Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Friday the 13th

Title	Friday the 13th
First release	1989
Developer	Pack-In-Video
Publisher	LJN
Platforms	Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genre	survival horror
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E10+ Everyone 10+
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1986-01-01 Commodore 64: 1986-12-01 NES / Famicom: 1989-02-10
Wikidata ID	Q2627223

Defend children at Camp Crystal Lake by racing to cabins under strict time limits to prevent Jason from attacking. Choosing from six camp counselors, players engage in hack and slash combat against Jason and man-eating wolves to survive the horror environments of forests and caves.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Wikidata (Q2627223) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (nes/friday-the-13th) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/friday-the-13th) · last updated 2026-10-05 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (1289) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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TheGamesDB (25490) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © LJN · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © LJN · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © LJN · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © LJN · internal use only.

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Videos

NES Longplay [138] Friday the 13th (US)

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 27:47auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

Friday the 13th (NES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 47:40auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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