Grant Kirkhope, composer on the original GoldenEye, told VideoGamesChronicle that the game was never released to the public because of a complicated knot of copyright and legal issues. Shortly afterward, the ROM was leaked, allowing people to boot up the game and relive a classic. There have been occasional glimpses of this project on the Internet since its existence was leaked in 2008, but this was the closest look players had yet. 29, a YouTube user named Graslu00 posted a two-hour video of the remaster, which showed off the remake in extensive detail. Players can revisit the single-player campaign and multiplayer, all remastered - or they can hit a toggle to put things back to the original N64 graphics, which are charming in their blockiness.

VideoGamesChronicle reported on a fascinating development for those who wish they could return to the game - a ROM of a canceled Xbox 360 remake is circulating on file sharing sites. Rare’s GoldenEye 007 on Nintendo 64 was a shooter classic, and many players still fondly remember facing off against their friends in the game’s competitive modes.

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