This came out when I was in 6th grade. I was a huge Bond fan and had a 64. I was one of the few kids that knew that the movie was first. I played games but I wasn't crazy about it. Mario Kart with friends was about as intense as it got. I borrowed Goldeneye from my friend and it was great! Then for my birthday I wanted it. Then the day came and I got it! Along with the players guide. I didn't see the point but my parents were well intentioned.
I played the game and was very good at it. Multi player with my friends was a blessed event. And everyone I knew was into it! Everyone! But then something happened that had never happened to me before. I was actually good at the game. I'm pretty sure it's the first game I ever beat. Not only on Agent, but I beat it again and again till I beat it on 007 mode. Unlocking Aztec and Egypt.
This was a big moment in my early teenage days. No one else had done this. And pre internet, if your friends didn't do it, then no one did it. I remember the moment vividly. It was late, my dad was asleep in his chair and I beat the cradle on 007 mode. I was so excited with no one to share the moment with. I woke my dad up to tell him of my massive achievement. He gave as much praise as a 50 year old, on the verge of divorce, who was just woken up could. I had to keep in my excitement till I could call my friends the next day. I played the next level but it was hard and I was tired.
This is when the players guide came in handy. Because without it, you couldn't beat the Egypt level. And I did. This unlocked all the cheats and everything. News of this spread throughout my middle school. Kids would give me their games so I could beat it for them. And I did, many, many, many times. No money or anything. I just loved playing the game.
This was the first thing that I had that my older brother wanted to borrow. My whole life he had been telling me, "No," when I asked to borrow things. It was finally my chance to give him a taste of his own medicine. I knew he got it out of my room once when I was gone. So all the other times I spent the night at a friends I put the game in a suitcase and locked it. Then I hid the key inside of a box for a laser cannon to a Snowtrooper Star Wars action figure. I was proud of that one. I could have just taken it with me, now that I think about it. But oh well.
Everyone claimed that they were the best at the multiplayer. But I was actually the best. Many times I got into arguments with people at school. So then we played. I always won. To the point where it actually got boring to play with people. They claimed I cheated because I could look at their screen and knew exactly where they were. This wasn't cheating. It was experience. They can look at my screen just as much as I can look at theirs. There's actually only one person that can beat me. I win half the time. He claims I'm better, but I think we're even. It was the friend I borrowed it from in the first place. And we still play to this day.
We customized our playing to suit our master status. License to kill mode, fast mode and infinite ammo.
My video game mastery started and stopped with this game. This was pretty much my retirement from games. I knew I would never be this good at another game again. I don't know if it was James Bond or just the right place at the right time. So I never really tried. When I played Halo for the first time, after it had been out for a long time, it was very advanced, too advanced for me. It seemed like a lot of fun, but I had moved on. The advancements were well improved. I still play Goldeneye a couple times a year. And it's still fun.
I played the game and was very good at it. Multi player with my friends was a blessed event. And everyone I knew was into it! Everyone! But then something happened that had never happened to me before. I was actually good at the game. I'm pretty sure it's the first game I ever beat. Not only on Agent, but I beat it again and again till I beat it on 007 mode. Unlocking Aztec and Egypt.
This was a big moment in my early teenage days. No one else had done this. And pre internet, if your friends didn't do it, then no one did it. I remember the moment vividly. It was late, my dad was asleep in his chair and I beat the cradle on 007 mode. I was so excited with no one to share the moment with. I woke my dad up to tell him of my massive achievement. He gave as much praise as a 50 year old, on the verge of divorce, who was just woken up could. I had to keep in my excitement till I could call my friends the next day. I played the next level but it was hard and I was tired.
This is when the players guide came in handy. Because without it, you couldn't beat the Egypt level. And I did. This unlocked all the cheats and everything. News of this spread throughout my middle school. Kids would give me their games so I could beat it for them. And I did, many, many, many times. No money or anything. I just loved playing the game.
This was the first thing that I had that my older brother wanted to borrow. My whole life he had been telling me, "No," when I asked to borrow things. It was finally my chance to give him a taste of his own medicine. I knew he got it out of my room once when I was gone. So all the other times I spent the night at a friends I put the game in a suitcase and locked it. Then I hid the key inside of a box for a laser cannon to a Snowtrooper Star Wars action figure. I was proud of that one. I could have just taken it with me, now that I think about it. But oh well.
Everyone claimed that they were the best at the multiplayer. But I was actually the best. Many times I got into arguments with people at school. So then we played. I always won. To the point where it actually got boring to play with people. They claimed I cheated because I could look at their screen and knew exactly where they were. This wasn't cheating. It was experience. They can look at my screen just as much as I can look at theirs. There's actually only one person that can beat me. I win half the time. He claims I'm better, but I think we're even. It was the friend I borrowed it from in the first place. And we still play to this day.
We customized our playing to suit our master status. License to kill mode, fast mode and infinite ammo.
My video game mastery started and stopped with this game. This was pretty much my retirement from games. I knew I would never be this good at another game again. I don't know if it was James Bond or just the right place at the right time. So I never really tried. When I played Halo for the first time, after it had been out for a long time, it was very advanced, too advanced for me. It seemed like a lot of fun, but I had moved on. The advancements were well improved. I still play Goldeneye a couple times a year. And it's still fun.