Die Hard Arcade review - SNESdrunk

Also known as the first game in the Dynamite Deka series. Home port released for Sega Saturn...
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[@Denny-Thray]

The fact that this was a completely different game, then the Die Hard License was applied to it, and they replaced the main character with John McClane... makes it exceptionally accurate of a portrayal of Die Hard. Several of the Die Hard movies started exactly like that.

[@my_wheelhouse]

That one dislike is from Bruce Willis.

[@BatmanBoss]

No it was Hans

[@bigbone1369]

Maybe Bruce Willis doesn't want to play with himself.

[@Hektols]

One of the best Saturn games available, a pity that Sega didn't include more extras besides that simple submarine game to get more credits.

[@matthewlane518]

I got this for my Saturn I was very happy with it was just as fun as the arcade version😁

[@fredskull1618]

This is what Michael Scott had in his head when he wrote “Threat Level Midnight”

[@brunocpimenta]

Amazing reference right there

[@Larry]

Love this game, even bought the Sega ST-V version of it recently. But always found it odd that Dynamite Deka 1 was so much influenced by Die Hard they bought the license, but Dynamite Deka 2 was obviously influenced by Speed 2, yet stayed the same.

[@howdy_dave]

This video blew my mind. I totally played this at my local skating rink back in the 90’s and didn’t know what it was lol

[@roninja6929]

Speed 2, the best movie ever to make a video game of. SCARCASM RISING

[@tomfoolery2964]

The PS2 version is great also!

[@bennett420316]

Oh no! My inner monologue is following me !

[@desepticon4]

@@howdy_dave Elmsford?

[@MCastleberry1980]

My favorite part of Die Hard is when John McClane busts out the Steiner Screwdriver on Hans Gruber

[@trevorcummins6657]

Oh man, this was at my local 7-11 when I was in college. Many quarters were spent and many slurpees were consumed. Damn, I need to play this again.

[@Mental_Health_Matters]

1:24 Steiner Screwdriver. Clearly the developers were wrestling fans

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

When I first reviewed the game. I didn’t even know it was in the game at all!

[@efuuu]

Awww, i wanted to be the wrestling nerd flexing his knowledge...

[@sunbrodaveftw6131]

Awesome, someone else spotted it too. Wonder why ol' Scotty stop using that move. I guess he actually prefers vodka and orange juice.

[@ThrashAD720]

Well the Steiners where the main Gaijin Team for New Japan in the 90's. A lot of games always have some type of wrestling reference.

[@miguelm8685]

@@sunbrodaveftw6131 He has pulled it out for special occasions or if he is able to lift the guy. Back then they could easily do it, but at the same time, it's a uh... dangerous move. Brian Cage sometimes does it.

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

Total length of video: 335 secs. Total length of "SNES Drunk": 6.5 secs. 1.94% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".

[@fidacuca]

Worth it.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Actually, that's the only reason I've subscribed. After he says "SNES drunk", I quickly watch another video.

[@Davisjryoung]

“You can also give enemies a good old fashioned axe to the face. What is this, Burn After Reading?” Respect.

[@louyork553]

Yes!! I didn't expect that. Never hear that movie referenced!

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

Great reference!

[@mikesilva3868]

Die hard movie rocks ☻

[@writerguy911]

Wow...I remember this game from back in the day when I was working at a cafe across from an arcade. We gave the owner free food and he gave us free credits after hours when he was closing up. Great times!

[@TheBeird]

One of my favourites for me Saturn. For the time, in the late 90’s, it was my Streets of Rage 4. Missed out on Dynamite Cop on the Dreamcast tho 😞

[@quatjohn4375]

Dynamite Cop was amazing too.

[@DeadlyDre]

Dynamic Cop?

[@buckdancer421]

Same here, great memories with the Saturn!

[@gcforreal]

@@DeadlyDre dynamite cop is the sequel to this it was amazing

[@SEGAHEADDY]

I still have my Saturn copy. Think I bought it for around $20 many years ago. One of the best beat em ups ever. Seriously, this game has depth.

[@chrishowson2031]

Literally picked this up for my Saturn last week! Such a fun game, great review. 👍

[@focusmelvin]

So....... You still got that Saturn still running,lol. That's cool!!!!!. Peace.

[@user-dv2hc8zt3o]

Must've cost you an arm and a leg...

[@chrishowson2031]

@@user-dv2hc8zt3o Wasn't the cheapest Saturn game I've ever bought...lol

[@tubacody]

I marked out to “...like Paul London”. Good stuff.

[@efuuu]

Me too, very funny line.

[@taleofthetape7499]

You forgot to mention that this is a “Christmas game”

[@lucag.lisickza425]

ye

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

Hahaha yes it was! I mentioned that in my review of the game!

[@schtive81]

This game was developed as Die Hard Arcade originally, by Sega STI, and it was localized into Dynamite Deku for the other markets. It was always meant to be a Die Hard themed game. The arcade game uses Sega's ST-V Titan hardware, which is basically the Sega Saturn in an arcade board. The Saturn port is basically identical.

[@louyork553]

I have never heard a Burn After Reading reference. Like ever. I loved that movie!! Very cool, man

[@BigGahmBoss]

You beat me to pointing that out! Shout out to the best Coen Brothers movie

[@David0gden]

"Appearances can be deceiving..."

[@bacht4799]

That’s was really cool.. it’s not often you heard someone using that as a culture reference.. awesome 😎

[@oonegro82]

I vividly recall feeding quarters into the arcade machine playing and beating this game!

[@starlightwitch12]

I remember playing this years ago, as well as it's sequels but I finished Dynamite Cop more than this game. Also this was actually a collaboration between AM1 and Sega Technical Institute. Also the main character in the Dynamite Deka one is named Bruno Delinger (not John McClane), the second playable character is named Cindy Holiday (not Kris) and the villain is named Wolf Hongo. Caroline Powell, the President's daughter in this game, would later be the third playable character in Asian Dynamite. The sequels, Dynamite Cop (for Sega Model 2 and Dreamcast) is set in a boat and has 2 new playable characters, while Asian Dynamite (for Naomi) has a feature where the characters change costumes once they pick up powerups, although Jean Ivy from Dynamite Cop was replaced with Caroline and adds a new character. The PS2 Sega Ages release of Dynamite Deka has an Easy mode, Altered Beast Mode, Deadline Mode (which has Segata Sanshiro playable) and the playable recreation of the old Sega Periscope arcade game (and its also on the Japanese PSN for PS3). Do a video on House of the Dead spinoff Zombie Revenge, since it was inspired by this game.

[@ApolloXL5]

I had this game for the Sega Saturn and I loved it. I thought of it as Die Hard cranked up to infinity. XD

[@raphaelfp]

As the QTE showed up I instantly remembered of Dynamite Cop, which for a long time was the last beat em up I've played on home consoles since the genre was less than popular for years. It has the exact same look and feel, goofy and fun as it should be

[@jgoney]

Makes sense, as Dynamite Cop was a sequel to this.

[@chaospoet]

After that Marty Jannetty comment I can't ever unsee in my mind the dude flipping around with tassels on his wrists. I know they're not there, but my mind is filling in the blanks for me.

[@CassidyListon]

The quicktime events in this game are so hilarious.

[@jonathanlampkin6673]

Does anyone say "Yippy Ki Ay Mother ******" if not then it's not worth playing today.

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

They are lol. They do it right. Short and simple.

[@OriginalLonelygstar]

Then you MISS

[@mikesilva3868]

Agreed Cassidy 📼

[@mikesilva3868]

@@jonathanlampkin6673 😆

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

I was playing this on my Saturn recently. Now I’m using a mode and saving my discs.

[@knightbrian92]

A mode?

[@CalebPaulHumphries]

I love your reviews so much. You truly cover hidden gems that aren't talked about on other channels.

[@cocaroto9650]

1:20 the Steiner Screwdriver!!!! "You aint getting up from this one"

[@chrisbg99]

Fun story involving Die Hard Arcade: I was in 8th grade and went to the regional science fair at North Dakota State University. We got to visit the Memorial Union and in '97 they had a pretty good arcade in there. Well Die Hard Arcade was there. I ended up spending way too much time in the arcade pumping quarters into the machine and beat the game. And ended up not getting enough interviews with the judges to even have a chance to move on to state. No regrets.

[@HaberdasherThe]

Oh man, when I was a kid, the laser tag place had the Gauntlet reboot, Dynamite Cop, and HYDRO THUNDEEEER. Many quarters were lost. But Dynamite Cop was always my favorite, just 'cause you could rip a payphone out of the wall and swing it like nunchucks.

[@JudahMaccabee_]

Ah, the 90s... walking home from school, passing by the arcade room in the mall by my house... Playing Die Hard, captain commando, Tekken, Street Fighter II, TMNT, Killer instict, Mortal Kombat 2. Just pure bliss.

[@cj694x2]

A rocket launcher that looks like a portable stereo? Gives a whole new meaning to the word "boombox"

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

Lol yes!!

[@scottg7660]

We need more 90s themed lists. That was truly the golden age of everything.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

The writing was on the wall that things were going to get crap/ weird for a while back in '96, but I agree. Movies, music, cars, and gaming were at their heights.

[@anomaloushost4865]

@@12ealDealOfficial TV shows weren't bad either, especially for those made for kids and teenagers (the Nickedlodeon game shows, all those animated series, the few decent live-action ones that popped up off and on). Not to mention that was the decade for The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and the WCW WWF wrestling wars. It wouldn't be until around 2000 when the more mature gritty made for adults tv shows would finally have their day (The Sopranos primarily started that trend in 1999).

[@Zogamer7]

This game was so ridiculous it's alot of fun with a friend. Dynamite cop was great fun for dreamcast. Your review made me smile. Thank you Snesdrunk

[@camulodunon]

Fun fact: this was the last game that Sega Technical Institute (the guys who made Sonic Spinball, Comix Zone, The Ooze, etc) ever worked on. They developed it alongside AM1 and did the animation and part of the graphics as well as the music while AM1 did most of the graphics and well as the game programming.

[@jyoder1]

Die hard arcade is how 32 bit strike retro style is done now.

[@DodgeThisBam]

You forgot to mention that if you get to the end in Co-Op you guys battle each other to see who will become the Daughter's new Bodyguard. It is ridiculously good fun!

[@babelovecraft9506]

This may seem like a small thing but you saying "Have a great rest of your day" at the end of your videos always makes me feel better about actually going into the rest of my day.

[@asphaltking7845]

90s movie arcades great times!!!

[@loneotaku]

I really appreciate the wrestling references. As for that suplex piledriver move, I think it's a Steiner Screwdriver, originally done by Scott Steiner.

[@demonic88]

Such a good channel pumping out excellent videos all the time, love it

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

Agreed! Love the reviews!!

[@WhispyWoods.]

Great video!! Great game!!! These fights and cut scenes bring back so many arcade memories. Thank you for that! What I wouldn’t give to be able to play this at home today.

[@Wyldfyre.84]

I hadn't thought about this game in about 20-some years, but as soon as I saw this come up, those arcade memories came flooding back.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

I used to love seeing this one in the arcades. It felt so much like Virtua Fighter and I really liked it. I was ecstatic when I got older and found out there are 3 of these games. They are pretty much exactly alike, just with different rooms.

[@mello_yello_man]

The bowling alley I spent a lot of time in during my childhood had this arcade game and I have vivid memories of watching people play it during my time spent at Youth League.

[@mrdeadscott8270]

I'm so glad you covered this game, I would pay this all the time at my mall that had the smallest arcade section possible in the food court. I can only imagine how much money I put into that cabinet probably enough to buy it myself, good memories.

[@WaywardBrigand]

The Paul London reference made me happy

[@Miguel_Sanchez69]

Oh man, thanks sooo much for the Dynamite Cop Arcade reference. I searched so long for that game. I remember playing it as a 10 year old on a camp site back in Italy in the 90s on a arcade machine having a group of kids behind me. Man that was a blast! I couldn’t remember the name of the game though... Now I finally got it together again! ❤️

[@chaseedwards7024]

I love the clotheslines that turn people "inside-out." Bradshaw back in the APA days is the textbook clothesline I always think about. Smaller guys could sell that so well.

[@G44]

Love the intros to your videos... I've come to wonder if every Snnnnnnnnnnnnnnesdrunk intro is original, or if there are doubles... Great vid, as always!

[@TheDugan44]

Loved playing this at the arcade as a kid! Always laughed when you would go into the bathroom and that guy was taking a leak and like crouching up and down really fast before you beat the crap out of him

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

That bathrooms scene is CRAZY!!! Lol

[@JJB11]

I used to play this game on the arcade several times.

[@ProfessorHurt]

There was a restaurant near Adams-Friendship, Wi that had this arcade cabinet in it's "arcade" room in the early 2000s. My cousin and I always loved playing the hell out of it because his parents were kind of strict on what he watched so I indulged him in comics, what movies they would approve, and of course video games.

[@tysonblake515]

"I think I'll use my putter. Fore!" That made me lmao

[@dcrock1592]

Will check it out! Have a great rest of YOUR day bro!

[@clynesa7443]

I remember playing this game. I used to play it on the arcades when I was a kid. If I recall once you beat the boss on Co op, you get to fight each other at the end.

[@lonelyteenage7144]

I found an arcade outside of Chicago last year called Galloping Ghost, I believe it’s one of the largest in the U.S. but holy cow, did they have every arcade game from my childhood! I searched up and down until I found Die Hard Arcade, played start to finish! What an incredible game

[@bennett420316]

Good job with the Marty Jannety reference...

[@jacobheckman7528]

Die Hard Arcade is the most fun arcade beat em up to 1cc because it’s short but the dmg is super high, you can pick up health up to 200% life bar, and resource management is important with clips and mags to hold for hard enemies and being able to hold guns from room to room to star tough groups with an advantage. I used to play this tons as a kid and I thought there was no way it would be as good as I remembered but it’s actually way better than I thought and probably the best 3d beat em up ever

[@NESADDICT]

Let’s hear it!

[@D.Rodri.]

Played this as a kid for Sega Saturn and it's super fun with friends. Thanks to it was insta-love with Oni years later because of the similarity with it.

[@underwaterlevelz1947]

Weird. By 1996 beat em ups were long extinct, tournament fighting games were in vogue (Primal Rage, Killer Instinct, MK, SF2, etc.) Even TMNT gave up on beat em ups and were making tournament fighting games.

[@whispersignal1]

Definitely having flashbacks to Fighting Force '64' with this one. Also: "ITS TAKEN YOU SO LONG TO GET RID OF THOSE SLUT-GUYS!"

[@wd6358]

Played at least 200 hours of dynamite cop on dreamcast.. good memories

[@Dacho_Shaki]

I used to play that game in a video game rental store with my big brother as a kid. I was both extremely confused and thrilled while playing it.

[@pablokatt]

Definitely I will check it out any way I can.

[@dustman820]

That move at 1:22-1:25 is a move Scott Steiner use to do called the Steiner Screwdriver.

[@MentalLiberation]

I remember this classic! Out of control!

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

I loved playing this game back in the day. There was a little arcade in the mall I used to go to when I was in high school but even then it was fading from its glory days. There was rarely anyone working there; you'd just go into this "store" and play some games. Sometimes the games wouldn't work or would eat your quarter, but there was no one there to tell so too bad so sad. This game was there though and my buddy and I would play it all the time. It was all kinds of awesome! Picking up them weapons and kicking ars with them was always the best part.

[@greatheightsu]

I put a shit ton of quarters in this at my local arcade. Loved blowing everything up.

[@KyokujiFGC]

1:20 - That was a Steiner Screwdriver, lol

[@KingDIEAHBEATUS]

Giving criminals the Steiner Screwdriver is definitely a HUGE plus!

[@buckchuckgaming597]

I loved this game at my local arcade back in the day! I hope you get feeling better, sounds like you’re pretty congested dealing with a cold/flu.

[@Unclejack328]

John McClain with the Claymore Kick.

[@mirkdawg8432]

"Hans Gruber and his flunkies" made me crack up haha

[@GeovaneSanciniSR]

Isn't that much of a secret that Dynamite Deka had a Die Hard setting. The producer, Makoto Uchida is a movie fanatic, so you can see the hollywood influence on his games, such as Golden Axe and Altered Beast.

[@iamlucidess]

Halarious. We need more rediculous weapons in beat em ups, and random ass tornado kicks!

[@ChrisGorski]

This game blew my mind in the arcades. Lots of fun back then. Happy to hear it still holds up

[@astrotrain3332]

Would love to see more obscure movie based arcade games!

[@MrYuriTambor]

A place next to my old house had this game, me and my friends always played this one at the end of a arcade afternoon... Oh nostalgia...

[@funnyguy150]

Exactly as you say, I remember playing this in the arcade when I was about six years old and thinking that the anti-tank missles were exploding boom boxes.

[@DJKennethA]

I cannot tell you how much I miss these ridiculous Sega Arcade games like this. Something about their arcade games just standout so well and were so much fun.

[@traviswall1982]

"Now I've got a machine gun. Ho! Ho! Ho!" -John McLane.

[@mattb9664]

From the most exciting time gaming! Just keep putting your quarters in and enjoy!

[@weston407]

I used to play this game at the TILT arcade in the Fashion Square mall in Orlando, FL allllllllllllllll the time

[@barrymurphy4812]

Well done SD for doing a 5plus minute Die Hard arcade review and not mentioning "Bruce Willis" once. 👏

[@blackman34]

3:16 claymore kick

[@Spill_ent]

I love playing this arcade game when I got out of middle school every afternoon at the store across the street from the school.

[@Hattes]

This game looks hilarious. I was laughing most of the way through this video :D

[@sufianramli8017]

It was seriously fun. Sadly i can't find emus that work

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Dynamite Cop is easier to find and pretty funny as well. You've got pirate crab men, a plot involving the president's daughter, frozen salmon battles, super '80s meets early '90s aesthetic, and the same ridiculous quicktime events. But I really have to find a good way to play this game too.

[@mattmurphy2755]

Same here, this had me cracking up

[@jiggajuice17]

dynamite cop is one of the best spiritual sequels ever. also makes for a great drinking game with the quick time events

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

I was thinking, this totally reminds me of Dynamite Cop. Then he reveals this was actually the first game in the series before it was re-themed (barely, lol) for US localization.

[@blitheringrando1410]

This was my favorite arcade game as a kid. There were other good ones, but I wanted to play this game every time I saw it.

[@claybaxter3202]

The side headlock vertical suplex driver was a Steiner Driver you witnessed.

[@copperheadroad567]

I just discovered your channel and I'm currently going through all the games I played as a kid and I love your overview of the games! Well done on your content, keep it up! I hope that you will come to review "Outlander" and "Rock 'N Roll Racing". Such great hidden gems!

[@Gamers266]

3 Dollars quarters just the finish this game man I missed the 90s

[@SunnySide_Gaming]

90s gaming was the best!

[@Fluoride_Jones]

I'm going to an arcade in Roseville, MN tomorrow that has this cabinet. I'm not sure how far you live from Roseville, but if you've never heard of the place, it's called Starcade, and I guess it's only been open a little over one year. 👍

[@thatoneguy4452]

2P should've been Sam Jackson's character from Die Hard 3.

[@hadjiioke]

I DON’T REMEMBER ASKIN YOU A GAHT DAMN THING!

[@harrymasonsm]

Too bad this came out well before HeyZeus entered the picture.

[@ChibiKami]

they'd have had to change all the door kicking QTE's with John reminding him that he can pick locks because he's a locksmith (as opposed to an assumption based on his race, breaking away from assumptions of racism being a large part of Sam Jackson's character growth in Die Hard 3)

[@loszhor]

I remember playing this at the local Wunderland and on the Saturn!

[@DoctorInk20]

I love this whole '90s Japanese game aesthetic. It's like if Duke Nukem was empowered by some cosmic crystal. I'd be super hype to play something like this today. Incidentally, I really like these games that let the _textures_ create the vibe and atmosphere instead of dynamic lighting. Puts a lot more power in an art style.

[@ErnestoSantiago208]

Wow when I remember this game and when I beat it too with one of my homies. When Good Times was still around in Somerville which is a home depot now. Also took a field trip to GoodTimes when I was in middle school

[@truffelsnuffler]

We used to play this all the time at the arcade. Great memories. Thank you for this!

[@CamoWolf55]

This was at one of the local grocery stores when I was a kid. I absolutely loved it!