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Die Hard (Europe)

NES / Famicom
🇬🇧
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1989
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Die Hard adapts the John McTiernan action film on Activision NES with John McClane tracking terrorists in the Nakatomi tower barefoot. The representation offers top down skyscraper view with health and ammunition management in an original film license formula. Honest for NES action license fans in the 8 bit Activision production vein.

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Category
Action Adventure 1 player 12+
Description
Loose adaptation of the Bruce Willis film, played from a top-down view inside Nakatomi Plaza. Published by Activision, released in 1989 in Europe. McClane roams the floors, defuses bombs and takes out terrorists level by level.

Die Hard review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,12 MB 📅16/08/1989
Published by Activision

Die Hard (NES) price, value & rarity

Major piece
Q1 loose
 $90 Q6 complete
 $500 Q10 new
 $1600 !
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Other versions
Die Hard
Japan
16/08/1989
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Die Hard
USA
16/08/1989
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Collector interest

European PAL version of Activision's adaptation, with a notoriously tighter print run than the North American edition and far scarcer in Europe than its rating suggests. The top-down Nakatomi tower and strong film license met a lukewarm reception at launch, which capped local production. The complete PAL copy commands a high price driven by the shortage of boxed European examples rather than by the game's quality.

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