Mission Impossible
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Mission: Impossible for NES
Mission: Impossible casts the player as an IMF team infiltrating a criminal organization after two agents are kidnapped. The operation unfolds across six maze-like areas filled with guards, alarms, locked routes, environmental hazards, and civilians who may supply essential information. Reaching the objective requires more than clearing enemies: you must investigate the area, collect identification cards and clues, and decide which operative is best suited to the next obstacle.
Three Agents, Three Tool Sets
Max, Grant, and Nicholas can be swapped during a mission, and each brings different weapons and abilities. Max combines firearms with a remote-controlled explosive; Grant uses tranquilizer darts and can disguise himself; Nicholas relies on precision weapons and protective gear. Their health is tracked separately, so careless play can remove an important specialist from the team before the mission is complete. Character switching turns many encounters into tactical choices rather than simple shooting galleries.
Action, Infiltration, and Route Planning
The top-down stages mix combat with exploration. Doors, elevators, security systems, moving machinery, and hazardous surfaces force the player to read each environment while managing limited health and ammunition. Information gathered from non-hostile characters can reveal the next destination or the item needed to proceed. Passwords allow progress to resume at later operations, making the six-part campaign practical to tackle over multiple sessions.
Developed by Konami and published in North America by Ultra Games, this Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge is a single-player action-adventure. Its defining feature is the ability to coordinate three distinct agents inside real-time missions, blending arcade movement with light stealth, investigation, and resource management.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Mission Impossible | NES | Nintendo Entertainment System.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Konami | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #NES-U4-USA | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Ultra Games | North America | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-09-01 | North America | PriceCharting |
| 1991-11-28 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| September 1, 1990 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 28, 1991 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upc | 083717120094 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B00004SVSG | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 4097 | North America | PriceCharting |
| model | #NES-U4-USA | North America | PriceCharting |
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