Developer: Rare Publisher: LJN Released: 1990 Freddy's Face: Looks like he's saying "HUURRR" |
I've never been interested in horror movies. I don't like excessive violence, I don't enjoy seeing people get mangled and I don't enjoy being scared.
I scare pretty easily, too. When I was a 15-year-old kid, Jurassic Park scared the crap out of me. I was so scared that I could have sworn I saw a dinosaur outside the window at night. The first time I played Half-Life, I was so stressed afterwards that I was shaking and sweating.
It was with those two things in mind that I wasn't looking forward to playing A Nightmare on Elm Street. If done right, 8-bit can still freak you out, and I played Monster Party years ago on a whim, and it was fun, but still freaky.
I didn't expect to be laughing at Nightmare instead.
TERRIFYING |
If you're not scared yet, start turning the light switch in your room on and off while a friend holds a flashlight under their chin and says "ooooooo!"
NOT THE BEES |
Let me use the example of the bosses. During a boss fight, you square off against one of Freddy's body parts attached to a chain. Now normally, these fights are handled with the enemy trying to hit you where you stand, so you have to anticipate the blow, move out of the way, and attack. This one is a little different. Instead of landing where you were standing, these bosses will land in random locations, meaning you can't really dodge them unless you stand in a corner and just wait for it to land near you while swinging your arms in the air. It's so incredibly lame.
Never mind that Freddy's chained-up head looks vaguely like Zoidberg.
Need a boss for your game? Why not Zoidberg? |
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