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Die Hard Trilogy

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Fox Interactive, Sega (JP)

Developer: Probe Entertainment

Distributor: Electronic Arts (EU)

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (26 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Virtua Gun, Arcade Racer Joystick, Shuttle Mouse, 3D Control Pad

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-01-31	¥5,8005,800	GS-9123
US	1997-01-21^[2]	$54.9854.98^[2]	T-16103H
EU	1997-02-28^[1]		T-16103H-50
FR	1997		T-16103H-09
BR	199x		191x46

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Die Hard Trilogy (ダイハード・トリロジー) is a set of action games inspired by the Die Hard film franchise. It was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Fox Interactive for the Sega Saturn in late 1996/early 1997. It is one of two Die Hard games to hit the Saturn at around the same period, the other being Sega's own, Die Hard Arcade, an unrelated beat-'em-up loosely inspired by the first movie.

According to Mean Machines Sega the game was also announced for both the Sega Mega Drive and Sega 32X; however, neither of those platforms would see a release.

Gameplay

As the name suggests, Die Hard Trilogy is split into three sections to cover each of the three Die Hard films. The gameplay differs wildly between the three thirds and covers but a section of the film's story:

Die Hard

Die Hard, based on the 1988 film, sees protagonist John McClane rescue hostages in Nakatomi Plaza (the setting of the first film) in a third-person perspective.

Die Harder

Die Harder, based on the 1990 sequel, Die Hard 2 (sometimes subtitled "Die Harder") is a rail-shooter where the player shoots terrorists at Dulles Airport. This section is compatible with the Virtua Gun.

With a Vengeance

With a Vengeance, based on the 1995 movie, Die Hard with a Vengeance has the player drive a taxi, sports car or dump truck, defusing bombs. With a Vengeance is notorious for allowing users to run over pedestrians, which, if viewed from inside the car, leads to blood being smeared across the windscreen - a source of much controversy at the time which likely led to the game's high age ratings.

History

Development

Die Hard Trilogy was originally developed with the PlayStation in mind, with the Saturn (and PC) versions being green lit towards the end of the game's initial development. Though considered by the press to be technically impressive for its day, Die Hard Trilogy highlights the problem facing many western Saturn developers of the era - that the console's 3D capabilities are noticably behind those of Sony's console.

The Saturn version runs at a lower frame rate and screen resolution, and cuts out several graphical effects, particularly in regards to semi-transparent polygons and textures, and more complex lighting and shadow systems. Polygon counts are also lower in the Saturn version, and loading times are slightly longer in some sections. Virtua Gun support for Die Harder is, however, considered a plus - the PlayStation version does not support any light guns despite the popularity of the de facto GunCon standard created by Namco. There are also a number of subtle changes including different HUD graphics and fonts.

Bug

There is a bug that makes the game lock after the Die Hard copyright text when using some 4in1 carts. This has been noted to occure with the 4in1 cart that has a parallel port on it, it is unclear if this happens with all revisions of the 4in1 cart with the parallel port. The bug is in both the European and American release of the game. There is currently no Action Replay code to circumvent this so the only option is to boot the game without the cart inserted.

Legacy

The game was very popular and successful at the time of release, eventually resulting in a PlayStation sequel, Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas in 2000.

Magazine articles

Main article: Die Hard Trilogy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

UK print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #81: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #82: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[3]

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #19: "July 1996" (1996-06-18)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #84: "July 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #85: "August 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #86: "September 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #92: "March 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #177: "August 1996" (1996-07-11)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #182: "January 1997" (1996-12-11)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #19: "May 1997" (1997-04-12)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #186: "May 1997" (1997-04-11)^[8]

Print advert in Playmag (FR) #8: "Novembre 1996" (1996-1x-xx)

Print advert in Hyper (AU) #38: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

95

^[15]

Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)

90

^[16]

CD Consoles (FR)

PAL

100

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

95

^[10]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

90

^[17]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[19]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

85

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

92

^[11]

Player One (FR)

93

^[21]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[22]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

91

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[14]

Strana Igr (RU)

60

^[27]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

95

^[28]

	82
Based on 18 reviews

Die Hard Trilogy

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, FR
Cover

Saturn, ES
Cover

Saturn, BR

References

↑ File:CVG UK 184.pdf, page 53
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Press release: 1997-01-17: Fox Interactive's Breakthrough Game 'DIE HARD TRILOGY' Explodes On Sega Saturn & Windows(R) 95
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 19
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 108
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 2
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:CDConsoles FR 24.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 24.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 061.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 061.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM_UK_17.pdf, page 68
↑ File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf, page 280
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 576 KByte, "Április 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 64
↑ Fun Generation, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 116
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 2: February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 30
↑ GamePro, "April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 91
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "1-2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Player One, "Mars 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 89
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 200
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 6" (JP; 1997-03-14), page 110
↑ Sega Power, "February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-15), page 34
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 68
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 280
↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Six" (UK; 1997-02-28), page 34

[:File:CVG_UK_184.pdf_p53-1] File:CVG UK 184.pdf, page 53

[Press_release:_1997-01-17:_Fox_Interactive.27s_Breakthrough_Game_.27DIE_HARD_TRILOGY.27_Explodes_On_Sega_Saturn_.26_Windows.28R.29_95-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Press release: 1997-01-17: Fox Interactive's Breakthrough Game 'DIE HARD TRILOGY' Explodes On Sega Saturn & Windows(R) 95

[:File:EGM_US_082.pdf_p19-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 19

[:File:EGM_US_084.pdf_p12-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:EGM_US_085.pdf_p20-5] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:EGM_US_086.pdf_p14-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:EGM_US_087.pdf_p108-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 108

[:File:CVG_UK_186.pdf_p2-8] Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 2

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_24.pdf_p74-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:CDConsoles FR 24.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 24.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_061.pdf_p140-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 061.pdf, page 140 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 061.pdf_p140" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p62-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega52UK.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_UK_17.pdf_p68-12] File:SSM_UK_17.pdf, page 68

[:File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf_p280-13] File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf, page 280

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p14-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-04.pdf_p34-15] 576 KByte, "Április 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:AlaabAlcomputtar_SA_4.pdf_p64-16] Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-01.pdf_p116-17] Fun Generation, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 116

[:File:GameFan_US_0502.pdf_p30-18] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 2: February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:GamePro_US_103.pdf_p91-19] GamePro, "April 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 91

[20] Gry Komputerowe, "1-2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_073.pdf_p89-21] Player One, "Mars 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 89

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-26_19961227.pdf_p200-22] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 26" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 200

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-06_19970328.pdf_p110-23] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 6" (JP; 1997-03-14), page 110

[:File:SegaPower_UK_89.pdf_p34-24] Sega Power, "February 1997" (UK; 1997-01-15), page 34

[:File:SSM_UK_17.pdf_p68-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1997" (UK; 1997-02-19), page 68

[:File:SSM_JP_19961227_1996-22.pdf_p280-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-22 (1996-12-27)" (JP; 1996-12-13), page 280

[27] Strana Igr, "Dekabr 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_06.pdf_p34-28] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Six" (UK; 1997-02-28), page 34

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Difference between revisions of "Die Hard Trilogy"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 08:17, 15 April 2017

Contents

Gameplay

Die Hard

Die Harder

With a Vengeance

History

Development

Bug

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References