First ever screenshot of Nightmare on Elm Street?? What is this?

CUSTOM NES GUYCUSTOM NES GUY
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I was looking at an LJN poster and I looked closely at the Nightmare ad and the screenshot does not look familiar. It says you control Freddy when we all know you were the teenagers. Anyone ever noticed this? Is that what the game was going to be and they changed it??   It would be cool to control Freddy!!

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  • Braveheart69Braveheart69
    I can't see Nintendo letting you be a killer, especially in the early days of Politically Correctness. Would have been cool to be Freddy or Jason in F. 13th but no dice. Perhaps Gimmick will let us play as Pinhead in Hellraiser someday!
  • dangevindangevin
    Yep this looks more like Fester's Quest (obv not though), interesting
  • Mr. GimmickMr. Gimmick
    Originally posted by: Braveheart69

    I can't see Nintendo letting you be a killer, especially in the early days of Politically Correctness. Would have been cool to be Freddy or Jason in F. 13th but no dice. Perhaps Gimmick will let us play as Pinhead in Hellraiser someday!




    That would be cool, or perhaps you can play as Hellgimmick after you beat him in his secret level image

            Interesting tho, I've never seen that before...

  • CUSTOM NES GUYCUSTOM NES GUY
    Looking at it again, I dont even see any characters on the screen. Must have been in early development.
  • PenguinPenguin
    That is pretty crazy, wonder if a proto with this version exists?
  • VGS_MrMark0673VGS_MrMark0673
    Thats a version of the game that is totally different and was for one of the popular home cmputer systems, maybe the C64? I'll poke around, I know I've seen info before.
  • Mr. GimmickMr. Gimmick

    Yup looks like its the C64 version. C64 / IBM-PC release

    A Nightmare on Elm Street
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    PC A Nightmare on Elm Street cover
    Developer(s)Westwood Associates
    Publisher(s)Monarch Software
    Platform(s)Comodore 64, PC
    Release date1989
    Genre(s)Action
    Mode(s)single player
    Rating(s)ESRB: Rating Pending (RP)=
    System requirementsPC:
    • DOS
    • minumum CPU class 80286
    • min. OS class DOS 3.0 - 3.3
    • min. RAM 256 KB
    • CGS composite (16 colors)
    • EGA or compatible
    • VGA or compatible
    • speakers
    Input methodsPC: keyboard, mouse

    The game produced by Monarch Software differs greatly from that for the NES. Developed by Westwood Associates, its role-playing elements and overhead viewpoint bear some similarity to Gauntlet. The player chooses to play as either Kincaid, Kristen, Will, Nancy, or Taryn on a quest to save Joey and defeat Freddy.

    The player must locate keys to open doors. Weapons and items are scattered about the levels or can be purchased from vending machines. Enemies are varied, from skeletons to wheelchairs. Freddy assumes the role of "boss monster" and transforms into a snake, much like his appearance in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

  • CUSTOM NES GUYCUSTOM NES GUY
    I would love to see some gameplay!
  • VGS_MrMark0673VGS_MrMark0673
    Boom!



    http://www.abandonia.com/he/games/9740/A+Nightmare+On+Elm+Street.html



    Anyone want to give it a run?
  • UncleTuskUncleTusk
    That was a nice try, FOR A PUNK!
  • CUSTOM NES GUYCUSTOM NES GUY
    How do you download the game? I have XP and I want to play it.
  • CUSTOM NES GUYCUSTOM NES GUY

    In the C64 version you still dont control Freddy like the description says.

  • blowbackblowback
    if i remember correctly, nintendo did make them change the game, as they didn't want you to play a freddy killing off teens. also i believe that rare was the developer of the version that got released, not too sure if the developers changed after nintendo made ljn change their plan.
  • stonestnstonestn
    I remember that poster it was the whole reason I bought nightmare on elm street back in the day. But playing as the teens with the fourscore was quite fun anyways.

  • GreenbotGreenbot
    I own the dos version which is more or less the same as the C64 version and the graphics for the game are different from the screen shot. I don't think it gets dark in the first stage as it in the shot. That's obviously a Nes game and so a prototype must exist for it.



  • bimmy_leebimmy_lee
    Playing as Freddy would have been cool, but I'm sure LJN would've found a way to screw that up.
  • Slash ManSlash Man
    The PC version is NOT the same. Graphics may look similar, but the way they describe it, it'd totally different. Besides, the original PC game wasn't even made by LJN.

    In the PC game, you play as the good guys, and that's what makes all the difference.

    The way they describe the game it sounds like the Texas Chain Saw Massacre game.
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