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The Freddy Krueger Board Game!

I'd normally wait until Sunday night to put this up, but Sunday's shaping up to be incredibly busy and annoying, so let's do it early and call it a reason to celebrate. I've had this really odd A Nightmare on Elm Street board game sitting around forever, and I've finally gotten around reviewing it. I'm pretty happy with the article, if only because I had this total "oh shit" feeling before writing it, thinking I wouldn't have much to say. It turns out that I had enough to say; then again, if you scoured the review and removed "Freddy" and "Krueger" throughout, there'd only be four or five words left. But they'd be good words. Anyway, crap game, but fun to look at. Also comes with a bonus section about a Freddy Krueger figure. Crap figure, but fun to look at.

Making a note that will seem totally irrelevant a day after today, please feel free to continue playing with the SNT below if you're looking to talk about something other than Freddy Krueger.

Posted by Matt on 07/30/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 84 comments

I think there was a Goosebumps version of this game.

Chestnuts roasted by Rocky @ 07/30/2006 1:35 AM

Ya you are right rocky there was cuz I use to have it!

Chestnuts roasted by JaM @ 07/30/2006 1:51 AM

If that’s the case, I really hope they improved the rules by then.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/30/2006 1:53 AM

"This room is DARK, and there are no windows and thus no MOONLIGHT, and it’s kind of STEAMY in here, so I’ll go to the TV ROOM. No, scratch that, I’ll go to the DINING ROOM. I mean the TV ROOM. Ah, fuck it, I’ll go to the HALLWAY, because that leads to the KITCHEN, which has a peephole that’ll let me keep my EYES on the GYM."

Damnit, I haven’t laughed so hard all day! :) I needed that.

Freddy was the first scary guy that I remember being a fan of. Sure he scared the hell out of me, and I couldn’t sleep because of him, and was scared to walk near furniture in the dark for fear of his claws tearing out after my ankles, but there was some appeal, and I still don’t know what it would’ve been for a 6 or 7 year old girl.

I so would’ve wanted that game if I knew about it. :) The cardboard reminds me of Mall Madness.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 07/30/2006 2:06 AM

POG is back in stores. I have seen it. It’s overpriced, but just try resisting.

Chestnuts roasted by POG @ 07/30/2006 2:15 AM

wow.. i actually had that game.. – i never really played by its rules, though.. nor even looked at them.. – i just had freddy chase everyone around and eventually murder them.. – then i’d repeat the whole process all over again.. – i had a freddy yo-yo, too..

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 07/30/2006 2:33 AM

Goddamn, I was so drunk I thought I missed the SNT, but I gots two to too choose from here! Yo!

mmmm, picked up Part 5 the other day, it rocks, but then they all do. I love Freddy. Well, you can love Freddy but you can’t ”LOVE” Freddy, nahmeen?

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 07/30/2006 2:34 AM

You DID make it sound interesting. I can’t accept that there were really more Elm Street board games in addition to this one…I believe it, but I don’t accept it.
Ooh speaking of figures, I found out this week that the Harry Potter licensing is switching from Mattel to NECA, which, thanks to what I’ve heard here, I am excited about. I expect they’ll finally make some toys worth collecting.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 07/30/2006 2:45 AM

I’m commenting as I read…

My best friend used to love Freddy. (She thought baby Freddy was SO cute!) If she had this game, I’m sure we would have played it a lot.

Yep, Ryane, I also thought Mall Madness.
I thought the Goosebumps game was very fun, but the last time my friends and I wanted to play it, we got too frustrated by the board setup. This was a game that my best fiend and I played all the time. We used to play in her closet because it was cooler in the summer.

Anyway, Freddy has a T.V. Room? I don’t have a T.V. Room. I wonder what’s in his study.
I love how the people look so jolly.
Trap doors: jumptubes
Oh man! Matt, you totally got me! Seriously- I thought this game was that messed up that they’d make that crap up. I can’t believe I fell for it either.

Telling stories? Really? I must say, that was a good one- cracked me up.
Awww. Freddy looks so dejected.
I’m kind of disappointed that this game is so terrible.

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 07/30/2006 2:55 AM

this reminds me of the home alone game i had/(have) when i was a kid. it was equally as shitty but probably kept me out of my mom’s hair for atleast 20 minutes.

speaking of which, did anyone else have the 2-D Home Alone game for NES?

the fact that freddy needs a gym is entertaining in itself.

that and the fact that every single one of the characters is blushing. oh grandpa.

Chestnuts roasted by brianfax @ 07/30/2006 3:14 AM

"Lightning Mailman" sounds like a pretty hip superhero. I don’t know what his powers would entail exactly, but I assume it has something to do with delivering packages really quickly. In which case we can be certain that Lightning Mailman has not been entrusted with the delivery of my copy of the Civ IV expansion. So, that was jobbed out to his evil twin: Glacial Mailman.

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 07/30/2006 8:51 AM

Had this game. Never played a full game of it. Just like every other board game I ever owned (over 30), except Connect Four. Board games just seemed so pointless when having a (S)NES.

Chestnuts roasted by Dino @ 07/30/2006 9:31 AM

"He ain’t just a movie character. He’s fucking material."

Umm.. Matt could you please clarify this statement? I respect your stance as a journalist/entertainer and the eccentricity that has and everything but uhh.. Well, I’m just remembering that Marilyn Manson track on either Smells Like Children or Portrait of an American Family (I think).. You know the one?

Chestnuts roasted by Todd @ 07/30/2006 9:32 AM

Great stuff! I guess it’s time to admit that I have never seen a Nightmare movie, or a Friday the 13th movie. I really havent seen many horror movies at all, just Child’s Play 1&2, oh and the movie Dolls! Man Dolls freaked me out as a kid, I’m still scared to throw out my china dolls in fear that they will come alive to kill me!

Even tho I missed out on seeing horror movies as a child I still enjoy reading reviews of the merchindise, it makes me realize that I still have goals in life. I still have not accomplished everything I need to do before I die… die from a scary dude with razors for a hand and a nasty looking face!

I need more sleep.

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 07/30/2006 10:03 AM

Todd: The "joke" was, because of the site, things I like double as article topics.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/30/2006 11:38 AM

Hahaha. I actually have an unopened Nightmare on Elm Street window screen…

Chestnuts roasted by MysteryD8 @ 07/30/2006 11:44 AM

I know, I was just teasing :)

Chestnuts roasted by Todd @ 07/30/2006 12:16 PM

Sorry, I was still sleeping when I wrote that. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 07/30/2006 12:19 PM

It is currently in storage in another state at the moment, but I have the Nightmare on Elm Street game – A different one where you move your tokens from the ‘nightmare’ side of the board to the ‘waking’ side. First one to get all of their tokens across wins.

Now I was a huge NoES fan (until part 6…ecch) but the board game I have seems to be designed to lure you into Freddy’s world so that he can get you – and by that I mean bore you to sleep, not immerse you in the Elm Street universe. lol

You ought to search the web for the video games too – I know there was NES and Commodore 64 games as well…equally cheezy, IMHO.

And yes, as a parting shot, my NoES cardboard sun visor is in the same box along with my costume materials such as the strap-on ‘chest of souls’ and cheezetastic plastic glove.

Chestnuts roasted by Chris @ 07/30/2006 12:37 PM

I think the pig with an apple in the mouth appeared in Part 1 or Part 3. I don’t remember exactly, but the heroine ran through the dining room and the pig woke up and started squealing at her.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt F @ 07/30/2006 12:39 PM

I believe the track in question was on Smells Like Children, because I remember owning it and I never had American Family. Not that I was some kind of poser who acted like they were into Marilyn Manson despite only owning two albums and only really liking one. We’re all stars now in the dope show?
(Actually I would like Manson a lot more if I’d ever gotten a refund for that concert where he broke his ankle 10 minutes in. Still waiting on that makeup show!)
I totally didn’t pick up on that double entendre until now…that’s just gross. Everybody loves a bad boy, but that one needs a manicure before he’s fucking material for anybody.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 07/30/2006 12:42 PM

Ugh, and last night I had dreams of Freddy. Thanks Matt! :P

Nah, it wasn’t that bad, compared to the old re-occurring one I used to have… All I really remember was being in a rather small, dark house at night, and he was there. He was looking all sinister and like he was going to come after me, but he never did, thank God. I hate being chased in my dreams.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 07/30/2006 2:32 PM

I think I’m going to take it upon myself to obtain a Freddy Figure and destroy it.

Chestnuts roasted by Somethin' Funny @ 07/30/2006 2:51 PM

My brother, Hoverbored, just told me that his two favorite ways to make fun of Barry Manilow’s name are:
1. Barely Manenough

2. Burly Man, Eh? No.

Is it this not the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard?

Chestnuts roasted by Thomas @ 07/30/2006 3:02 PM

I’m counting on my fellow denizens of Planet X-E to let me know when and where the best Hallowe’en stuff going to be. I’m still refining my Freddy K/Pizza Slice costume.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 07/30/2006 3:52 PM

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