Twas the night before Christmas, and all throughout the house not a creature was stirring, except… Terrorists taking over Nakatomi Plaza, naturally! Yes although I didn’t manage to look at all five films and the three games I wanted to over Christmas I still wanted to cover the original and its sequel at least given their setting, getting to the others next year; so let’s start unsurprisingly with the first one! Die Hard is one of those classics that deserves every bit of praise that has come its way, both for being a great film itself and for how much it influenced pop culture in the years since. So while I won’t be adding anything new to the long list of reviews this film has racked up, I’ll be adding to it regardless!
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Die Hard Arcade (Saturn) Review
Behold! Most likely the only Sega Saturn review to go up on this blog! Yes, I own a Saturn, but I brought it at a car boot sale roughly 15 years ago, so a good while after it was still relevant. It was super cheap and had a few games with it, among them were two Saturn exclusives that I always wanted to play: Fighting Vipers and Die Hard Arcade. I remember seeing this game in magazines at the time and being extremely jealous of Saturn owners getting a 3D (!!) beat ‘em up, and with the Die Hard license no less! Was it worth the wait? Erm… sort of? Let’s take a look at the first 3D entry in this marathon!
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