Remember Goldeneye 64? I do!

My buddies and I were fanatics. I can’t tell you how many times thousands-of-hours were spent paying this game. I must modestly admit that I won more matches then the rest of the guys, but it was pretty back and forth - it’s just that, I rarely gave up my controller! We were such big fans that we became the “Goldeneye Dogs“, we dominated every pickup game and tournament. Anyway, it was the first real First Person Shooter and it was the best for a very long time.

There is a group of die-hard programmers and animators recreating this amazing game using current technology. They are using Source, the rendering engine that drives Half-Life 2.

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The Facility The Complex Contol Egyptian

From their site:

“GoldenEye: Source is a modification of Half-Life 2, with only one goal in mind; to bring the memories and experiences from the original GoldenEye64 back to life using Source Technology. We want you to look at this mod and remember the first best multiplayer first-person shooter ever made. We are doing our best to bring in the opinions of the community to create a game that everyone is going to enjoy. But, we are not here to recreate the game exactly how it was in GE64, a lot of things have changed since they first designed that game, mainly in technology and gamers experiences. We are here to take the game even further but at the same time provide a lot of those fun elements that hardcore GE64 fans will enjoy. We’ve got experienced team members all across the board, from professional level, to amateurs looking to make it into the business working hard to make this dream a reality.”

I haven’t played this mod yet, but I can’t wait to! Just image playing GE64 with newly textured maps and lighting effects!! Now, I just need to go buy Half-Life 2 and chain myself to the desk . . .

EDIT 2/2/07: I just installed this and it is awesome! I will write a review soon!