NES Longplay [161] Friday the 13th

[@NewYorkS4U]

When I played this as a kid, I had absolutely no idea what I was supposed to do, and even after watching this, I still don't know. I've often found the wolves in the forest and cave to be both scary and undefeatable more than Jason.

[@rhyenvi]

hahaha... yea it's so confusing... but amazing at the same time

[@eddieloius4592]

the only "decent" LJN game. haha

[@brooklyn9398]

Keys need to be collected And you have to save the counselors Which means tackling Jason 😤

[@rhyenvi]

@@brooklyn9398 lolol tackling. sad but true

[@Kobe8DaGreat24]

Lol

[@btnhl]

Jason Vorhees is an unstoppable supernatural force that cannot be reasoned with or killed, but he can be scared away by having rocks thrown at him.

[@francosleaze]

R N his mom is his weakness wich he CAN be killed

[@allenharper2928]

R N Tell that to the schmucks in the new game that justify team killing by saying they bargained with Jason. Jason NEVER bargained. Except with his weapon, and less like bargaining, more like straight up murdering your ass.

[@DanTheMan1985ful]

Instead killing all the campers and counselors at Crystal Lake, He should've went after LJN. I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up in their office with his hockey mask and machete and slaughtered everyone left to right working there.

[@bigwillietheb]

they should have a Jason vs michael Myers movie

[@starfire6789]

@@allenharper2928 it's gotten worse ppl gitching in wall or getting on the roof even with the patches they still do it and they fixed team killing u can only run over ppl in public games I love f13 but the teamers kill it so hard

[@l.c.boogie1219]

Man this was the first game that ever scared me when I was a kid, especially when Jason popped out of no where lol. But I loved playing this game when I was a kid.

[@patrickgoodman4576]

Like an RKO LOL

[@shophet125]

Wearing Jason's mother's sweater makes your counselor take less damage when Jason hits you. In regard to lighting the fireplaces, on Day 1, Using Mark, wander around the camp for awhile, collecting potions and lighting all the fireplaces. In one of the cabins in the camp, you should find a letter saying "You will find a torch in one of the cabins by the lake". Once you find that letter, go into the trail that circles the lake. Look in one of the two big cabins, you will find the torch there.

[@brooklyn9398]

Awesome

[@xsavagementality]

Top left big cabin has the note. Second note is far right big cabin. Then torch is in top left big cabin around lake.

[@ShadowFox746]

Never understood why there were random zombies in this game, but I always imagined they were the reanimated corpses of those that Jason had killed over the years.

[@redclover5460]

Good call, that's what the manual says.

[@The_Albino_Jackal]

Interesting, so the corpses of his victims are reanimated, you could even say possessed… a very Deadite like ability…

[@coreyjamerson5695]

Me too 😭

[@Xenobi911]

i played this game as a kid and it was so scary at that time. i couldn't even pass many levels.

[@SailorJenova]

I know I could stay alive...but I could never get to the children in time. ; P

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

Aung Myat Paing and now, There's an asymmetrical multiplayer game which is pretty much objectively better in every way XD

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Playing it in the dark was scary especially when the screen would get to the night-time theme.

[@justhitwick]

Same. I remember playing this out night. Scared looking around the living room.

[@Bradley_Lute]

Same! As soon as Jason appeared on screen I would be scared and he would kill me. That lurking feeling he is always close by really creepy.

[@aimfuldrifter]

John has literally mastered this game :) He knew where to go (navigation can be frustrating at first), was playing strategically and with skills. One of the best NES longplays ever made. I think he wasn't hit even once. Respect.

[@guyver441]

Yeah, he makes it look easy for a game that I never beat as a kid.

[@ThatGingerCuntFromTerminator2]

Was a TAS run

[@whenthemorningstarssangtogxrxs]

@@guyver441same !

[@chistophersaylor]

Ive always wondered why Jason wore tennis shoes. Is he like "Damn I'm gonna need some arch support to chase these kids today."

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Lol

[@tonycervz89]

Some Jordan 1's

[@hezakiya5637]

His mommie bought his shoes and matched his purple jumper suit and said kill them all including the 15 kids and including a free machete and ax

[@cassandrabrooks5185]

😂

[@devenstreeter]

Jason 7's

[@renthegigglefox]

Until now, I never knew that you could fight Jason's mother on all three days with different rewards. As a result, I never knew the sweater was a thing, and, while I'd heard rumors of the existence of the pitchfork, it was written off back then as just a myth. Friday the 13th was among the most brutally difficult games on the NES, and, without the trusty Game Genie, I rarely made it past the first day, let alone the third. The music in this game is so nostalgic; the perfect blend of 8-bit quirkiness and a haunting (albeit absurdly quickly looping) charm that lent heaps to the atmosphere and tension that came with wandering the wilderness, exploring dark cabins, and knowing that Jason could be hiding just around the next corner. And then there's the perfectly executed music stab during the encounters that incites that sense of panic, and the accompanying music that follows that reinforces that you're fighting for your survival.

[@yam83]

Such haunting music...

[@vamp4403]

+Yairo Martis I know right, Honestly thats what made the game even more scary

[@davemckay4359]

Yessssss

[@TrainmasterCurt]

The game contains five songs composed by Hirohiko Takayama of Xexyz fame. Most of the songs are short loops that only last a few seconds, which can get annoying after extensive play. LJN may not have allowed Hirohiko enough time to compose better music. The music does add a haunting feel to the game. According to Hirohiko, the main instrument was supposed to be a pipe organ. To make the game's music, Hirohiko wrote the music in assembly on MS-DOS, using a sound driver by Tsukasa Masuko.

[@bartek8309]

Still this music is an childplay compared to Sweet Home O_o

[@erikfldt390]

@@TrainmasterCurt I can't remember where I heard the music from before. It sounds familiar, like it's from another game.

[@SheenaAyers]

I was absolutely obsessed with this game when I was a kid. Watching this video now at 39 years old almost brings tears to my eyes because I remember all the music by heart. Such an amazing game. ❤

[@Fervillamen2]

La música de las cabañas y cuevas es tan melancolica para mí. Jugar a esto con tus primos en la madrugada con solo los grillos de fondo para mí era la felicidad

[@000FireRainHavoc000]

Give "World of longplays" a medal cause games back then (1985-1991) I swear were designed to test your patience once you die you can never come back!

[@Worm02]

I used to be so afraid to play this game, lol. They threw us 80's babies into the fire! No strict rating system. The good ol days! HA!

[@Enzo87325]

Hell yeah I had this game at age 6 😳😔

[@julianjv7325]

Me too, I played the game at the age of 7.

[@newgenerationtechnology2930]

I was terrified of this game too , the worst is just starting the game, and Jason attacks within seconds .

[@CLOWNBOT00]

Back in the 80s (1988 to be exact)... I had the pleasure of giving this game a go. Unfortunately, I never saw a manual for it, so no wonder I died constantly, wandered around aimlessly, got lost in the caves and forest constantly. Never knew about the torch, pitchfork, macheté... None of this! I don't miss pounding the side of my NES and blowing cartridges, but after seeing this, I wanna fill that void now.

[@progrockfan28]

ATLUS, the ones tasked with coding this for Acclaim Entertainment's LJN sub-label, could have easily just had them localize and bring over Megami Tensei, all considered. The first-person cabin areas in this game play almost like those early games. The side-scrolling parts are what hurt this game. I could never figure out how this one worked when I was younger and played it, so thanks to whomever did the LP for this game. It's basically 'Collect items and save the kids by keeping Jason at bay for three 'rounds' for the true ending."

[@canoematiks]

This game's Developer is ATLUS. The company Which made Megami Tensei Series.

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

@Hjnintendofan109 Rare and Atlus both developed a lot of LJN's games

[@Bradley_Lute]

The perfect studio to make a horror game! All of Megami Tensei games have great horror elements.

[@mikesantillanmx5530]

I love this game so much, it used to be so scary at that time! If I directed a Friday the 13th movie, I would make a scene hommaging this video game. I'd have someone wear night vision goggles or something on a night scene, to make Jason apear purple and blue, just like in this game, or I'd make some character play the creepy theme of the cabins on a piano just before being murdered .

[@Donscottmusic]

Probably one of the most underrated and misunderstood games on the NES.

[@SailorJenova]

Yeah....this and A Nightmare on Elm st. were the best sleepover NES games to play. More fun than prank calling before *69 ! haha

[@sarblader]

This game was kinda crap.

[@tyke12271]

first off the nes was a fun game to play because they had nothing else to play unless they wanted to go outside which i wouldn't do. (i wasn't born in the 1900's so dont go saying i was or how do u know . its because my dad told me he's 47). So dont go saying this game is crap because then your insulting your great grandpa and grandma, thats what they used back in the day for Entertainment The N.E.S and S.N.E.S(super nintendo entertainment system)and the (Nintendo Entertainment System)

[@tyke12271]

And look at how i said "They" Not "i" or "me"😑 and I WAS NOT INSULTING YOU OR YOUR FAMLIY i was just saying that's what they played back in the days

[@ThatSB]

@@tyke12271 are you trolling? The 1900s? You wouldn't go outside if you lived in the 80s? Maybe youre a loser now but back then youd have gone outside. And Great grandpa? These games came out when your great grandparents were probably 70 years old. I wasnt sure if you were trolling or an idiot but that great grandparent line made me think you were

[@thenoisechannel6088]

little bit of Punch Out, the wild dogs from Rush N Attack, the crow from the Smurfs game, zombies from Ghosts N Goblins. Like a boss at the end there, man. All of the jump and pivot stuff was impressive!

[@madg620]

Playing Mike Tysons punch out with Jason in the cabin 😂😂😂😂😂

[@xbox_toastersystem1386]

Nah it’s more similar to Power Punch II

[@Syisulis]

back in the day I was so scared to play this game looking at it now I realize we definitely see the world different as kids

[@medianoche3]

I remember playing this with my mate as a kid. We never made it far, but kept going regardless and played it again and again. Definitely a ridiculously hard game, but the nostalgia of it hits hard.

[@jeremykronenwetter9892]

Holy fuck. Jason just came out of nowhere in the beginning of this video.

[@oscuro8961]

this game had some unique ideas for its time even if it has some poorly done parts

[@isratorres01]

It was really scary when played this game when i was a kid, specially when Jason suddenly appeared and i was alone at home ...

[@davidsavage5630]

I got this the same day as the NES console for my 8th birthday in 1989. This actually was a pretty creepy game. It's not great. At all. But there's some strange alchemy going on here that makes it a pretty memorable thing anyway. That music is a MAJOR ear worm. And the sound effects are just everything I remember about 8 bit. I cannot believe people are still talking about this game in any capacity more than 30 years later. That blows my mind. Think about this game from the perspective of an 80s kid. There was no internet or any quick way to find out what new games there were. No phones to instantly look it up. You just happened across new shit at the video store constantly without having any clue about it. And when an NES game with freakin JASON on the front popped up...that was wild. It became something we had to at least try. And in a weird way...it was like we, who were not QUITE old enough to be allowed by our parents to watch the movies (although you better believe we snuck around doing that shit lol...like kids have forever...it was just harder back then)...it was like we were pulling a fast one on the folks. Sadly...no boobs in the game. Not that we ever really expected that. Not even in the dark ages of the 80s..

[@Bomamatabon]

I was around 8 or 9 when I got this game.. it was so scary and hard. Could never beat the damn game. Damn you sure mastered how to play this game.

[@AdhanLeo]

Man, I never beat this game. I'm glad I can watch the ending of this game bow

[@JusticeForPottsvilleMaroons]

Gotta give respect to these counselors. They approach a mass murderer like Jason Vorhees armed with only a handful of rocks...and they still win

[@sapphirerose3315]

Jason jumped out of no where , it still gets me ...

[@PSY0PZ]

There's something unsettling about the music even when you are just walking around the map, and the Jason alarm adds to it.

[@LordSephleon]

Wow... JohnX895 showed skill I didn't think existed in this game. I've never seen anyone beeline through the map and Jason fights like this...

[@Bjorick]

i forget who it is, but there's a player who uses a glitch, if you kill jason and then go in a house/path before his death finishes, his health resets from his usual 24 bars to something crazy, like 256 bars, the player uses that each of the 3 days (killing jason and then Uber jason, lol) without getting hit once.......using only a rock......it's freaking insane

[@satellitel355d]

Lol flawless victory. Played this game like a champ

[@Rraven4]

I loved this game growing up, one of my favorites of all time. Thanks for the video!

[@GeminiNES]

dont you just love how you move to the right and the map shows you actually move to the left

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

More to the left lol

[@Bradley_Lute]

It's beyond confusing! I have to go a screen over and look at the map every time.

[@DR4C44N]

Good memmories with this game. Still remember the nightmares I had with Jason after 1st few times I played.

[@SellawEvets]

Thank you! If it weren't for Game Genie, I probably wouldn't have mastered it with anyone other than Mark. George and Debbie were so slow!

[@stray88]

Wow, what a great playthrough! Perfectly exemplifies each element of the game. Excellent job.

[@amon6109]

Jason's mother's head was what creeped me out as a kid in this game

[@bulb9970]

“YOU HAVE FINALLY MANAGED TO DEFEAT JASON… BUT IS HE REALLY DEAD? WE’RE NOT TELLING!! END…” 🔥🔥🔥📃✍️

[@ulisesgomezd.3405]

I discovered a bug in this game: if you're fighting against Jason in front of a cabin or a sidewalk, you kill him and inmediately you enter that cabin or the sidewalk, he will come back as immortal, no matter if you defeat him about day1, day 2 or day 3.

[@deucespades9416]

I gotta try that, cause u do have time to go in a house while he's blinking

[@shaquadradeloiserussell8659]

go in the nearest small house and switch to the counsellor thats in the blinking house. but save chrissy and mark at all costs. and have all of them save up meds for chrissy and mark.

[@shaquadradeloiserussell8659]

and the torch makes a big difference.

[@Psycotic.]

am i the only one who actually liked this game?

[@michaelmcknight990]

No I did too lol but we are not a large # lol

[@stephenr.purfield1060]

Nope I love it

[@retrogamecoremore563]

I kinda like it

[@marhansgamingchannel4732]

I'm sure no, but honestly I don't like it because it's too hard.

[@jaybonetacony]

I have the Jason tattoo

[@aliciasmo]

You played this game like a boss mate!!, great gameplay

[@bw-jack7267]

this game is not bad like AVGN said, it was just for hardcore players who don't fear true challenge

[@Kingofbandits05]

"watch out...Jason's Still Alive and Stronger Than Ever!" *Takes off glasses* My god...

[@whitedragon7]

Nicely done! I remember this game always scaring the shit out of me. LOL!

[@songohan5167]

same thing here, having nightmares when my brother plays it i was a kid that time

[@whitedragon7]

Funny story - when this game was in the house, I'd have to hide it and cover it up with a bunch of stuff because I was afraid that Jason would come out and get me. The label of course had his face on it, and I didn't want to see it. LOL!

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

I really dig how they used the art from Part 4 for this game. Part 4 will always be my favorite.

[@Big_Dai]

I'd love an explanation of this game's gameplay and objective.

[@SuperKidSonic]

defeat Jason Voorhees 3 time and keep him from killing your friends and the children under their watch.

[@dragishawk]

This game is essentially one of the very first Survival Horror games, back before Sweet Home (which was released in December of the same year of this game's release, and never saw release at all in the US) and Resident Evil. Your job is to kill Jason Voorhees and keep your counselors and the kids in their care alive. If you fail to stop Jason from killing either of them, it's Game Over. And killing Jason is not the end, because to beat the game, you'll need to take him down no fewer than three times.

[@Bradley_Lute]

@@dragishawk do you need to pick up the items to beat him or do those just make it easier to do so?

[@yasserboumediane1010]

This game had some very interesting and original ideas, like for once in a game it's not one good guy against many bad guys it's the opposite, but it just didn't execute them well

[@jamesdixon6332]

I've never seen this game played so expertly. Great upload

[@ClarkTheShark]

West Coast Video 1990 rental of the year.

[@KratosAurionPlays]

6:52 Beat him! 6:55 Again?!?!?!

[@TheProdigiousTalent]

+Kratos Aurion Plays Follow him out a counselor's house when you're the only one in the smaller cabin after defeating him and he will be waiting outside every time.

[@ReverseCycoIogy]

I played this game as a child and I think back now to realize I had no idea what I was doing in the game back then after seeing this video lol. It was fun though.

[@mgtowcowboy8159]

As a kid in the earlly 90's, this game struck fear in me.

[@paulcavoli5018]

This is the best performance that ive been seen using all concierges!!!! given them a lot of stuff or different ways to fight with Jason or reach a goal with each. I could never use another concierge beside Mark because the rest were very slow to me, but I knew there was some other way to take advantage of them as you show us on this video, very well done, congratulations

[@proslava30_]

7:13 На 0,75 будет музыка из Марио 85 уровень 1-2

[@arturoaguilar6002]

I couldn't help to notice that in the third run they avoided fighting Jason inside the cabins as much as possible.

[@cherokeefit4248]

Sweet how Paul went outside and fought near the end of stage 1. Flawless victory too.

[@Iblameyouu]

Can someone help me out here and tell me what were those things coming up from the ground? And Mark, he has always reminded me his face up at the top of a slice of pizza for some reason lol

[@starfire6789]

The zombies r Jason's past kills from what the game guide said

[@modelr1485]

U made me hungry for pizza since i am a giant fan of... Turtles in a hashell! Turtle power!

[@chaseman94]

Watching this on Friday the 13th.

[@t52583]

chills down my spine. remix the soundtrack anyone?

[@Jshaw71]

The cabin theme is pretty good, i think of it from time to time

[@cg3882]

Ah the memories, isnt the head in the cave Jason's mom? I beat the game when I killed jason and his moms head and used the torch and a pitchfork and I never got killed I love this game forget the haters

[@5434345]

I always mistook Mom`s head as Medusa from Castlevania.

[@AngusBeer]

" You have finally managed to defeat Jason ... But is he really dead? We're not telling!! End.. " Thanks Lads T_T

[@Aaronlee83]

I played this when I was probably 8. I played for like thirty minutes and never played it again. Now I can see why. Shit was hard back then. How the hell do you figure out what to do?

[@craigmurphy1618]

When I played this game about three decades ago I recall having to fight Jason's mother in the cabin in the woods and not just in the cave.

[@arfareandaneswara3286]

It's a pretty typical summer at Crystal Lake. There's a group of happy children staying in the Camp. You and your six camp counselor friends are watching over the kids while enjoying the lake and the wilderness. The days are bright and sunny. The nights are cool and clear. And Jason is on a rampage. It's up to you to stop him, but it's not going to be easy. You must first fight your way through forests filled with man-eating wolves, caves covered with blood-sucking bats and hordes of mindless zombies everywhere you turn. You must also help any friend who is in danger, or else you can just kiss them goodbye. And hiding in a cabin or staying adrift in a canoe won't keep you safe--Jason will find you anywhere. The only way to survive this summer is to challenge Jason face to face and destroy him. Take care and stay safe. The object of the game is simple, you must stay alive long enough to find a way to defeat Jason once and for all. To do this requires nerves of steel as you explore Crystal Lake Campground, encountering its many hidden dangers, and searching for the weapons and other items you will need to accomplish your fearful task. Friday the 13th is made up of three kinds of screens. The map screen shows the location of the counselors during the game. The side view screen is used when exploring outside and the interior screen is used when exploring inside a room. You switch back and forth between the 6 different counselors as you explore and battle your way around the cabins and trails of Crystal Lake. You have to find and equip the counselors with weapons and other power items you find along the way. Once you gather enough, you can turn the tables on Jason and begin to hunt him.

[@waynedrew7074]

FINALLY, a long playthrough done RIGHT.

[@cyberfire7191]

The character selection/house music is horrifying

[@xbox_toastersystem1386]

DUN DUN DE DUN DUN DUN

[@b.entranceperium]

It hits me like something in Legend of Zelda

[@b.entranceperium]

My childhood. I could watch this all day long

[@genyfear]

Id love to see the new Friday game recreate this map. They've already given us NES Jason, might as well give us the map...

[@nando82]

JohnX895 beating this game like a BOSS !!!!

[@kakaka4375]

What for Jason ?

[@BlueDragonAkira]

The only thing I remember about this game is walking around and then everyone dies XD

[@susanfit47]

The song Cabin Theme was later used in the unreleased NES game Happily Ever After.

[@MultiKamil97]

9:08 That music used to scare the shit out of me.

[@benjaminA.stantonpun]

22:19 Jason Voorhees testifies to us all that “Death is not the end.” Jason must be a Mormon. 😄

[@nikoma_]

Always liked the music. I wrote a post punk song influenced by it.

[@100barbelve]

I still get nervous when Jason pops out of nowhere, as soon as the screen stops moving with you, hes coming 😂

[@CollinSamatas]

This music (and frankly, the game) used to scare the sheeeeeeit out of me when I was very young!

[@twizack22]

That was incredible! I still don't understand how you can get the torch.

[@ulisesgomezd.3405]

It´s a sequence, depending the order you light the fireplaces you'll get the torch.

[@deucespades9416]

Yea i light all the big house starting from top left to the cave then counter clockwise all the clockwise where the two is at near the river

[@LittlePixieBot]

Mark and Chrissy are the strongest counselors. Keep them alive at all costs.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

The last time I played this game was in the spring of 1990. We rented it from the local video store and had to return it after a few days. Went back the next week to rent it again and somebody else had it. Man was I pissed.

[@pm34711]

God I played this game back in the day. This game was so freakin hard! Being a Friday The 13TH fan I could not wait to play this game. I was so disappointed to see all the suckage. Great video nun the less.

[@TheCalicojo82]

Amazing! The guy playing is some sort of a wizard, if it's not programmed.

[@taviuwu9073]

this game is really difficult, i play it

[@greatestever184]

I liked this game as a kid, but I never could beat it. It's hard! Once you figure out what you are supposed to do, it's quite enjoyable. and it doesn't matter what anyone says, inside those cabins at night, with that music, especially if Jason is in there with you---holy shit. Scared the hell out of me as a kid and still unnerves me as an adult. The only other scary moment close to this is the final six hours in Majoras mask right before the moon falls (the music, bells, earthquakes, hopelessness of the people still in clock town and the moon)

[@chistophersaylor]

aww jason looks like a plush doll at the end.

[@mnewby82]

This was one of the hardest games I've ever played when I was a kid

[@ChrisCrazyHouse]

Anyone know where I can get the sprites and backgrounds for this game

[@PAPORETODEVERDADE]

Esse jogo é incrível! Ele passa muito bem o clima de terror!

[@danielseiser6189]

100% Items and completion of all available tasks. No Damage. No lost campers. And under these categories it’s a mighty tight Speed run done mastering Jason’s flight path as if by satellite. There happens to be a few different starting RNG I believe. I love that weapons get passed to the other counselors so maximum damage gets dolled out. You can respect a game that can get mastered by a respectable playah!

[@Gothchick208]

Make this game again, but where the Player is Jason in an Open world of Campers.

[@brewhaha1380]

+Gothchick208 www.kickstarter.com/projects/613356213/friday-the-13th-the-game?ref=nav_search

[@Splashy]

Gothchick208 your wish came true

[@jdm757]

Gothchick208 wish granted. Plus this version of Jason is a free dlc

[@trickster8764]

That's insane, someone thought of Friday the 13th game 2 years ago. I know it was a huge thought for most people, but gothchick called it! xD

[@yahboi9669]

FRIDAY THE 13th PREDICTED

[@ddesa123]

I remember being super scared of this lol but still having no idea what to do and then getting frustrated and giving up

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Jason was crafty and brutal in this game.

[@desktorp]

I sold this game at a garage sale because it was too scary.

[@Prenner111]

HIlarious looking at this now and realizing how bad it actually is. It scared the fuck out of me when I was like 4.

[@terrywilson8240]

+Rennerp haha, man I was about 7, man I was scared playing this late night when everyone was sleep

[@Donscottmusic]

The music and just the overall feel of the game is what makes it creepy.

[@desktorp]

Don Scott I have PTSD from encountering Jason during the cabin sequence.

[@kramalerav]

@@Prenner111 Watch, someone will say that same thing about RE7 VR edition thirty years from now! LOL

[@ryonagana]

i never understood what you really need to do in this game even watching this video my biggest fear was meet Jason inside the lodges i just drop my controller and run away

[@_Brennus]

I would hide under the covers when my older brothers would play this game.

[@NerdLifts]

Lol I still don't get how the map works. I spent many hours just wandering around until Jason instantly killed me.