A Gamer Looks At 40

Ep 42 - The Game With the Golden Gun: Goldeneye 007

May 16, 2022 Episode 42
A Gamer Looks At 40
Ep 42 - The Game With the Golden Gun: Goldeneye 007
Show Notes

The name's 40. A Gamer Looks at 40.

When Goldeneye 007 shadow dropped into the hands of N64 players in the winter of 1997, few thought it would be more than a movie tie-in title. Thanks to revolutionary physics, a tight relationship to the source material and a multiplayer mode the likes of which console players had never seen, it became the 3rd best selling game on the console. 

But ask anyone who's played it today, and they'll usually say the same thing - Goldeneye 007 kinda stinks. The visuals are ugly, single stick shooters are a relic of the past for a reason, and playing 4 player on a tiny quarter of the screen isn't terribly fun. 

So the question becomes - which is it? Is Goldeneye 007 an outdated artifact or a misunderstood gem? Can we stay nostalgic for a game with glaring flaws or is the title fine as is. No emotional ret-con necessary. Join myself and a gaggle of awesome people as we dive into the memories, the stories and the realities of Goldeneye 007.

Starring (all handles on Twitter):

Bobby Tucker
Greg Sewart of the Player One Podcast (@sewart, @p1podcast)
Mike Albertin of Games My Mom Found (@mom_found)
Dan of Retrologic Podcast (@retrologicgames)
Andrew Craig
Trevor and Jeff from the New Dad Gaming Podcast (@newdadgaming)
Andy from the Cafe, BTW podcast and Twitch stream (@LoveRetroBTW)
Raji aka SuperNin10Bros on Twitch (@supernin10bros)

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