GoldenEye 007
Hacker ApprovedRanked 17 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it as a classic Nintendo 64 shooter with great multiplayer, and a native PC port runs it at 4K and 60 FPS. Critics say its graphics and controls have aged poorly.
People recommend it as a classic Nintendo 64 shooter with great multiplayer, and a native PC port runs it at 4K and 60 FPS. Critics say its graphics and controls have aged poorly.
19 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 14
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 74%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 14 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fond memories of N64 multiplayer
“I played Goldeneye 64 to absolute death in single and multi player”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days” “spent HOURS every Friday night into dawn playing that”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro” “Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, etc. Great memories.”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Super Mario 64 for the PS1” - Comment from 30 May 2026 in “Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled”
- Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “How to Make a Nintendo 64 Game in 2026”
Native port runs smoothly at 4K
“GoldenEye 007 running natively through OpenGL at full speed, with 4K resolution and 60 FPS.”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “GoldenEye 007 native port after the N64 decompilation reached 100%” “it's night and day. The games stop feeling clunky.”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Graphics have aged poorly
“early 3D games (PSX and N64 era) - particularly ones attempting to achieve texture-mapped photorealism, like FF7, GoldenEye, Tomb Raider etc. did not age gracefully”
Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “2DWillNeverDie” “Same reason Mario 64 still looks good and Goldeneye doesn't.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Quake Shareware, a CD-ROM just a little too full” Controls feel clunky and underwhelming
“couldn't get a familiar control scheme in GoldenEye and gave up after about 20 minutes of trying”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro” “the real Goldeneye was also underwhelming with bad controls”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Agora-1: The Multi-Agent World Model”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| GoldenEye 007This page | 14 | 5 | 74% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
17 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“DKC and their games on N64 were my childhood.”
“It is also one of the few "remasters" that let you toggle the original graphics on the fly.”
“it's night and day. The games stop feeling clunky.”
“couldn't get a familiar control scheme in GoldenEye and gave up after about 20 minutes of trying”
“spent HOURS every Friday night into dawn playing that”
“early 3D games (PSX and N64 era) - particularly ones attempting to achieve texture-mapped photorealism, like FF7, GoldenEye, Tomb Raider etc. did not age gracefully”
“the bullet holes in Goldeneye”
“I played Goldeneye 64 to absolute death in single and multi player”
“GoldenEye 007 running natively through OpenGL at full speed, with 4K resolution and 60 FPS.”
“Same reason Mario 64 still looks good and Goldeneye doesn't.”
“my second favorite game of all time”
“Same with Bond in Goldeneye for the N64”
“I mean if you look at the N64 catalog at the time when Goldeneye was released then yeah maybe.”
“Doule-Oh-Seven reigns supreme on the N64.”
“the real Goldeneye was also underwhelming with bad controls”
“or GoldenEye 007 or System Shock and watch the "excitement"”
“Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, etc. Great memories.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.