i remember being a middle schooler and beating this game on my birthday at the arcade with a friend. we got to the very end and the game forces you to fight each other over the girl. My friend and I kept putting quarters in to make sure the other didn't "win". who knows how many extra quarters the game got from that ending fight alone, what a smart business decision lol
Did you know they were not the first to utilize this idea. If you beat Double Dragon in both the arcade and on the Sega Master System port in 2 player mode it does the same thing. You both have to fight for the girls affection. Although I can't remember if you have the ability to continue or not when one player loses. I don't think you can on the Master System at least.
One of the best, most fun 3D arcade beat'em ups. Die Hard Arcade's official release is still stuck on Sega Saturn while it's japanese Sega Ages remake on PS2 is exclusive to the japanese PSN.
It's sad that Bruce Willis is slowly losing his mental faculties, at such a (relatively) young age. At least he's got the money he needs for proper treatment and make his situation the least bad possible for himself and his family. Anyway, as someone knowing of people who are in a similar situation, it saddened me when I first saw it on the news a few weeks ago.
I put SO many quarters into this game at my local arcade. I eventually beat it with the help of a friend. All the QuickTime events were a neat idea and the final boss using desks and stuff to smash you was a fun last battle. The sequel game in the boat wasn’t as memorable.
One of the best video intros and documentaries EVER provided to us by the BEST UA-camR EVER dealing with one of the greatest beat em ups of all time: Dynamite Deka aka Die Hard Arcade!!! I own both the original Sega Saturn japanese version and the restyled PS2 version (released only in Japan) and it's simply AWESOME!!! Thanks Pat for bringing us the best gaming memories! Old school is the best! Keep doing what you do 😊
How nice of you to say, I'm glad you enjoy it and all of my content. This game is great especially the PS2 version. Not to mention the follow-ups were excellent as well. Thanks
This is my favorite arcade game ever, I was obsessed. I knew about this before the die hard movies and as a goofy kid I thought the movie was based on the game and immediately became obsessed and how I became a big Bruce Willis fan!
Played this occasionally in lake Tahoe...i have vivid memories of the attract mode. It was usually the QTE between levels where you had to stop the bad guy from hurting you
I am late as all heckfire but I love the genesis/Patman hybrid. RULES! A highlight of each upload for me is "will the QC have a new intro??" Keep it up Patman!!!!!!
Great showcase as usual! Die Hard Trilogy is an all time fave - the blood on the windshield and “paper” civilians of Die Hard With a Vengeance was always sick fun, haha.
From what I've heard, SEGA was sitting in a warehouse surplus of unutilized STV boards in Japan. Apparently they STV platform was not the success they had hoped among arcade operators, especially compared to the SEGA Model 2 at the time. So they approached 20th Century Fox for a license to repurpose Dynamite Deka for a stateside release. Their risk paid off and Die Hard Arcade became the most successful STV title ever made. Its sequel Dekka 2 (Dynamite Cop) is one of my favorite beatemups ever, tho Die Hard Arcade laid the foundation which Dekka 2 perfected. Nice video.
Another aspect of side-scrolling beat-em-up games that always cracked me up was how enemies could get shot point-blank with a rocket launcher or machine gun resulting in only getting knocked down for a few seconds and getting back up again for more😂
Fun fact the Japanese version of the Die Hard movie is called "Reluctant Hero. Reluctant hero must defeat his enemies. He has no SHOES" Part 2 is called "Reluctant Hero 2. He must save his wife...and this time he has SHOES!" Just a fun little bit of movie time lore 😂
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries😅😅 Minty over at Minty Comedic Arts an amazing review channel brought this to my attention. As a lifelong fan of the movies and games it absolutely cracks me up. Love your channel ❤ Thanks for all you do 😊 Really appreciate the stories and facts. Keep up the great work
Super nostalgic to me as a kid I used to play this all the time up to 8 years old before my dad's Saturn was stolen along with his games childhood memories for sure watching this!. Thank you for the document
Love this game, bought the cabinet not so long ago and gave it some TLC, gives me some awesome memories from back in the day at the arcades with my brother and cousins
I have this machine in my collection. Mainly it's there for nostalgia, because it was dirt cheap, and I like the design of the cabinet along with it being plastic. It doesn't get nearly as much play as my other machines, but it definitely isn't going anywhere.
That thing with throwing the gun after it runs out of ammo had a funny moment on TV. On the 50's Superman TV show, there was an episode where a thug shoots at Superman. He lets the bullets bounce off his chest. Then the thug throws the gun, and Superman ducks it. One of the interesting things about that.
Nice one! I have this on the Saturn and it's a fantastic game. I never even knew about the PS2 remake or the sequels either so learned something new from watching this video. Good work, as always! :)
My local movie theater in my tiny town had this arcade cabinet for years and i played every time i went to see a movie as a kid. It would kill the time before the movie started while i met up with freinds and such
a surprisingly deep and fun game. on the surface I can see how it would get bad reviews... the graphics are blocky and the textures basic (like an early playstation... or saturn game for that matter), it departs from the movie source material quite a bit, and it has the goofy deep scan game mode to build up enough credits to beat the game easily even if you have no skills whatsoever. Other than the Saturn version have a lot of loading interruptions, it's much better when you realize that it's the virtual fighter engine with an equivalent variety of moves and secrets built into the action, and when you realize the movement is meant to mimic the "pseudo-3d" alignment of games like Double Dragon and Final Fight (rather than a true 3d environment) it's surprisingly easy to play and enjoy especially with a friend. I love it and it's even more charming than the quasi-sequel on the Dreamcast, as wild as "Dynamite Cop" can be.
On beat-‘em-ups: There’s just something fun about walking down the street, kicking over a trash can, finding a roast chicken and eating it to restore health.
Thanks Patman! I remember playing this arcade at our local bowling alley and liking it. I didn't think it ever had a home port, and certainly had no clue it had sequels!
This has to be one of my favourite videos of yours, especially seeing Death Adder booted in the bollocks. I absolutely hated fighting the spider robots.
I remember this was a must play with a friend if we walked into an arcade and they had this. I'm sad they never tried to replicate or sequel it. Dynamite cop and zombie revenge just didn't cut it.
When I was young I thought this game was the peak of video games. I DREAMED of how cool it would be if I could play this at home on a console, but I didn't think it would EVER be technologically feasible.
Great Video! I have never heard of the Asian Dynamite Game on the Arcade I will be looking into that now. Die Hard Arcade was special to me when I was about 15 years old my local arcade had it and It was my number 1 go to game to play in the Arcade. I eventually bought a Sega Saturn so I could own it and play it.
I still remember the first time I played this I was 12 or 13 years old at my local AMC movie theater in 1996. I remember walking by and wondering what the heck it was. Nobody was at the machine so I stood next to it watching the attract mode with the helicopter sound and when I saw the SEGA logo I knew it was going to be good. I exchanged some of my snack money into quarters and played maybe for 15 minutes but I had a blast the entire time and I loved how the controls felt exactly like Virtua Fighter as it felt familiar and comfortable for me. Not long after that the game came out for Saturn but since I didn't own the system it would be years until I could play it again. I thought it was the only game in the series and I had a Dreamcast I didn't know Dynamite Cop was it's sequel because of the name difference. I wish Sega would bring it back as not a lot of people know about the games. 😄
How'd they forget to make John McClane left-handed?! Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza is the only Die Hard game to get that detail right. And it's an FPS game, meaning that there'd be more of a reason to do it wrong on purpose just to appease the status quo or whatever. Southpaws, westpaws, cross-doms, mix-handers, and ambidexers, represent!
I remember this hitting my local arcade when I was in high school. We couldn’t get enough of it … but we also didn’t think there was any connection to the Die Hard movies. I didn’t catch onto the building cues, and between the character having no Bruce Willis likeness and no movie dialogue, it just didn’t set in. But no complaints - this game kicked butt. Most arcades near me were going under by then, so this one kind of marked the end of an era for me.
I always thought it was a bit weird how aside from the character wearing a white undershirt and being trapped in a building there wasn't much of a connection to diehard. With that being said it was still a lot of fun to play
i remember the nathans near me didnt have the die hard arcade. i played it once on vacation in florida but was only able to play for a few minutes.i remember wishing the nathans arcade near me would get it ..well i stopped going to the arcade and the ended up getting die hard. but by the time i heard about it i went and played for maybe 15 min tthinking ill come back next week and play but the nathans shut down 3 days later and i never got enough time to really enjoy it..
I remember seeing this in the arcade and being blown away for an hour straight lol. A buddy and i beat it if memory serves. Or got dang close. Funny how it was mindbending back then, and looks very dated today.
Thank you so much for another thorough history and review of these brawler video games! I want to check out those PS2 renditions of those Sega Saturn classics too. That rendition of Golden Axe looks pretty cool too. I will try to see if I can download these arcade versions for M.A.M.E: Die Hard, Asian Dynamite, and Dynamite Cop! 🤞🏾
Is that you on the right in the red shirt.....ahh the good old days.....nice video....honestly is heavy barrel on the list? For nearly a year I've been praying patman comes to the rescue....I deliberately wait to see what game you review then emulate it till your next video ...my new routine
Back in the day my friend always thought it was extremely amusing at the moment you completed your superweapon when the game froze for a couple seconds so it could proudly announce: "HEAVYYYYYYYY.....BARREL!!!" 😅
I remember playing this game with several small tweeks. The boss had brown hair and the main charater looked a bit older. It still had the Die Hard cabinet. It went by a different name on the start up demo screen
I love the irony of them wanting it to be more American, while taking place in Nakatomi tower, a Japanese company, from a movie about a Japanese business deal
I cant believe it, after more then 20 years I finally found the game from my childhood that I use to play when my mom worked in the movie theater.........and it was just called Die Hard Arcade. literally the only thing I could remember from the game was beating it with a friend then the presidents daughter choosing one person to be her bodyguard. so glad my search has finally ended🥺
I love this game so much, only beaten it once or twice, but FREAKING LOVED IT. Played it almost anywhere I saw it, and started off really bad at it bc I was mad young. Something about this one made it really special. It was difficult, you had to get decent at the game or it would smack you around for sure. I had no idea about the arrest mechanic tho, that's completely new to me haha. the QTE fails sometimes just lead to additional fights midway between the next destination, not sure if that made it into your script, but I'm sure you know it's not always just extra damage on the fails. I used to be really bad at that part.
Patmaaaaan! (In my Sega voice) dude i was so bad at this game that i never knew it had all these awesome attacks. The Die Hard movie series are my favorites especially the 3rd one. It sucks what Bruce Willis is going through in real life.
I freaking love this game😀😍👊🔫🕹🎮. I remember playing both the arcade and Saturn version of Die Hard arcade. I also enjoyed playing dynamite cop for both the arcade and Sega dreamcast. I did not know there was a 3rd installment. It would be great if this games were released on modern game consoles.
I remember our Tilt arcade having Diehard as sort of this waist high cocktail machine that everyone would stand over while looking down at the screen to play. Not sure if it was a custom cabinet or the original cabinet. Never played this one as it looked like a quarter eater!
A couple tips. I'd you jump with a gun, you can shoot downed enemies. When fighting the firefighters, hold down while shooting. You will crouch and they cannot duck your fire.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I was a little too young to *truly* enjoy video arcades in the 1980s. Those were my early grade school years and so I wasn’t driving anywhere. I was kind of limited to birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese, the occasional visits to Aladdin’s Castle at the mall (but those were always on “adult time”), and tagging along to my mom’s bowling league games. The bowling alley that she went to had very limited arcade games-usually only three-but they were swapped out VERY frequently. Which was both good, and bad!
Great video, and nice to see some love for this game again. One of my all time favourites, and I've spent an embarrassing amount of time playing it. However, you did make a few errors in your video: 12:02 - 12 rounds, not 15. 12:13 - Anti TANK rifle. It's literally in the bottom left corner of the screen... 12:36 - Magazine, not a 'clip'. 14:27 - No. If you hit the correct prompt, you're given some health (look on screen) AS WELL AS being let through. Hitting the incorrect button just means you face an enemy like the example on screen. Though, there are some instances where you take damage, granted. 15:21 - Inside, not underneath. 18:16 - There's literally TWO on screen... 20:08 - Spray can. Not flamethrower. (me being picky) Not hating, just saying. I always loved how a relatively old game always felt so smooth - and I'm so glad you pointed that out as well!
I played Die Hard Arcade at my local Pizza Hut and I remember seeing it as far back as 2015 in store. Dynamite Cop I played the demo on Dreamcast and wanted to get it but the system got messed up. Fun times
Man o man the memories of playing the Trilogy on my nephew' PS1 back in the late 90's. Don't even know how they got their hands on it as their mom rarely bought them games. Like how they also had Fighting Force as well the coveted Goldeneye for their N64. Have to say you surprised me here with no mention of Willis's animated series from 96-97'-'Bruno the Kid '..I swore it had been much earlier, like 91-92 but apparently not.
Did you ever play Dynamite Cop with the Detonator Pack dlc? It adds Cindy back into the game, some new artwork to collect, and a few other bits and bobs.
this game was a blast. A buddy and I each chucked like ten bucks into this to beat it and then kept plunking quarters when we had to fight each other. it was too much fun, lol
i remember being a middle schooler and beating this game on my birthday at the arcade with a friend. we got to the very end and the game forces you to fight each other over the girl. My friend and I kept putting quarters in to make sure the other didn't "win". who knows how many extra quarters the game got from that ending fight alone, what a smart business decision lol
LOL, that's hilarious. I'm sure it made a good chunk of change For Sega by doing that
Lol those fiends.
Did you know they were not the first to utilize this idea. If you beat Double Dragon in both the arcade and on the Sega Master System port in 2 player mode it does the same thing. You both have to fight for the girls affection. Although I can't remember if you have the ability to continue or not when one player loses. I don't think you can on the Master System at least.
You know it's a good game when
You gotta fight the fire department too.😂
Didn't know the terrorists had links
To the fire department too.😂
One of the best, most fun 3D arcade beat'em ups. Die Hard Arcade's official release is still stuck on Sega Saturn while it's japanese Sega Ages remake on PS2 is exclusive to the japanese PSN.
It is one of my favorites from the mid-1990s
It's a shame Dynamite Deka never became It's own movie franchise like Die Hard. It could've made billions.
LOL I see what you did there. Comment of the day
It's sad that Bruce Willis is slowly losing his mental faculties, at such a (relatively) young age. At least he's got the money he needs for proper treatment and make his situation the least bad possible for himself and his family. Anyway, as someone knowing of people who are in a similar situation, it saddened me when I first saw it on the news a few weeks ago.
Yes, it was terrible. And he is not even that old
Definitely sad we’re never going to see a new Bruce Willis movie sad😢
One of the best beat em ups in years. There was quite a drought of good beat em ups IMO till this came along.
Yes there was, this one was absolutely fantastic and a lot of fun
I put SO many quarters into this game at my local arcade. I eventually beat it with the help of a friend. All the QuickTime events were a neat idea and the final boss using desks and stuff to smash you was a fun last battle. The sequel game in the boat wasn’t as memorable.
This game was pretty innovative and is still holds up today
One of the best (and most fun) beat-'em-ups of all time! Nice job!
One of the best video intros and documentaries EVER provided to us by the BEST UA-camR EVER dealing with one of the greatest beat em ups of all time: Dynamite Deka aka Die Hard Arcade!!! I own both the original Sega Saturn japanese version and the restyled PS2 version (released only in Japan) and it's simply AWESOME!!! Thanks Pat for bringing us the best gaming memories! Old school is the best! Keep doing what you do 😊
How nice of you to say, I'm glad you enjoy it and all of my content. This game is great especially the PS2 version. Not to mention the follow-ups were excellent as well. Thanks
Wow, been waiting for this review. Love your channel.
Thanks I hope you enjoyed it
I love that the artwork and basic plot of the game is essentially a Resident Evil story without zombies :D
LOL never thought about that
This is my favorite arcade game ever, I was obsessed. I knew about this before the die hard movies and as a goofy kid I thought the movie was based on the game and immediately became obsessed and how I became a big Bruce Willis fan!
Excellent, it's one of my favorites as well
Weren't you astonished, that they cast an actor that looks exactly like the the main character in the game?😉
@@cybercop0083 I was actually hahaha
I've got Patman fever I'm going outta my mind. Never saw this back in the day Patman so i am looking forward to this greatly.
LOL thanks
Played this occasionally in lake Tahoe...i have vivid memories of the attract mode. It was usually the QTE between levels where you had to stop the bad guy from hurting you
It was pretty popular around here as well
I am late as all heckfire but I love the genesis/Patman hybrid. RULES! A highlight of each upload for me is "will the QC have a new intro??" Keep it up Patman!!!!!!
LOL, thank you
Great showcase as usual! Die Hard Trilogy is an all time fave - the blood on the windshield and “paper” civilians of Die Hard With a Vengeance was always sick fun, haha.
Thanks. Yes I always enjoyed the blood splattered windshield as well :-)
They pulled a double dragon with
The ending.
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 Yes I thought I mentioned that in the video
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries can't believe they make you an your
Partner fight to the death.
For those who don't know, Pat was refering to wrestler Claudio Castagnoli from AEW (in WWE he was formerly known as Cesaro)
Thanks!
From what I've heard, SEGA was sitting in a warehouse surplus of unutilized STV boards in Japan. Apparently they STV platform was not the success they had hoped among arcade operators, especially compared to the SEGA Model 2 at the time.
So they approached 20th Century Fox for a license to repurpose Dynamite Deka for a stateside release. Their risk paid off and Die Hard Arcade became the most successful STV title ever made.
Its sequel Dekka 2 (Dynamite Cop) is one of my favorite beatemups ever, tho Die Hard Arcade laid the foundation which Dekka 2 perfected.
Nice video.
Bruno was the name Bruce Willis released an album under in 1987. I remember his cover of "Under the Boardwalk".
Yes I mentioned that in the video
Another aspect of side-scrolling beat-em-up games that always cracked me up was how enemies could get shot point-blank with a rocket launcher or machine gun resulting in only getting knocked down for a few seconds and getting back up again for more😂
Yes, that was pretty funny
Fun fact the Japanese version of the Die Hard movie is called "Reluctant Hero. Reluctant hero must defeat his enemies. He has no SHOES"
Part 2 is called "Reluctant Hero 2. He must save his wife...and this time he has SHOES!"
Just a fun little bit of movie time lore 😂
LOL, that's hilarious. I never knew that
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries😅😅 Minty over at Minty Comedic Arts an amazing review channel brought this to my attention. As a lifelong fan of the movies and games it absolutely cracks me up. Love your channel ❤ Thanks for all you do 😊 Really appreciate the stories and facts. Keep up the great work
Had this game for the Saturn. Loved it. It was my Streets of Rage 4 back then. Really wanted Dynamite Cop for the Dreamcast but never got around to it
Super nostalgic to me as a kid I used to play this all the time up to 8 years old before my dad's Saturn was stolen along with his games childhood memories for sure watching this!. Thank you for the document
All that sucks. Glad you enjoyed it
This game was a regular fixture at a Pizza Hut I used to frequent in the mid-to-late 90s, so I got a lot of time in on it.
I played so many games at Pizza Hut growing up everything from Ms. Pac-Man to outrun
Love this game, bought the cabinet not so long ago and gave it some TLC, gives me some awesome memories from back in the day at the arcades with my brother and cousins
Very cool
I wish u put in the bobs burgers skit with the kids singing nakatomi nakatomi for their school musical of die hard
LOL, that's a missed opportunity
Thank you for making this video! I always talk about this game and most don't know about it!
Absolutely, thanks for watching
Yiu seriously made my day by using the TV edit of Yippee Kai Aye, lol. I remember the sign he wore on the street said, I Hate Everybody. Lololol
That was something that always stuck with me since the first time I heard it LOL
I have this machine in my collection. Mainly it's there for nostalgia, because it was dirt cheap, and I like the design of the cabinet along with it being plastic. It doesn't get nearly as much play as my other machines, but it definitely isn't going anywhere.
Bro called me poor in 89 different languages ☠️
Awesome thanks patmanqc
Thanks, and thanks for watching the video
Used to play this a lot. I remember getting upset if I didn't get the combination during the quick time segments right. Good times.
LOL, that was great fun to play
That thing with throwing the gun after it runs out of ammo had a funny moment on TV. On the 50's Superman TV show, there was an episode where a thug shoots at Superman. He lets the bullets bounce off his chest. Then the thug throws the gun, and Superman ducks it. One of the interesting things about that.
That was the 1st thing I thought of. When writing this script . Seeing George Reeves. Duck is still in my mind
I remember seeing this game for the first time, I was amazed by the graphics!
Oh yes, they were very good
Those PS1 games bring back memories. Great video as always. Hands down one of my favorite channels!
How nice of you to say my friend. Thanks a ton
This one was front and center in our arcade when it came out!
Yes sir, mine as well
12:45 Considering I like to beat Lavos in Chrono Trigger with the mop... This game now speaks to me
LOL
Nice one! I have this on the Saturn and it's a fantastic game. I never even knew about the PS2 remake or the sequels either so learned something new from watching this video. Good work, as always! :)
Thanks. I'm glad my little channel could help out :-)
I remember we had 3 arcade cabinets at my local arcade. 2 were dynamite cop, but everyone always wanted to play rhe 3rd, Die Hard Arcade. Great times.
It seemed to be in a lot of the arcades around here as well
One of my favorite movies and one of my favorite beat-em ups. I used to frequent this cabinet when i was a kid.
So did I, I still enjoy it
22:12 Core memory *U N L O C K E D*
I remember seeing this almost every Saturday morning growing up. So glad you included that little bumper!
Absolutely, glad I could scratch that nostalgic itch
I used to lose my adolescent mind anytime I would walk in an arcade and see this game. Love it to death.
Love your videos. Content is great and you always bring such an upbeat attitude to everything. This brightened my day.
Wow, thank you!
That intro was very clever.
Thank you!
My local movie theater in my tiny town had this arcade cabinet for years and i played every time i went to see a movie as a kid. It would kill the time before the movie started while i met up with freinds and such
a surprisingly deep and fun game. on the surface I can see how it would get bad reviews... the graphics are blocky and the textures basic (like an early playstation... or saturn game for that matter), it departs from the movie source material quite a bit, and it has the goofy deep scan game mode to build up enough credits to beat the game easily even if you have no skills whatsoever. Other than the Saturn version have a lot of loading interruptions, it's much better when you realize that it's the virtual fighter engine with an equivalent variety of moves and secrets built into the action, and when you realize the movement is meant to mimic the "pseudo-3d" alignment of games like Double Dragon and Final Fight (rather than a true 3d environment) it's surprisingly easy to play and enjoy especially with a friend. I love it and it's even more charming than the quasi-sequel on the Dreamcast, as wild as "Dynamite Cop" can be.
I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks
On beat-‘em-ups: There’s just something fun about walking down the street, kicking over a trash can, finding a roast chicken and eating it to restore health.
LOL, my thoughts exactly
Or just picking up random items in general and beating someone over the head with them ala River City Ransom😂
Thanks Patman! I remember playing this arcade at our local bowling alley and liking it. I didn't think it ever had a home port, and certainly had no clue it had sequels!
Absolutely, they are a lot of fun to play as well. Thanks
This has to be one of my favourite videos of yours, especially seeing Death Adder booted in the bollocks.
I absolutely hated fighting the spider robots.
Thanks a lot, it was a fun little trip for me down memory Lane
I LOVE Dynamite Cop!! The girl breaking bones like 10 times is such a joy to listen to.
LOL yes it's really good
I remember this was a must play with a friend if we walked into an arcade and they had this.
I'm sad they never tried to replicate or sequel it. Dynamite cop and zombie revenge just didn't cut it.
They could strip the diehard license away and just release it as is so I don't know why they haven't done that yet
Loved your synopsis kill all the bad guys and rescue all the hostages.....definitive and perfect right on patman
Thanks buddy
Another awesome video Patman. I loved playing DieHard Arcade on my Saturn. Also with Deep scan you play it to earn extra credits.
Thank you my friend, yes this game and the follow-ups are awesome
Love your videos Patrick! Kepp'em coming!
Thanks! Will do!
If they released a compilation for the modern consoles, I'd buy it instantly! Great video! NFL Blitz history when? lol
It's on my list to do it eventually but if you want to push it up go ahead and make a small donation :-)
When I was young I thought this game was the peak of video games. I DREAMED of how cool it would be if I could play this at home on a console, but I didn't think it would EVER be technologically feasible.
Yet it definitely was LOL
Remember this in the arcade whilst on a camping holiday. Ive been looking for a copy ever since
It would be great if they could rerelease it
Great Video! I have never heard of the Asian Dynamite Game on the Arcade I will be looking into that now. Die Hard Arcade was special to me when I was about 15 years old my local arcade had it and It was my number 1 go to game to play in the Arcade. I eventually bought a Sega Saturn so I could own it and play it.
Thanks, should check it out
I still remember the first time I played this I was 12 or 13 years old at my local AMC movie theater in 1996. I remember walking by and wondering what the heck it was. Nobody was at the machine so I stood next to it watching the attract mode with the helicopter sound and when I saw the SEGA logo I knew it was going to be good. I exchanged some of my snack money into quarters and played maybe for 15 minutes but I had a blast the entire time and I loved how the controls felt exactly like Virtua Fighter as it felt familiar and comfortable for me. Not long after that the game came out for Saturn but since I didn't own the system it would be years until I could play it again. I thought it was the only game in the series and I had a Dreamcast I didn't know Dynamite Cop was it's sequel because of the name difference. I wish Sega would bring it back as not a lot of people know about the games. 😄
Thanks for sharing. I agree, that's one franchise they can bring back without the die hard license.
How'd they forget to make John McClane left-handed?! Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza is the only Die Hard game to get that detail right. And it's an FPS game, meaning that there'd be more of a reason to do it wrong on purpose just to appease the status quo or whatever. Southpaws, westpaws, cross-doms, mix-handers, and ambidexers, represent!
I never even notice, good call
I remember this hitting my local arcade when I was in high school. We couldn’t get enough of it … but we also didn’t think there was any connection to the Die Hard movies. I didn’t catch onto the building cues, and between the character having no Bruce Willis likeness and no movie dialogue, it just didn’t set in. But no complaints - this game kicked butt. Most arcades near me were going under by then, so this one kind of marked the end of an era for me.
I always thought it was a bit weird how aside from the character wearing a white undershirt and being trapped in a building there wasn't much of a connection to diehard. With that being said it was still a lot of fun to play
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries hell yeah! I didn’t see the movie connection when I was a teenager, but I was still like, “yeah! It’s die hard!”
I found this game in a subway bar in Milan, Italy. My mind was instantly blown away!
Very cool
i remember the nathans near me didnt have the die hard arcade. i played it once on vacation in florida but was only able to play for a few minutes.i remember wishing the nathans arcade near me would get it ..well i stopped going to the arcade and the ended up getting die hard. but by the time i heard about it i went and played for maybe 15 min tthinking ill come back next week and play but the nathans shut down 3 days later and i never got enough time to really enjoy it..
Commenting to support the algorithm. 🎉
I sure do appreciate that
Looks like a really good Christmas game based on an amazing Christmas movie.
LOL, it is
I loved this game so much. I remember exactly where it was in my arcade.
It was pretty popular around here
This game was quite the quarter muncher and it came late in the arcade life cycle. Fond memories of this Streets of Rage style beat em up.
Oh yes, quite the quarter muncher indeed but a lot of fun
I remember seeing this in the arcade and being blown away for an hour straight lol. A buddy and i beat it if memory serves. Or got dang close. Funny how it was mindbending back then, and looks very dated today.
That's the way most games are, I was fascinated with Pac-Man back in the day :-)
Thank you so much for another thorough history and review of these brawler video games!
I want to check out those PS2 renditions of those Sega Saturn classics too. That rendition of Golden Axe looks pretty cool too.
I will try to see if I can download these arcade versions for M.A.M.E: Die Hard, Asian Dynamite, and Dynamite Cop! 🤞🏾
The music is the best part of Golden axe for PS2 but give it a try, you might enjoy it. Thanks for watching
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I will see if I can download it on my PS4 Pro. It should work eventhough it's a PS2 game.
Is that you on the right in the red shirt.....ahh the good old days.....nice video....honestly is heavy barrel on the list? For nearly a year I've been praying patman comes to the rescue....I deliberately wait to see what game you review then emulate it till your next video ...my new routine
Yes that's me with my nephews playing something. Thanks, yes heavy barrel is on the list.
Back in the day my friend always thought it was extremely amusing at the moment you completed your superweapon when the game froze for a couple seconds so it could proudly announce: "HEAVYYYYYYYY.....BARREL!!!" 😅
@@jamesnoble3502 I love that game. Give anything to play it right now
I remember playing this game with several small tweeks. The boss had brown hair and the main charater looked a bit older. It still had the Die Hard cabinet. It went by a different name on the start up demo screen
How very strange, possibly a bootleg?
@patmanqc-historyofarcadega6601 it's possible. I've only ever played it at my neighborhood corner store.
Imagine how much money Sega could make with a mobile version of this with microtransactions like skins.
Don't give them any ideas LOL
This was my favorite game I owned on Sega Saturn. I loved the extra live submarine mini game.
It was so good on the Saturn
I love the irony of them wanting it to be more American, while taking place in Nakatomi tower, a Japanese company, from a movie about a Japanese business deal
LOL good call
Woah, was that Hans Gruber in gorgeous C64-color? I LOVE IT!
That was actually from the MS-DOS port. Alan Rickman apparently didn't mind his likeness being used in the game but Bruce Willis apparently did LOL
Imagine if the makers of Yakuza 6 b Judgement 2 got the Die Hard license to do. It would be bananas
LOL, that sounds like a match made in heaven
A rare 90s polygon beat em up I like. I'll never part with my Saturn copy.
Yes, it was almost arcade perfect
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries is that sarcasm? 🤔
@@bonesjackson81 Sorry I was replying to somebody else
I had no idea about the ps2 version! Much easier way to get myself a copy now thanks pat.
I cant believe it, after more then 20 years I finally found the game from my childhood that I use to play when my mom worked in the movie theater.........and it was just called Die Hard Arcade.
literally the only thing I could remember from the game was beating it with a friend then the presidents daughter choosing one person to be her bodyguard. so glad my search has finally ended🥺
I'm glad I can help :-)
I remember Virtua Racing most of all.
Those polygons were really unique and ahead of their time.
Yes, in the Genesis had an awesome version of it as well
I love this game so much, only beaten it once or twice, but FREAKING LOVED IT. Played it almost anywhere I saw it, and started off really bad at it bc I was mad young. Something about this one made it really special. It was difficult, you had to get decent at the game or it would smack you around for sure.
I had no idea about the arrest mechanic tho, that's completely new to me haha.
the QTE fails sometimes just lead to additional fights midway between the next destination, not sure if that made it into your script, but I'm sure you know it's not always just extra damage on the fails. I used to be really bad at that part.
Yes, I mentioned the fails in the video just didn't show footage of it. This game is great, one of my favorites from the 90s
Patmaaaaan! (In my Sega voice) dude i was so bad at this game that i never knew it had all these awesome attacks. The Die Hard movie series are my favorites especially the 3rd one. It sucks what Bruce Willis is going through in real life.
You know, I think the third one is my favorite as well although the first one is a very close second.
My favorite arcade game as kid was Die Hard. I played Fighting Force just to try to recreate the feeling.
I freaking love this game😀😍👊🔫🕹🎮. I remember playing both the arcade and Saturn version of Die Hard arcade. I also enjoyed playing dynamite cop for both the arcade and Sega dreamcast. I did not know there was a 3rd installment. It would be great if this games were released on modern game consoles.
Yes, I'm surprised they never release this on a newer system
I remember our Tilt arcade having Diehard as sort of this waist high cocktail machine that everyone would stand over while looking down at the screen to play. Not sure if it was a custom cabinet or the original cabinet. Never played this one as it looked like a quarter eater!
A couple tips. I'd you jump with a gun, you can shoot downed enemies. When fighting the firefighters, hold down while shooting. You will crouch and they cannot duck your fire.
Nice I didn't know that, thanks
Just starting this vid, i already know it's gonna be a thumbs up 👍
I appreciate it! Thanks my friend
i lost it on your "frowny browny" bit 😂
LOL thank you :-)
I remember playing this at the arcade. Game was fun as hell.
Yes it was,It was fantastic
His "ho, ho, ho, of a wife," lol. Brilliant.
LOL, why thank you
I had NO idea there was a Die Hard arcade game. How did I miss this one?
Good question, we usually had them all the arcades I frequented.
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries You had better local arcades than I did, that’s for sure!
@@MrDuneedon In my area growing up we had probably seven or eight dedicated arcades not counting the seven or eight bowling alleys as well
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I was a little too young to *truly* enjoy video arcades in the 1980s. Those were my early grade school years and so I wasn’t driving anywhere. I was kind of limited to birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese, the occasional visits to Aladdin’s Castle at the mall (but those were always on “adult time”), and tagging along to my mom’s bowling league games. The bowling alley that she went to had very limited arcade games-usually only three-but they were swapped out VERY frequently. Which was both good, and bad!
I love the random wrestling references. Just a random Steiner Screwdriver in there.
Yes, in the German supLex, Body slam, etc.
Great video, and nice to see some love for this game again. One of my all time favourites, and I've spent an embarrassing amount of time playing it. However, you did make a few errors in your video:
12:02 - 12 rounds, not 15.
12:13 - Anti TANK rifle. It's literally in the bottom left corner of the screen...
12:36 - Magazine, not a 'clip'.
14:27 - No. If you hit the correct prompt, you're given some health (look on screen) AS WELL AS being let through. Hitting the incorrect button just means you face an enemy like the example on screen. Though, there are some instances where you take damage, granted.
15:21 - Inside, not underneath.
18:16 - There's literally TWO on screen...
20:08 - Spray can. Not flamethrower. (me being picky)
Not hating, just saying. I always loved how a relatively old game always felt so smooth - and I'm so glad you pointed that out as well!
Thanks for the detailed description and time stamp for each one of the years. I'll have to go through and redo the video to correct those errors.
I played Die Hard Arcade at my local Pizza Hut and I remember seeing it as far back as 2015 in store. Dynamite Cop I played the demo on Dreamcast and wanted to get it but the system got messed up. Fun times
Yes, it's a lot of fun
Man o man the memories of playing the Trilogy on my nephew' PS1 back in the late 90's. Don't even know how they got their hands on it as their mom rarely bought them games. Like how they also had Fighting Force as well the coveted Goldeneye for their N64. Have to say you surprised me here with no mention of Willis's animated series from 96-97'-'Bruno the Kid '..I swore it had been much earlier, like 91-92 but apparently not.
I couldn't put every Bruce Willis reference in so I just have to pick and choose what goes best
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Ahhh...well that's cool. Still a good video regardless. 👍
Interesting Video, I have an Arcade machine with this in it, the machine takes cartrdges very different to ROM Boards on my others
Very cool, didn't know that. Thanks
I remember this at a Peter Piper Pizza that I used to go to as a kid. To this day, I suck at quick time events 🤣
wtf the bodyguard ending jajajaj. great video pat. saludos desde Argentina
Thank you Buddy, greetings from the USA
i remember playing this arcade game in 1997...it was really enjoyable
Yes it was
Did you ever play Dynamite Cop with the Detonator Pack dlc? It adds Cindy back into the game, some new artwork to collect, and a few other bits and bobs.
No, but I'll definitely check it out. Thanks
this game was a blast. A buddy and I each chucked like ten bucks into this to beat it and then kept plunking quarters when we had to fight each other. it was too much fun, lol
LOL yes,It is so much fun especially in multiplayer
I eagerly await the History of Metal Slug video from you.
So do I, I hope someone makes it someday