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Nintendo Archive: Friday the 13th

Remember the days when certain NES games were marketed as “scary”? I fondly recall the marketing campaign for the Castlevania series, showing a kid sitting alone in the dark, playing Castlevania on his NES and being scared out of his wits. Hard to believe that 8 bits of drearily-colored blobs accompanied by Kasio Keyboard music could be considered “scary”, but back in the day it was the best they could do. Friday the 13th for the Nintendo Entertainment System attempted to ride-in on that “scary” trend, though when compared to other “terrifying” NES games, like Metroid and Castlevania, Friday the 13th can’t really compete. The game is obviously a licensed Read more »