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John Linneman tests out the new versions of Goldeneye 007 that arrived recently on Xbox Series X/S and Switch in the latest episode of DF Retro EX. Are any of these emulated re-releases worth picking up, and how do they stand up to the legendary Nintendo 64 original in terms of visuals, controls and sound?

 

[Mr Moose]

lol I like the intro.

 

[jigglet]

I remember Tom Cruise not wanting to lend his face to the Mission Impossible 64 game cause he said he didn't think the quality was up to par. I scoffed so hard as a kid thinking are you fucking serious, 64 bit graphics, idiot. This shit is photo realistic.

I may or may not have had a change of heart in the intervening 25 years.

 

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https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-goldeneye-007-is-out-for-series-xs-and-switch-but-how-do-the-ports-compare-to-the-n64-versio

- All versions are based on emulation using modified N64 rom files, none are native/remastered code
- Switch: 720p, Series X: 2160p

- Xbox emulation is "more accurate" compared to Switch, but the higher resolution makes the low resolution art and textures more obvious and wobbling/Z-fighting issues
- Certain aspects of the rendering are accurate to N64, others are not. DF thinks it would have been better to downsample from 4K to a 240p buffer.
- DF shows comparisons with how it could have been done better with PC emulation (high resolution downsampled)
- Switch has its own unique emulation problems, textures are tiled incorrectly, fog is inaccurate.

- Goldeneye on N64 ran at 10 FPS in some missions.

- Xbox version: 30 FPS but can feel stuttery. However the stutter is neither FPS drop or frame pacing, it seems to be an emulation frame rate cap related issue.
- 4 player split screen runs at pretty good 30 FPS cap as well.

- Switch can have dips from 30 with frame time spikes, can dip to mid 20s in campaign
- 4 player split screen runs much worse. Seems to run at 20 FPS all the time.

- Xbox version has muffled music compared to N64, the sound emulation is not the best
- Switch version is much closer to N64

- Xbox has modern dual analog control schemes, so its easier to pick up
- Switch versions default controls are weird, the workaround is to customize controls heavily. DF gives their preferred control scheme in the video.

 

[Fake]

John did an amazing job at the intro. Kudos to you John.
Thats why I support DF Retro.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Interesting video and a very good watch. Game aged like shit that was left in the sun for too long.

 

[Deerock71]

It's awesome to hear his son was having a blast with it at the end. I'm trying to convince my 10 year old to check it out.

 

[6502]

Disagree with downsampling. I prefer the sharper look.

 

[asdasdasdbb]

That's crazy that it's not 60 fps. Emulators have been able to do that just fine.

Even crazier that they didn't just finish the XBLA version (and port it to Switch)