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Die Hard (Japan)

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.

Your verdict
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 1991 in Japan. 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

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $68 Q6 complete
 $138 Q10 new
 $442 !
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Other versions
Die Hard
Europe
16/08/1989
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Die Hard
USA
16/08/1989
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Collector interest

Famicom edition of Activision's adaptation, arriving late in Japan in 1991 on a system already eclipsed by the Super Famicom. That end-of-life timing thinned the Japanese print run, and the release sets itself apart from Western editions through its packaging and Famicom-format cartridge. The complete price stays moderate, yet there is genuine demand from collectors assembling film tie-ins on the Japanese machine.

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