Rescue: The Embassy Mission playthrough. I bought this NES version of this game when I was nine years old based on the cover art alone, and it turned out to be one of my favorites. I wasn’t nearly as good as this player, though, as I documented back in the day:

“My Cobra-Commander-helmeted SWAT team never questioned the tactical abilities of their nine-year-old captain, and they paid for that loyalty with their lives. Seasoned officers in peak physical condition fell to their deaths after mistimed rappelling maneuvers, recruits who scored top marks at the academy for their aim and reflexes suddenly found themselves outgunned by two-bit terrorists, and the blood of good men stained the streets due to lack of proper support — all under my watch.

In the first two minutes of this video, the player is trying to sneak his counter-terrorist snipers into position so they can take out a few hostiles before another armed team moves into the building. I adore the music in this initial segment — if you ever find a rip of it, send it my way!

tags / rescue / hostages / hostage / nes / kemco / infogrames / ec