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.
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.
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.
ok.... i played 1 in one session... without problems... i was high though maybe that helped i dunno. the powerplant in 2 gives me headaches tho.... but not from motion sickness :'D
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.
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.
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.
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?"
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.
1:17 According to wikipedia, the release dates for Die Hard the game for Amiga/Dos/NES were around 1990-1992 (It is multi-platform apparently) and the 9/11 attacks were a decade later. Not the first game to have this sort of coincidence, Deus Ex was missing the Twin Towers in the background of the first level.
"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.
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*"
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!
He actually gets a lot of details wrong about this game. For example, the timer running out takes you to the final boss battle with any reminding bad guys. I'm also not sure why he is so surprised that jumping out of a 32nd-floor window kills you.
I just played through this entire game and it's the tits. Pretty short and a bit confusing, but really solid for an NES game, honestly. You just have to be CAREFUL and ABLFS, always be looking for sodas. If you've seen the movie, you won't need a walkthrough. Just pay attention to messages on the radio and follow the order of events from the film. They match up almost exactly.
Regarding what the nerd says about characters talking back to the player (around 6:24...) Actually, in Sierra a Lucas Arts graphic adventures characters talk back to the players all the time (especially to tell him or her that they are not going to perform certain action that the player commanded)
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.
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.
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
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.
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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.
Internet TV show
“He’s gonna take you back to the past”
*One of the rarest*
Watch his recent "couch" uploads....bet you don't re-watch those
I think they will kinda be like that forever
"Disturbing, maybe offensive nature of the front cover"
When he said that I thought the game had an LJN logo
Laughing Joking Numbnuts
@Claudia Solomon You're right, they're not that bad. They're worse! lol
@Claudia Solomon there almost as bad mr jyeckle and mr hyde
That would've been worse...
@@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780 atleast it would havee made sense if it was a ljn of jekyl and hyde
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.
I guess that's why he has a different name in the series. Genius.
Reginald Vel Johnson
@@DOSRetroGamer what? Next you're going to tell me Chicago isn't in Los Angeles!
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.
@@IsmailofeRegime thank you I thought I was losing my mind
'Foot Power' sounds like something Shredder would use to power up his soldiers.
Lmao
I'd go for a jog, but I'm all out of foot power.
Its not important but...
OMG SOMEONE FROM SPELUNKY COMMUNITY
happsider lol
HAHAHAAHAH
That's always my excuse
"There's guys coming out of your ass" This is why you gotta love avgn.
there's guys around every corner..
there's guys coming out of the elevator..
there's guys coming out of your ass..
Sounds like destiny.
I died at that part XD
Haxel 09 me too XD
And a guy actually did come out of his ass. That was just too much lmao
7:59
It's a shame. He didn't see the message at the end of the game.
"Good job, PARDNER!" hahaha
Really? Like bimmy?
@@ДанилаВеретенн really? you're asking a question to a guy who commented 4 years ago? he won't see it you idiot.
@Bluntman Chronic this looks fun. Really, I'm replying to comments from 3 months ago? They won't see it, you idiot.
@@CakeHebenstreit pff a 1 day ago reply? They won't see it you idiot
Let`s see...
"Foot Power"sounds like the audition process Dan Schneider and Quentin Tarantino use to find actresses.
dan "get in the van" schneider
that kind of boi dan “the defiler” schneider
@@b.o.j.1442 dan "she's a fighter hold her tighter" schneider
I feel terrible for the people who survived that abuse
Oof.
"then steve erkel comes on and im like wtf"- my favorite nerd moment
Ian Schaefer. I always laugh hard at that part too. It's a weird funny moment that the developers made.
Mark Howell That part isn't even in the game, AVGN just made it up.
I bet Steve Erkel’s that kid that Winslow shot. LMAO XD
@boi mac How about you prove that it's in the game.
@boi mac you can tell by the text that it was added in, if that was legit, he would’ve made a much bigger deal about roasting it
So thats where Hotline Miami came from.......
+Eric M Expect This game gives you a headache 10x worse than Hotline Miami
+William Stipcevic you can get headache from hotline miami ?
Yep the movement of the screen causes motion sickness to some ( I once threw up after playing it)
ok.... i played 1 in one session... without problems... i was high though maybe that helped i dunno. the powerplant in 2 gives me headaches tho.... but not from motion sickness :'D
Lol
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.
This game's being ASS!
Gyromite 76 Steve erckle
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.
+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.
+Chris Jenkins ''WELL TAKE A WILD FUCKING GUESS'' Lol, that line kills me. Of course it's gonna be shit xD
"There's guys coming out of your ass" hahahah omg that cracked me up!
This episode was directed by Michael Bay.
+WinVisten Michael Bay??? BITCH PLEASE!!!! avgn always puts explosions!!
radionatix bahamas It was a joke.
+WinVisten god damn it michael fuck i mean bay its fuck now
And is as awesome as the SMTD
Andrew Rogers Pretty close, more like as awesome as The F-15C. c:
i thought the site was frozen at the beginning
ebkdan na he means when it says ''episode 28'' at the start, lol i actually thought it crashed as well
Ragefeast95 What Frozen? I Watch At The Beginning It Turns Out Nothing Happened
Ragefeast95 same
Ragefeast95 do true
goodbye world no idea
Dog buscuits in Lethal Weapon would have been funny though.
No
In Wolfenstein 3D you also can eat dogfood or DRINK BLOOD!
I hate you
@@brunosoaresmaciel1684 me too
they actually did have those in the SNES version.
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.
oh boy
the 9/11 memes are coming
oh my god the part where he says Officer Carl Winslow and Urkle coming out saying "did I do that?" bit is just epic hilarity
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?"
LOL
E1ite Yoshi Hoi! Lol
then he turns into sonic the hedgehog & spindashes away
Oh, the quarterback is TOAST!!!
End result snapped disk
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.
This actually looks incredibly ambitious for its time.
big agreee
Yea reminds me of Hotline Miami sort of
@@selka1661 I was just about to say, Hotline Miami is basically this game done with modern polish.
This is one of my all time favorite episodes. I especially love the fast pace of this and some of the other ones made around this time.
"This game's being ass!" is something I laughed way too hard at
8:49 That finale fit so well!
It's so strange how many references there are about 9/11 BEFORE it happened
Notice in Die hard 3 that the black guy nearly crashes because he's looking up at the twin towers?
It's probably the video game time line includes every system ever realeased
Die Hard on NES, made by Osama bin Laden Video Game Productions. Sold only in Afghanistan.
Andrew Carlstedt NOTICE: Developers have been defunct since 2011.
AussieNick OMG you found out who blew up the twin towers
8:49 i always replay this part and it never gets old 😆
The locks are from the safe in the movie when they were breaking into it.
8:06 I love how part of the backdraft soundtrack is in this
1:17 According to wikipedia, the release dates for Die Hard the game for Amiga/Dos/NES were around 1990-1992 (It is multi-platform apparently) and the 9/11 attacks were a decade later.
Not the first game to have this sort of coincidence, Deus Ex was missing the Twin Towers in the background of the first level.
It's called pre predictive programming
"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.
That was actually Sonic CD.
Classic game developers always depicting tragic future events with the box art on one of their games
The thought of Mario talking back to the player made me burst into laughter.
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*"
+Jupiter9099 Why do I keep finding you?!?? This is starting to creep me out.........
El todo poderoso Arceus Lots of people say they find me everywhere.
Jupiter9099 I always find you in AVGN, Nostalgia critic, Panty and Stocking videos, N64 Music videos and The Frollo show
Jupiter9099 I gotta agree, you *are* everywhere.
This video has more explosions than a michael bay movie.
It's more or less a draw :P
The ending was awesome XD
Nice naming your account after a controller. i wouldve never thought of that.
MegaPieOverlord OMG someone who is nice youve earned the disticon:Nice guy
You still around?
@@superrazor7617 ig not bruh
its bad 😞😞
How could anyone be offended by the cover? This game was made in 1991, pre-dating 9/11 by ten years.
Hint: 21/01/2009
Matheus Henrique ???
Joshua Gregory Hah, not me. I made a comment 3 months ago about this too. Not all of us are over sensitive or anything.
SuperLordGaming You're an exceptional breed then, and you don't deserve to be an American, you're too good to be an American.
Joshua Gregory I'm not overly-sensitive.
4:25
"He walks like there's something wrong with him"
he doesn't have enough foot power, duh.
Isn't there supposed to be text at 6:22? What's he reading, 'cause my screen is just black during that part.
Yeah that happens.
Happened to me too
I guess we have to dish out the DVD for that
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!
Anyone ever reply on someone's 4 year old comment... just to see if they're still around?
Hi, are you still around boyo?
Y’all good?
Yes sometimes I reply after eight years even though after that long they probably don't care about their comment anymore.
Are you all dead yet
Knock knock;
whos there?
....
6:41 my favorite part
That ending.. Was the most epic thing I've ever seen in my entire life :O
1:24 WHAT WHERE THEY THINKING!
what about DIE HARD trilogy on PlayStation
That was one of my favorite games.🤣😂🤣
6:17 This reminds me of “Lester the Unlikable”, where Lester just randomly stops and says “No.”
To be honest, this is a fun game. It also follows the movie really well and is probably the best movie adaptation I've ever seen on the NES.
"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
His reaction to the WOAH is perfect delivery lol
@@FreeThinkAlways Yes it is
1:00
I thought my video froze
The enthusiasm and nitpicking of his old vids is still so refreshing to this day.
Duh the cover resembles the Munich Massacre
really? I thought it was 911.
Sarcasm
Y
Looked like Columbine Massacre to me
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.
Game concepts like feet, glass and darkness all seem pretty cool to be honest
Came here after hearing Bruce Willis is retiring...
We'll miss you "Yipee Ky Yay"
Is the "no thanks" part censored for some reason? Why is that part blank?
I think it's a troll.
It's a glitch.
4M Views and only 2M subscribers.
THAT'S the sign of a good RUclipsr.
Isaac I know I've watched each episode at least 3 times haha
omg James is so young
Now I know what a TV dinner feels like.
He actually gets a lot of details wrong about this game. For example, the timer running out takes you to the final boss battle with any reminding bad guys. I'm also not sure why he is so surprised that jumping out of a 32nd-floor window kills you.
I just played through this entire game and it's the tits. Pretty short and a bit confusing, but really solid for an NES game, honestly. You just have to be CAREFUL and ABLFS, always be looking for sodas. If you've seen the movie, you won't need a walkthrough. Just pay attention to messages on the radio and follow the order of events from the film. They match up almost exactly.
This is my favorite AVGN vid. The last couple minutes where he just starts freaking out are hilarious
True OGs will remember when this episode and Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout were both age-restricted.
sensitive content LOL
Regarding what the nerd says about characters talking back to the player (around 6:24...) Actually, in Sierra a Lucas Arts graphic adventures characters talk back to the players all the time (especially to tell him or her that they are not going to perform certain action that the player commanded)
I’m pretty sure most Lucas Arts graphic adventure games got that
I thought my screen froze at the beginning.
Same lol
Nice stolen comment
FreshprinceObelair so did I.
@@strangeway330 or just that relatable
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
0:31
E.T.???
What a tease xD
Woah what the fuck did michael bay suddenly just take over cinemassacre?
2:02 Lmao! I laughed so hard at this.
R.I.P. to Alan Rickman
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Die Hard 3 has Samuel L Jackson as Zeus who is Bruce Willis’ partner in stopping a revenge scheme orchestrated by Jeremy Irons aka Scar
@@michaelbandada9887 i think we all know that Jeremy irons is scar from Lion King
@@crashpal What is this? "Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban?"
F for respect
is steve urkle REALLY in this?? or is it fake for a joke?
PhantomArtist it's a shame,
you asked this question 3 years ago, yet no one answered
(at least not on my device)
It's a joke
There's guys coming out of every corner.
There's guys coming out of the elevator.
There's guys coming out of ur ass.
PhantomArtist It's real. It was an easter egg.
It's a joke the Nerd added since there's cutscenes involving Theo, who in game kinda looks like Urkel.
I played this recently and actually enjoyed it. Was impressed with how faithful it was to the film
Was that Steve Urkel thing real or did he add that?
I think he added that, all the pictures consisted of a single color while Steve had multiple.
SSBBPlayListMaker Good observation. You're probably right. Thanks.
No, Theo's sprite in the game just looks kinda like Urkel, which is why he decided to use it as a joke.
You know a game is old when it refers to the bad guys as "crooks." xD
7:44
Best part of this video😎
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.
2007 seems like yesterday, but it also seems like a million years ago.
John McClain's foot power lol
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.
This desperately needs a remake. Die Hard inspired Metal Gear Solid, the remake should be inspired from that
Jame is definitely at his best when he reviews movie based games, because it combines his two great passions: films and videogames. And cursing
'Footpower' =hilarious
All I could think of was the first TMNT movie >.< Haha.
Anyone agrees with me that this AVGN Episode is also a Christmas Episode?
Yes.
No
8:49 one of the best nerd moments ever
Nothing like coming back for a good ol' episode of AVGN.
looks a bit like Hotline Miami...
***** if HM sucked rocks.
+pepper Mill I liked die hard, and thought it was fun playing it for a second time on advanced mode
th3 m0st 4ut1st1c y0utub3 Ch4n3l 3v3r well, if you liked it, I don't mind.
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.
Such a shame, that Die Hard cover reminds me of that tragedy...
Huge reach
i walked through blood and bones
James ferociously punching the guy at the beginning of the video will never not be funny to me
This is basically diet danmaku. Did Junko from Legacy Of Lunatic Kingdom make this game?
This game make so much more sense after having seen the film. It still looks like a piece of shit, though.
"Forget trying to explain how this game works..."
Then he continues explaining it, to epic music, haha!
The "scratch your head and WOAH!" bit made me crack up!! XD
6:22 - Why is this part blank? Is it a copyright issue?
Still watching in 2019.
Right now, it's 2020.
I just love the fact that he calls it foot power.
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
Easily the best video on all of youtube.
7:05 bes part of the episode
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.
Man, must have been a 8-9 years or so since I last watched this video. I love you, James!
This is a good shooter for the year 1883
you dumbass this game is was made in 1745...... get your facts straight bub
Or for the month, date, and year of September 11, 2001
Andy Rome you gus are si wroong, this was made in the acient greks in 710 bc.
Nope it wasn't, it was made by the amazing Ralph in 1+1
Q-Animated NO YOU ARE ALL WRONG it was made by me
Die Hard Trilogy for PS1 was amazing
Literally 3 cool games in one.
I played Die Hard arcade and it was epic, also recently played Die Hard Vendetta on the Gamecube and it was pretty solid.
*dies laughing* *Gets resurrected as a zombie* *laughs so hard she crumbles to dust*
Cute.
um, okay...
deathsia What?
I still have have fun while rewatching all episodes old or the new one's.
Never gets old