Activision's 2010 Goldeneye remake 

Hello - thank you for watching! Here’s that cool Nightclub shootout clipped out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_ytg8NvQ5Q4.html And here’s some other Bond stuff I’ve gone and done Quantum of Solace: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bU4FkHVYYdU.html Quantum of Solace PS2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-44j6s_FjNJE.html Blood Stone: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n9WZmclj_x8.html Gameboy game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YiZHz0V0xTY.html Cheers

I worked at eurocom as part of the QA team. Worked on Rio, Disney, Harry potter, golden eye.. Activision drove the projects in to the ground. No time, on a budget.. they thought throwing money and assets around would be enough, they cared very little for the product except for what it would sell for.

The nightclub level on the Wii version looked so good, considering the hardware it was running on

I remember the insane hype for this title coming out here in the UK, felt like it dominated every TV Channel out there with adverts

The multiplayer skill gap with the wiimotes actually probably explains why so many people loved playing cod on wii. I remember a small but dedicated portion of the community back in the day petitioning for the DLC's of Black Ops 2 to be added to the Wii U version of the game, the excitement when the first DLC was greenlit, and the outcry when 2-4 weren't.

Played the Wii version to death and to this day remains one of my favorite shooters. The multiplayer was unbelievably fun.

Oh I remember this, starting out as a Wii exclusive for a year then ported to the 360 and PS3 as Reloaded. Played both versions. Do have to give credit to the musical score for perfectly finding the balance between the Craig and Brosnan era. Fantastic video as always man, hope you’ll cover 007 Legends one day.

On the Wii the night club level had some dark 2D sprites dancing as part of the crowd and I found that very eerie and dream like.

I always thought the Goldeneye remake was initially exclusive to the Wii because the original Goldeneye was also a Nintendo exclusive and they wanted to market it as such, maybe for nostalgia purposes or something. I myself grew up with the Wii version and I used to play the multiplayer all the time as a kid. It was an absolute blast for me.

You weren't missing much on 360 multiplayer. There was a nasty "glitch" called "Doubletapping" where you were respawned into dying within milliseconds of returning to the battle, taking two deaths in the span of seconds with no choice other than to take it or leave. Reloaded MP was already kind of dead by the time I got to it but that glitch effectively put a stake in the heart of it for me.

To be honest, motions controls/pointer controls are one of the best ways to play a shooter. That's why even though Splatoon has duel analogue controls most tend to use the motion controls because it allows for far better accuracy when compared to twin stick shooting. Heck, when Doom 2016 was brought to the Switch many fans wanted pointer controls because of this very fact, and they delivered, as well as Gyro controls. The biggest problem with quite a few FPS games on the Wii wasn't the controls, it was the optimization and how poor it could be.

Thank you for finding the people who know this game inside and out. Because of the limited time you have for a review, it can be very easy to miss something important that makes it special, but people like that are the best equipped to show you what it *is.* The video came out way better for it

The second half of this video really really REALLY makes me wanna see somebody do a series that's basically just "War stories" of old video game multiplayer modes. Delving into the history of the game itself, the online culture surrounding the game, the things that made people like it, the difficulties it faced, the current state of the online mode, and of course interviewind old/current players. And if it's a game that's not supported any longer, the people involved in keeping the game alive.

I love that you found the most bleary eyed photo as possible of Daniel Craig to use.

I have a cousin that used to play this A LOT. My aunt and uncle only let them own Nintendo consoles and they were not allowed to play M rated games so this being on Wii and rated T just worked out for them lol. I remember even years after the game came out I'd go to their house and see them playing online multiplayer. Also I want to add that nightclub section is so good even though its been 10 years since I've played it I remember how cool I thought it was.

Listening to how the Wii multi-player is described reminds me of how it was to play the 64 original. What you brought to the game is what made it so much fun.

The Wiimote is the best controller for FPS games, but sadly due to a lot of reasons the console had very few games of the genre and IR aiming got forgotten by the industry. I've played this game back when it was released and found it to be pretty good at what it was, remember playing a few matches of local multiplayer with friends and having a lot of fun with it.

The Multiplayer was something else on Wii. I remember stomping hard in the first 2 weeks, because I had MW2 experience. I dropped it because Reach came out (Have always been a massive Halo fan, it's the only online multiplayer game I really play). When I came back out of interest a few months later I got my butt handed to me soooooo hard. Don't know if it was because of hackers, or because only the die hard fans remained at that time. I'm really considering ripping my disc to play it on dolphin with the discord server guys for a few rounds just to relive those days. :) Thanks for reminding me of the good memories of this gem, minimme :)

I love the Nightclub bit too! I loved the lighting and atmosphere. There's a moment in ZombiU when exploring Ron Freedman's flat that reminds me of it that is arguably more beautiful. Would you ever consider covering ZombiU? It made me so happy hearing people talk about how good the Wii Remote was for competitive. I remember playing COD BlOps2 on Wii U with a Wii Remote and Nunchuck and it made the game feel so much better for me

Small correction: Nintendo didn't have anything to do with the cancellation of the XBLA version. It all came down to Rare not having the rights to the Bond Licence and thus the Licence holders canned it as they already didn't like the original game much as to them it did things they didn't like (Such as all the blood, it's depiction of Bond, etc). Notice how a lot of Bond games after the original GoldenEye didn't do many things it did. But anyway this is an excellent review, you pretty much sum up my thoughts: an ok at best game on it's own but to me a terrible remake that is frankly insulting with how badly it butchers the original movie and game. Also nice to see you mentioned the discord community as I used to be a part of it back in like 2017 but retired from the game in 2018, it was a fun time and the community is pretty good, happy to see it still going. I may not like the game much but I had fun with the multiplayer and I have nostalgia for it.

I played the Wii Version to death when I got it back in 2011 or so, I remember having a blast with it, even in the online multiplayer. Granted I exclusively played it using a Gamecube Controller which was the most comfortable experience i had playing it.

I actually refrained from playing this on the Xbox 360 back in the day because of the achievements having odd numbers in the Gamerscore.

online Wii FPS games were the best, I played every COD for hundreds of hours each. I had an 360 at the time but I preferred the Wii remote controls so much more, like the players you interviewed for this video said- I agree that it better rewards the skill of the player and allows you do certain controls and actions that either aren't possible or are very awkward with traditional controls. Plus the Wii community was just so much nicer to play with, almost every game lacking voice chat was honestly a blessing if you compare to the average voice chat on xbox live etc.

As much as I liked both games, I always felt _Goldeneye Reloaded_ as not so much a modernized version of the N64 game, but more of a remake of _the movie's storyline_ albeit with elements from the original game's storyline thrown in - like the bit with Bond going to Siberia during the first Goldeneye strike.

I rented this game at blockbuster and it just didn’t work. The game would load but my controller inputs just did nothing on the menus and I could still use the home button. Great fun

I remember there being so much hype around this game when it was coming out. Every (gaming) magazine had 007 on the front, and everybody was looking forward to it. My friends and I used to play goldeneye on the 64 on the weekends (slappers no oddjob) and we were sooo hyped for this to come out.

Incredibly unpopular opinion: I have had more fun playing Wii games than any other platform (including many of the FPS games). Loved this game, Modern Warfare: Reflex, Black Ops, Conduit, and Red Steel 2, in particular. (Also, Godfather: Blackhand Edition on Wii is better than the PS3 version, js) Edit: Also, do a video on Excitebots: Trick Racing!

Thank you for doing this! I've made so many memories playing this game. It's great to see a spike in activity after so long thanks to this video. Looking forward to playing with you all. Be sure to join our Discord community linked in the description, otherwise playing online will be tricky. Thanks again ✌

This is one of those games that discreetly have a lot of historical significance, and you really went the extra mile to put it properly in context and give us a balanced perspective on it. Excellent work mate, much appreciated.

We’re getting closer and closer to the beautiful disaster of 007 Legends, I can’t wait.

I literally said just a couple days ago how bad I was craving Minimme content and by God does this absolute champion continue to deliver. Thankyou for everything you do and every second you put into editing and recording. You are appreciated, mate

I always loved the outdoor snow level. The hidden Walther marked WA2000 is a such a beautifully rendered weapon.

I remember being a kid heading to Toys R Us to get the new Kirby game and my dad spotted this game on the shelf and got super nostalgic of the N64 game. It was my first shooter and I thought it was so cool I put so much time into it. No matter what people say it will always be one of my favorite games and have a special place in my heart.

The Goldeneye remake is really weird in that it feels less like a remake of N64 Goldeneye and more like a video game adaptation of an alternate reality Goldeneye film remake.

As a huge fan of Crysis 3’s multiplayer, it’s great to see you taking the multiplayer component of older games very seriously! When I think of games from the late 2000’s to early 2010’s, I think about all the single-player games with a tacked on multiplayer mode, like Bioshock 2, Bodycount, Crysis 3, etc, and how these multiplayer communities have been largely forgotten and overlooked by the gaming community! Thanks for shining a spotlight on one in this video!

20:37 You managed to kill DaMudderBurd at least once. That's a conversation starter.

honestly the skillgap argument reminds of why so many people swear by VR shooters; hands-on personal skill can really appeal to folks

Apparently there's been Bond games that planned to have other playable Bond actors as unlockables but EON have always squashed it. Really sad because I'd LOVE to play as Moore or Dalton. 007 Legends was such a wasted opportunity in that regard.

This game was the best shooter on Wii! Had loads of fun playing online!

One of the things I remember being really intriguing about this game was that it absolutely wasn’t a remake of Goldeneye. But the novelty of it being a re-imagining of a Brosnan era Bond movie as if it was a Craig era Bond movie. To the point where I wished the tried something like that again instead of making 007 Legends. Like, imagine how crazy Tomorrow Never Dies or The World is Not Enough could be with an early 2010s setting and Craig as the protagonist ...

It's nice to see an opinion on the game that sees it for what it is. It isn't trying to be the original and it never said it was going to be, but it's not completely awful like some people make it out to be either. Your description at the end is pretty much spot on; it doesn't really stand out but it is also a few hours of fun.

So weird seeing both of their faces together, just completely different angles haha

Retrospective time: I grew playing N64 with my cousins, so when the time came to get my own system, my parents pushed me towards the choice of a Wii. It was fine, until my friends all started talking about COD, Halo, and Assassin's Creed in school while I was stuck with Wii Sports and Mario Kart. I wanted to try something similar to what they had, but there was no way my parents would have gotten another console in the same generation and so asked my mother for Goldeneye. On Black Friday of 2011, we got Goldeneye with a Classic Controller, and it gave me a glimpse of what the other consoles had. As this was the first fps game I ever had, my skill in multiplayer was terrible, but I had lots of fun playing the singleplayer and multiplayer modes. To this day, I like for what it is as it gave Wii players some of that COD-like experience on a different system that it was made for (as in developed for the Wii in mind, not an afterthought like the COD ports). Also, I discovered my love for EDM and Deadmau5 by listening to I Remember for the first time ever in this game. It completely opened my 11 year old eyes to a whole new style of music that I probably wouldn't found out about just on normal pop radio. For these reasons, Goldeneye 007 holds a very special place in my heart.

Your scene setting at the beginning before the main review is great. Some of these old games need context to really appreciate. I remember the ads for the wii game where they showed no game footage and just random street goers talking about ‘the best multiplayer game of all time’

Absolutely baffling that people would've rather used a classic controller than motion controls for a game all about aiming and shooting things

I'm so happy to hear others appreciated the motion controls for competitive multiplayer. I have some great memories of this game in University with my friends, we all got very competitive with the motion controls in 4 player split screen. I genuinely think this game was an underappreciated gem, and bundling the gold controller was another huge mistake imo. It basically gives the idea the game is meant to be played with the controller, which when done, really just becomes a bland COD clone like it's portrayed throughout the video. The motion controls actually added depth to the game too, like allowing tilt around corners when holding the C button on the nunchuck etc. It basically gave the game the complexity of movement and twitch aiming (at long range, at least) of a PC game.

The game was supposed to be a complete reimagination of both the game AND the movie, using the same story but told in a new way, it IS supposed to be it's own thing.

I absolutely loved Goldeneye on the Wii. Such a fun experience

i only had nostalgia for the movie, but not for the N64 game. I had a blast with Reloaded on the Xbox 360. Even years after release ive played it online every day.

You mentioned that the original remake never saw the light of day - it did! It got leaked recently! Well worth a play, it's basically the original game with shinier graphics and the option to play with modern controls.

this was one of my all time favorite games and honestly its a great remake.

I played the Wii version in around 2012 or so, and absolutely loved it! I had memories of the N64 original, but I was too young to remember things like level layouts, so I was genuinely really happy with this remake.

Entertaining as always, Minimme. I highly recommend checking out the strikingly impressive Lego Star Wars DS ports some time in the future, I think you'll be surprised.

This video was superb! The final portion really took me back, I played so much CoD on the Wii back in the day and while I never enjoyed GoldenEye as much there was a lot of crossover in the multiplayer circles, clans etc. and you've described the community perfectly - small but dedicated and enthusiastic. Not owning a PS3/360 back in the day and playing CoD and this on Wii was kind of a joke to a lot of people but they were always impressed with how well it ran. Also a lot of people have already 'pointed' this out but the Wii remote is easily the best way to play an FPS but it was under-utilised in most games so shoutout to the Activision Wii developers for making those controls so customisable (dead-zones, curser speed, etc), they really put a lot of effort into building and supporting something they could have easily half-assed. Know there are still active servers is making me want to jump back in!

So I don't quite know if this is the same version of the game that you referenced but there WAS a XBLA remake of Goldeneye that actually was found about 10 months ago. It was covered by Modern Vintage Game so thats the only reason I even know about it.

Bro you had to be there for the clan battles on wii. There was no party chat function on wii, so finding a friend or group to play with required work. Met alot of people from all walks of life playing that game. The community was honestly the best.

7:54, why do people forget that you can either shoot the man on the toilet like in the N64 game or drop down in front of him and punch his lights out like in the movie?

I absolutely love this game, that nightclub level is magic and the re-imagining of Goldeneye as a Daniel Craig outing always intrigued me. It fills out the timeline between Quantum of Solace and Skyfall perfectly, along with Bloodstone.

I played the hell out of the Wii's multiplayer back around 2014 or 2015. I remember spending so many countless hours on it. I've played the singleplayer of this game many times too, both wii and ps3 versions.

James bond seems like the perfect character for a video game, it's a shame its mostly just got cheap movie tie in shooters. Im glad the hitman devs have the licence now, I'm interested in what they can do with it

Played the multiplayer tons. Just like CoD5, 4, and Black Ops, all on Wii. This is a pet pieve of mine, but, could you maybe try setting the center screen dead zone to zero (0) in any upcoming Wii FPS games you might play? Makes the games so much more responsive and, IMO, enjoyable to both play and watch.

My dad pre-ordered me this game when it released on the Wii (the one with the controller which I think made it, I even bought a second for friends). I absolutely loved it. I played both the single player and the multiplayer for hours. That's the one game I ever played multiplayer on the Wii and it was really good. Maybe some of my most fond and formative online gaming memories.

I have the 360 version and I think it one of the best movie licensed games of this generation.

In case this *is* the last time you say our names, I just want to say thank you for making so many wonderful videos! Your channel's been a joy to watch and I look forward to what you have in the future!

My friend from secondary school is budding director and when we were younger he made bond spoof films. In our downtime we played this in split screen and 007 Legends split screen. I asked my parents for 007 Legends for Christmas in like 2014 and it is a trip. It is set during Skyfall when bond is shot and drowing he flashes back to famous sceens from various films, but they're all played by Daniel Craig. Yes it has a "Do you expect me to talk cutscene" but with Craig. There was even DLC for skyfall which came out after the game did.

Bro I was absolutely insane at goldeneye multi on wii. The fun worked so well for me. I miss it a shit ton

4:00 I feel like it's also worth mentioning that the Wii had a few exclusives launching around the same time too. Donkey Kong Country Returns and Sonic Colors notably.

12:44 Nice to know I wasn't the only one who fell in love with the mission. Thank you for letting everyone know what song was playing because I didn't have a phone back when I played.

I remember playing this as a kid. I thought it was awesome and the multiplayer was really fun even on the Wii.

I remember when this originally released I wanted to play it but my Wii was dead and by the time it came to 360 I had kinda completely stopped playing fps games. After a decade of only really playing shooters I was burnt out on them and rarely have gone back to them, especially fps games except for fallout 4 and battlefield 1 and a runthrough of Doom. To be honest, I do really miss the hayday of the single player fps (and 3rd person) campaigns, particularly the 007 games like Nightfire and From Russia with Love to the military shooters like Black and Men of Valor to the unique and strange ones like The Darkness or GUN.

Yo. The OG Wii community has really come out and supported this video. Congratulations and thank you for bringing us all together again.

When I was in my early 20s (2011/2012) my friends and I played both this and Halo 3 a LOT together. CJ had a huge TV and playing the old 4-player split screen with 4 of us on PS3 was some of the most fun I had. We especially liked Gun Game (I think the mode was called Escalation?) where you start with a pistol and end with an RPG. It's worth mentioning that there is a 007 Classic difficulty which does away with the regenerating health and forces you to pick up body armour and avoid damage in general to survive, just like the N64 game. (Edit: ah, you said that at the end. I never did finish the game on this mode as the final fight was just too hard.)

It's especially insane that Bloodstone DS and Goldeneye DS were released the same day. A Wii remote being better for aiming than horrible thumbsticks should not be a surprise!

17:16 "whether you're a fan of the film or a fan of the movie" lol

This is my favorite Bond game with the nightclub my favorite moment in the game. So glad you talked about it. I encourage folks to try the 007 classic difficulty. No regen health of course but that also means you can't afford to break stealth and take damage from the reinforcements for those sections of the game. In some areas the window to drop a dude without his buddy seeing is very small and it felt like I was Bond when I pulled off those quick kills.

I was the MK clan leader for goldeneye Wii. We played with almost all of the regular players that knew about the online community back then. It was the best video game experience ever, and so cool being a part of the clans and forum players.

This game was my very first FPS I ever played, as my parents thought this game looked less violent than COD. Plus we only had the Wii console. And I was strangely good at it considering. The community was small enough on the game that you often ran into the same players, so you would know who was good and bad at the game. I will never forget this game and the fun I had double tapping players when I killed them. Outpost, Nightclub, and archives were my favorite maps. The jungle and dark map with a lot of pipes were both fun too.

Max Payne 3 is still underrated. I hope it gets the recognition for A/V sync and sheer artistic merit it holds both as a deconstructive third-person shooter _and_ a Max Payne game. Still hated by most olderheads.

Coming back to this video in 2023, Glad the server going & people are having fun.

I remember when this came out. I had a ps3 and a 360. I rented it from blockbuster for my 360. Laser that night I was in a bo1 zombies lobby with some friends and we were going on a string of high rounds. Between each game of zombies i’d switch frim hdmi1 to hdmi2 and play a little of this then flip flop back and forth. Good memory

That thumbnail is so damned terrifying.

I grew up playing this on the Wii. Still one of my favorite multiplayer experiences of all time. Maybe it’s just nostalgia but I loved this game.

The nightclub level is so atmospheric I love it. The music choice is also really good, I Remember by Deadmaus. It was my most listened song that year.

Man, love your content, Minimme. I always know your stuff is going to be great

I definitely wanna play goldeneye online again It's awesome they're doing that.

For me I loved the game, yes it wasn’t as great as the N64 original but still it was one of the better Bond games made in the 21st century. 👍🏻

Oh man, I've been waiting for this. I can't wait for the Legends video.

7:49 You can drop down like Brosnan does in the bathroom scene. Unfortunately, Craig doesn't say the "Beg your pardon, forgot to knock." Line.

Such a good thumbnail… looks like Scarface, but I’m hearing Don Corleone’s voice saying “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse”

Always glad to see a new video 👌🏻

7:36 I will admit, I definitely thought "he really doesn't like it, huh", mishearing "when the Dam level ends" as "when the damn level ends"

Been waiting for this one 👊👊💯

I remember playing this with my brother. We’d boot up multiplayer and just screw around, and it was great. Nightclub with rubber grenades was super fun.

Early, I already know it's gonna be great

I had this game. I think I got through about 4 levels. I wasn't even disappointed. Just completely disengaged. This was my first experience of a game being remade and I should have learned from the experience. Looking right at you, Mafia.

wow this brought back so many memories. I just had a wii in high school and was so jealous of everyone enjoying really good online shooters on 360/ps3. But this game and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 was my jam. I hopped online every day after school and like to think i got pretty good. never played a competitive shooter like this, and won't again. Great video

Anyone remember playing Tomorrow Never Dies? I was pretty young when it released so I dived in expecting another GoldenEye and, well, oof...

The wiimote unironically the only controller that works for FPS.

I've never seen such violence between Patrons! Mr Sunday Movies I hope you can recover! :(

I got this game on 360 when I was a kid because I went to EB Games with my grandma and wasn’t allowed to buy CoD, but I was allowed to get this. I’m very glad to see someone talk about it (especially if that someone is minimme). Personally I had tons of tons of fun playing it over and over again. Think about this game at least once a month to this day