Nightfire on home consoles is one of the best Bond games ever made. Its portable cousin though?... Support the channel through Patreon: / calvindyson Also follow me on: / calvinmdyson / calvindyson
Mate, it's such a nostalgic video for me. I remember playing Nightfire on my gameboy when I was like 8 or 10, can't cleary say. But OMG what a fun it was. I don't know why, but I found some of the levels kind of creepy, so I needed to call my friend to go through it together haha. Not only it was sometimes creepy, but damn hard to complete some of the levels, especially that eight mission where you need to find omega sector if I remember clear. Damn, I couldn't complete that level for like a month! But what a relief it was when I finally succeeded. But then after a year or two my cartridge with no reason just stopped working. Although I completed all the missions for a couple of times, I was really sad to not being to play it anymore. And then some years ago I found myself downloading PC version what reminded me of gameboy experience, but improved. Ah, good old days... I only turn my 18 like a month ago, but mate, I already miss my childhood :( Keep it up Calvin! Cheers from Ukraine💙💛
@@BenCol Out of interest, what do you think of the Raymond Benson books? [for me there a step up from Gardner but feel a bit like fan fiction at times[
@@jamesatkinsonja So far, the only novel I’ve read of his is ‘Zero Minus Ten’, which I enjoyed. I think Benson’s got a better grasp of Bond’s character than Gardner ever did. The opening chapter where Bond has a holiday home in Jamaica that used to belong to an English journalist (wink wink) felt a bit too on the nose, but apart from that I thought it was very good. It certainly felt like a Bond book. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of his output, as opposed to Gardner where I was more reading them out of a sense of completionist obligation. Though I did seek out his short story ‘Blast from the Past’, and yeah, I get what you mean about fan-fic. It felt like Benson was going “hey, who remembers the ending of YOLT?” more than writing an actual story.
According to former Eurocom designers and very early footage of the PlayStation 2 version on IGN, the game was originally going to resemble Agent Under Fire, hence why you see the AUF version of Bond and Zoe early on along with the tweaked health barrel. They weren't able to get Pierse Brosnan involved until near the end of development. Love the use of Nightfire music Calvin.
I'm not sure why, but that screenshot of Keiko getting fried underneath the rocket actually makes more sorry for her than the cutscene in the PS2 version does :/
The idea of a stealth mission for this game fills one with either relief that they can relax, or dread about what might come. 😂 I'm reminded of a funny stealth mission experience in Syphon Filter. I tried for so long to sneak through a level I was told to sneak through, but it turns out you're meant to quietly gun down each guard one by one, and leave a trail of corpses from the start of the level to the end, and somehow nobody notices. xD That sprite of Alura up close is scary!
HA! Stealth levels in general are very hit and miss for me personally but with THESE controls and THESE graphics, boy... 😅😅 and yeah some of the sprites are quite terrifying. All the women in particularly seem to have Olive Oil style limbs!
Oh man.. I remember having to play this version when I had to sell my PS2. It was so difficult for me that I had to put on cheat codes and play that way. As much as I hated the controls I was still impressed by the audio and graphics, how the enemies have some callouts and how the music are not chiptune versions, but the actual recordings from the original game (though very low quality).
Ahhh yes I neglected to point out in the video but you're completely right. The song doesn't feature. Which is very disappointing. Plenty of Bond theme on the menu though!
Great video as always Calvin. I never actually got to the end when I played this back in the day so it’s interesting to see how it plays out. Keep up the great work. 😊
You should consider reviewing a PS2 game called Cold Winter. It's an FPS where you play as an MI6 agent gone rogue, and it's remarkable for how interactive everything is.
Good evening, Mr Dyson. I did have 007 Nightfire on PS2 and it still works after nearly 18 years of getting it for Christmas. I wish Nightfire could be a James Bond Film, not just a James Bond Game for James Bond fans.
That’s excellent! My GameCube version still works a treat on the Nintendo Wii too. Only reason I keep my old consoles these days is so I can play the old Bond games 😅
What a fascinating oddity! This is the review for Nightfire port I never about, and never hope to play - this looks a grim user experience, but you really did take a bullet for us in reviewing it! Nice work as ever, Calvin xx
FPS on GBA: Well Doom and Doom II had solidly received ports. Duke Nukem (another ladies man) had a solidly received ORIGINAL game. And a game based on a god awful Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas movie has pretty solid reception too. Also, worthy of note, the GBA version is based on the PC version by Gearbox of Borderlands fame and modern Duke Nukem infamy.
Hey @Calvin Dyson I love your videos!!! this was my only exposure to nightfire until recently when i booted up an emulator and played nightfire on home consoles thank you calvin for finally putting an end to the nightmare that is Nightfire GBA Version!!! (PS. I hope you can play the Quantum of Solace PS2 Version as that is a COMPLETELY different [And better] version!!!)
Another hugely entertaining video! Bow tie Calvin sitting uninvited with a creepy smile on his friend’s couch at a moment’s notice was hilarious! I never played this game. Graphics and controls aside it still looks kinda fun...
You MUST cover Goldeneye for the Nintendo DS after covering EoN on the GBA! It's a damn good adaptation of the Reloaded game for the system in my opinion, and it's got cutscenes from the home consoles though altered for the DS. I will say however that Daniel Craig's face texture in the game is cursed.
Great Video Old Bean... Im actually working on the NEW world record Speedrun of GBA NIGHTFIRE. Glad to see you know it exists, it gets little spotlight despite it being a very playable game...and Highly enjoyable in my opinion.
For a long time, this actually was my only experience with Nightfire, we had no tv, I had only Gameboys to play games on. Don't be sorry, I now enjoy the little things more, and the ambitions.
Heads up. Late reply incoming. I appreciate your in-depth review of this game. I've never played it myself, but it definitely looks...different from the others. Speaking of which, I don't know if you have gotten around to playing the PC variant of the game by this point, but yes: some of the layouts and weapons are heavily based on that version. The whole mid-game underwater/Rook battle sequence as well as the non-driving island level are from the PC version, as well as some of the weapons and gadgets, including the dart pen (not dart gun) used in the first Phoenix level. Just in case you were curious!
I’ve never played Nightfire this way but I’ve played it on the console and its definitely my favourite Bond game. A few of the ways it’s written differently look interesting but I could never deal with that amount of pixels
Compared to Medal of Honor: Underground for the GBA this looks fantastic. But yeah, FPS games and the GBA don't mix, no matter what way you shake or stir it.
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I dont have a game in my pocket but I am happy to see you anyway
My brother did have the PC version of Nightfire for the Windows XP. About all I can remember about it was that the second level was a stealth mission at an airport rather than the on rails/driving levels on the PS2. There was also a PC version of Bloodstone too!
The PC Nightfire is definitely something of a must for me. I’ve heard so much about it. I’ve got a Mac though which means accessing it is quite annoying... hope to do it someday soon though!
I'm ma very scarred individual at the moment. I rewatched NSNA for writing the review script very recently... Going to be another two or three weeks before the review video is done but suffice it to say, the final verdict of the film won't be positive!
@@calvindyson Did you know Barbara Carrera got a golden globe nomination for her role in the film? The only other times an actor has received a golden globe nomination for a bond film was Ursula Andress for Best new star [who won] and Gerorge lazenby was nominated for Best new star too but didn't win. So believe it or not Geroge Lazenby is the only Bond to be nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance!
Ok, one literally big criticism: „Is that a game in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?“ -> It would’ve been much funnier if you pulled out the complete Game Boy Advance with the Game in it, because ... come on, the bulge-joke only makes sense if there is a bulge. 😁 But that’s all. 😁 The video is great as always. Good job!
9:55 That's the Hidden Agenda level which was featured in the PC version, and I know it was also meant to appear in the home console versions... that is, unless Eurocom trimmed them down for space limitations' sake.
A very good example of a good handle game on the Game boy was Metal Gear Ghost Babel for the Gameboy Colour released in 2000 in Japan, North and Europe, it has its original story also if anyone has a copy of Metal Gear Ghost Babel all that I can say is congratulations because Metal Gear Ghost Babel is a very late Gameboy Colour game and it's very rare so I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you have a lot of money.
I recall you said you sold your GameCube? It's a pity - the GameBoy Player add-on is a great way of recording gameplay from GBA games, especially now that there are HDMI adapters available for the GameCube. Not to mention SD memory card adapters that you cab use to load much sharper GameBoy content.
You must admit Calvin that the game has a good bunch of little details. The wolfram p2k even got the red stick that shows that the gun is loaded. That's how it is with the Walther P99 which is the inspiration of the P2K. In the movies most time the gun shouldn't even be able to fire but in this game it's incredible how detailed it is
I always wanted the console Agent Underfire and Nightfire versions on PC. That is becoming a reality with the Xemu Xbox emulator. Although, I guess you could just play the GameCube and PS2 versions instead. Ignoring emulators would be nice to have native mouse/keyboard support for them.
I think this thing was trying to emulate something close to Doom on the GBA. I recognize how the levels look and, honestly, the game would look and perform better on the DS. Run it on the same engine, but make sure that it isn’t so similar that getting it on the go is a better idea, and there it is. Use more of the touch screen controls for side parts, instead of gimicks and it would have been better.
Hello cavlvin Do you know who the actor is who plays smithers in Roger Moore's James bond films. It's Jeremy Bulloch who played Boba Fett from Star wars Empire strikes Back and Retun of the jedi. When you look in on Roger Moore's bond films and end credits you will see his name. I have only just seen it myself from watching the bond films Jason
Was interesting that things are taken from those home console versions and from the PC version (health works like that on PC as well). Other than that, I got annoyed by the fact that should ye fail in any way, back to the start of the mission it is. And the fact that you need at least a Bronze medal to advance to the next mission. (Getting a Gold medal in some mission gets you the Golden Gun for the NEXT MISSION in place of your normal pistol, but it does the same damage if I recall, so there's that.)
I think Nightfire on the GBA just goes to demonstrate how although the GBA was capable of FPS games, it wasn't necessarily well suited to them, having such a limited control scheme. Simpler FPS titles like Doom, Doom 2 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein work well on the GBA, because you don't need to worry about precise aiming in those games and don't need lots and lots of arcane button combinations to get every single control of the game mapped to the GBA's button scheme. It also demonstrates the folly of attempting to get the same game on each platform when one of those platforms is far less powerful than the others and not an equivalent. They should have gone the EoN route, and produced something unique for the GBA.
If only this was a mod for the 6th gen consoles that replaced all the character models in Nightfire to all the character models from Agent Under Fire. That would be interesting to say at the least. It would basically be James Bond 007 in...Agent Under Fire 2.
It seems a shame there was never a purpose-built Bond game for GBA, I think they could’ve done a pretty fun shooter/platformer - after all, the two Metroid games on GBA were some of the best for the system. You could’ve had a fun Metroidvania where Bond has to infiltrate and explore an enemy base - perhaps make it more cartoony/stylised to make the sprites pop out on the GBA screen. While I think the bravado of trying to attempt a full FPS on the GBA deserves some kudos, it does make the game feel a bit redundant - instead of being allowed to be its own thing, it just ends up as an inferior version of an existing game on a console that can’t really handle it. I wouldn’t be surprised if the dev team behind this were simply told to find a way to bring the home console game to GBA and weren’t allowed to come up with any of their own ideas, and thus it lacks its own identity. If EA had gotten a dev team to make an original Bond GBA game, a companion to Nightfire in the way GoldenEye Wii and Blood Stone were companion games, I think it could’ve been a lot stronger, a game worth seeking out today as its own thing and not just a curio/novelty.
I completely agree. From memory, Everything or Nothing works much better on the GBA and feels like it has a more unique identity in relation to its home console parent, compared to Nightfire GBA which is a much diluted product. Looking forward to revisiting EON to see if my memory of it holds up!
I completely agree. From memory, Everything or Nothing works much better on the GBA and feels like it has a more unique identity in relation to its home console parent, compared to Nightfire GBA which is a much diluted product. Looking forward to revisiting EON to see if my memory of it holds up!
Did you consider just skipping ahead to the benson books? Zero Minus Ten and the TND novel are great I read the newest one a while back the prequel to Casino Royale called Forever and a day
Lol yes!! This game I remember begging my parents to buy this for me as a young boy lmao I mean it is what it was haha. I also own everything or nothing on the GBA
Hey Calvin, not sure if you've seen this on other videos but I have an idea for a video you could do, a talk about every known 00 agent both on and off screen.
