only stays around for 7 hits as well, which means that you'll do only 1 bar of damage with stones or knives, but 2 with Machete, 3 with Axe, and 7 with Torch/Pickfork. Careful though, when he's done under 7 bars left he doesn't stop attacking until he's dead. Once you learn the pattern, it's actually easier to kill him in the houses than on the road. There's also an alternate way of getting the Axe, which is Jason's Mother. She has a different prize each day. On the first day, it's a weapon upgrade. Basically you get one tier over the weapon you have. So a knife gets the Machete, Machete gets the Axe. I haven't tried fighting her with the axe, but I'd wager it's the torch or pickfork. On the second day, Jason's Mother gives the sweater which reduces damage. A good idea to give it to a character you'll use to face Jason often, like Mark. That's my personal tips. I was literally the only one I knew that ever beat that game back in the days.

This game was so difficult for me as a kid. You deserve more than 8,644 subscribers. Entertaining, easy to listen to, inoffensive, and you're informative. Good luck.

I remember playing this game back in the 89/1990, feels just like yesterday and I’m now 35.....lol

This is one of my favorite NES games. I play it every Halloween and put Jason back in his grave. I try not to rush through it too fast though. I like to take my time with most of my games.

Wow. This was a suprisingly in depth breakdown of an overlooked classic, possibly more versed in the game, its strategies, mechanics and appeal than the developers themselves.

That was some serious research!

I can't be the only one who has never had trouble walking in the right direction in this game lol

The good days of having 2 vcr's and recording the movies that you rented from the video store. And renting a few nes games while you where there. Lol. I'll never forget them

I love this game so much. I have a brand new copy of it in my collection.

Be proud of yourself! This is such an amazing in-depth analysis! Loved the personal history with the game. LOVED the detective work! That HAS to explain the color of Jason!! I truly think you cracked the case. Also great guide on how to play. Thank you dude, this game is a gem

Love your genuine enthusiasm for these old games. Very well put together videos. Keep it up!

I have always loved this game. It had that great atmosphere of never knowing when Jason was going to jump you on the path. I agree that the titlescreen is totally epic. The cabin music still haunts me...

This game terrified me as a kid. I always loved being scared by this game, but I was never able to figure out how to do much beyond stumble around and quickly get killed by Jason. My NES Classic has a date with Hakchii and I will be playing this with my little nephews for Halloween.

Thanks a million! I've always been a fan of this game. Never had the manual so I didnt know 75% of what u were talking about till now. I can finally cross this off my bucket list after 30 years of shame. Sidenote: I may or may not have almost pissed myself the 1st time it made that crazy noise when Jason pops up.

What a great intro. I too loved the feeling of that out of town "local" video store. The aisles of VHS cassettes, posters, and if you were lucky snacks! (BBs does NOT count!) This game terrified me and still too holds a special place in my heart.

Finally someone does justice to one of the games i allways consodered a Hidden Gem! I never finished the game but allways enjoyed it a lot! Thanx! (Y)

I think this would of been a popular game if we had internet back then I remember wondering what to do

One of my favorite NES games. People always put it on a list for bad games, but I think this game was way ahead of its time honestly. A survival horror game way before that was even a thing. As a huge fan of the movies, I've spent no telling how many hours playing this game. Beaten it probably 50 times at least. It was one of the first games to let you play multiple characters, have a day and night cycle, and upgrade weapons while finding other supplies to survive like vitamins. Maybe the best part is it could legitimately make you jump. The fact they were bold enough to put kids getting killed in it back in 1989 was suprising too. This game is definitely in my top 10 nes games....its not zelda or metroid but if you take the time to really learn how to play it, its incredibly fun and one of the more unique games you can find for that time. I'm a fan in case you couldn't tell....lol. excellent video

Really well done! Props on standing apart and finding the value where others dismiss it readily. I have great memories of this game in the 80’s and 90’s, though it was hard and I wasn’t a fan of the zombies and birds. I think you covered most of it pretty well in this video.

I'm here because it's Friday the 13th today.

I always loved this game. I'm old enough to remember hearing about this game as a kid, before it was released - I wasn't disappointed!

I was young when i brought this game & i didn't fully understand this particular games mechanics. But after watching this excellent video content, i look at this game as being way better now - keep up with what you do because your real awesome dude.

This is easily one of my top 15-20 games on NES. I still remember my heart pounding the first time I ran into Jason in a cabin. Always in my collection. Great review!

This is a great video 2 big thumbs up. This is definately an under rated game for the NES. I think mostly because as kids we were in the dark with how to play. As a child if you are playing a game and you never progress or win, you get frustrated and upset. Feel as if that was the true curse of Jason.

This has to be the best video out there on this game! I have always liked this game ever since I was little playing it on the NES just adventuring around. It's great to see such a good breakdown on a game that for some reason has a bandwagon of people who put the game down. Awesome video!

This is one of my all time favorite NES games and I'm happy to see I'm not the only one on KZfaq trying to defend it's bad reputation. I think most of it's detractors have been people that just didn't understand the game or just played it for fifteen minutes before declaring it 'dumb' and giving up. Big thanks on sharing the forest trick to get the torch. I've been playing this game for nearly 3 decades now and never knew you could get it that way. That's way quicker than my method of chasing notes around.

Man, this is a SOLID video for this game. Well done!

Bro I watched this on my lunch break yesterday and decided to watch it again just now and I gotta say this is the best breakdown I've ever seen of this game and the fact that you really like it makes me enjoy it that much more .your uploads take longer than others but the detail and quality shine through keep up the awesome work bro .this makes me want to play right now

Got this, SMB3, and NES Advantage from my awesome grandma on XMas. Holds dear place in my heart. One of the best Boxes and Title Screen hands down. Still have mine🙏👍

My dad and I played the mess out of this game when I was a kid! But damn...with no manual and only our best shot with guessing our way through this game, the damn thing was hard! This is a most excellent review and insight to this game. You have a new subscriber!

This is the greatest walk through I've ever seen of this game ever!!!! Awesome video and new sub!!!

I'm currently playing it on emulator.

I loved this game! Creepy and fun when I was a kid.

I really enjoyed this video. I never really bothered with this game because I remember being frustrated with it as a kid but this video makes me want to try playing it again after all these years! Love your content btw.

Wow man. This video brought back memories of 8 year old me renting this game and purposely playing the game with all lights out at night. I was scared shitless and was mostly clueless, but it was awesome!

I really enjoyed this game when It came out. This and Nightmare on Elm Street were pretty awesome.

THAT! was a very informative video! Thank you so much for making this!

AMAZING VIDEO! I love how this game is starting to receive more and more recognition as the great game it is

This game was ahead of it's time... And SO confusing to my 10 year old self.

AVGN: “Laughing Joking Numnuts.”

That was a really good video very informative and knowledgeable.

Awesome job on this video. It brought back a lot of memories from my childhood. As a kid, I could never figure out the patterns to anything that happened. I somehow did manage to beat the game once, by good old stubbornness.

Loving the channel so far. Takes me back to the good old days when KZfaq gaming videos had so heart and soul to it instead of shitting out the same let’s play video 3-4 times a day.

Nice work by the way.u deserve way more subs brother

did not know larry the cable guy did video game reviews (i kidd)..i always had a soft spot for this game. and the music is ace

Excellent video! This is the first game I ever beat on the NES and is still a favorite of mine for that system.

I love this game. I actually dusted off my nes and played it to get the items like you said. I had no clue you could get them that quick. Thanks.

To be honest, the game isn't that bad. I love me some Jason and Friday the 13th. There are worse pixelated nightmares to shriek about this Halloween. Like the Persona reference. Did you throw that in there for me? :P Keep up the good work. Remember me when you're famous! ;)

I was never good at the friday the 13th for the NES but I was finally able to beat this game thanks to the modern miracle of save states. it's a really fun game, way better than nightmare on elm street for NES anyway.

I dunno why but i Love this...i watch at least once a month now. Hands down the best Ft13th review for nes ever! please continue making awsome game reviews like this one. So glad i found your channel and subscribed a while back 👍

Incredible content -- love the blend of development history, social context, and mechanical breakdown. I rented Friday the 13th over and over with my brother right around Halloween. Even though we never had any idea what we were supposed to do, and just died over and over, the thrills of Jason wrecking your life out of nowhere kept me engrossed. Today I teach game development and history at the University of Utah... learned a ton in this vid, and really appreciate the deep, thorough focus your vids have. Looking forward to everything you put out.

I always found this game to be special, interesting and original! Good to see I'm not the only one! I know it's bizarre but I also really liked Jason's wacky, colorful design! It's so cartoony and unique that it became iconic and pretty referenced! It's just a shame that it's so damn hard and frustrating! For me it will always be an NES cult classic (and I didn't even like the Friday the 13th movies)!

When I had this game it took me a few days to figure out how to actually play it. The first time I saw Jason I nearly dropped my controller. 🤣🤣🤣

First time viewer and new subscriber. You have given me a whole new appreciation for this game and now I really want to play it. When this game first came out I was still used to games like Super Mario Bros and Double Dragon so I was lost on the concept games like Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Gonna give these games another try.

I was a weird kid and always picked and played games that none of my friends liked. I'd stick with them too and get frustrated when my friends would move on to another game that was easier to beat or easier to play. I never did learn any of the mechanics you showed in this video, but I tried my best to figure out how to beat Jason when I was a kid. Thanks for making this video, brought back a lot of memories and I finally learned how to defeat Jason! I also agree with your comments about LJN and this game in general. Definitely overlooked and LJN has made some fairly decent games and just gets the "hey let's all jump on the hate train" wrap. Subbed and liked and will definitely come back for more! :)

The game wasn't horrible, but the pathfinding was nightmarish in the cave and forest. If you never fouund out the path you listed in this video for the hidden cave, it's likely you'd never find it, or you'd get lost in the forest or cave with no way to reach the kids when the alarm is going off. For what it was, though, the game could be fun, and it was satisfying to take Jason down that third time.

Used the sweater and timing to kill him with a Knife. Took three days, though.

your story is so 80's....great work....Ljn was great back in the day, you know your history...my favorite subject...

Well played this game when it came out, had no clue what to do cause there wasn't any internet at those days....beated the game (don't ask me how, just had some luck i presume) in 8 hours. Wonderful video!

I remember my mom buying me this for my 11th birthday I absolutely love this game have a lot of nostalgia for it

Think I'ma break out my NES and play some Friday the 13th. =)

I totally love your channel, you hooked me with the kids fight bosses video. Shit like that brings everyone together.

Great Video. Honestly one of the best and most interesting videos I've seen about this game. I'm currently playing the game right now, and this video has helped me a ton. Thank you!

love the detail

The Cabin music is my phones ring tone. - such an aggravating game. Didn't appreciate it until I was an adult. also, if I remember correctly, later on there was a lawsuit about game rentals and to get around it they could not provide the real game manuals. I remember renting from blockbuster and they either didn't have it or had a cheesy blockbuster created manual. You should do a LIVE stream of this one :)

Oh shit man! Your vid takes me back. Friday the 13th was the first game i got for the nes as a gift.

This video is well done. As frustrated as I was with this game as a kid there was a lot to like. I got it used so didn’t have a manual and man that made things tough. This game pretty well defined the survival horror genre and deserves credit for that.

You are really coming into your own, man. Really good. You deserve to get huge. I imagine you will if you can continue to hit it out of the park again and again like you have been doing. Good luck to ya. Oh, and the "everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face" Tyson shirt? How cool is that! Yes!

I remember when I was younger, I couldn't play this game because it was scary lol. This was one of the first horror games I played that did what it was intended to do. I mean, Jason just appeared out of nowhere in those dark rooms or when one is walking around the town. And that damn music in the game was also creepy. So, this was actually a good game and I agree. The ratings were misleading and did the games some injustice. It was good enough for a Nintendo game during its time. I just couldn't rent it anymore because it was too scary for me to play when I was younger.

Awesome video.🤘 I still remember running into Jason's mother for the first time. Yeeeeesh.

I remember playing this game when I was younger and whenever Jason would pop out I'd freak out and lose lol never understood the gameplay until this video so thanks for the tips. Sure did bring back memories

great points on part 3 inspiration but i personally think it was based off of part 6...only because part 6 is the only movie in the franchise with kids at the camp and counselors that are actually protecting them. like jason walking into the lake cabin and that little girl sees him watching her 😱

Nobody I played this game with when I was a kid ever cared about Jason wearing purple overalls. It's not until we got older and played the game again did we start to question it. Now it's the one thing to point out every time someone makes a video.

It was an interesting game for its time. Good sound effects. The gameplay seem flat, but there was more to it than meets the eye. Going in circles with no direction of where to go in sight: Here’s Looking At You “Nintendo Power”. You did great breaking down the “Strategy” for this.

My brother and I loved this game and played it many times, but never with a manual. We would grind it out but never could beat it. Now I want to go back to Crystal Lake and take Jason down. Calling my brother now to set up a raid. Thanks for rekindling this memory!

Never played this game. I'll have to try it at some point.

This was a staple at my house. Ljn gets a bad rap for some of the best hidden gems. Friday the 13th and Jaws has very good game mechanics and play. I would love to see this generation of kids try to play these amd complain how "hard" they are. Knowing Atlus made this, just made this game even more amazing. Atlus and SNK were way way ahead of their time.

You know, you might even say that NES Jason was one of the first ever 'indestructible' game baddies that relentlessly follows you throughout the game with no clear sign to completely stop him. Before the Nemesis of RE/Biohazard or Pyramid Head from Silent Hill. Frankly, that's another thing about this game that captures the essence of just how much of an unstoppable killing machine Jason Voorhees is and further tests the gamer's skills by strategizing ways to kill him and having them to constantly be on their toes in order to properly put him down. I'm glad that Purple/Baby blue NES Jason has warmed his way into pop culture and slowly recapturing people's attention. Also, thanks for the heads up on the Japanese 3D poster as the possible inspiration for the game design. Looked up a high-res of it online for my file references.

Great video. I wholeheartedly agree with you. I really liked this game as a kid even though I never figured out how to finish it.

Karate kid was a fun game. It was one of the few games with a decent multiplayer for NES. Atlus also made Trauma Center: which was a great DS game.

This game definitely owes its bad rep to the LJN connection. Virtually all the other LJN games were trash but Friday the 13th was ahead of its time. Really it falls short of greatness because the NES couldn't do the ambitious game design justice. To this day I have this game as part of my collection CIB. =)

As someone who speed ran this to the second highest place on the leaderboard(like 8 years ago), I appreciate the in depth love and detail you put into explaining everything. The speedrunning strat makes you ignore so much about the game that made me fall in love with it as a kid so fuck yeah.

Love this game . I'm going to use your tips for sure. Keep up the great videos.

I had this game as a kid and I've never understood all the hate it gets. At least it's logical. Jason is terrorizing Camp Crystal Lake and the counselors have to stop him. Just like the movies. Compare that to the abomination that was the Nightmare on Elm Street NES game. I mean, catching "Z's"? Really? WTF? Anyway, thanks for giving this game some love. Cheers.

Interesting fact: If you kill Jason as he kills you, the game will you give you a life bar back and let you win. It happened to me once.

Hey man, this is a great channel. I just discovered it and I subbed so I'll see your stuff in the future. I'm a few years younger than you but we grew up with the same games in many cases, it seems. It's nice to know there are people who are passing these games to the next generation. Maybe your kids will make videos someday.

Glad to see I’m not the only guy from my generation who has a love of this game past the nostalgia of it. I owned a copy as a kid and I LOVED it. There is nothing like that jump scare when you run into Jason in a cabin and finding his moms head was absolutely epic.