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Fan Makes Playable NES Games for Horror Movies That Never Got Them
A small handful of horror films made the leap to the Nintendo Entertainment System back in the 1980s, most notably Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Jaws. Bizarre relics of an era long gone by, those 8-bit classics are more popular than ever in the present, thanks in no small part to a line of game-inspired toys recently put out by NECA, and one fan is capitalizing on that nostalgia by literally making NES games for horror movies that were never fortunate enough to officially get them. And the world, thanks to his hard work, is now a better place.
The clever hacker, known as Pacnsacdave, turns existing NES titles into entirely new games, and he’s perhaps most known for bringing Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees into the world of Donkey Kong. The game, one of the most popular in Nintendo history, was used as the basis for two different Freddy vs. Jason NES games: in Jason vs. Freddy, you play as Jason, while Freddy vs. Jason puts Freddy in Mario’s shoes. Most recently, he whipped up a brand new version of the Freddy vs. Jason game, which puts you on a quest to collect Freddy’s gloves and kill Jason.
Earlier this year, Pacnsacdave added to his collection of custom horror games with a playable version of Joe Dante’s Gremlins. As you may recall, Gremlins 2: The New Batch spawned its own NES game back in 1990, but the original classic only became the basis for an Atari 2600 game. In this brand spankin’ new Gremlins 8-bit adventure game, you play as Gizmo and travel through various film-inspired levels that are loaded with the lovable fur ball’s evil adversaries. Believe it or not, the Hudson Hawk NES game was used as the model for this one!
Yes, there was a Hudson Hawk video game. The early ’90s were super weird.
As requested by Corey Feldman himself (seriously!), Pacnsacdave also turned The Lost Boys into a NES game, and it may very well be his masterpiece. Using 1990 video game Shadow of the Ninja as his launching point, Dave created a game that allows you to either play as Edgar or Alan Frog, and in it you travel through Santa Clara doing what the Frog Bros. do best: killing vampires.
Head over to Pacnsacdave’s website to purchase these and other custom-made NES cartridges. And check out some photos and game-play videos below!
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SCREAMBOX Investigates UFOs and Extraterrestrials: Several Documentaries Streaming Right Now!
As someone who is obsessed with UFOS (or more recently known as UAPs) and the concept of extraterrestrials, I love a good documentary. Sightings have been on the rise since the 1940s, with the atomic bomb seemingly acting as a catalyst for new visitors. But what are these UFOs/UAPs? Is there an explanation or are they simply beyond our explanation? Why are they here? Who are they? How much do our governments know? The questions are endless and so are the documentaries that attempt to uncover the secrets behind decades of sightings and alleged confrontations.
Whether you’re a seasoned viewer or new to the rabbit hole, there’s always a handful of interesting documentaries to get your neurons firing and leave you with sleepless nights. SCREAMBOX is investigating with the addition of several docs, all streaming now on the Bloody Disgusting-powered service. Here’s the breakdown:
Aliens (2021): Beam into this unidentified streaming documentary for a glimpse into Extraterrestrial life. Aliens are hypothetical life forms that may occur outside Earth or that did not originate on Earth.
Aliens Uncovered: Origins (2021): Before Area 51, hidden deep in the desert, the military discovered a hidden gem that helped them create Project Bluebook.
Aliens Uncovered: ET or Man-Made (2022): The crash of Roswell wasn’t meant for New Mexico. In 1947, a neighboring state had 3 major sightings that were swept under the rug.
Aliens Uncovered: The Golden Record (2023): In the late 70s, the US government launched a message to our distant neighbors.
Roswell (2021): This high-flying documentary examines the July 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Theories claim the crash was actually that of a flying saucer, but what is the truth?
Also check out:
The British UFO Files (2004): Since the 1940’s the British Government has been investigating the Flying Saucer phenomenon. High-ranking military and government personnel, speak out for the first time, offering unique eyewitness accounts and inside information.
Alien Abductions and Paranormal Sightings (2016): Amazing Footage and stories from real people as they reveal their personal encounters of being abducted by Aliens.
And do not miss Hellier (2019): A crew of paranormal researchers find themselves in a dying coal town, where a series of strange coincidences lead them to a decades-old mystery.
These documentaries join SCREAMBOX’s growing library of unique horror content, including Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Here for Blood, Terrifier 2, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, The Outwaters, Living with Chucky, Project Wolf Hunting, and Pennywise: The Story of IT.
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