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Play Die Hard (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Die Hard
Play the Japanese Famicom version of Die Hard online. Explore Nakatomi Plaza, collect keys and weapons, stop the explosives and pursue Hans.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Die Hard
Quick start
Move with the D-pad and attack with A, using punches or the axe to conserve bullets. SELECT cycles running, flash grenades, C4 and other available functions; press B to activate the current choice. Read radio updates and search for keys instead of lingering in every fight. Watch both general and foot condition, then complete the floor-4 computer and floor-33 elevator objectives before closing in on Hans.
Controls
D-pad moves McClane in eight directions; when the submachine gun is active, it also directs the spray. A uses the current pistol, submachine gun, axe or punch. SELECT chooses running, a flash grenade, C4 or another available function, and B activates it. START begins or pauses play; pausing displays status information.
Die Hard — About this game
The Japanese Famicom edition of Die Hard adapts the Nakatomi Plaza siege as a real-time overhead action game. Floors 31 through 35 remain interconnected as radio messages arrive, doors lock, enemies reposition and the countdown advances. McClane can locate firearms, an axe, flash grenades, C4, detonators and keys, while damage to his feet makes careless running dangerous. Winning is not merely a matter of clearing guards: the computer linked to the rooftop explosives on floor 4 must be destroyed, and the control computer on floor 33 enables the express elevator needed for the final pursuit.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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