Friday the 13th: The Computer Game

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Friday the 13th
Domark[2]
Publisher(s)Domark
Platform(s)Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Release1986[1]
Mode(s)Single-player

Friday the 13th: The Computer Game (often shortened to Friday the 13th) is the first game adaptation based on the films of the same name. It was released in 1986 by Domark for the

cassette tape. The player's goal is to find and kill Jason
, while making sure their friends or they themselves are not killed by Jason.

Gameplay

The player can roam freely around the scenery and walk both inside and outside buildings. Jason, as well as other characters, do the same. It is the player's task to make sure their friends do not get killed by Jason, who often appears disguised as one of them, unless he is hit once and becomes visible as a man dressed in black.

blonde woman's head with hair standing on end, to symbolize the player character's level of fright at the time.[4][5] Unlike the later Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) title, the game included scenes of gore consistent with the film franchise.[4] For example, when a character is killed by Jason, sometimes there is a scream followed by a quick cut to a graphic image of a machete embedded into their head.[6][4]

Development

Domark based the game on

John Menzies stores,[9][13] omitting the knife.[14]

In regards to the game's controversial marketing and the criticism that children can buy the game, Dominic Wheatley stated that "Many X-rated films are accompanied by books which are often more vivid in their descriptions and yet under 18s can buy those. We are trying to amuse people — Friday the 13th will not incite anyone to run around and hurt someone."[13]

The game came packaged with two capsules of

Prism Leisure re-released the game as a budget title.[9] To promote the game, Domark ran a trivia contest in Amtix magazine, with two winners receiving a "ghost hunting" trip to New York.[16] In a 1987 interview, Mark Strachan, co-founder of Domark, called the game "something I'd rather forget about", and said that the game's quality issues stemmed from being made by inexperienced programmers.[17]

Reception

The game's main appeal was the obvious horror elements, which included atmospheric music and digitized screams.[5][6] Some criticized that it changed elements from the franchise, such as Jason being dressed all in black, which has nothing in common with his appearance from the movies.[6]

The game received otherwise negative reviews, regardless of the platform. Zzap!64 gave it 13%,[28] Your Sinclair gave it 3/10,[26] Crash 32%[24] and Sinclair User 4/10.

In 1987, Crash called Friday the 13th "one of the worst tie-ins ever".[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0954-8661
    .
  2. ^
    Imagine Games Network
    . Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ John Squires (21 August 2014). "Remembering the 'Friday the 13th' Video Game That Time Forgot". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1501316197
    .
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0786441976
    .
  6. ^ a b c Judge Greg (1 December 2014). "Friday the 13th for Commodore 64". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ISSN 0954-8661
    .
  8. ISSN 0954-8661
    .
  9. ^
    ISSN 0954-8092
    .
  10. ISSN 0954-8661
    .
  11. ^
    Argus Specialist Publications
    . p. 68.
  12. ISSN 0262-5458
    .
  13. ^
    ISSN 0262-5458
    .
  14. ISSN 0954-8092
    .
  15. ^
    ISSN 0261-3697
    .
  16. ISSN 0952-3022
    .
  17. ISSN 0952-3022
    .
  18. ISSN 9955-8726
    .
  19. ISSN 0265-4164
    .
  20. ISSN 0269-8277
    .
  21. Argus Specialist Publications
    . p. 73.
  22. ISSN 0262-5458
    .
  23. ISSN 0265-0509
    .
  24. ^
    ISSN 0954-8661
    .
  25. ISSN 0265-721X
    .
  26. ^
    ISSN 0269-6983
    .
  27. ISSN 0933-1867
    .
  28. ^
    ISSN 0954-867X
    .

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