GoldenEye 64 re-release is unlikely
According to Rare, the rumoured deal between Rare, Microsoft and Nintendo for a GoldenEye re-release has fallen apart.
Rumours of a deal between Microsoft and Nintendo and Rare started doing the rounds a while back, but have now been quashed in full. Both Nintendo and Microsoft had wanted to re-release the classic James Bond game, GoldenEye 64, for their consoles, but the issue was complicated by the fact that both console manufacturers held a stake in the license and neither wanted to relinquish it to their rival.
Released in 1997 on the Nintendo 64 by a then-independent Rare Studios, GoldenEye 64 is still a much-loved classic and Rare's proven success with console FPS games was probably a big factor in Microsoft's decision to buy the studio.
Addressing a reader question for Nintendo Everything though, a Rare spokesperson confirmed that the deal had pretty much fallen apart.
"That was some time ago, my friend. Fate was against us that day," he said. "Destiny conspired to raise the hurdles even as we attempted to clear them, resulting in unpleasant groinal injury. I suspect we're long past the stage where an agreement was on the cards, but you never know. Stranger things have happened… somewhere … probably."
It's a shame - there's a whole generation of people out there who haven't played GoldenEye 64. Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
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Guess I'll just have to stick with Goldeneye:Source!
This^^
I loved goldeneye, i spent hours trying to unlock everything, I think it still is the only game ive completed 100% and unlocked everything in the process.
I still have an occasional dabble on the source version, and even had an N64 emulator on my old PC just to play it.
Dispite my love for the game, id rather it didnt get a rehashed re-release. If they remade it EXACTLY as the original i might be interested but we all know that wouldnt be the case.
I never played it back when it was released as I was born and bred on PC anyway so never saw the attraction anyway.
Talk about stubborn, both parties will be losing millions surely?
Goldeneye 64 WAS a pretty awesome game. But I have to admit, Perfect Dark was my favorite.
It saved your stats, kills, accuracy, total ammo used, LOTS of weapons (Heck I think it had more weapons than even Fallout 3.) Not to mention EVERY weapon had a SECONDARY mode. Slash with a knife, or throw it? Conserve your fire with the Cyclone or fire off an entire clip at once?
And there was even plenty of fun to have outside of the main story line. Setting up your own matchs with basically game-creator powers. Set the AI, set how they fight (Do they prefer explosives, fight with their fist, or have a regenerating shield?) And yes, DarkSim was a huge challenge. Faster, deadly accuracy, AND has the internal ability to cloak.
My fav was to set up all FistSims, so they'd charge at you trying to hit ya, which made you extremely dizzy.. It was kinda like a zombie survival game, or at least I pretended it was at that time lol.
Unlock 2nd player characters, cheats, weapons, missions.
Seriously.. Goldeneye 64 would be a fun remake, but I think they should remake Perfect Dark more.. .. .. and make it Online. >.>
Online Goldeneye death matches? They are losing billions!... probably. Nintendo should just relinquish and let them put it on the arcade, with a little resolution update it would sell like warm buns.
Sam
Too bad, that game was awesome. Luckily we still have the mod version on the pc :D
Nintendo co-own the rights to Goldeneye 64...
Golden Eye was a classic, I enjoyed the singleplayer (especially getting the cheats!) as much as the multiplayer. Perfect Dark was Awesome on multiplayer but I never got into the singleplayer. I think I've probably played these two games more than any others.
Online Goldeneye Deathmatched would be freaking awesome, although I played it about a year ago and the graphics are now upsettingly crap :(
I agree with you. If it was a PC game, I doubt it would have the same reputation. I tend to think that some of these games wouldn't have dared to test themselves against PC rivals, even if they had not been purposely tied to a console.
That's not to say that they have no merit, merely that they seem to be over-rated, especially by console gamers.
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Goldeneye sucked, Source saved it for me.
Finally, someone who saw what goldeneye was really like.
To me, it's like the santa claus that raped me instead of the whole present giving thing that everyone else saw.
Goldeneye Source is great, especially the beta builds. It rules having a friend on the beta testing team. :D
profits. thats one game I could never get enough of!!
It was Conkers Bad Fur Day :D
That game was so damn funny. *I am the great mighty poo.....*
PD always had the best multiplayer.. plus it had Co-op.
I have to pinch myself sometimes to remind myself it's not a dream, and that PD is actually going to be released on XBLA.
Also how is Goldeneye Source? I haven't tried it in over a year now and it was just too unfinished the last time.
It's still in Beta last time I checked (which was a month or so ago), but it's changed a lot over the last year.. It's actually a really fun game.. Unfortunately not too many people play it.