Yeah I was gonna say, he had In the Line of Duty 4 directed by Yuen Woo Ping and the Tiger Cage films by that point which weren't particularly obscure when I got into HK cinema around 95.

thought the exact same thing.

I mean you can take him out without the Torch on Day 1 and 2, it just takes way longer and allows the game to create for more random havoc.
I prefer it because it makes you way more powerful in cabin on those days and takes time away from having to hunt him all over the map.

I love Goonies II. Though the map is brutal and losing keys can make that game far more difficult.

Haha, I always said the same about Mark. Even now, he's always the counselor I'm like ok I have to switch to him and make sure I don't die.

Yep I agree you totally need the torch on Day 1 and 2.(Especially Day 2). The Axe is alright, but it's definitely the weapon you can skip.

I always use Laura to do everything early in the game oddly enough. Mark for the lake runs. Chrissy as another fighter. And leave the others as fodder for the third day when Jason is essentially unkillable.

This is such a weird game, once you figure out its strange rules isn't quite as bad as its reputation.(It's still full of bad design.) It's also one of the few NES games I can win almost every time I play now.
Random tips if you dive back in.
1.The woods are worthless.
2.You have to light the fires in the big cabins with…

That is a really great Charlatans period- Your Skies are Mine is in that era too which is a great tune.

I will just echo most of the comments. I know guitar riffs are the focus of this series right now, but of all the fantastic Primal Scream moments I'm perplexed how this is still their biggest hit/most talked about moment here in America. Just skip on past this and go to Vanishing Point. Now that's got moments.

I was always waaaaay more partial to the Patrick Bergin/Uma Thurman version that was out the same year.