10 golden years

slambo69 · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:07

Well I just read that it has been 10 years since Goldeneye was released on the N64. The amount of hours I spent on that with singleplayer and 4 player, well, must have been a lot.

I thought I would make this thread for the nostalgia and appreciation of Goldeneye, one of the best games ever.

Would releasing it on the arcade be a bad/risky move?

Spit · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:12

Brilliant game. I remember playing 1 shot 1 kill, 4 player with me mates for weeks on end.

Blimey! 10years :mad:

cheets64 · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:17

Spit said:
Brilliant game. I remember playing 1 shot 1 kill, 4 player with me mates for weeks on end.

Blimey! 10years

Yep and Mario Kart 64, truly amazing gaming experience in my life.

weringo · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:19

Possibly the most groundbreaking FPS on consoles ever, had so many fun hours on it although I never really got that good

Defcon5 · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:20

Some of the younger people here will probably never have even played on it!

Jofujofu · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:23

The N64 and Goldeneye+Mario Kart was my pinnacle of gaming. Absolutely brilliant times they were, far better than this so called 'next gen', lol

Paul

Cannaton · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:23

That was the golden age of video gaming in my oppinion, which i think ended with the release of the Playstation 2 in 2000. (not saying gaming is bad nower days by the way)

TriedandTested · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:27

Amazing game..ahead of its time i think.

Golden Gun was a fun game type

nikebee · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:27

I'm not sure if a remake would be a good idea... If it gets redone it would have to be absolutely fantastic and almost perfect.

Anything less and it just wouldn't do the original justice.

Sensible Soccer remakes anyone?

T'was an awesome game though, that and Mario Kart 64 ate up so much of my console time with mates

DaveyD · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:30

I'll probably get flamed for this, but I really could not see what the fuss was about for Goldeneye. Being a PC FPS multiplayer gamer it seemed like a step down for me playing games like Quakeworld at the time. It had horrible framerates, silly controls and was downright just bad.

In my opinion of course.

Squarehed · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:31

I was 6 when this came out, but I've definitely had my fair share of games on this! A classic.

weringo · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:32

Cannaton said:
That was the golden age of video gaming in my oppinion, which i think ended with the release of the Playstation 2 in 2000. (not saying gaming is bad nower days by the way)

Agreed, so many classics in that time period. Goldeneye, Mario kart 64, Mario 64, OoT, Banjo-Kazooie, Diddy Kong Racing etc. They certainly don't make them as good as they did.

markoboyo11 · 27 Aug 2007 at 22:32

OMG, 10 years. god knows how many hours i put into that game with mates.
shame for its sequel they let EA(i think) make it instead of Rare. :mad:

Logsi · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:02

I remember it well, was quite a hard game for me back then but i owned on muliplayer!

Josh

Kreeeee · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:08

Ah goldeneye... it was before the days of big online/console lans/tournaments so every tool thought they rocked at it because they could beat all of their mates

Great game!

Nanoman · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:26

Defiantly one of my favourite games of all time! I was 10 at the time and at that crazy console obsessed stage and I seriously hit the roof getting an N64 that christmas !! Is crazy how you find things so much more exciting when youre younger! Was the happest day of my life I swear!

Shamikebab · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:29

DaveyD said:
I'll probably get flamed for this, but I really could not see what the fuss was about for Goldeneye. Being a PC FPS multiplayer gamer it seemed like a step down for me playing games like Quakeworld at the time. It had horrible framerates, silly controls and was downright just bad.

In my opinion of course.

i completely agree, i never got into golden eye on release due to being a big pc gamer, i finally played it after playing halo for a while and all my mates were telling me how it was still the best MP FPS around and it just seemed cack to me. :confused:

weringo · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:38

Shamikebab said:
i completely agree, i never got into golden eye on release due to being a big pc gamer, i finally played it after playing halo for a while and all my mates were telling me how it was still the best MP FPS around and it just seemed cack to me.

You played it 5 years too late, just like if you play Halo today after never playing it before it would be average (imo).

slambo69 · 28 Aug 2007 at 00:02

- with a game like goldeneye on the n64, this kid can be excused for his reaction.

- amazing trailer!

- 'real life' goldeneye, watch if only for the sounds!

mmj_uk · 28 Aug 2007 at 00:17

I agree that Goldeneye 64 was a really special game, it was a masterpiece both in single and multiplayer, the time of getting your mates together for a good laugh around the TV none of this namby pamby billy no mates headset rubbish.

Other golden age mentions for me would be Mario 64 (N64), Formula One '95 (the original), Gran Turismo, Resident Evil & Final Fantasy 7 all on PS1.

The N64/PS1 era was definitely the golden age of gaming for me, almost all games nowadays have too much emphasis on pretty graphics rather than sheer brilliant gameplay and long-term playability, Gears of War being a perfect example.