10 Most Brutally Difficult NES Games EVER
4. Friday The 13th
Video game adaptations of horror movies are a peculiar breed. Considering the dollar bills horror movies can rake in, you'd think adaptations of them would be as common as a Call of Duty game, but they're actually quite rare.
You could argue the reason for this is that horror games are a tough sell, especially when the words Resident Evil don't appear on the front cover. Though likely partially true, it would also be sugarcoating the cold hard truth that most were complete gash, even for the most ardent of horror fans.
The most glaring culprit amongst them, Friday the 13th on the NES.
Long considered one of the worst games of all time, this shoddy waste of cartridge was painful to play as it was difficult. As one of a selection of camp counselors, you needed to hunt down Jason and defeat him before he managed to kill all the other counselors and kids, whilst surviving a set number of days.
Terrible mechanics, unfair timing and a litany of generic enemies outside of Jason made it near impossible to achieve a spec of progress before you and the camp were impaled on a machete.
Dare to play it for nostalgia sake, but you'll want to murder your console before it's over.