Few entries in NECA's expansive Friday the 13th catalog generate the crossover excitement of the Power Play Series NES Jason Voorhees. Born from the infamously surreal 1989 LJN NES game, this release translates Jason's notorious purple jumpsuit and teal skin palette — colors that no film appearance ever produced — into three-dimensional form. It sits at the intersection of horror figure collecting and retro gaming nostalgia, drawing in audiences that rarely overlap, and has been cited by the collector community as among the most visually distinctive Jason Voorhees figures ever produced.
The packaging is itself a centerpiece of the release. Styled as an oversized NES game cartridge box, the front carries dripping red "Friday the 13th" logo art, gold accent stripes, and the tagline "Destroy Jason… if you can!" — complete with a working audio feature: opening the front flap triggers playback of the authentic NES theme music. Inside, the flap reveals a full 8-bit "Game Over" screen — "YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD." — with a Camp Crystal Lake pixel art backdrop. The clamshell tray presents the figure alongside a machete, an axe, and a detached floating head accessory, all visible through the clear window. This example is vintage and presented in its original packaging.
The Power Play Series NES Jason pairs naturally with NECA's broader Friday the 13th figure lineup while standing apart as a thematic variant unlike any film-accurate release. Sculpted by Kyle Windrix, David Silva, and Alex Heinsa, with paint by Jon Wardell, Geoffrey Trapp, and Adam Smith, the production pedigree matches NECA's flagship horror output. Whether displayed as a retro gaming artifact or a horror collectible, this figure rewards both camps equally.