Nightdive pitched a true GoldenEye 007 Remaster, but Nintendo wouldn’t play ball
Nightdive pitched a true GoldenEye 007 Remaster, but Nintendo wouldn’t play ball
by HatingGeoffry
26 Comments
Automatic_Can_9823
At least it still remains a highly-playable classic
TwEE-N-Toast
Classic Nintendo.
Icanfallupstairs
While it was a masterpiece of it’s time, I’ve always felt like it was a game that simply didn’t age all that well, and I don’t really understand the continued love for it.
Squish_the_android
You gotta figure that the licensing takes a huge bite out this right at the gate.
Also some people like the idea of direct remakes but the actual purchasing public typically don’t like outdated game design.
dratsablive
It also could be a Rights Issue with 007 unrelated to Nintendo.
Adamaneve
I wouldn’t be shocked if there were more to this than we know. Code Mystics was able to develop a version for Xbox.
What I don’t understand is why GoldenEye apparently has Nintendo licensing involved that the other Xbox-owned Rare titles, like Perfect Dark, don’t.
Independent-Green383
>Stephen Kick: Oh, yeah. Yeah. That was a real heartbreak, just because we had put in a lot of effort into pitching that. We had a dream team all set up, and we got by the MGM/Eon side of things. That took a year. And then it was: “Ok, we’re ready to go.” “Well, did you guys get the rights from Nintendo?” “Wait a minute, we thought you had that.” And then Nintendo was like, “yeah, no third party’s ever going to touch any Nintendo stuff, ever”.
I’m looking very confused at Samus Returns, Luigis Mansion 2 and Smash Ultimate.
Wharves99
Is a goldeneye remake even worth it? There already was one on Wii/360/PS3, which I think was a sales disappointment.
I can’t imagine it is a fun process since you need Nintendo, Xbox (Rare) and Activision (James Bond license holders) all on board for this. Nintendo would probably require it to be exclusive or at least timed exclusive like the last Goldeneye remake was.
mlvisby
I feel like there is no point, this game came out when multiplayer first person shooters were mostly just on PC, so having something for friends to play on consoles was a big factor. Now, we have many multiplayer shooters, so I don’t see the point. We had one remake but it was nothing like the original. Do something new with James Bond, like what Project 007 is doing.
Rent-Man
We gotten a remaster a few years ago ago. And a remake on the Wii
GolemThe3rd
Wasn’t there a leaked remaster for 360?
PocketTornado
I remember having friends over to play 4 player split screen vs in the facility. We liked that stage as is looked the most like a real world place without bland repeating geometry and rooms that all looked the same. Like I couldn’t do this on my PC at the time (4 player split screen)and I had a good system with a new VooDoo card for Quake 2. It wasn’t so much about the power but rather the marketability of such a game.
So when it was re-released on Xbox and the Switch I played and it was fine but not my go to as it’s quite dated.
addisonshinedown
Honestly? The jankiness of the original is why it’s fun. Any remake would make things too realistic or control too well and it would be just another shooter game
joujoubox
They wouldn’t even need to redo a remaster when there’s been one from 4J sitting and waiting to be polished and ported for years
aqwn
Modern version would be amazing. Instant purchase for me.
Wasn’t there a DYKG video on this years ago? I don’t remember if it was speculation or not, but the video said Nintendo thought people would buy the HD version on Xbox over a 480p Wii port.
Numerous_Ad_9579
Nintendos loss. Nightdive makes the best remasters, and it’s not even close. Thru did the Turok rereleases and they were incredible
Tandran
So this ISN’T Project 007?
toadfan64
> In a talk with VGC, Kick explained that Nightdive constructed a “dream team” to remaster the Nintendo 64 game properly. In the past, the studio had already worked with other beloved N64 titles, bringing back the Turok games to modern platforms better than ever.
Maaaan, as a massive Goldeneye fan, a dream remake is something a literally still dream about to this day. Hope that with the Amazon acquisition of Bond, maybe something can come to fruition?
DXGL1
Should moderators sticky the rule 1 and 5 disclaimer just in case?
grilled_pc
What if it was for all intents and purposes goldeneye. Just with all the bond references removed?
26 Comments
At least it still remains a highly-playable classic
Classic Nintendo.
While it was a masterpiece of it’s time, I’ve always felt like it was a game that simply didn’t age all that well, and I don’t really understand the continued love for it.
You gotta figure that the licensing takes a huge bite out this right at the gate.
Also some people like the idea of direct remakes but the actual purchasing public typically don’t like outdated game design.
It also could be a Rights Issue with 007 unrelated to Nintendo.
I wouldn’t be shocked if there were more to this than we know. Code Mystics was able to develop a version for Xbox.
What I don’t understand is why GoldenEye apparently has Nintendo licensing involved that the other Xbox-owned Rare titles, like Perfect Dark, don’t.
>Stephen Kick: Oh, yeah. Yeah. That was a real heartbreak, just because we had put in a lot of effort into pitching that. We had a dream team all set up, and we got by the MGM/Eon side of things. That took a year. And then it was: “Ok, we’re ready to go.” “Well, did you guys get the rights from Nintendo?” “Wait a minute, we thought you had that.” And then Nintendo was like, “yeah, no third party’s ever going to touch any Nintendo stuff, ever”.
I’m looking very confused at Samus Returns, Luigis Mansion 2 and Smash Ultimate.
Is a goldeneye remake even worth it? There already was one on Wii/360/PS3, which I think was a sales disappointment.
I can’t imagine it is a fun process since you need Nintendo, Xbox (Rare) and Activision (James Bond license holders) all on board for this. Nintendo would probably require it to be exclusive or at least timed exclusive like the last Goldeneye remake was.
I feel like there is no point, this game came out when multiplayer first person shooters were mostly just on PC, so having something for friends to play on consoles was a big factor. Now, we have many multiplayer shooters, so I don’t see the point. We had one remake but it was nothing like the original. Do something new with James Bond, like what Project 007 is doing.
We gotten a remaster a few years ago ago. And a remake on the Wii
Wasn’t there a leaked remaster for 360?
I remember having friends over to play 4 player split screen vs in the facility. We liked that stage as is looked the most like a real world place without bland repeating geometry and rooms that all looked the same. Like I couldn’t do this on my PC at the time (4 player split screen)and I had a good system with a new VooDoo card for Quake 2. It wasn’t so much about the power but rather the marketability of such a game.
So when it was re-released on Xbox and the Switch I played and it was fine but not my go to as it’s quite dated.
Honestly? The jankiness of the original is why it’s fun. Any remake would make things too realistic or control too well and it would be just another shooter game
They wouldn’t even need to redo a remaster when there’s been one from 4J sitting and waiting to be polished and ported for years
Modern version would be amazing. Instant purchase for me.
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Goldeneye does NOT hold up these days
It was the shit and ibplayed it daily as a kid. Sleepovers with all the friends playing it all night
But its complete ass to play now compared to modern fps. Which isnt the case for the majority of the good n64 games that are still fun to this day
I’m sure MVG is working on it regardless lol
There are other dead games I would want to see remastered before Golden Eye (not that it isn’t good, I just think the control scheme has aged poorly).
Snowboard Kids, Gauntlet Legends, and a port/remaster of Carnevil would be top of my list.
Imma just leave this here
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Wasn’t there a DYKG video on this years ago? I don’t remember if it was speculation or not, but the video said Nintendo thought people would buy the HD version on Xbox over a 480p Wii port.
Nintendos loss. Nightdive makes the best remasters, and it’s not even close. Thru did the Turok rereleases and they were incredible
So this ISN’T Project 007?
> In a talk with VGC, Kick explained that Nightdive constructed a “dream team” to remaster the Nintendo 64 game properly. In the past, the studio had already worked with other beloved N64 titles, bringing back the Turok games to modern platforms better than ever.
Maaaan, as a massive Goldeneye fan, a dream remake is something a literally still dream about to this day. Hope that with the Amazon acquisition of Bond, maybe something can come to fruition?
Should moderators sticky the rule 1 and 5 disclaimer just in case?
What if it was for all intents and purposes goldeneye. Just with all the bond references removed?