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{{Infobox video game
| title = GoldenEye 007
| image = goldenEye007box.jpg
| alt = Black and white images of a man pointing a gun at the viewer, a woman and an antenna are seen at the top of the image, while at the bottom a man runs from an explosion and a helicopter flies. In the foreground is the title "GoldenEye 007", on the bottom left corner the Rare logo, and on the right side game specifications.
| caption = North American box art featuring [[Pierce Brosnan]] as [[James Bond]] [[007]] (top center and bottom) and [[Izabella Scorupco]] as Natalya Simonova (left)
| developer = [[Rare (company)|Rare]]{{efn|Xbox release developed by [[Code Mystics]].}}
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]{{efn|Xbox release published by [[Xbox Game Studios]].}}
| director = [[Martin Hollis (video game designer)|Martin Hollis]]
| producer = Martin Hollis
| programmer = {{Plainlist|
* Mark Edmonds
* Steve Ellis
}}
| designer = [[Duncan Botwood]]
| artist = {{Plainlist|
* Karl Hilton
* Adrian Smith
* Brett Jones
| writer = [[David Doak]]
}}
| composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Graeme Norgate]]
* [[Grant Kirkhope]]
* [[Robin Beanland]]
}}
| series = ''[[James Bond in video games|James Bond]]''
| platforms = [[Nintendo 64]] <!-- The 2023 rereleases are simply emulation, do not add -->
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|23 August 1997<ref name="Nintendo JP"/>|NA|25 August 1997|UK|7 November 1997}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
'''''GoldenEye 007''''' is a 1997 [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[Rare (company)|Rare]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It is based on the 1995 ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''[[GoldenEye]]'', with the player controlling the secret agent [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] to prevent a criminal syndicate from using a [[Space weapon|satellite weapon]]. They navigate a series of [[Level (video gaming)|levels]] to complete objectives, such as recovering or destroying objects, while shooting enemies. In a [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] mode, up to four players compete in several [[Deathmatch (video games)|deathmatch]] scenarios via [[Split screen (video games)|split-screen]].
Development began in January 1995. An inexperienced team led by [[Martin Hollis (video game designer)|Martin Hollis]] developed ''GoldenEye 007'' over two and a half years. The game was conceived initially as a [[rail shooter]] in the style of [[SEGA]]'s ''[[Virtua Cop]]'' (1994), later developing into a first-person shooter. Rare visited the ''GoldenEye'' set for reference, and [[Eon Productions]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) allowed them to expand the game with sequences and characters not featured in the film.
''GoldenEye 007'' was released in August 1997, almost two years after the release of the film but shortly before the release of its sequel ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. It faced low expectations from the [[video game journalism|gaming media]] during development. However, it received critical acclaim and sold over eight million copies, making it the [[List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games|third-best-selling Nintendo 64 game]]. The game was praised for its visuals, gameplay depth and variety, and multiplayer mode. In 1998, it received the [[BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards|BAFTA Interactive Entertainment]] Award, as well as four awards from the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]].
''GoldenEye 007'' demonstrated the viability of home consoles as [[Computing platform|platforms]] for first-person shooters and signalled a transition from ''Doom''-like shooters to a more realistic style. It pioneered features such as atmospheric single-player missions, [[Stealth game|stealth]] elements, and multiplayer console deathmatch. The game is considered to be one of the most influential and [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games ever made]], with many of its elements, such as the Klobb gun, leaving an enduring impression in [[video game culture]]. A [[spiritual successor]], ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', was released in 2000, while a [[Video game remake|remake]] developed by [[Eurocom]], also titled ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'', was released in 2010. The original game was rereleased in January 2023 on [[Xbox One]] and [[Xbox Series X/S]] via [[Xbox Game Pass]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] via the [[Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack]].
==Gameplay==
[[File:Goldeneyeemulated4lw.jpg|thumb|When the player takes damage, red and blue bars are displayed on the game's [[HUD (video gaming)|HUD]], representing Bond's [[Health (game terminology)|health]] and [[Body armor|armour]] levels respectively. Ammunition information is displayed at the bottom right corner.|alt=A room with a large monitor displaying a world map. A hand holding a gun is shown at the bottom. Around the image are graphic symbols representing the player's health, ammunition, and armour levels.]]
''GoldenEye 007'' is a [[first-person shooter]] in which the player takes the role of [[Secret Intelligence Service]] agent [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] through a series of [[Level (video gaming)|levels]].<ref name="IGN review" /> In each level, the player must complete a set of objectives while computer-controlled opponents try to hinder the player's progress.<ref name="Edge review" /> Objectives range from recovering items to destroying objects, defeating enemies, or rescuing hostages. Some objectives may also require the player to use high-tech [[gadgets]]. For example, in one level, the player must use Bond's electromagnetic watch to acquire a jail cell key.<ref name="ONPG Gadgets" /> Although the player begins each level with a limited amount of supplies, additional weapons and ammunition can be acquired from defeated enemies.<ref name="ONPG Weapons" /> There are no [[Health (game terminology)|health]]-recovery items, but [[body armour]] can be acquired to provide a secondary health bar.<ref name="ONPG Gadgets" />
The game features more than 20 weapons, including [[pistol]]s, [[submachine gun]]s, [[assault rifle]]s, a [[sniper rifle]], [[grenade]]s, and [[throwing knife|throwing knives]].<ref name="ONPG Weapons" /> Most weapons have a finite magazine and must be reloaded after a certain number of shots.<ref name="ONPG Techniques" /> Although each weapon has its own characteristics, ammunition is interchangeable between some weapon types. For example, pistols and submachine guns share the same ammunition.<ref name="ONPG Weapons" /> Weapons inflict different levels of damage depending on which body part they hit. Head shots cause the most damage, while arm and leg shots inflict the least damage.<ref name="ONPG Techniques" /> The Klobb, a submachine gun with a folding [[Stock (firearms)|stock]], possesses a high rate of fire and a wide bullet spread compared to other weapons, but is severely underpowered with a heavy recoil.<ref name="Destructoid Klobb" /> The Klobb can be [[Dual wield|dual-wielded]] for additional firepower.<ref name="Edge Klobb" /> [[Stealth game|Stealth]] is often encouraged, as frequent gunfire can alert distant guards, and alarms can [[Spawning (video games)|spawn]] enemies.<ref name="Edge review" /> Certain weapons incorporate a [[suppressor]] or a [[telescopic sight]] to aid the player in killing enemies discreetly.<ref name="ONPG Weapons" />
Each level can be played on three difficulty settings: Agent, Secret Agent, and 00&nbsp;Agent.<ref name="N64 review" /> These affect aspects such as the damage enemies can withstand and inflict, the amount of ammunition available,<ref name="ONPG Techniques" /> and the number of objectives that must be completed.<ref name="ONPG Missions" /> Two bonus levels can be unlocked by completing the game on Special Agent and then on 00&nbsp;Agent.<ref name="N64 review" /> The player may also replay previously completed levels within target times to unlock bonus [[Cheating in video games|cheat]] options such as infinite ammunition or invincibility.<ref name="N64 cheats" /> Upon completing the game on the three difficulty settings, an additional mode is unlocked, allowing the player to customise the difficulty of a level by manually adjusting enemies' health, reaction times, aiming accuracy, and the damage they inflict.<ref name="N64 review" />
===Multiplayer===
''GoldenEye 007'' features a [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] mode where up to four players can compete in several [[Deathmatch (video games)|deathmatch]] scenarios via [[Split screen (video games)|split-screen]].<ref name="Edge review" /> These include Normal, You Only Live Twice, The Living Daylights, The Man With the Golden Gun, and Licence to Kill.<ref name="ONPG Engagement" /> Normal is a standard mode where players score points by killing opponents. Players can be grouped in teams or compete individually.<ref name="ONPG Engagement" /> You Only Live Twice gives players two lives before they are eliminated from the game, resulting in the last surviving player winning the match.<ref name="Edge review" /> In Licence to Kill, players die from a single hit with any weapon.<ref name=EGM98 /> Due to its high rate of fire and wide bullet spread, the Klobb is highly advantageous in this scenario.<ref name="Edge Klobb" />
In The Man With the Golden Gun, a single Golden Gun, which is capable of killing opponents with one shot, is placed in a fixed location in the level. Once the Golden Gun is picked up, the only way to re-acquire it is by killing the player holding it.<ref name=EGM98 /> In The Living Daylights, a flag is placed in a fixed location in the level, and the player who holds it the longest wins. The flag carrier cannot use weapons but can collect them to keep opponents from stocking ammunition.<ref name="ONPG Engagement" /> Options such as the chosen level, characters to play as, weapons available, and game length can be customised for each scenario. Additional levels and characters can be unlocked as the player progresses through the [[Single-player video game|single-player]] game.<ref name="ONPG Engagement" />
==Plot==
{{main|GoldenEye#Plot}}
In 1986 [[Arkhangelsk]], [[Soviet Union]], [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] has uncovered a secret chemical weapons facility at the Byelomorye Dam.<ref name="ONPG Missions" /> James Bond and fellow 00-agent [[Alec Trevelyan]] are sent to infiltrate the facility and plant explosive charges. During the mission, Trevelyan is shot by General Arkady Ourumov, while Bond escapes by commandeering an aeroplane.
Five years later in 1991, Bond is sent to investigate a satellite control station in [[Severnaya Zemlya|Severnaya, Russia]],<ref name="ONPG Missions" /> where programmer Boris Grishenko works.<ref name="ONPG Dossiers" /> In 1993, Bond investigates an unscheduled test firing of a missile in [[Kyrgyzstan]], believed to be a cover for the launch of a satellite known as GoldenEye. This space-based weapon works by firing a concentrated [[electromagnetic pulse]] (EMP) at any Earth target to disable any electrical circuit within range. As Bond leaves the silo, he is ambushed by Ourumov and a squad of Russian troops. Ourumov manages to escape during the encounter.<ref name="ONPG Missions" />
In 1995, Bond visits [[Monte Carlo]] to investigate the frigate ''La Fayette'', where he rescues several hostages and plants a tracker bug on the ''Pirate'' helicopter before it is stolen by the Janus crime syndicate. Bond is then sent a second time to Severnaya, but during the mission, he is captured and locked up in the bunker's cells along with [[Natalya Simonova]], a captive computer programmer unwilling to work with Janus.<ref name="ONPG Dossiers" /> They both escape the complex seconds before it is destroyed—on the orders of Ourumov—by the GoldenEye satellite's EMP. Bond next travels to [[Saint Petersburg]], where he arranges with ex-[[KGB]] agent [[Valentin Zukovsky]] to meet the chief of the Janus organisation. This is revealed to be Alec Trevelyan—his execution by Ourumov in the Arkhangelsk facility was faked.<ref name="ONPG Missions" />
Bond and Natalya escape from Trevelyan, but are arrested by the Russian police and taken to the military archives for interrogation. Eventually, Bond escapes the interrogation room, rescues Natalya, and communicates with Defence Minister Dimitri Mishkin, who has verified Bond's claim of Ourumov's treachery. Natalya is recaptured by General Ourumov, and Bond gives chase through the streets of St. Petersburg, eventually reaching an arms depot used by Janus. There, Bond destroys its weaponry stores and then hitches a ride on Trevelyan's ex-Soviet [[armoured train|missile train]], where he kills Ourumov and rescues Natalya. However, Alec Trevelyan and his ally [[Xenia Onatopp]] escape to their secret base in [[Cuba]].<ref name="ONPG Missions" />
Natalya accompanies Bond to the Caribbean. Surveying the Cuban jungle aerially, their light aircraft is shot down. Unscathed, Bond and Natalya perform a ground search of the area's heavily guarded jungle terrain but are ambushed by Xenia, who is quickly killed by Bond. Bond sneaks Natalya into the control centre to disrupt transmissions to the GoldenEye satellite and force it to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. He then follows the fleeing Trevelyan through a series of flooded caverns, eventually arriving at the antenna of the control centre's [[radio telescope]]. Trevelyan attempts to re-align it in a final attempt to restore contact with the GoldenEye, but Bond destroys machinery vital to controlling the antenna and defeats Trevelyan in a gunfight on a platform above the dish.<ref name="ONPG Missions" />
==Development==
===Design===
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''GoldenEye 007'' was developed by the British studio [[Rare (company)|Rare]] and directed by [[Martin Hollis (video game designer)|Martin Hollis]], who had previously worked as a second programmer on the [[coin-op]] version of ''[[Killer Instinct (1994 video game)|Killer Instinct]]''.<ref name="Gamasutra Hollis" /> In November 1994, after [[Nintendo]] and Rare discussed the possibility of developing a game based on the upcoming ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''[[GoldenEye]]'', Hollis told [[Stamper brothers|Tim Stamper]], Rare's managing director, that he was interested in the project.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Due to the success of Rare's 1994 game ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', ''GoldenEye 007'' was originally suggested as a 2D [[Platform game|platformer]] for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> However, Hollis proposed a 3D shooting game for the upcoming [[Nintendo 64]] console.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> He created a document with design ideas, including gadgets, weapons, characters, story digression from the film, and [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|artificial intelligence]] (AI) that would react to the player.<ref name="Zoonami article" />
Rare named [[Sega]]'s 1994 light gun shooter ''[[Virtua Cop]]'', [[id Software]]'s seminal 1993 first-person shooter ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' and the Nintendo 64 launch game ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' as influences.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Features such as gun reloading, position-dependent hit reaction animations, penalties for killing innocent characters, and the aiming system that is activated with the R button of the [[Nintendo 64 controller]] were adopted from ''Virtua Cop''.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> The developers considered having players reload weapons by unplugging and re-inserting the [[Rumble Pak]] on the controller, but Nintendo opposed the idea.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> The concept of several varied objectives within each mission was inspired by the multiple tasks in each stage of ''Super Mario 64''.<ref name="Guardian Hollis" />
The team visited the studios of the ''GoldenEye'' film several times to collect photographs and blueprints of the [[Set construction|sets]].<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /><ref name="Nintendo GoldenEye development" /> [[Eon Productions]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]], the companies that control the ''James Bond'' films, granted the team a broad [[licence]],<ref name="GDC Hollis" /> and many levels were extended or modified to allow the player to participate in sequences not seen in the film.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Although the reference material was used for authenticity, the team was not afraid to add to it to help the game design.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> [[John Woo]] films such as ''[[Hard Boiled]]'' influenced the visual effects and kinetic moments. Details such as bullet marks on walls, cartridge cases being ejected from guns, and objects exploding were part of the design.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Hollis wanted players to receive a lot of feedback from the environment when they shot.<ref name="GDC Hollis" />
The team considered implementing both [[Shoot 'em up#Types|on-rails]] and free-roaming modes because they did not know how the Nintendo 64 controller would work,<ref name="Zoonami article" /> and the game's gas plant location was modelled with a predetermined path in mind.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> A modified [[Sega Saturn]] controller was used for some early playtesting.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> The designers' initial priority was purely on the creation of interesting spaces; level design and balance considerations such as the placement of start and exit points, characters and objectives did not begin until this process was complete.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> According to Hollis, this unplanned approach gave many levels a realistic and [[Nonlinear gameplay|non-linear]] feel, with several rooms having no direct relevance to a level.<ref name="Zoonami article" />
===Production===
[[Image:SGI-onyx.jpg|thumb|right|An [[SGI Onyx]] graphics workstation was used during the first stages of development.]]
Work on ''GoldenEye 007'' began in January 1995<ref name="Golden touch" /> with a team hired by Hollis: programmer Mark Edmonds, background artist Karl Hilton, and character artist B. Jones.<ref name="GDC Hollis" /> Edmonds focused on creating a [[game engine]] that could render 3D graphics from art packages into Nintendo 64 data structures.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Hilton modelled levels based on the film material, while Jones constructed characters based on photos and costumes they had.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Since final Nintendo 64 specifications and development kits were not initially available to Rare, the team had to estimate the finalised console's capabilities using an [[SGI Onyx]] workstation and Nintendo's custom NINGEN development software.<ref name="Zoonami article" /><ref name="Nintendo GoldenEye development" /> In the following months, designer [[Duncan Botwood]] joined the team to construct the levels. The first year was spent producing art assets and developing the engine, which originally only allowed the player and enemies to move around a virtual environment.<ref name="Zoonami article" />
After the first year of development, Rare added more staff to the project. The first addition was designer [[David Doak]], who helped with the level designs and worked on the AI scripting.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> He explained how the stealth elements were implemented: "Whenever you fired a gun, it had a radius test and alerted the non-player characters within that radius. If you fired the same gun again within a certain amount of time, it did a larger radius test and I think there was a third even larger radius after that. It meant if you found one guy and shot him in the head and then didn't fire again, the timer would reset."<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> Windows throughout the game were programmed so that enemies cannot see through them. Though unrealistic, this encouraged the player to use windows to spy on enemies.<ref name="Zoonami article" />
Hollis hired a second programmer, Steve Ellis, six months later.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> Although Ellis assisted the development team in many areas and programmed the cheat options, he was mostly responsible for implementing the multiplayer mode,<ref name="GDC Hollis" /> which was added roughly six months before release.<ref name="N64 interview" /> According to Doak, Ellis "sat in a room with all the code written for a single-player game and turned ''GoldenEye'' into a multiplayer game."<ref name="David Doak Retro Gamer" /> The team spent numerous late evenings playtesting it.<ref name="Golden touch" /> The multiplayer levels are based on single-player missions and some of them do not support four players because they were initially not designed to handle multiplayer action.<ref name="N64 interview" /> A [[firing range]] was modelled as an environment, but was not added.<ref name="GDC Hollis" />
[[File:Normal skorpion 01.jpg|thumb|A variant of the Škorpion, which inspired the visual design of the Klobb]]
Because the team assumed they could use anything from the ''James Bond'' universe, the multiplayer mode features characters that appear in previous ''Bond'' films.<ref name="Oral History" /> Actors who portrayed Bond in previous films were playable during development, but were removed because Rare was unable to get [[Sean Connery]]'s permission to use his likeness.<ref name="Ars RareReplay" /> Despite their fictional names, most weapons were modelled after real-world firearms such as the [[Walther PPK]], the [[AK-74]], and the [[FN P90]]. The Klobb was inspired by the [[Škorpion]], a [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] submachine gun with a folding stock.<ref name="Edge Klobb" /> Its name was chosen to honor [[Ken Lobb]], who was Rare's Nintendo-side producer and contact at the time. Another weapon, the DD44 Dostovei (modeled after [[TT-33|Tokarev pistol]]), was named after Doak's initials.<ref name="Edge Klobb" /> Adrian Smith, the game's third and last artist, who had already worked on some games at Rare,<ref name="Zoonami article" /> was in charge of producing visual effects such as [[muzzle flash]]es and explosions. He mentioned the 1995 film ''[[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]'' as an influence.<ref name="GDC Hollis" />
The final Nintendo 64 hardware could render [[Polygon (computer graphics)|polygons]] faster than the SGI Onyx workstation the development team had been using. This helped the developers significantly, as some backgrounds rendered at 2 [[frames per second]] on the Onyx without even drawing enemies, objects, or Bond's gun.<ref name="Zoonami article" /> However, the textures had to be cut down by half.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> Hilton explained one method of improving performance: "A lot of ''GoldenEye'' is in black and white. [[RGB color model|RGB colour]] textures cost a lot more in terms of processing power. You could do double the resolution if you used [[greyscale]], so a lot was done like that. If I needed a bit of colour, I'd add it in the [[Vertex (computer graphics)|vertex]]."<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> When ''Super Mario 64'' was released in 1996, the 3D collision detection system was influential for Hollis because ''GoldenEye 007'' was originally using a 2D method.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" />
The music was primarily composed by [[Graeme Norgate]] and [[Grant Kirkhope]]. Norgate previously penned the music of ''[[Blast Corps]]'', while Kirkhope composed the music of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''.<ref name="N64 interview" /> [[Robin Beanland]], the game's third composer, only wrote the elevator music that can be heard in certain levels.<ref name="GDC Hollis" /> All the sound effects were created by Norgate and a lot of effort was put into combining and permuting sounds in different ways to create a satisfying feel.<ref name="GDC Hollis" /> According to Hollis, whenever the player shoots a gun, up to nine different sound effects will randomly trigger.<ref name="GDC Hollis" /> When the game was reviewed by Nintendo shortly before it was released, the company was slightly concerned about the amount of violence and gunplay. As a result, the team toned down the killing and added an [[end credits]] sequence that introduces all the non-player characters, giving the game a filmic sense.<ref name="Guardian Hollis" /> The game received a Teen rating from the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]].<ref name="N64 interview" />
''GoldenEye 007'' was released on a 96-[[megabit]] cartridge on 25 August 1997.<ref name="GI review" /><ref name="Release date" /> Although this was over a year and a half after the release of the ''GoldenEye'' film, the game benefited from publicity for the upcoming ''James Bond'' film ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''.<ref name="Edge review" /> Every cartridge of the game contains a [[ZX Spectrum]] [[emulator]] with ten Rare developed games. This function was originally made as an experimental side project by Rare and was deactivated in the final version, but has since been unlocked through [[fan-made patch]]es.<ref name="Kotaku Long Lost" /> The development of ''GoldenEye 007'' took more than two and a half years to complete and had a budget of US$2 million.<ref name="Guardian Hollis" />
== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 96/100<ref name=Metacritic />
| Edge = 9/10<ref name="Edge review" />
| EGM = 9.38/10<ref name=EGM99 />
| GameRev = A−<ref name="GameRev review" />
| GI = 8.5/10<ref name="GI review" />
| GSpot = 9.8/10<ref name="GameSpot review" />
| IGN = 9.7/10<ref name="IGN review" />
| N64 = 94%<ref name="N64 review" />
| NGen = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="NGen review" />
| NP = 9/10<ref name="NP review" />
| rev1 = ''[[NeoGAF|Gaming Age]]''
| rev1Score = 9.1/10<ref name="Gaming Age review" />
}}
Despite low expectations among the [[video game journalism|gaming media]] and an unsuccessful showing at the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in [[Atlanta]] in 1997,<ref name="Zoonami article" /><ref name="Edge Shooters 2003" /> ''GoldenEye 007'' received widespread acclaim from critics and was a commercial success.<ref name=Metacritic /> In 1998, it sold approximately 2.1 million copies.<ref name="1998 sales" /> By 2001, it had sold over seven million copies worldwide.<ref name="Leisure Software" /> Overall, ''GoldenEye 007'' sold more than eight million units worldwide, making it the third-[[List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games|best-selling Nintendo 64 game]], behind ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.<ref name="Zoonami article" /><ref name="Microsoft-Rare" /> According to a paper published on the website of the [[Entertainment Software Association]], the game grossed $250 million worldwide, more than 70% of the movie's box office despite having only 3.3% of the movie's budget.<ref name="ESA 250 million" />
Graphically, ''GoldenEye 007'' was praised for its varied and detailed environments,<ref name="Edge review" /><ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="GameSpot review" /><ref name=GProRev /> realistic animations,<ref name="Edge review" /><ref name="GameSpot review" /><ref name="NGen review" /><ref name=GProRev /> and special effects such as glass transparencies and lingering smoke.<ref name="Edge review" /><ref name="IGN review" /> ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' said the [[frame rate]] in multiplayer games was high,<ref name="NP review" /> while ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' described it as somewhat choppy and sluggish.<ref name=EGM99 /> The [[zoom lens|zoomable]] [[sniper rifle]] was praised as one of the most impressive and entertaining features,<ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="GameRev review" /><ref name="Trigger Happy" /> with ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' describing it as a "novel twist"<ref name="Edge review" /> and [[Jeff Gerstmann]] of ''[[GameSpot]]'' noting its ability to alleviate the [[distance fog]].<ref name="GameSpot review" /> The music was praised for its inclusion of the "[[James Bond Theme]]" and for adding ambience.<ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="GameSpot review" /><ref name="NGen review" /><ref name="GProRev" /> Some levels begin in lifts and feature transitions from [[elevator music]] to full soundtracks, which Gerstmann cited as an illustration of the attention to detail.<ref name="GameSpot review" />
The gameplay was highlighted for its depth and requiring more stealth and intelligence than earlier first-person shooters.<ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="Gaming Age review" /><ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="GameSpot review" /><ref name="NGen review" /><ref name="GProRev" /> [[IGN]]'s Doug Perry called ''GoldenEye 007'' an immersive game which "blends smart strategy gameplay with fast-action gunmanship".<ref name="IGN review" /> Similarly, Greg Sewart of Gaming Age remarked that players have "a bit of freedom as to what they want to do in any given situation, and what order the directives are completed in".<ref name="Gaming Age review" /> Reviewers also enjoyed the wide variety of weapons and the multi-objective-based missions, stating that they kept the game fresh.<ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="Gaming Age review" /><ref name="Edge review" /><ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="NGen review" /><ref name=GProRev /> The controls were praised for being more intuitive than [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim]]'s earlier well-received Nintendo 64 first-person shooter ''[[Turok: Dinosaur Hunter]]'',<ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="Dinosaur Hunter" /> though some found the cursor targeting difficult to master.<ref name=EGM99 /><ref name=GProRev /> ''[[GameRevolution]]'' credited the gameplay for being realistic and different from other shooters, but also criticised the campaign for being badly paced. The publication noted that ''GoldenEye 007'' "takes it for granted that you have already seen the movie" and that players may get stuck due to the game's lack of orientation.<ref name="GameRev review" />
At the time, ''GoldenEye 007'' was considered the best multiplayer game on the system,<ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="IGN review" /><ref name="NGen review" /> "edging ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' by a hair" according to IGN.<ref name="IGN review" /> ''Edge'' called it addictive and praised the originality of some of the scenarios such as You Only Live Twice.<ref name="Edge review" /> ''[[GamePro]]'' said the multiplayer modes "will have you shooting your friends for the rest of the year",<ref name=GProRev /> while ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' highlighted the number of multiplayer options, calling ''GoldenEye 007'' "a surprising [[Killer application|killer app]], if only for the smashing multiplayer options. The excellent single-player game backing it up makes it well worth buying indeed."<ref name="NGen review" /> The game was also hailed for its accurate and detailed adaptation of the film,<ref name="Edge review" /><ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="GameSpot review" /><ref name="IGN review" /><ref name=GProRev /> with ''GamePro'' going so far as to call it "one of the best movie-to-game translations ever".<ref name=GProRev /> The ability to use numerous signature Bond gadgets and weapons was considered a particularly strong element in this regard.<ref name="Edge review" /><ref name=EGM99 /><ref name="IGN review" /><ref name=GProRev /> Crispin Boyer of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' stated that Rare "has packed everything that's cool about 007 into this game."<ref name=EGM99 />
''GoldenEye 007'' received multiple year-end awards, including the [[BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards|BAFTA Interactive Entertainment]] Award in 1998,<ref name="BAFTA Awards" /> and four awards from the inaugural [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|AIAS]] [[1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards|Interactive Achievement Awards]]: "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|Interactive Title of the Year]]", "Console Game of the Year", "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year|Console Action Game of the Year]]", and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering]]"; it also received nominations for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction|Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics]]" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design|Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design]]".<ref name="Interactive Achievement Awards" /> ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' named it both Most Addictive Game and Best Movie to Game in their 1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide,<ref name="EGM Buyer" /> and Game of the Year in their Editor's Choice Awards.<ref name=EGM104 /> Rare won the BAFTA award for Best UK Developer.<ref name="BAFTA Awards" />
==Legacy==
===Retrospective appraisal===
''GoldenEye 007'' has been credited for proving that it is possible to create a "fun" first-person shooter experience on a home console in both single-player and multiplayer modes—when the game was released, the first-person shooter genre was primarily for [[PC game]]s.<ref name="Gamasutra FPS" /> The game opened the genre to the console market,<ref name="Gamasutra FPS" /> and it has been credited for paving the way for the popularity of ''[[Halo (franchise)|Halo]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty]]''.<ref name="1UP influential games" /> The game's introduction of a multiplayer deathmatch mode on a console is often credited for having revolutionised the genre,<ref name="IGN Top 25 N64 games" /> with ''Edge'' stating that it set the standard for multiplayer console combat until it was surpassed by ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' in 2001.<ref name="Edge Halo review" /> ''GoldenEye 007'' also introduced stealth elements that were unprecedented in first-person shooters.<ref name="Nowgamer Interview" /> The game's use of realistic gameplay, which contrasted with the approaches taken by ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' clones,<ref name="IGN review" /> and its context-sensitive hit locations on enemies added a realism that was previously unseen in video games,<ref name="Joystick Division" /> although the 1996 ''[[Team Fortress]]'' computer [[Mod (video gaming)|mod]] for ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]'' had previously introduced headshots.<ref name=Headshots /> Alongside [[Shiny Entertainment]]'s 1997 third-person shooter ''[[MDK]]'', ''GoldenEye 007'' has been credited with pioneering and popularising the now-standard inclusion of scoped sniper rifles in video games.<ref name="Trigger Happy" /> The game's mission design, enemy AI, and stealth gameplay influenced contemporary titles such as ''[[Half-Life (video game)|Half-Life]]'',<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gamesradar.com/i-didnt-really-know-what-i-was-working-on-how-nine-people-at-rare-created-a-seminal-classic-with-goldeneye/| title="I didn't really know what I was working on" – How nine people at Rare created a seminal classic with GoldenEye| website=[[GamesRadar+]]| author=GamesRadar Staff |date= 26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010211429/https://www.gamesradar.com/i-didnt-really-know-what-i-was-working-on-how-nine-people-at-rare-created-a-seminal-classic-with-goldeneye/ |archive-date=10 October 2024 |access-date=10 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Thief: The Dark Project]]'',<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-i-thief-the-dark-project-i-| title=Postmortem: Thief: The Dark Project |website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] |last=Leonard |first=Tom |date=8 July 1999 |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010212217/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-i-thief-the-dark-project-i- |archive-date=10 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Syphon Filter (video game)|Syphon Filter]]'',<ref>{{cite web| url=https://blog.playstation.com/2012/10/25/behind-the-classics-syphon-filter/ |title=Behind the Classics: Syphon Filter |website=[[PlayStation.Blog]] |publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] |last=Shuman |first=Sid |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010221002/https://blog.playstation.com/2012/10/25/behind-the-classics-syphon-filter/ |archive-date=10 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-ion-storm-s-i-deus-ex-i- |title=Postmortem: Ion Storm's Deus Ex |last=Spector |first=Warren |date=6 December 2000 |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221224235556/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-ion-storm-s-i-deus-ex-i- |archive-date=24 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
''GoldenEye 007'' is frequently cited as one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games of all time]]. Shortly after its release in 1997, ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' ranked ''GoldenEye 007'' the 25th best console video game of all time, calling it "easily the best movie game, and, more importantly, the best first-person game ever."<ref name=EGM100 /> In 1999, ''Next Generation'' editors placed ''GoldenEye 007'' at No. 10 on their list of Top 50 Games of All Time, commenting, "Marrying ''Doom''-style shooting with trademark ''Bond'' missions, ''GoldenEye'' is the perfect thinking-man's shooter."<ref name="NGen top 50" /> In 2000, ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' readers ranked ''GoldenEye 007'' first place in the magazine's poll of 100 Greatest Games of All Time,<ref name=cvgpoll /> and fifth in a similar poll the following year.<ref name=cvgpoll2 /> In 2001, ''[[Game Informer]]'' ranked the game 16th on its list of Top 100 Games of All Time.<ref name="Game Informer list" /> In 2004, ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' readers voted ''GoldenEye 007'' as the 33rd greatest [[Retrogaming|retro]] game, with editors calling it "easily the best ''Bond'' game to date."<ref name=retro9 /> In 2005, ''IGN'' editors ranked the game 29th on their list of Top 100 Games of All Time,<ref name="IGN poll" /> while readers placed it at seventh on a separate list.<ref name="IGN readers" /> In 2009, ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' ranked the game 55th on a list of greatest Nintendo games.<ref name="nintendomagazine-20090223">{{Cite magazine |last=East |first=Tom |date=23 February 2009 |title=100 Best Nintendo Games: Part 3 |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831020618/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258 |archive-date=31 August 2009 |access-date=9 September 2022 |magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] }}</ref>
''Edge'' has featured ''GoldenEye 007'' prominently in several "greatest game" lists. The game was ranked third in a staff-voted poll in 2000,<ref name="Edge Top 100 - 2000" /> was included as one of the publication's top ten shooters in 2003,<ref name="Edge Shooters 2003" /> and was placed at No. 17 in a staff, reader, and gaming industry-voted poll in 2007.<ref name="Edge Top 100 - 2007" /> Although ''Edge'' awarded ''GoldenEye 007'' a score of 9 out of 10 upon its release, the publication acknowledged in 2013 that the game should have received the highest score.<ref name=edgeten /> With its eight million copies sold, ''GoldenEye 007'' was a significant contributor in helping the Nintendo 64 remain competitive against the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]],<ref name="Gamasutra FPS" /> although Nintendo ultimately lost much of the market share.<ref name="N64 market share" /> ''[[GamePro]]'' called ''GoldenEye 007'' the console [[killer app]] of the 1990s and the greatest licensed game from a film of all time,<ref name="GamePro important games" /> while ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' considered the multiplayer mode one of the greatest multiplayer experiences in Nintendo history.<ref name="NP 250 reasons" />
In a retrospective analysis, ''[[Nintendo Life]]'' editor Mark Reece gave ''GoldenEye 007'' eight out of ten, stating that although the multiplayer mode stands up well, its graphics, audio and "fiddly" aiming system are dated. He noted that ''GoldenEye 007''{{'}}s approach to difficulty settings provides considerable [[replay value]], but is a system rarely used in modern first-person shooters.<ref name="NintendoLife retro review" /> Writing for ''[[NME]]'' on the game's 20th anniversary, journalist [[Mark Beaumont (journalist)|Mark Beaumont]] highlighted the immersive graphics, aesthetic, location-based damage on enemies, and revolutionary multiplayer mode, stating that it "helped to introduce gaming as a group event".<ref name="NME retrospective" /> In 2011, the game was selected as one of 80 games from the past 40 years to be placed in the Art of Video Games exhibit in the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name="Smithsonian" />
===The Klobb===
The Klobb has been retrospectively described by critics as a memorable aspect of the gameplay of ''GoldenEye 007'', albeit for its negative traits; despite its high rate of fire, it deals a low amount of damage and is extremely inaccurate.<ref name="Destructoid Klobb" /><ref name="Kill Screen Klobb" /><ref name="Penthouse Fire" /><ref name="Mandatory Nintendo" /><ref name="GameRadar+ Classic" /> In a contemporaneous review, ''Edge'' remarked that the ability to dual-wield the Klobb is one of the most satisfying moments, and argued that it is likely to be remembered by players unlike the vast majority of video game weapons.<ref name="Edge GoldenEye" /> In their view, imperfection adds both realism and unpredictability to a game, and that the moments created by this were something that designers were beginning to realize were just as valuable as creating a "perfect" weapon.<ref name="Edge Klobb" /> Simon Parkin of ''[[Eurogamer]]'' noted the naming of the Klobb as one of the first times that issues arose over using real-life gun names for in-game weapons, as ''GoldenEye 007'' was one of the first console games to feature 3D firearms.<ref name="Eurogamer Shooters" /> Parkin noted that while the invented gun names were "acceptable in the fictional universe of ''James Bond''", he emphasized that "for those games based around real armed forces, the inclusion of brand names was necessary to remain faithful to the source material."<ref name="Eurogamer Shooters" /> The gun was included in the video game ''[[Too Human]]'' as "KLOBB", due to Ken Lobb's association with the game's developers, [[Silicon Knights]].<ref name="Wired Too Human" /> During development this weapon was called the Skorpion VZ/61 after its [[Škorpion|real-world counterpart]] but was changed due to legal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/whats-the-klobb-got-to-do-got-to-do-with-goldeneye-007s-design-secrets/|title=What's the Klobb got to do, got to do with GoldenEye 007's design secrets?|website=Destructoid|author=Brittany Vincent|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/klobb/3055-32/|title=Klobb|website=Giantbomb|access-date=June 19, 2024}}</ref>
===Rerelease===
An [[Xbox Live Arcade]] (XBLA) remaster was in development at Rare and [[4J Studios]] for several months in 2008.<ref name="1UP GoldenEye XBLA" /> The remaster was set to add several new features, including [[online multiplayer]] and the ability to toggle between the original and updated graphics.<ref name="Not360">{{Cite news |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |date=13 September 2022 |title=GoldenEye 007 re-release finally confirmed—but it's not the leaked remake |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/n64-classic-goldeneye-007-finally-getting-ported-to-xbox-switch-soon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913202537/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/n64-classic-goldeneye-007-finally-getting-ported-to-xbox-switch-soon/ |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=[[Ars Technica]] }}</ref> Though it reportedly needed only two more months of development before it was finished, the remaster was cancelled because Nintendo, MGM, and [[Microsoft]], which acquired Rare in 2002, were unable to come to a licensing agreement.<ref name="Verge XBLA" /> According to Rare's Ross Bury, Mark Edmonds, and Chris Tilston, Rare began developing the remaster in late 2006, shortly after the [[Stamper brothers]] had left Rare and after the company had completed ''[[Perfect Dark Zero]]'' and ''[[Kameo]]''. Microsoft had suggested that ''GoldenEye 007'' would be appropriate for XBLA, leading Rare to start on the remaster prior to getting Nintendo's permission, believing it would not have been a problem because ''GoldenEye 007'' was one of the most popular Nintendo 64 games. Rare had completed the conversion and removed most of the bugs before they learned that Nintendo had not cleared it. This halted development until negotiation on rights could be discussed, which ultimately fell through.<ref name="arstech 90 bugs" /><ref name="vgc xbla remaster interview" /> In January 2021, a full playthrough of a [[prototype]] of the XBLA version was streamed to [[YouTube]], showcasing improved graphics running at 60 [[frames per second]].<ref name="Cancelled remaster gameplay" /> Later, a near-final playable [[ROM image]] of the XBLA game was leaked online from an unknown source.<ref name="VGC Leaked XBLA" />
In January 2022, achievements for an [[Xbox One]] version of ''GoldenEye 007'' were leaked. In June 2022, the same leaked achievements were seen on Xbox servers.<ref name="GameSpot Achievements" /> ''VGC'' and ''Eurogamer'' reported that the leaked achievements suggested an official release was imminent.<ref name="VGC Achievements" /><ref name="Eurogamer Achivements" /> In September 2022, Microsoft, Nintendo and Rare announced the Nintendo 64 version would be rereleased on Xbox One and [[Xbox Series X/S]] through [[Xbox Game Pass]], and on [[Nintendo Switch]] through the [[Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack]] subscription service.<ref name="gamespot-20220913">{{Cite news |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=13 September 2022 |title=GoldenEye 007 Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo Switch |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/goldeneye-007-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-nintendo-switch/1100-6507428/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913144829/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/goldeneye-007-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-nintendo-switch/1100-6507428/ |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=[[GameSpot]] }}</ref><ref name="eurogamer-20220914">{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=13 September 2022 |title=N64 classic Goldeneye 007 headed to Nintendo Switch Online and Xbox Game Pass |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/n64-classic-goldeneye-007-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-and-xbox-game-pass |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914162348/https://www.eurogamer.net/n64-classic-goldeneye-007-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online-and-xbox-game-pass |archive-date=14 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=[[Eurogamer]] }}</ref> The Xbox version was remastered by [[Code Mystics]] and supports [[4K resolution]] displays, but does not include any of the enhancements from the canceled XBLA remaster. The Switch release is playable in both the original 4:3 aspect ratio as well as widescreen (the same goes with the Xbox version), and is the only one to feature online multiplayer, via the Nintendo Switch Online emulator's built-in online multiplayer functionality.<ref name=SwitchDate/><ref name=Not360/> The Xbox version was published by [[Xbox Game Studios]] and both versions were released on 27 January 2023.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1618251876327215104|user=RareLtd|title=Mark your calendars: GoldenEye 007 is set to launch on @XboxGamePass on January 27th! The countdown begins now - only two days until you get to experience Dam with an Xbox controller for the first time.|date=25 January 2023}}</ref><ref name=SwitchDate>{{cite tweet|number=1618251558046806017|user=NintendoAmerica|title=Play as Bond. James Bond. #Nintendo64's GoldenEye 007 is coming to #NintendoSwitch for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on 1/27, now with online play! https://youtu.be/iwoE9sXGd_U|date=25 January 2023}}</ref> Players who digitally purchased Rare's 2015 Xbox One compilation ''[[Rare Replay]]'' received the game for free.<ref name="xbox-20220913">{{Cite press release |last=Duncan |first=Craig |date=13 September 2022 |title=James Bond Returns as GoldenEye 007 Sets Its Sights on Xbox Game Pass |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/09/13/james-bond-returns-goldeneye-007-on-game-pass/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013222511/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/09/13/james-bond-returns-goldeneye-007-on-game-pass/ |archive-date=13 October 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=[[Rare (company)|Rare]] |via=Xbox Wire }}</ref>
===Related games===
After ''GoldenEye 007'' was released, Rare began development of a [[spiritual successor]], ''[[Perfect Dark]]''.<ref name="No Bond" /> Using an upgraded version of the ''GoldenEye 007'' game engine, ''Perfect Dark'' was released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.<ref name="Perfect Dark review" /> Although the game features a setting and storyline unrelated to ''James Bond'', it shares many gameplay features, including a similar control scheme, mission objectives that vary with difficulty settings, and cheat options unlockable through quick level completions.<ref name="Perfect Dark review" /> While ''Perfect Dark'' was still in development, Martin Hollis left Rare to work as a consultant on the development of the [[GameCube]] at [[Nintendo of America]].<ref name="Gamasutra Hollis" /> Other members of the ''GoldenEye 007'' team also left the studio to form [[Free Radical Design]].<ref name="Free Radical Design" /><ref name="David Doak Retro Gamer" /> The company developed the ''[[TimeSplitters (series)|TimeSplitters]]'' series of first-person shooters. These games contain several references to ''GoldenEye 007'', including the design of the health-[[HUD (video gaming)|HUD]], the nature of the aiming system, and the Russian dam setting of the opening level of ''[[TimeSplitters 2]]''.<ref name="IGN TimeSplitters 2 review" /><ref name="GamesTM TimeSplitters" /><ref name="GS TimeSplitters 2 review" />
After forming a partnership with MGM in late 1998,<ref name="EA and MGM" /> [[Electronic Arts]] published games based on then-recent ''James Bond'' films, ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies (video game)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' and ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 video game)|The World Is Not Enough]]'', as well as entirely original ones, including ''[[James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire|Agent Under Fire]]'', ''[[James Bond 007: Nightfire|Nightfire]]'', ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing|Everything or Nothing]]'' and ''[[GoldenEye: Rogue Agent]]''.<ref name="More Bond Games" /> Although Nintendo considered the possibility of bringing ''GoldenEye 007'' to the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in 2006,<ref name=MTV /> the game was never released for the platform due to legal issues involving the numerous licence holders with rights to the game and to the ''James Bond'' [[intellectual property]].<ref name="Escapist XBLA" /> In 2006, the ''James Bond'' game licence was acquired by [[Activision]].<ref name="Activision license" /><ref name="IGN Activision acquires license" /> Activision published more games, including ''[[007: Quantum of Solace|Quantum of Solace]]'', ''[[James Bond 007: Blood Stone|Blood Stone]]'' and a [[GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)|2010 remake of ''GoldenEye 007'']]''.'' The remake features [[Daniel Craig]] as the playable character, contemporary first-person shooter conventions, new level layouts, and online multiplayer.<ref name="Reimagining review" /> Activision lost the ''James Bond'' game licence in 2014.<ref name="Ars RareReplay" />
In 2010, an independent development team released ''[[GoldenEye: Source]]'', a multiplayer-only [[Mod (computer gaming)#Total conversion|total conversion mod]] that runs on the [[Source (game engine)|Source]] engine.<ref name="GR Source" /> ''GoldenEye 007'' had initially been intended for inclusion in ''Rare Replay''; a behind-the-scenes featurette for the compilation was produced, but was not released until being leaked in 2019.<ref name="Ars RareReplay" /> A fan remake powered by [[Unreal Engine 4]], ''GoldenEye 25'', was in development and originally scheduled for a 2022 release in honour of the game's 25th anniversary, but it was retooled into an original property called ''S.P.I.E.S.'' (the title was later changed to [[Deceive Inc.]]) after MGM sent a [[cease and desist]] letter to the developers.<ref name=GE25 />
===Speedrunning===
The game has had a [[speedrunning]] presence. As of 2024, the game continues to have a strong speedrunning presence, a following it has maintained since at least as far back as 1999, which was when ''GoldenEye 007'' and ''Perfect Dark'' speedrunner and gaming documentarian [[Karl Jobst]] first discovered the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ian |date=2022-05-23 |title=Speedrunning Legend: An Interview with Karl Jobst |url=https://butialsohaveadayjob.com/2022/05/23/speedrunning-legend-an-interview-with-karl-jobst/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=...But I Also Have a Day Job |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== ''GoldenEra'' ===
In 2022, to celebrate the game's 25th anniversary, a full-length [[documentary film]] about the game was released called ''GoldenEra'', which details the legacy of the game as well as the chaotic and intense development process and effect the game has had on [[popular culture]] and modern first-person shooters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoldenEra {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goldenera |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Roller |first=Drew |title=GoldenEra |date=2022-08-23 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11753760/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |others=Ben Potter, James Batchelor, Mick Gordon |publisher=Woodhouse Pictures, Slated, Woodhouse Pictures}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
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<ref name="ONPG Engagement">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Players_Guide_N64_007_GoldenEye/ |title=GoldenEye 007: Official Nintendo Player's Guide |publisher=[[Nintendo of America]] |year=1997 |pages=98–101 |chapter=Rules of Engagement |asin=B000B66WKA }}</ref>
<ref name="Edge Top 100 - 2007">{{Cite book |title=Edge Presents: The 100 Best Videogames |date=2007 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |page=172 |url=https://archive.org/details/EDGE.The.100.Best.Videogames.2007/page/172}}</ref>
<ref name="Trigger Happy">{{Cite book |title=Trigger Happy: The Inner Life of Videogames |last=Poole |first=Steven |author-link=Steven Poole |date=December 2001 |publisher=Fourth Estate |page=207 |isbn=1-84115-121-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/triggerhappyinne0000pool/page/207 |quote=… the tangible connection between the controls in your physical hands and the action of the little toy on screen is a clever semiotic trick that fools you into ever-increasing absorption into the cartoon world. A similar trick is worked by the videogame paradigm of the sniper rifle, introduced by MDK (1997), perfected by Goldeneye (1997) and then cropping up everywhere—for example in Metal Gear Solid (1999) and Perfect Dark (2000). This gadget zooms in on an area and lets you view it in close-up, usually for the purpose of delivering an exquisite head shot to a bad guy. A virtual environment that reveals more detail when viewed telescopically is naturally more convincing than one which only works on one informational scale.}}</ref>
<ref name=cvgpoll>{{Cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Games of All Time |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |editor=Matthew Howell |issue=218 |pages=53–67 |date=January 2000 |issn=0261-3697}}</ref>
<ref name=cvgpoll2>{{Cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Games of All Time |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=230 |date=January 2001}}</ref>
<ref name="David Doak Retro Gamer">{{Cite magazine |title=Desert Island Disks: David Doak |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |publisher=Live Publishing |issue=6 |pages=41–45 |date=July 2004 |issn=1742-3155 |url=http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro6.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050907191142/http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro6.shtml |archive-date=7 September 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=retro9>{{Cite magazine |title=Your Top 100 Games |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |publisher=Live Publishing |issue=9 |page=56 |date=October 2004 |issn=1742-3155}}</ref>
<ref name="NP 250 reasons">{{Cite magazine |title=250 Reasons to Love Nintendo |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo of America]] |issue=250 |page=47 |date=January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="NP review">{{Cite magazine |title=GoldenEye 007 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo of America]] |issue=100 |page=105 |date=September 1997}}</ref>
<ref name="NGen review">{{Cite magazine |title=Solid Gold |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |issue=34 |page=168 |date=October 1997}}</ref>
<ref name="NGen top 50">{{Cite magazine |title=Top 50 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |issue=50 |page=80 |date=February 1999}}</ref>
<ref name="Game Informer list">{{Cite magazine |title=Top 100 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=August 2001 |page=35 |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 |access-date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102045040/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="GamesTM TimeSplitters">{{Cite magazine |title=The Retro Guide to TimeSplitters |magazine=[[GamesTM]] |publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]] |issue=129 |date=2012}}</ref>
<ref name=EGM98>{{Cite magazine |title=Gamer's Edge: 004-Player Action |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=98 |page=100 |date=September 1997}}</ref>
<ref name=EGM100>{{Cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=100 |date=November 1997 |page=146}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref>
<ref name=EGM104>{{Cite magazine |title=Editors' Choice Awards |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=104 |date=March 1998 |page=86}}</ref>
<ref name="EGM Buyer">{{Cite magazine |title=The Good the Bad and the Silly |magazine=1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |pages=17, 26 |date=March 1998}}</ref>
<ref name="N64 review">{{Cite magazine |title=GoldenEye 007 |magazine=[[N64 Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |issue=9 |first=Tim |last=Weaver |author-link=Tim Weaver (author) |pages=38–47 |date=December 1997}}</ref>
<ref name="N64 cheats">{{Cite magazine |title=How to keep the British end up in GoldenEye 007 |magazine=[[N64 Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |issue=10 |first=Justin |last=Keeling |pages=78–83 |date=December 1997}}</ref>
<ref name="N64 interview">{{Cite magazine |title=The Rare Essentials |magazine=[[N64 Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |issue=13 |pages=57–59 |date=March 1998}}</ref>
<ref name="Golden touch">{{Cite magazine |title=The Golden Touch |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |issue=53 |pages=78–80 |date=Christmas 1997}}</ref>
<ref name="Edge review">{{Cite magazine |title=GoldenEye |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |issue=48 |pages=76–78 |date=August 1997 |url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/goldeneye-review/ |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403115219/http://www.edge-online.com/review/goldeneye-review/ |archive-date=3 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Edge Top 100 - 2000">{{Cite magazine |title=The Best 100 Videogames of All Time |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |issue=80 |date=January 2000}}</ref>
<ref name="Edge Shooters 2003">{{Cite magazine |title=Ten Top Tens |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |editor=João Diniz-Sanches |issue=128 |page=71 |date=October 2003 |quote=Don't tell anyone, but no one expected this to be any good. Early videos looked decidedly ropey, there was no marketing behind it (Rare had to come down to show the game itself), and, of course, it was a film licence.}}</ref>
<ref name=EGM99>{{Cite magazine |title=Review Crew: Goldeneye 007 |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=99 |page=52 |date=October 1997 |first1=Shawn |last1=Smith |first2=Dan |last2=Hsu |first3=Crispin |last3=Boyer |author4=Sushi-X}}</ref>
<ref name=GProRev>{{Cite magazine |title=Nintendo 64 ProReview: GoldenEye 007 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=108 |date=September 1997 |pages=82–83 |first=Johnny |last=Ballgame}}</ref>
<ref name="GI review">{{Cite magazine |title=Shaken, Not Stirred |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=September 1997 |issue=53 |access-date=26 August 2011 |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=n64&path=sep97&doc=007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990909161516/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=n64&path=sep97&doc=007 |archive-date=9 September 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Edge Halo review">{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/halo-review/ |title=Halo: Combat Evolved Review |date=29 November 2001 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge-Online]] |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403154622/http://www.edge-online.com/review/halo-review/ |archive-date=3 April 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=edgeten>{{Cite magazine |title=The ten amendments: we crown seven games from the last 20 years of Edge with a retrospective 10 |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-ten-amendments-we-crown-seven-games-from-the-last-20-years-of-edge-with-a-retrospective-10/ |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge-Online]] |access-date=22 February 2014 |date=8 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926030914/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-ten-amendments-we-crown-seven-games-from-the-last-20-years-of-edge-with-a-retrospective-10/ |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GR Source">{{Cite magazine |title=GoldenEye: Source released |first=Tom |last=Senior |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |date=14 December 2010 |access-date=9 November 2015 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/goldeneye-source-released/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922024504/http://www.pcgamer.com/goldeneye-source-released/ |archive-date=22 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Release date">{{Cite news |date=1 August 1997 |title=Remembering Robinson's Major-League Triumphs – Video Games |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |page=B35 |first=Joseph |last=Gelmis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85534908/remembering-robinsons-major-league/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918120017/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85534908/remembering-robinsons-major-league/ |archive-date=18 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GDC Hollis">{{Cite AV media |title=Classic Postmortem: GoldenEye 007 |people=Martin Hollis |location=Cologne, Germany |publisher=GDC Vault |date=August 2012 |format=Video |url=http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1016460/Classic-Postmortem-GoldenEye |access-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629193352/http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1016460/Classic-Postmortem-GoldenEye |archive-date=29 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Guardian Hollis">{{Cite web |access-date=26 August 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/26/goldeneye-james-bond-n64-nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-gamecity |title=GoldenEye on N64: Miyamoto wanted to tone down the killing |website=[[The Guardian]] |first1=Keith |last1=Stuart |first2=Jordan Erica |last2=Webber |date=26 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125031406/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/26/goldeneye-james-bond-n64-nintendo-shigeru-miyamoto-gamecity |archive-date=25 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="1UP GoldenEye XBLA">{{Cite web |access-date=30 August 2011 |url=http://www.1up.com/news/goldeneye-xbla-stall |title=Why Did GoldenEye XBLA Stall? |website=[[1Up.com]] |first=Patrick |last=Klepek |date=1 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203220326/http://www.1up.com/news/goldeneye-xbla-stall |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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<ref name="BAFTA Awards">{{Cite web |access-date=28 August 2011 |url=http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/065/065583p1.html |title=GoldenEye Wins BAFTA Awards |website=[[IGN]] |date=4 November 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331092036/http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/065/065583p1.html |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Oral History">{{Cite web |access-date=19 December 2019 |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-goldeneye-007-on-the-n64 |title=An Oral History of 'GoldenEye 007' on the N64 |website=[[Melmagazine.com]] |date=22 August 2018 |first=Quinn |last=Myers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029192559/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-goldeneye-007-on-the-n64 |archive-date=29 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Dinosaur Hunter">{{Cite web |title=Turok: Dinosaur Hunter |website=[[GameRankings]] |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/199130-turok-dinosaur-hunter/index.html |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211150001/http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/199130-turok-dinosaur-hunter/index.html |archive-date=11 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="EA and MGM">{{Cite web |access-date=9 December 2016 |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/1998/11/21/ea-and-mgm-bond |title=EA and MGM Bond |website=[[IGN]] |date=20 November 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026141429/http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/21/ea-and-mgm-bond |archive-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="More Bond Games">{{Cite web |access-date=30 August 2011 |url=http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/072/072314p1.html |title=EA Makes Bond Official |website=[[IGN]] |date=18 November 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331092048/http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/072/072314p1.html |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="1998 sales">{{Cite web |access-date=18 May 2001 |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/news/january_99/1_25/index.shtml |title=Videogame Sales Higher Than Ever in '98 |website=[[GameDaily]] |date=25 January 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010518183547/http://www.gamedaily.com/news/january_99/1_25/index.shtml |archive-date=18 May 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="ESA 250 million">{{Cite web |last1=Crandall |first1=Robert W. |last2=Sidak |first2=J. Gregory |title=Video Games: Serious Business for America's Economy |url=http://theesa.com/newsroom/seriousbusiness.pdf |website=[[Entertainment Software Association]] |access-date=1 October 2012 |pages=39–40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203134407/http://www.theesa.com/newsroom/seriousbusiness.pdf |archive-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Escapist XBLA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/85511-Rare-Reveals-XBLA-Goldeneye-Legal-Problems |title=Rare Reveals XBLA Goldeneye Legal Problems |first=Logan |last=Frederick |date=7 August 2008 |website=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |access-date=6 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205095424/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/85511-Rare-Reveals-XBLA-Goldeneye-Legal-Problems |archive-date=5 December 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Free Radical Design">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/17/timesplitters-interview |title=Timesplitters Interview |access-date=15 March 2014 |date=16 June 2000 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315190324/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/17/timesplitters-interview |archive-date=15 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Gamasutra FPS">{{Cite web |access-date=28 August 2011 |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130249/the_gamasutra_quantum_leap_awards_.php?page=7 |title=The Gamasutra Quantum Leap Awards: First-Person Shooters |website=[[Gamasutra]] |date=1 September 2006 |first=Frank |last=Cifaldi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025232048/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130249/the_gamasutra_quantum_leap_awards_.php?page=7 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GameRev review">{{Cite web |access-date=28 August 2011 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/goldeneye |title=GoldenEye 007 Review |website=[[GameRevolution]] |date=6 June 2004 |first=Colin |last=Ferris |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207171739/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/goldeneye |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GamePro important games">{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110069/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-5-of-8/ |title=The 52 Most Important Video Games of All Time (page 5 of 8) |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=24 April 2007 |access-date=2 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404032903/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110069/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-5-of-8/ |archive-date=4 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="GameSpot review">{{Cite web |access-date=19 January 2014 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/goldeneye-007-review/1900-2544509/ |title=GoldenEye 007 (1997) Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=19 August 1997 |first=Jeff |last=Gerstmann |author-link=Jeff Gerstmann |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525142744/http://www.gamespot.com/n64/action/goldeneye007/review.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Gaming Age review">{{Cite web |access-date=28 August 2011 |url=http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/n64/goldeneye/ |title=GoldenEye 007 Review |website=Gaming Age |first=Greg |last=Sewart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065421/http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/n64/goldeneye/ |archive-date=6 October 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Activision license">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/e3-06-activision-acquires-james-bond-license-6148896 |title=E3 06: Activision acquires James Bond license |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=3 May 2006 |access-date=5 September 2011 |first=Tor |last=Thorsen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130033746/http://www.gamespot.com/news/e3-06-activision-acquires-james-bond-license-6148896 |archive-date=30 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GS TimeSplitters 2 review">{{Cite web |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/timesplitters2/review.html |title=TimeSplitters 2 Review |first=Jeff |last=Gerstmann |author-link=Jeff Gerstmann |date=9 October 2002 |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=22 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415012831/http://uk.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/timesplitters2/review.html |archive-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=Headshots>{{Cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5625054/the-history-of-headshots-gamings-favorite-act-of-unreal-violence |title=The History of Headshots, Gaming's Favorite Act Of Unreal Violence |access-date=15 July 2012 |first=Stephen |last=Totilo |date=30 August 2010 |website=[[Kotaku]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625164204/http://kotaku.com/5625054/the-history-of-headshots-gamings-favorite-act-of-unreal-violence |archive-date=25 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Zoonami article">{{Cite web |url=http://www.zoonami.com/briefing/2004-09-02.php |title=The Making of GoldenEye 007 |first=Martin |last=Hollis |author-link=Martin Hollis (video game designer) |date=2 September 2004 |website=[[Zoonami]] |access-date=19 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719042917/http://www.zoonami.com/briefing/2004-09-02.php |archive-date=19 July 2014 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
<ref name="NME retrospective">{{Cite web |access-date=22 May 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/goldeneye-007-n64-greatest-video-games-2055196 |title=Why GoldenEye 007 is still one of the greatest video games ever |website=[[NME]] |first=Mark |last=Beaumont |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |date=20 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424031100/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/goldeneye-007-n64-greatest-video-games-2055196 |archive-date=24 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="IGN Activision acquires license">{{Cite web |access-date=29 August 2011 |url=http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704700p1.html |title=Activision Scores with Bond |website=[[IGN]] |date=3 May 2006 |first=Daemon |last=Hatfield |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327034815/http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/704/704700p1.html |archive-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="IGN poll">{{Cite web |title=IGN's Top 100 Games: 21–30 |url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/021-030.html |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=17 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050802003742/http://top100.ign.com/2005/021-030.html |archive-date=2 August 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="IGN readers">{{Cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2006/001-010.html |title=Reader's Picks Top 10 games: 1–10 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=17 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022001105/http://top100.ign.com/2006/001-010.html |archive-date=22 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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<ref name="IGN TimeSplitters 2 review">{{Cite web |first=Matt |last=Casamassina |author-link=Matt Casamassina |date=11 October 2002 |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/374/374190p1.html |title=TimeSplitters 2 review |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=25 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610101942/http://cube.ign.com/articles/374/374190p1.html |archive-date=10 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="IGN Top 25 N64 games">{{Cite web |url=http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/081/081042p1.html |title=The Top 25 N64 Games of All Time |website=[[IGN]] |date=19 June 2000 |access-date=2 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310022833/http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/081/081042p1.html |archive-date=10 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Interactive Achievement Awards">{{Cite web |access-date=28 August 2011 |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/1998_1st_awards.asp |title=1998 Interactive Achievement Awards |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023023534/http://www.interactive.org/awards/1998_1st_awards.asp |archive-date=23 October 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Joystick Division">{{Cite web |access-date=22 September 2011 |url=http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/04/the_top_ten_first_person_shoot.php?page=2 |title=The Top Ten First Person Shooters of All Time |website=Joystick Division |first=James |last=Hawkins |date=8 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216000454/http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/04/the_top_ten_first_person_shoot.php?page=2 |archive-date=16 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=Metacritic>{{Cite web |access-date=28 August 2011 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/goldeneye-007/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-64 |title=GoldenEye 007 reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202061304/http://www.metacritic.com/game/nintendo-64/goldeneye-007 |archive-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name=MTV>{{Cite web |access-date=30 August 2011 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546730/nintendo-exec-predicts-wii-future.jhtml |title=Nintendo Exec Predicts Wii Future, Chances Of 'GoldenEye' On Console |website=[[MTV]] |first=Stephen |last=Totilo |date=28 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107214303/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546730/nintendo-exec-predicts-wii-future.jhtml |archive-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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<ref name="Nowgamer Interview">{{Cite web |access-date=26 August 2011 |url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/921602/the_making_of_goldeneye.html |title=The Making of Goldeneye |website=[[NowGamer]] |date=15 May 2011 |first=Paul |last=Drury |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402052610/http://www.nowgamer.com/features/921602/the_making_of_goldeneye.html |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Perfect Dark review">{{Cite web |access-date=30 August 2011 |url=http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/153/153906p1.html |title=Perfect Dark review |website=[[IGN]] |first=Matt |last=Casamassina |author-link=Matt Casamassina |date=19 May 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331092442/http://uk.ign64.ign.com/articles/153/153906p1.html |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Reimagining review">{{Cite web |access-date=30 August 2011 |url=http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/113/1131501p1.html |title=GoldenEye 007 Review |website=[[IGN]] |first=Craig |last=Harris |date=2 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327033747/http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/113/1131501p1.html |archive-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=Smithsonian>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/smithsonian-selects-top-80-games-from-past-40-years-6312359 |title=Smithsonian selects top 80 games from past 40 years |access-date=4 July 2012 |first=Tom |last=Magrino |date=5 May 2011 |website=[[GameSpot]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116021007/http://www.gamespot.com/news/smithsonian-selects-top-80-games-from-past-40-years-6312359 |archive-date=16 November 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Kotaku Long Lost">{{Cite web |access-date=18 July 2013 |url=http://kotaku.com/5897828/long-lost-emulation-easter-egg-discovered-in-goldeneye |title=Long Lost Emulation Easter Egg Discovered in GoldenEye |website=[[Kotaku]] |first=Kate |last=Cox |date=30 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401160838/http://kotaku.com/5897828/long-lost-emulation-easter-egg-discovered-in-goldeneye |archive-date=1 April 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=GE25>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-11-after-years-of-development-the-goldeneye-25-fan-remake-just-got-lawyered |title=After years of development, the GoldenEye 25 fan remake just got lawyered |access-date=11 August 2020 |first=Tom |last=Phillips |date=11 August 2020 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815060704/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-11-after-years-of-development-the-goldeneye-25-fan-remake-just-got-lawyered |archive-date=15 August 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Ars RareReplay">{{Cite web |title=Goldeneye 007's lost remaster emerges again via massive, polished video leak |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/leaked-goldeneye-007-documentary-suggests-it-nearly-launched-on-xbox-after-all/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=8 November 2019 |first=Sam |last=Machkovech |access-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214143903/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/leaked-goldeneye-007-documentary-suggests-it-nearly-launched-on-xbox-after-all/ |archive-date=14 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Verge XBLA">{{Cite web |title=This is what Goldeneye 007 might have looked like on Xbox 360 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/24/12620640/goldeneye-007-xbox-remake-video |website=[[The Verge]] |date=24 August 2016 |first=Rich |last=McCormick |access-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219004436/https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/24/12620640/goldeneye-007-xbox-remake-video |archive-date=19 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Cancelled remaster gameplay">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-30-cancelled-goldeneye-007-xbla-remaster-revealed-in-full-with-2-hour-playthrough-video |title=Cancelled GoldenEye 007 XBLA remaster fully revealed in 2-hour gameplay video |access-date=3 February 2021 |first=Wesley |last=Yin-Poole |date=30 January 2021 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131044019/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-30-cancelled-goldeneye-007-xbla-remaster-revealed-in-full-with-2-hour-playthrough-video |archive-date=31 January 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="VGC Leaked XBLA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/goldeneyes-xbox-remaster-has-leaked-online-and-its-fully-playable-on-pc/ |title=GoldenEye's Xbox remaster has leaked online – and it's fully playable on PC |access-date=4 February 2021 |first=Andy |last=Robinson |date=3 February 2021 |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204120346/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/goldeneyes-xbox-remaster-has-leaked-online-and-its-fully-playable-on-pc/ |archive-date=4 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="arstech 90 bugs">{{Cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/02/ex-rare-devs-open-up-about-the-canceled-goldeneye-007-remake-for-xbox-360/ | title="90 bugs left": Rare devs talk about the nearly completed Goldeneye 007 remake |first=Sam |last=Mackovich |date=8 February 2021 |access-date=8 February 2021 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208175721/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/02/ex-rare-devs-open-up-about-the-canceled-goldeneye-007-remake-for-xbox-360/ |archive-date=8 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="vgc xbla remaster interview">{{Cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/interviews/interview-the-real-story-behind-goldeneye-hd-as-told-by-its-directors/ |title=Interview: The Real Story Behind Goldeneye HD, As Told By Its Directors |first=Andy |last=Robinson |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209144433/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/interviews/interview-the-real-story-behind-goldeneye-hd-as-told-by-its-directors/ |archive-date=9 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Edge Klobb">{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-story-of-goldeneye-007s-most-notorius-gun-the-klobb-and-its-design-secret/ |title=The story of GoldenEye 007's most notorious gun, The Klobb – and its design secret |access-date=April 4, 2014 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |date=April 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404045319/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-story-of-goldeneye-007s-most-notorius-gun-the-klobb-and-its-design-secret/ |archive-date=April 4, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="Leisure Software">{{Cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183552/2001Leisure2001.pdf#page=8 |title=Interactive Leisure Software |website=[[Gov.uk]] |publisher=[[Government Digital Service]] |location=United Kingdom |date=2001 |page=6 |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909160038/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183552/2001Leisure2001.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Destructoid Klobb">{{Cite web|last=Vincent|first=Brittany|date=2014-04-03|title=What's the Klobb got to do, got to do with GoldenEye 007's design secrets?|url=https://www.destructoid.com/stories/what-s-the-klobb-got-to-do-got-to-do-with-goldeneye-007-s-design-secrets--272807.phtml|access-date=2020-10-27|website=[[Destructoid]]|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128024224/https://www.destructoid.com/stories/what-s-the-klobb-got-to-do-got-to-do-with-goldeneye-007-s-design-secrets--272807.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Eurogamer Shooters">{{Cite web|last=Parkin|first=Simon|date=2013-01-31|title=Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-shooters-how-video-games-fund-arms-manufacturers|access-date=2020-10-27|website=[[Eurogamer]]|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031090930/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-shooters-how-video-games-fund-arms-manufacturers|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Kill Screen Klobb">{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Jason|date=2014-04-29|title=Here's why the Klobb in Goldeneye was the worst gun ever|url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/heres-why-klobb-goldeneye-was-worst-gun-ever/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=[[Kill Screen]]|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031115430/https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/heres-why-klobb-goldeneye-was-worst-gun-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Wired Too Human">{{Cite magazine|title=Too Human Features a 'KLOBB' Gun|language=en-us|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/06/too-human-featu/|access-date=2020-10-27|issn=1059-1028|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031022942/https://www.wired.com/2008/06/too-human-featu/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="GameSpot Achievements">{{Cite web |title=Goldeneye 007 Achievements Leak On Xbox, Suggesting A Remaster Is Coming |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/goldeneye-007-achievements-leak-on-xbox-suggesting-a-remaster-is-coming/1100-6504185/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807180604/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/goldeneye-007-achievements-leak-on-xbox-suggesting-a-remaster-is-coming/1100-6504185/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="VGC Achievements">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-05 |title=GoldenEye HD finally looks set for release after Achievements appear on Xbox |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/goldeneye-hd-finally-looks-set-for-release-after-achievements-appear-on-xbox/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=VGC |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702091250/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/goldeneye-hd-finally-looks-set-for-release-after-achievements-appear-on-xbox/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Eurogamer Achivements">{{Cite news |date=2022-01-04 |title=GoldenEye 007 Xbox achievements leak points to new port |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/goldeneye-007-xbox-achievements-leak-points-to-new-port |access-date=2022-08-07 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807180605/https://www.eurogamer.net/goldeneye-007-xbox-achievements-leak-points-to-new-port |url-status=live }}</ref>
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