Die Hard - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

Action is certainly lacking, as the Nerd reviews another bad game that won't easily die - Die Hard for the NES. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 28.
What happens when one of the most successful action movies of the 80's gets turned into a video game? You guessed it, it gets fucked up beyond belief. The Nerd takes his video game turn as John McClane, famously portrayed by Bruce Willis in the film Die Hard (1988). Only the John McClane in the game isn't the tough guy on the silver screen. He appears to have this strange limp as well as a Foot Power bar. How many games have you played that have a health bar for your feet?
So through the different levels of the building, bad guys are coming at you left and right, and they're all incredibly lethal, as are the windows in the building and on the outside. And the graphics are so putrid, it pretty much comes down to trial and error as to what you can walk over or run into. You're essentially racing against the clock to get throughout the levels of the building. But around every corner, there are guys hidden in the darkness, so be prepared to get shot, a lot.
You can ride the elevator up and down through the different floors, killing bad guys and collecting items. You can get roof access and find a rope, but don't try to use it, because John McClane simply won't oblige. So after more running around, The Nerd gets fed up and goes on a killing spree. Stiff controls and bullets from every which way lead The Nerd to his ultimate boiling point, Yippie-Ki-Yay, M*ther***ker!
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[@duartemonteiro9459]

"Disturbing, maybe offensive nature of the front cover" When he said that I thought the game had an LJN logo

[@colonless7512]

Laughing Joking Numbnuts

[@X-Gen-001]

@Claudia Solomon You're right, they're not that bad. They're worse! lol

[@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780]

@Claudia Solomon there almost as bad mr jyeckle and mr hyde

[@jackfreedman9678]

That would've been worse...

[@Tismdylan]

@@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780 atleast it would havee made sense if it was a ljn of jekyl and hyde

[@archcorenth]

The Steve Urkel thing is an easter egg reference to an urban legend that Die Hard and Family Matters takes place in the same universe and the cop is the same character in each.

[@DOSRetroGamer]

I guess that's why he has a different name in the series. Genius.

[@sylvesteryoung2514]

Reginald Vel Johnson

[@NeverNude]

@@DOSRetroGamer what? Next you're going to tell me Chicago isn't in Los Angeles!

[@IsmailofeRegime]

The actual reason is that Urkel doesn't appear in the game, it's just a gag James (aka the Nerd) threw in because Theo in the game's cutscenes looks kinda like Urkel.

[@teebeemajestee]

@@IsmailofeRegime thank you I thought I was losing my mind

[@Kugawattan]

'Foot Power' sounds like something Shredder would use to power up his soldiers.

[@Dcfan200]

Lmao

[@happsider]

I'd go for a jog, but I'm all out of foot power.

[@vallenrod7404]

Its not important but... OMG SOMEONE FROM SPELUNKY COMMUNITY

[@ErbiumErbium]

happsider lol

[@TheSultan1470]

HAHAHAAHAH

[@Simon0]

That's always my excuse

[@SwiftSmashGamingZone]

[@gregorysmith5134]

there's guys around every corner.. there's guys coming out of the elevator.. there's guys coming out of your ass..

[@Who-uj8nl]

Sounds like destiny.

[@haxzie8644]

I died at that part XD

[@血の神]

Haxel 09 me too XD

[@r2garc1a]

And a guy actually did come out of his ass. That was just too much lmao

[@ButterStick64]

7:59

[@eduardobsn83]

It's a shame. He didn't see the message at the end of the game. "Good job, PARDNER!" hahaha

[@ДанилаВеретенн]

Really? Like bimmy?

[@raymantamantaray1743]

@@ДанилаВеретенн really? you're asking a question to a guy who commented 4 years ago? he won't see it you idiot.

[@CakeHebenstreit]

@Bluntman Chronic this looks fun. Really, I'm replying to comments from 3 months ago? They won't see it, you idiot.

[@naherathe]

@@CakeHebenstreit pff a 1 day ago reply? They won't see it you idiot

[@jhrtelem]

Let`s see...

[@nathanielofwendell7182]

AVGN is one of the few creators that no matter how long the video has been out you can always enjoy it as though it was a new one. It has a sense of timelessness.

[@IN-pr3lw]

Internet TV show

[@liamdevan8254]

“He’s gonna take you back to the past”

[@rolandmendozain]

*One of the rarest*

[@jbartlett4171]

Watch his recent "couch" uploads....bet you don't re-watch those

[@noobmufin6375]

I think they will kinda be like that forever

[@WinVisten]

This episode was directed by Michael Bay.

[@diepiepew12]

+WinVisten Michael Bay??? BITCH PLEASE!!!! avgn always puts explosions!!

[@WinVisten]

radionatix bahamas It was a joke.

[@madmatt3771]

+WinVisten god damn it michael fuck i mean bay its fuck now

[@andrewrogers7404]

And is as awesome as the SMTD

[@WinVisten]

Andrew Rogers Pretty close, more like as awesome as The F-15C. c:

[@Raizo_Ch]

"There's guys coming out of your ass" hahahah omg that cracked me up!

[@chrisjenkins2099]

This will always rank up there as one of the best AVGN episodes. I can't believe it has less views than ones like McKids or Nintendo Power. It's so fucking epic. Not only are the special effects at the end awesome but the delivery of his lines through the whole episode are fucking perfect.

[@lieutenantpepper3421]

This game's being ASS!

[@ToastyMann]

Gyromite 76 Steve erckle

[@swarmtown]

Chris Jenkins I come to this video every few months or so just for the "He won't climb down with a rope, but he'll jump out of a window and fucking kill himself?!" line. It gets me every single time.

[@lilturk726]

+Chris Jenkins My favorites were always Ikari Warriors and Atari Sports Games. But to be fair, there aren't too many (if at all) bad episodes of AVGN.

[@sumerian88]

+Chris Jenkins ''WELL TAKE A WILD FUCKING GUESS'' Lol, that line kills me. Of course it's gonna be shit xD

[@e1iteyoshi998]

Oh boy... i'm just imagining an alternate cut of Die Hard where Steve Urkel makes a cameo and inadvertently causes a rocket to blow up the armored police car with everyone looking at him as he says his most famous phrase: "Did I do that?"

[@tipsybun]

LOL

[@shoptemtemflake4113]

E1ite Yoshi Hoi! Lol

[@chillydawgg4354]

then he turns into sonic the hedgehog & spindashes away

[@c-force5217]

Oh, the quarterback is TOAST!!!

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

End result snapped disk

[@ProtoMario]

Dog buscuits in Lethal Weapon would have been funny though.

[@batcat2338]

No

[@flaviapunktexe6924]

In Wolfenstein 3D you also can eat dogfood or DRINK BLOOD!

[@brunosoaresmaciel1684]

I hate you

[@bedroom2878]

@@brunosoaresmaciel1684 me too

[@jadedheartsz]

they actually did have those in the SNES version.

[@petewadesays12]

For some reason the opening rant about the image on the cover has always been one of my favorite Nerd moments. His facial expression and how serious in his voice. Just always have loved that a lot.

[@iLJailbreak]

oh boy the 9/11 memes are coming

[@2312uri]

It's so strange how many references there are about 9/11 BEFORE it happened

[@aussienick4520]

Notice in Die hard 3 that the black guy nearly crashes because he's looking up at the twin towers?

[@BraydenCH04]

It's probably the video game time line includes every system ever realeased

[@andrewschannel4259]

Die Hard on NES, made by Osama bin Laden Video Game Productions. Sold only in Afghanistan.

[@aussienick4520]

Andrew Carlstedt NOTICE: Developers have been defunct since 2011.

[@zafelrede4884]

AussieNick OMG you found out who blew up the twin towers

[@CreamyClaws]

"This game's being ass!" is something I laughed way too hard at

[@crimsonslayer6641]

8:49 That finale fit so well!

[@jupiter9099]

The thought of Mario talking back to the player made me burst into laughter.

[@cmb9173]

Jupiter9099 "...you know what? I'm pretty sure that rescuing the princess is not worth the trouble. Why can't we just find another one? I'm sure Daisy would be a great new princess. G'day sir." *walks back to the left bound of 1-1*"

[@creakingskull7008]

+Jupiter9099 Why do I keep finding you?!?? This is starting to creep me out.........

[@jupiter9099]

El todo poderoso Arceus Lots of people say they find me everywhere.

[@creakingskull7008]

Jupiter9099 I always find you in AVGN, Nostalgia critic, Panty and Stocking videos, N64 Music videos and The Frollo show

[@cmb9173]

Jupiter9099 I gotta agree, you *are* everywhere.

[@savagegamer81013]

Classic game developers always depicting tragic future events with the box art on one of their games

[@crossingpoelz4984]

How could anyone be offended by the cover? This game was made in 1991, pre-dating 9/11 by ten years.

[@odeiomine]

Hint: 21/01/2009

[@peppermillers8361]

Matheus Henrique ???

[@SuperLordGaming]

Joshua Gregory Hah, not me. I made a comment 3 months ago about this too. Not all of us are over sensitive or anything.

[@JoshuaRAWRR]

SuperLordGaming You're an exceptional breed then, and you don't deserve to be an American, you're too good to be an American.

[@RobotFr0g]

Joshua Gregory I'm not overly-sensitive.

[@Tool0GT92]

The locks are from the safe in the movie when they were breaking into it.

[@coleman4840]

8:06 I love how part of the backdraft soundtrack is in this

[@TheKaiserTheKaiser]

I think this game looks very ambitious for its time. The locks instead of a simple clock are a nice touch, and they did all they could to make the game resemble the movie, with the limited and known number of bad guys, the foot power, the locks, etc. The "fog of war" is a pretty smart mechanic too, enemies don't notice you before you see them. Maybe the game is impossible due to the firepower the enemies have, and the bad controls, but it really does look like it could have been a classic.

[@deridivisstar884]

Character will commit suicide by jumping out a window, but won't use a rope to descend down the same building. Fascinating

[@1UpEXP]

"What if a Video Game Character just talked backed to you" Tell that to Sonic the next time he says "Fuck this, I'm outta here" after waiting 3 minutes in the original Sonic.

[@lewatoaofair2522]

That was actually Sonic CD.

[@junior214223]

4:25 "He walks like there's something wrong with him" he doesn't have enough foot power, duh.

[@SSKO2]

6:41 my favorite part

[@b-fizzlehizally7056]

You know what? I think this is one of the best Nerd videos around. Good blend of anger, live action, and it's probably one of the funniest I've seen. Well done!

[@DerpTheWorld1]

This video has more explosions than a michael bay movie.

[@Sil3ntLynx]

It's more or less a draw :P

[@tylermills1699]

"You can't even scratch your head. You'll just be playing and then all of a sudden, WOAH! Your dead"-Favorite quote of the episode

[@FreeThinkAlways]

His reaction to the WOAH is perfect delivery lol

[@tylermills1699]

@@FreeThinkAlways Yes it is

[@kylitoshow]

8:49 i always replay this part and it never gets old 😆

[@fletchy40]

1:00 I thought my video froze

[@ManinTidyWhities]

When Bruce Willis said Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, he was actually referring to this game, and not the actual movie which is a Christmas movie

[@cloudshines812]

Came here after hearing Bruce Willis is retiring... We'll miss you "Yipee Ky Yay"

[@Bobombkaboom]

Anyone ever reply on someone's 4 year old comment... just to see if they're still around?

[@gustafdahlstrom5504]

Hi, are you still around boyo?

[@thatsmallcessna8300]

Y’all good?

[@Simon0]

Yes sometimes I reply after eight years even though after that long they probably don't care about their comment anymore.

[@papayer]

Are you all dead yet

[@unkowncontentcreator]

Knock knock; whos there? ....

[@arcticular]

True OGs will remember when this episode and Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout were both age-restricted.

[@Avrelivs_Gold]

sensitive content LOL

[@VideoGameGirl64]

That ending.. Was the most epic thing I've ever seen in my entire life :O

[@usasupersoccer]

2007 seems like yesterday, but it also seems like a million years ago.

[@B3Band]

Is the "no thanks" part censored for some reason? Why is that part blank?

[@PhenomenalJec]

I think it's a troll.

[@Bauglir100]

It's a glitch.

[@deathsia250]

*dies laughing* *Gets resurrected as a zombie* *laughs so hard she crumbles to dust*

[@stormblahblah5589]

Cute.

[@jollabang9564]

um, okay...

[@ayylmao575]

deathsia What?

[@happyjoker666]

what about DIE HARD trilogy on PlayStation

[@manueldope2292]

That was one of my favorite games.🤣😂🤣

[@Spar10Leonidas]

Was that Steve Urkel thing real or did he add that?

[@SSBBPlayListMaker]

I think he added that, all the pictures consisted of a single color while Steve had multiple.

[@Spar10Leonidas]

SSBBPlayListMaker Good observation. You're probably right. Thanks.

[@MilesEdgeworth129]

No, Theo's sprite in the game just looks kinda like Urkel, which is why he decided to use it as a joke.

[@objectiveasylum]

omg James is so young

[@adamuzumaki98]

Now I know what a TV dinner feels like.

[@garrswenson]

My favorite line: "So is this game gonna be good, or is it gonna suck? Well, take a wild fucking guess!"

[@paulstaker8861]

Actually the darkness thing was rad. It builds suspense by keeping you guessing what's around the corner, just like any modern action or horror game.

[@luciolynx5443]

I thought the video froze in the beginning.

[@AwkwardAndInnocent]

This is my favorite AVGN vid. The last couple minutes where he just starts freaking out are hilarious

[@jdnsae4475]

2:02 Lmao! I laughed so hard at this.

[@justincameron9661]

This is a Christmas game

[@philwalkercounselling]

The 30th floor is where the party is in the film so why you can't go there.

[@thebasquez]

0:31 E.T.??? What a tease xD

[@lalocorgan]

Jame is definitely at his best when he reviews movie based games, because it combines his two great passions: films and videogames. And cursing

[@8ligh7]

I just love the fact that he calls it foot power.

[@joebryant5537]

John McClain's foot power lol

[@hollyvelocitygrl]

'Footpower' =hilarious

[@Focusedfelix]

All I could think of was the first TMNT movie >.< Haha.

[@yevgeniduvenage9761]

This IS "Die HARD", not "Die Easy". There is no wonder why it's difficult.

[@biancaarmstrong5097]

7:44 Best part of this video😎

[@liquidorion9250]

Nothing like coming back for a good ol' episode of AVGN.

[@jaakkopontinen]

What an elaborate game, I think it looks awesome. Intense. It's like Metal Gear Solid but with more action. Way beyond what's usually on the NES shoot'em'up rack. I bet it's kinda hard but man. I'm gonna play this.

[@blu_j_1977]

This desperately needs a remake. Die Hard inspired Metal Gear Solid, the remake should be inspired from that

[@Dreigonix]

This is basically diet danmaku. Did Junko from Legacy Of Lunatic Kingdom make this game?

[@Phantron]

looks a bit like Hotline Miami...

[@peppermillers8361]

***** if HM sucked rocks.

[@anu_start]

+pepper Mill I liked die hard, and thought it was fun playing it for a second time on advanced mode

[@peppermillers8361]

th3 m0st 4ut1st1c y0utub3 Ch4n3l 3v3r well, if you liked it, I don't mind.

[@NarokathCrimzonAE]

"Forget trying to explain how this game works..." Then he continues explaining it, to epic music, haha!

[@NintendoWizard24]

is steve urkle REALLY in this?? or is it fake for a joke?

[@gamejackthegameboy8647]

PhantomArtist it's a shame, you asked this question 3 years ago, yet no one answered (at least not on my device)

[@bigrigjoe5130]

It's a joke

[@Spontaneous1984]

There's guys coming out of every corner. There's guys coming out of the elevator. There's guys coming out of ur ass.

[@poet279]

PhantomArtist It's real. It was an easter egg.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

It's a joke the Nerd added since there's cutscenes involving Theo, who in game kinda looks like Urkel.

[@nillazilla22]

I don’t know why he had to address the front cover……

[@favoritemustard3542]

I believe you...

[@ScottKasprick]

This video could actually pass for a 1980's NES commercial

[@Metalface221]

7:05 bes part of the episode

[@thesmithersy]

6:28 Yes, in Broken Sword 1 where George refuses to jump across the sewer

[@supergeniuswithattitude1432]

W broken sword

[@MattOsborn98]

8:18 I laugh every time!

[@bradenhogan2]

Does this count as an AVGN Christmas special?

[@JimmyJames10-k7v]

No

[@Gentlemenrebel]

I actually really like this game. There’s multiple possible endings to the game so it keeps you re playing it. You should re visit this one.

[@MK-fd5vy]

8:13 The Lost World: Jurassic Park trailer music

[@firstweekofwinter]

We all know that AVGN parodies all these games, and we know that most of them are bad, but this one is actually really good. Quite hard, but you have several ways to go through it, some things you can use - or not,some places you can go - or not, and all that that can really change the experience. It is hard, and it seems when you're under the fire there isn't really a 100% working strategy. Sometimes I can do really well, and have my health bar almost full, after I dispatched 25 out of 40 guys, but other time only five guys can take me down. But it is fun, it keeps you concentrated and on your toes. I hope I'll be able to beat it soon, the best I managed to do is to kill 33 of them, but that's all. :/

[@dougncc7542]

1:22 They knew!

[@SebastianAceFawkes]

I can tell that the front cover looks like 9/11.

[@MrMultichris234]

+Sebastian's Mind Thanks Captain Obvious ;)

[@SebastianAceFawkes]

MrMultichris234 No Problem, Lieutenant Sarcasm.

[@SamXNE_997]

+Sebastian's Mind ...or a scene from the movie.

[@SamXNE_997]

+Jetto Agu I was deliberately leaving that guy to his own devices to see if he can figure it out himself.

[@joseagustincuesta]

StickFigures720 I got the idea that maybe you didn't want to tell him or something or something, so I did it for you. Guess I shouldn't have, huh?

[@ninjaworshipper]

the opening of the nerd playing die hard is one of my fav nerd moments of all time. the lines and comedic timing is perfect

[@cosmoissleeping]

The locks were in the movie. The "terrorists" who were actually thieves need to trigger all those locks to get into the vault It's not a rope, it's a firehose

[@Joyless222gaming]

I really like AVGN. James and Mike. I watched AVGN a long time ago but forgot about it. (ADHD) lol My friends talked about him all the time but i didn't really know it was him.

[@krisfrosz133]

6:22 - Why is this part blank? Is it a copyright issue?

[@uncaaj]

This game make so much more sense after having seen the film. It still looks like a piece of shit, though.

[@SonicTheDarkHedgehog]

7:11 your welcome

[@raymondpatrick2918]

The 6 locks are from the movie. It's the 6 steps that the terrorists needed to do to open the vault

[@johnmcclane9617]

I hate this game.

[@theblackprince9487]

What happened to you man?

[@wxfwbackyard4299]

The playstation one is better.

[@ToastyMann]

By far.

[@zorkk2000]

yeah idk its a better consle

[@niklashaverinen4917]

AMEN!! Its 100 times beter than the ps4 or any other consol. I grew up with that system and I love it. But then again I like nes and snes too becuase of the feeling and simplisity

[@jared.11]

+Niklas Haverinen I pretty sure he's referring to Die Hard Trilogy on PS1, not the console itself.

[@niklashaverinen4917]

+jmonkey39511 trumpet solo 🎺

[@WarriorBoy]

After watching many of AVGN's vids in a row, it's clear a decent amount of 8 bit games liked to use poor programming and sloppy design as "difficulty", even though it's not really an honest challenge in any way.

[@jadedheartsz]

it was mostly to prevent people from beating games during the rental period.

[@noncrediblecase341]

2:42 Metroid II: Am I a joke to you?

[@rockah12]

"Have you ever had a video game character talk back to you and say "no, I'm not gonna do that."?!" ...Yeah, actually, Silent Hill 3 did that if you had Silent Hill 2 data. Heather refuses to stick her arm into a toilet for an item, which James did in Silent Hill 2 without hesitation.

[@benbraixen6950]

"This game's being ass" classic avgn quote

[@1eph]

4:36 What's with the strange lip sync?

[@danvsjeep8062]

I love alllllllllllllll of the Nerd videos. But there is just something about how raw and cheesy these older ones were. I love it. Love them all. Thanks for doing what you do. Have been a fan since the Friday the 13th episode.

[@PetProjects2011]

"Have you ever had a video game character talk back to you?" Yes. April Ryan in 'The Longest Journey'.

[@RiderRohans]

7:22 WHAT THE SHIT IS IT????!

[@mrDuch]

7:52 *Me on the math test*

[@ImDemonAlchemist]

I can see why this isn't on the Virtual Console.

[@Sabu8000]

Easily the best video on all of youtube.

[@xXSpongeBroBrownPantzXx]

2:47 Super Mario Maker 2 Clear Conditions.

[@reedr7142]

I really thought you were going to tape the NES controller to your bare back, and bust it out at the end to win the game.

[@neonabu]

8:18

[@neonabu]

8:19

[@supermigit999]

I think the locks are like firewalls in the security system that the hacker is trying to break into like there are multiple layer and shit. Don't quote me on this.

[@StarManMatt1]

I think the locks are like firewalls in the security system that the hacker is trying to break into like there are multiple layer and shit. Don't quote me on this. Quoted from supermigit999.

[@THISISAGUN3]

I think its the locks on the vault which the guys are trying to break into, like the film.

[@ajastoa6545]

Conglaturation on 20 years! "Tjosan, din jävel." :D

[@KizaruB]

This looks like an early attempt at Hotline Miami

[@Smittz]

Dude its a friendly feud, and why would James care what you put on your channel anyway? Are you serious?