GoldenEye 007 N64 ROM Download

GoldenEye 007 N64 ROM Download

Synopsis: It's the one that changex things forever. Not only was the N64 blessed with one of the best games of all time, but videogames in general took a new direction when Rare brought GoldenEye 007 to the home console. It became the definitive first-person shooter for consoles thanks to an outstanding storyline, sound and stunning realism. The control scheme for GoldenEye still hasn't been faithfully reproduced in any other game, with one notable exception of course. The game hit nearly two years after Pierce Brosnan first took over the James Bond mantle and made many N64 owners enjoy the movie in an entirely different way. Perhaps GoldenEye's greatest impact was its introduction of multiplayer deathmatch on the console. The thought of playing a console game where your buddies sitting right next to you are controlling the enemies rather than some hopelessly inefficient artificial intelligence was an idea whose time had come and GoldenEye was the well crafted result. Its importance is undeniable. Its place in history is secure. GoldenEye was "cool" where other top N64 games to that point could only aspire to be "neat."

Aaron Boulding's Take: True Story. Late Summer 1997.

Peer: Hey have you heard about this game GoldenEye?

Aaron: Yeah, that's that shooting game right?

Peer: Yep. You should check it out. It's pretty cool.

Needless to say, Peer has a knack for the understatement. "Pretty cool" describes the way you could zoom in and examine the weapons in GoldenEye. The way bullet holes would stay in the wall for bit after shooting it is "pretty cool." Everything else about GoldenEye was damn freakin' ass-kickingly awesome! This game ate up more of my time over a period of about six weeks than any other game ever did. I remember trying to herd Natalya through the Control level for a week straight. I remember chasing after 006 on the damn cradle with my pistol at least a thousand times. At the age of 24, I remember being so addicted to the game that I took my N64 and GoldenEye cart on vacation with me, just so I could continue progressing through the game. I didn't even do that when I was a wee lad.

GoldenEye turned me back into a hardcore gamer by re-igniting that fire that burns in all of us when we get our hands on a game that exceeds our expectations and satisfies the soul. Sure, a certain Ms. Dark has come along and improved on everything I loved about 007, but there is no feature, add-on or tweak that can compete with the novelty of that first all-new refreshing experience I had with GoldenEye. You never forget your first time.