#Fridaythe13th 

I remember it took my buddy and I teaming up in our early 20's to beat this nightmare. Last counselor, last kid, last fight... adrenaline was high.

"I can't believe you actually killed Jason! How did you do it?" Mark: ".....by sacrificing the weak."

I legitimately did not know Jason had a set path he walked like that. Learn something new every day!

"We can just hang out here until Jason's done killing our friend"... LOL

i know everyone says this but as a 37 year old man, I'm excited to watch this every Saturday morning!!!

This is the best new youtube channel I have discovered in a long time. You are making really great videos! I LOVE the format.

I have such a long history with this game, from having it terrify me at a young age, to coming back when I was in college to give it another try, to finally admitting I didn't know what I was doing and looking it up on RU-vid years later to see if anyone else had beaten it, only to discover people had torn the game apart, figured out its quirks, and re-assembled it into something not only playable, but enjoyable. Seeing this on your channel is so delightful! :)

Nintendo: "NO CROSSES ON COFFINS!" Also Nintendo: "Link's special pickup should be a cross, and it'll let him see ghosts!"

The music in this game is actually low key fantastic.

I have always loved this game even when I was a kid. You had to turn off the sound in the cabin with Jason to avoid the jump scare, haha! This has always been the biggest disservice to video games, it's just a great game. Thanks for setting the record straight!

Say what you will, and rightly so, though the Cabin music is melodic mastery...

Man, the first time I played this game I was sleeping over at a friend's house. Late that night, I went to use the bathroom, turned a corner, and ran smack into his big, fat dad in a purple sweatsuit... Very immersive, I have to say.

You can actually equip the sweater with a male counselor, but it does fit more with the movie's narrative to use Crissy to equip it instead, since she's female and the strongest female. Also if you light the large cabins in a different order (outside path, cave path, then lake path), you'll also get the torch in addition to the flashlight. Probably a good idea to have one of your other counselors go to the children's cabin sometimes, so you don't lose 5 kids early on, since you can only afford to have that happen twice in 1 game.

I remember playing this game as a kid and the music freaking me out a little. The game gave me more chills than the movies lol I know thats weird haha 😄

It never clicked to me that a girl was supposed to wear the sweater. I just crushed it with Mark every time. LOL. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

I used to draw parts of the levels as a child, completely agree it's misunderstood

One of my fav NES games.

One of my favorite NES games! Great explanation of the game! My friend and I played this every day after school for months and eventually learned most of the tricks. Jason’s indoor pattern is actually very predictable and easy once you learn it. I don’t consider the game beaten unless I save all counselors and children. Once you learn how to fight him inside, he’s pretty easy. Way easier than fighting Mrs. Vorhees.

I remember this game as a kid, I had no idea what I was doing but running 😂

Its a dark and rainy saturday here in central fl. That means its time for another video from " U Can Beat Video Games". Perfect game to match the dark gloomy weather here today. The start up screen of this game used to scare me when i was a kid. I'd have to cover my eyes and hit the start button so i didnt have to see it. Geez i was a wimp

I always loved this game's music, even though I could never beat the game itself. No sitting back and relaxing here as defeating Jason Voorhees is never an easy task.

I just want everyone to know this game scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

These guys did an amazing job creating this game with what they had to work with.

T&C Surf Design is one of my favorite NES titles. (even though I still have NO IDEA how to do the surf stages) Great video as usual.

I HATED this game when I was a kid! And now, having watched this video, I still hate it, but at least I know I could beat it if I wanted to.

I remember how pissed this game used to make me. I love that you are showing this one.

Been waiting for this one, I'm addicted to F13 reviews!

Friday the 13th Legacy of the Wizard and Wrath of the Black Manta are 3 of my most Nostalgic NES games from my childhood

I love this channel. I couldn't beat any of these games as kid so it's just awesome to see someone blast through these games.

After seeing this guide, I think I finally see what's "wrong" with this game. It's always felt "off" and now that I've seen a true, thorough guide explaining it, I think I've finally figured it out. The IDEA of the game is you're supposed to pick up weapons, pass them to the other counselors (which gives them longer "staying power" against Jason) and protect the children. The problem is, he moves too fast to realistically do those things, and you end up having to fight the way UCBvG suggests here. If he moved at half the speed (or the game were over 6 days instead of 3) you might actually be able to do the things the game "suggests" you're supposed to do. It was ALMOST perfect for the license, just not QUITE there. I would argue the "perfect" horror game for it's license is probably Nightmare on Elm Street.

THANK YOU! this game is astoundingly difficult and no other video or guide has been this helpful to beating it

Not just beating video games. You sir are winning the internet.

This game is much better than its rep. A really unique game for the time.

Awesome! I loved this game as a kid. It’s amazing how many hours I could put into a “bad” game because of boredom. I never could beat this one though, even though I once got the machete and was able to bulldoze Jason on day two, I didn’t understand the way he moved and was unable to chase him down. Anyway, great video. Thanks for helping me put this one to bed.

Geez man..where were you in the 90s when I needed these tips!! :) Great video..loved it!

I need a loop of the intro lmao

Great coverage of this game. It has Always been one of my faves as a kid and i still play it today. Im really glad to hear that i am not alone in thinking it was underrated

I can crush Jason in the cabins. It's a pattern and knowing when to dodge so your missed and can counter is key.

What if I told you that I love these videos. And what if I told you that I have watched a bunch of them this week since I found this channel. And what if I told you that I have been recommending this to friends.

I was born in 1981 & in 1987 I got my NES for Christmas so I grew up playing all these classic titles so I know first hand that the struggle was real. NES was notorious for being difficult to the point where as you said people would go as far as to try to get their money back from stores on account of some of those games were unimaginably bad. This game was one of several that used to beat me and my friends down without mercy on a daily basis and I beat it once in my life by using the game genie with the codes for infinite children and infinite energy for active counselor. That is the only way I ever beat it. That being said, you sir are the best Friday the 13th player I have ever seen in my entire life and I would go even further than that and proclaim you as the best Friday the 13th player on the planet. That is a bold statement but a factual one indeed and it needed to be said and you deserve recognition for this astonishing ability. Younger generations have no clue just how great you truly are because they do not know the real struggle when it was happening in the 1990s and the NES being pretty much all we had to play for the most part. Watching you master this damn near impossible game back in the day is one of the most impressive displays of raw talent that I have ever seen in my life. It is definitely in the top 5 of badass video game achievements of all time. One more thing: if you can do this on The Adventures of Bayou Billy, I don't care where you live I would walk from Maine to Baja California if it came to that just to buy you a beer. I am excellent at Rygar but this is almost other worldly. Congratulations my friend you are the true master of Friday the 13th. I can't stop babbling about it because I still can't believe what I just saw. Unreal. Unbelievable

Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels dude. I like the format of doing an intro with background of the game followed by the chill and detailed playthrough. 👍👍

Awesome channel !. I use to play this game alone once all my friends we're done from playing other more popular nes games, this one intrigued me a lot and i remember spending hours trying to figure out what I was supposed to do and discovering little details like the different weapons or Jason's mother secret chamber. Very good times !

For the love of god, I beg you, please do Mission Impossible. My brother and I "tried" to play that game so many times but we had absolutely NO clue what the hell we needed to do. There isn't even that much about it online now, just some clips and a few long plays with no explanation. The music is pretty killer though.

Next to Bob Ross you may have one of the most soothing voices to listen to explain something

Please dont stop making these!

Im enjoying all of these especially the beginning with the history of each game. Keep it up 👍

1. Your reviews are engaging. 2. Your transitions to gameplay are smooth 3. There's always thought put into that opening display of "games like this one". 4. The way you present items and game mechanics remains 5 star. Well done in all regards.

I love the golden retriever ❤️

Always love the videos. Doesn't matter the game. Your tag line "What if i told you..." always gets me so hyped lol.

Was super pumped to see the ad on RU-vid for the release of this today when I woke up this morning. Perfect way to kill some time at work!

Another great video. Very clear what you're actually supposed to do and love all the other info in here. This was always one of my favourites that I was only able to beat later as an adult.

R.I.P., Debbie, Paul, and 10 children. I sure hope Mark wasn't close to any of you. R.I.P., Debbie and 10 children again. I also hope Crissy wasn't close to any of you. -She may be close to Mark, though.-

The classic underwhelming NES ending to an impossible game.

Im so impressed with this guys level of knowledge of this game. Last year I was in state prison and in my cell playing this game for months trying to beat it.. crazy things is, when i finally killed Jason, he just got harder and moved faster... Oh and i never saw in the cave there was a witch flying head thing (Jason's mom) But yeah i couldn't best Jason a second time. You need a legit strategy to beat this game. This game is dope AF

Oh man, I loved this game as a kid! I always liked the eerie atmosphere and spooky music, plus seeing Jason appear out of nowhere in the cabins always scared the hell out of me. Another awesome video...keep em coming!

Dude you're history of the game's is amazing. You do quality work

Yeah, as a kid, I could never defeat Jason, and I always wanted to save everyone, but I could never beat the game.

If you fight Jason once or twice before going to the hidden cabin in the woods,there will be a machete at the exit upon exiting the cabin

You have such a lovely, soothing voice. I love falling asleep to your videos when I'm having a restless night. Thanks for covering this one. I've always loved it and Nightmare on Elm St, even as a kid. So, so, soooo misunderstood and unfairly judged.

Gonna love the Strider episode when it drops.

This is so awesome! New Sub here and will be for a long time!

Nice, this game deserved this video it's been unfairly crapped upon for too long.

I love your channel. As an OG gamer, a lot of the games you’re deep diving into were the games that shaped my childhood. Some of them like Ninja Gaiden, I never thought I’d beat it until I watched your video on it. The same thing with this game. Kudos to you for having one of the best channels on RU-vid!

It'd be cool to see a challenge where everyone can get saved

I've never played the game. And after watching this, I'm even more confused about all those weirdly specific sets of movements you apparently have to perform at the right time at the right place to get seemingly random items 🤔😄

Really great video thank you. You made sense of things where many people just gave up. I never played it but always wanted to see a detailed playthrough! Glad u have always done games I've wanted. Back to the future 2 and 3 were ones I played but could never work out the puzzles!

The sweater can be equipped by anyone. He also doesn't start in the upper left, he starts in the upper right and if no one's there he'll be on the upper left. Otherwise his 3rd starting point is at the cave where he'll move to the top right small cabin, so if someone starts in the upper left, they can often take the path up to the cave area and immediately catch him. The most common seed Jason will start at the cave and Mark will be in the upper left, you got this on your 2nd playthrough. I most likely was the original source for his route through the camp, I was for all of the speedrunners anyway and this goes back a very long time. So anyone else who may've known about the route likely got it from my draw up as every guide up to that point didn't have any data on his routes. He does enter the small cabins he passes, if you just leave he'll be right outside. So it's better to go to a counselor who's being attacked, switch to someone else to empty it, and leave with your counselor. Indoor fights have easy strategies to dodge besides day 3, you just hit diagonal down left or right.

Awesome, I'm glad I am here to catch the premier. I discovered this channel during the Rygar episode and have gone through your whole library of playthroughs. Please, keep up the great work!

This is becoming one of my favorite retro video game channels. I dig the short history lesson before the walkthrough. Any chance you could do Gargoyle's Quest 2?

I remember as a kid I got so frustrated with this game because I didn't know what to do. I didn't beat it until 2018 when I got the NES mini. The music and atmosphere of this game is so spooky. It brings me back to being a kid again. Thanks for the tutorial.

This is one of my favorite games of all times. So the sweater can be equipped by everyone. And throwing speed is very important on day three when you fight Jason indoors if you decide to go that route.

Considering they had to turn an R-rated movie into an E-rated game (plus the NES hardware), this game isn't as bad as people make it out to be (like Castlevania 2).

Aww man I been dying to see you do this game, I didn't even skip ads, I was looking for an excuse to have a couple of beers, thank you so much.

My brother and I would jump when Jason would pop up out of nowhere during gameplay. A definite jump scare for video games! LOL. In retrospect, "Friday The 13th" was one of my favorite NES games--difficult but fun. With that said, it took the NES Game Genie to defeat it. I also still have my original cartridge.

Amazing as always, thanks for the entertaining watch, looking forward to the next one!

I played the crap out of this game as a kid... I never could finish it though, but i remember almost killing jason, but he would come back full health

This game always seams impossible to me

Im 41yrs young. But lemme tell ya.... This brings back some memories! I played this game often. And I loved it.

" ....and what if I told youuu... " Too cool. Great branding... Great content. Keep up the great work.

Note: It isn't true that the sweater can only be worn by female characters. All camp players can wear it with the same defense.

Glad to see original gamers like you and AVGN do these videos! Good work!

I've legit been wondering for 20+ years if the axe is more powerful than the machete. Such a small piece of game knowledge, but I scoured the internet for years trying to figure it out and was never able to track down that info. This video answered so many lingering questions I've had since I was a kid. Thank you so much for this!

This is a great video. This is new and it already has a classic quality. Great first 5 minutes. The rest was also very good. I feel like I could play it or explain it now aloud to others.

One of the 2 or 3 good LJN games. As a child that was actually allowed to watch the Friday the 13th movies at this time, the game was still scary tome and my young friends

Do Maniac Mansion next!

Funny thing to admit. Growing up this was my favorite game ever.

You sir have done your homework on this game. I played this several times as a kid, and I had figured out most of the info you provided. I never knew Pamela had the torch on day 1 however. I just thought it was the machete. Then if you had that, then you got the axe. You have earned yourself a sub.

Do Castlevania 3, I, and many other gamers think it is a very hard game.

This game is a lot like Goonies II.

I too, have just recently discovered your channel. It’s becoming one of my favorites. Enjoying watching your previous vids. Keep it up and thank you👍🏻

Ran across this channel the other day. I've been watching gaming channels for quite some time and surprised it took me this long to find this one. Love the gameplay as well as history and background of the game. Would love to see an in depth game play of Uninvited or Shadowgate. Keep it up.

Commenting for the algorithm. Here's hoping for the Dragon Warrior series, and Mickey Mousecapade!

13:27 “So we’re gonna have to sacrifice some of those children...” Aaaaaaand demonetized 😹

Most frustrating game I ever played as a kid but once I learned how to beat it. It was fun!

Remember when Jason chased the teenage counselors in his purple pajamas? This game was such an oddity. I always suspected that this game would find its niche following. So glad you covered this game.

"we're gonna have to sacrifice some of them children" Haha you sound like CNN 🤣🤣

Great work! Glad to see another person enjoy this one! I was scared to death of it in 1989 but we played it anyway!

Nobody on Earth in 1989 knew how indepth this game was. You have made this game have a whole new concept that i never knew or even realized

Well, it looks like I can finally complete Friday the 13th now! Thanks so much for another awesome video!

As difficult this game was for me as a kid, I played it so much. I could never find Jason's mom, get the torch,not even defeat Jason more than once.