Oh, snap, he's back again!
Well, we know Freddy's back. But so is Sryth!
Anyway, I had to do quite a bit of information searching, as this one's kinda confusing and I'd like to know what the hell I'm doing in this game as much as you, so thank The NES Files for the .pdf file of the instruction manual as well as FByies's lone FAQ for the game on GameFAQs.
You may be wondering: this is an NES game, how can you play with four players? NES can't do multiplayer! Well, there was the NES Four Score and its wireless forerunner the NES Satellite, and they did four-player gaming with a select number of NES games before Nintendo 64 and Sega Dreamcast came about and made it mainstream. The Famicom also had a Famicom Four-Way Adapter, albeit an unofficially made one.
Anyway, you're playing as one of four teenagers, and you'll be running around punching snakes and stuff while trying to survive the Dream World.
The energy bar is your sleep meter. You lose energy on the bar when you get hit, but it also just goes down in general. It goes down as you stand still and it goes down as you're playing as well, but it goes down more slowly if you're in motion. When it's completely empty, you'll go to sleep and enter the Dream World, where all the enemies' appearances are horrifically different (pun somewhat intended) and the enemies are all tougher. You'll have to find the Boom Box in order to wake up and re-enter the normal world.
If you hear the "One, two, Freddy's coming for you" song, you'd better hope it doesn't stop. Otherwise, Freddy shows up, and you're going to have to fight him off.
You can take four hits before finally dying. Unfortunately, the game never shows you how many HP you have left, which is kinda strange. Also, falling into a pit equals instant death. You have three continues, which makes things a little harder, too.
Cups of coffee refill your sleep meter. You won't see those very often, though.
In case you're playing in multi-player mode, if one enters the dream world, they all enter the dream world. I blame the third and fourth movies. Thankfully, if one enters the next section in any given area after all the bones are collected, they all enter it with them.
The three houses at the beginning are locked. One of them is open, but it's different each time you play. Nevertheless, you'll go through each layout in the same order.
House #1
When you enter a house, you'll not only be fighting the creatures inside (amazing how all the wildlife is the same size you are), but you'll also be picking up bones. These are Freddy Krueger's bones, and you'll be picking them up throughout the game. The bone with the number in the center of the HUD allows you to see how many are left lying around the house.
If an enemy has a red variant, that variant isn't indestructible. It just takes more hits.
The running icon is the Acrobat. When you enter the Dream World, you can play as one of three Dream Warriors. The Acrobat is (obviously) one of them. To use the powers and switch between them, press Select in the Dream World. (Apparently, we don't find this out until the third video, and the manual isn't any help about it either as it doesn't tell you that you can do this. I kid you not.)
You won't be able to drop into the chute in the floor until you collect all the bones, so don't worry about accidentally falling down it.
When you collect all the bones in the second section of the house, you'll be able to fight Freddy.
You're better off fighting Freddy's hand as the Acrobat. Just stay to the left edge of the screen and throw Javelins at the hand as you keep it from touching you. When you exhaust the boss's health meter in the middle of the HUD, you'll get a key. Pick it up to unlock the next house and get an extra life.
It should be noted that you instantly enter the Dream World when you reach a boss.
House #2
When you enter the attic, you're going to be in for a tough time. The flies that come down from the ceiling will home in on your position, and it won't be any better when you enter the Dream World and they turn into ghosts with arms.
The boss here is Freddy's head. It's pretty much the same boss as last time, except that he spits tongues out at you, which you should take down as soon as possible. Once again, fight as the Acrobat in the Dream World. Thankfully, there is an Acrobat icon in the second section.
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