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Friday the 13th was released by LJN in April 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, based on the popular slasher film series of the same name. It is also considered as one of the worst games on this console.

Storyline

You start the game by picking which camp counselor you want to control. Each of the counselors are stationed in different cabins across the map, and have certain strengths and weaknesses, especially in terms of their speed and how high they can jump. No matter which character you choose, they all start out with an unlimited supply of rocks that they can throw at enemies (i.e. zombies, wolves, and bats), which sometimes leave behind vitamin jars to restore lost health, or more powerful weapons, such as a machete or a torch that shoots low range fireballs.

Your ultimate goal is to obtain the pitchfork and to kill Jason. To get it, you venture to a cave where you defeat the flying head of Jason's mother, who you need to defeat several times before she will leave the pitchfork behind. After you defeat her once, however, she is back in the cave after your battle with Jason.

When Jason randomly appears in the game to attack you, you need to hit him enough times to cause him to run away. He also attacks the campers and counselors stationed in various cabins. Using your map, you quickly get to cabin he's in and battle him to save the life of the person inside. If Jason kills enough of the campers, the game is over, and if he drains too much energy from a counselor, he/she is killed and no longer available as a playable character.

You have the ability to switch between the various camp counselors by visiting them in their cabins. You may also give them more powerful weapons to defend themselves if Jason attacks.

Eventually, after going back and forth between fighting him in the cabins and fighting his mother in the cave, she gives you the pitchfork, and you and Jason have one final battle.

Ending

Considering the length of time needed to win it, the game's ending is something of a let down. It closes with a screenshot of Jason on the ground, and the suggestion that Jason may still not be dead.

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