The history behind GoldenEye 007

The History of Fun podcast digs into the biggest shooter that almost never was

You may think that GoldenEye 007’s success was a sure thing, but for a while there, the shooter’s fate was pretty hazy. This week on The History of Fun podcast, we look back at some of the moments in development that made James Bond’s Nintendo 64 jaunt so remarkable. For example, did you know that the game was very nearly a 2D side-scroller, a la Donkey Kong Country?

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Source: Polygon – Full

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