Nightmare on Elm Street for NES is one of those weird licensed games that somehow works. You pick from four kids (or play co-op with that weird NES adapter nobody owned) and run through Elm Street houses punching bats, zombies, and Freddy’s gloved hand popping out of walls. Your goal? Collect all of Freddy’s bones—because apparently burning them stops him, which feels like something the movie just forgot to mention.

You’ve got a sleep meter that drains slowly, and when it hits zero, the screen goes dark and enemies get nastier. Coffee cups keep you awake, but honestly, letting yourself doze is kind of fun—you turn into one of three Dream Warriors with better attacks. Just don’t get hit too much, or your character floats up as a little angel, which is equal parts funny and depressing.

It’s janky, but there’s a weird charm to how committed it is to being a side-scroller about collecting skeleton parts.