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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 2:53PM samfish said

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Wasn't there another "Goldeneye" game just a few years ago?

But it like totally sucked?

I know Quantum of Solace sucked. But I swear they made another Bond game with Goldeneye in the title.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 2:59PM Railgun said

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Are you thinking of GoldenEye: Rogue Agent?
Though that was 5 years ago.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:01PM Mr Khan said

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Yeah, you are thinking of Rogue Agent. But that was a long time ago. I remember debating whether to buy it in the first months of DS ownership, when there was a good drought between launch (and SM64DS), and the next game that caught my eye (Canvas Curse)
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:09PM Tonezorz said

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LETS NOT FORGET about the Goldeneye HD version that was made, but wasn't allowed to be released due to IP and Nintendo's stake in the name.

There's an XBLA Version of the original Goldeneye ready to be released this instant, if Nintendo would allow it.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:20PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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I actually liked Rogue Agent....use to do games with Bots and have a blast
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:36PM Giroro said

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@Anthony M.
If anything is holding back an XBLA release of Goldeneye, it would be the James Bond license, not Nintendo.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:15PM Vcize said

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Giroro, rather than type out the rather long explanation as to how it does indeed all boil down to Nintendo in the end on my phone keyboard, I'll settle for just telling you that you don't know what the he'll you're talking about.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:33PM blahblah55 said

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I have no idea what the he'll you're talking about either.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:34PM samfish said

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Actually NOBODY knows what they're talking about.
None of the involved parties — Rare, Microsoft, Nintendo or Activision — have said anything in regards to why the game was never released.
There was a rumor once supposedly from someone who worked at Rare that it was Nintendo holding it back. But it was nothing more than that...a rumor.
Said rumor, if memory serves, also originated on freaking GAMEFAQS.
There was also a rumor that it was Activision who was withholding it...but I never see the Xbox fanboys recite that bit of speculation as if it's fact.

The truth of the matter is that ANYONE who says they know why Goldeneye isn't available is, at best, full of complete shit.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 5:55PM Mr Khan said

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The rumor, which only exists because some people still have the idea that Nintendo has no rights to the game, stated that Nintendo basically threw a hissy fit to Activision, threatening to cut off Activision's licensing rights on Wii/DS (which is worth a lot more to Activision than some XBLA title), out of jealousy, and so Activision intervened and denied the license. A neat way to paint Nintendo in the worst light possible in that case (as an impotent, petty party, relying only on Activision's clout to save them)

A rather foolish argument. Nintendo would threaten to sue directly in any event, but my guess is that Microsoft's or Rare's own lawyers pointed out the obvious implications, and put a stop to it.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 7:23PM shouryuuken said

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agreed.. everything ive heard has been rumors and not confirmation.

i do believe that activision is probably a big problem, but im not saying thats fact.. and i dont the rumor mr khan supplied because why would nintendo do that? thats absolutely stupid because theyd make money off of the xbla release, just like they make licensing money off of the guitar hero games released every few months or so. guitar hero III sold best on the wii didnt it? why would nintendo do something so stupid, and lets not forget about call of duty.

i think maybe microsoft or nintendo or activision may have been too greedy in how much of the cut they should get.. so they couldnt come to an agreement. i think itd be fair if activision got a small cut for licensing fees, and nintendo could make a port with added wii controls to come to virtual console/wiiware, and msft have a version that could be played over xbox live.. both versions would have crisper graphics like the perfect dark update. msft makes money from their version and nintendo from theirs.

but yeah, im thinking more rationally than the big wigs most likely.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 10:43PM (Unverified) said

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First I would love to play the goldeneye remake on XBLA, but even if this rumor (blown out of proportion as it is) is true, and Nintendo was ultimately at fault,

so the fuck what.

Nintendo doesn't have to do shit for us xboxers. Why should they put one of their greatest games (consistently on "best ever" top ten lists) on another living, thriving, and needless to say competing console? Name a time in history when this has happened. Should Halo1 be on the wii2? Why does nintendo have to do it?
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 2:54PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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I fear that if this game is true, it will suck.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:23PM NinjaJesus said

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Yeah, they can try and recreate Goldeneye a billion times it's still going to suck...the closest thing to the original was Timesplitters imho...
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 5:54PM Asakura H said

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It was Perfect Dark (N64) IMO
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 2:57PM Shagittarius said

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I for one feel the Wii is the perfect platform for an N64 game.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 2:59PM (Unverified) said

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What do you mean? That's a screen from this Wii version!

:P
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:00PM KarlW said

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If it looks as good as http://goldeneyesource.net, I'll be happy
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:09PM (Unverified) said

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one word: AWESOME
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:25PM NinjaJesus said

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If it's for the Wii I wouldn't get my hopes up.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:02PM Mr Khan said

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If true, it's next to impossible that Wii is the only platform it's on, unless they're doing a proper revamp of the original Goldeneye (which we remember that Nintendo still has certain rights to). Most likely it's just another mediocre game that will feature on all platforms, though.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:02PM Jawmuncher said

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Still wish we would have got that XBLA arcade remake of Goldeneye
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:09PM kmcroc said

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we can once MS works out the small details ,since they own rare .
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:17PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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Kevin its more complicated than that....the 007 license is the main thing holding it up....
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:27PM NinjaJesus said

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I agree I wish they would put it up on XBLA...I was sad at first when they decided not to but once I heard Perfect Dark was on it's way I was fine :D
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:34PM (Unverified) said

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I wish Rare would do an uncensored remake of Conker for XBLA.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:03PM Ballistic3188 said

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Yeah 64 days with the blockiness. but game engine wise i still love it. i love shooting their hand and watching them shake it in pain. then go for the head shot.
keep the game throw in dual analog drop the game's super auto aim and update the graphics and it will still play extremely well.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:09PM kmcroc said

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who sez MS hates nintendo,they are still letting rare make games for nintendo.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:28PM (Unverified) said

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Eurocom. EUROCOM! Not Rare!

This is 'GoldenEye 2010' Not a port of 'GoldenEye'. The Bond license is currently held by Activision.

Rare is a near-dead developer on life support.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:07PM Top Cat said

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Remember that jungle level in the original? That was SO difficult
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:23PM religiousjedi said

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Oh my God...don't remind me of that level on 00 Agent difficulty...the turret guns and Xenia dual wielding an RCP-90 and a motherfucking Grenade Launcher!!!! WTF?!?!?!?!


(But the underground caverns, where you're chasing Trevelyan, is much worse. STUPID SCIENTISTS AND GUARDS BLOWING UP THE RADIO!!!!!)
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 5:14PM Ballistic3188 said

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the hardest by far was the control room. infinite enemies that come from every where you need to save the slow ass natalya while she slowly typed into the damn computer.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:10PM CheeziePotato said

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I have a feeling that this game will suck.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:11PM m3nphls said

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Ooohhhh Boy, I remember back in the days having 3 friends coming over and all 4 playing on a split screen for hours lol......those were the days.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:53PM CJLopez said

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i remember that but on Turok 2 and perfect dark
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:15PM StormEagle said

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Cerebal Bore FTW!


mmmm....Juicy!
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:16PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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I SWEAR TO GOD that if GoldenEye comes out on 360 with online Multiplayer I will go Gold just for that!!!

NO FUCKING LIE!!!

I LOVED that damn game....even tho when I use to play back in the day it was on a 19" Tube TV with 3 other people all looking at little ass screen trying to figure out where the person in the square next to you was
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:52PM Uncle Jesse said

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And someone picked Odd Job and you could never shoot him while he slid around hacking your knees out.

I always laughed at whoever thought it was cool to play as Jaws. Biggest target ever.

Man, I've had so many good times with this game. Friends that weren't into gaming would come over and play this for hours.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:39PM Gate Stormer said

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I remember playing Goldeneye on a 13" w/ splitscreen. Yeah my cousin owned my ass w/ that game. That was only because I was not accustomed to the N64 controller or the system for that matter, because I didn't own a N64 system until about 7 years ago when I picked one up @ an EB Games for $10. I think I got the system, Goldeneye, & Star Wars Shadows of The Empire for like $15.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 6:16PM Istari Spartan said

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uncle jesse
that was the comment of the year!!!
i literally laughed out loud for about a full minute.

so so many good memories.
best game ever: basement, rc90's, 60-0.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:31PM Tye El Czar said

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Well, whether there's going to be a new Goldeneye remake or not, we'll always have the multiplayer remake Goldeneye: Source for HL2.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:24PM (Unverified) said

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*tear*

Eurocom, what have you done? You brought me that spectacular port of Hydro Thunder...and now you rape my childhood like this?

Please, let the classics die in peace.

Also, I actually liked Quantum of Solace. It was much better than Rogue Agent or Everything or Nothing.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:47PM kmcroc said

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from thier website & the list of game posted there goldeneye is not one of them .
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:50PM (Unverified) said

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Are you an idiot? Since when do developers post every project they're working on?

Please, shut up.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:39PM Giroro said

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I think the controls are what have prevented goldeneye from aging well. I tried to emulate it with an xbox360 controller somewhat recently and it just didn't work out.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 3:55PM The MAZZTer said

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Hmm if this is true, why haven't they shut down Goldeneye Source yet? That is SOP for when you're making an official remake, to shut down all the unofficial ones...
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:17PM StormEagle said

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As much as I'd like to believe it, I think Goldeneye should stay where it belongs...on the N64. And it should stay how I remember it: full of hours and hours of endless fun, and not ruined by some remake like so many games before it.

That's not to say there is a small piece of me who is still hoping for a comeback.....
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:19PM StormEagle said

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And it still looks better than the Wii version of Modern Warfare!

Anyone?

Oh my, this horse seems to be dead.
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 4:37PM (Unverified) said

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"It'll probably look a bit better than this"

Not likely, it's coming to the Wii!

LOL
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Posted: Oct 26th 2009 5:47PM blahblah55 said

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HAR HAR U SO FUNNY
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