A Nightmare on Elm Street adapts the Wes Craven slasher on LJN NES with Springwood teens tracking Freddy Krueger in the dream world. The representation offers top down exploration platform with dream/reality passage in an original horror license formula. Criticized for clumsy gameplay, curiosity of the 8 bit LJN catalog.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
Platform action based on the horror film, with teens hunting Freddy Krueger across Springwood. Published by LJN, released in 1990 in the USA. Up to four-player co-op via Four Score. North American release.
Nightmare on Elm Street, A review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,08 MB📅01/10/1990
Published by LJN
Nightmare on Elm Street, A (NES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A Nightmare on Elm Street stacks two desirability drivers for LJN: the cult horror licence of Freddy Krueger and Four Score support for up to four players. LJN movie tie-ins have a poor gameplay reputation but a strong collectible aura, and this one, boxed, reaches steep figures on the American market. The pairing of an iconic franchise with a rare multiplayer mode sustains lasting demand.
