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|title=<center>Goldeneye 007
|title=<center>Goldeneye 007 (Virtual Boy)</center>
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|imagecaption=A screenshot of the game presumably showing the title screen.
|imagecaption=Possible title screen.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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'''''Goldeneye 007''''' was an unreleased video game for the Virtual Boy set to coincide with the release of both the console version of of ''Goldeneye 007'' (which at the time was being worked on as a SNES game) and the Virtual Boy itself. It’s unknown who was developing the game, as Rare has denied their working on the game, though Nintendo may have developed it internally as they owned the rights to Bond video games at the time.


==Gameplay==
This version of the game was completely different from the N64 version. Instead of being a first-person shooter, it appears that it would've been an action-racing game based on the few screenshots and the game's blurb. Little else is known about how the game would've played.


'''Goldeneye 007''' was an unreleased video game for the ''Virtual Boy'' set to coincide with the release of the console version of of ''Goldeneye 007'' (which at the time was being worked on as an ''SNES'' game). The game was announced in 1995 coinciding with the release of the Virtual Boy. The game itself was being developed as a racing game differentiating itself from any of the console versions of the game. It’s unknown who was developing the game but it was most likely either the company Rare (who was developing the console version at the time), or internally at Nintendo as they held the rights for making video games for the Bond franchise at that time. However it has been stated that Rare has denied working on the game.
==Cancellation and Availability==
Nintendo eventually decided to cancel their Fall 1996 line up of Virtual Boy games, including ''Goldeneye 007'', due to the Virtual Boy's commercial failure. The only remaining evidence of the game are two screenshots and a publicity blurb from a brochure for the game that read:


The game was most likely cancelled due to the poor sales of the Virtual Boy (the Virtual Boy itself was discontinued only a year later in 1996). The only remaining evidence of the game is two screenshots, and a description most likely from a Nintendo power magazine.
*"If you thought rush-hour traffic was a nightmare, wait ’til you get behind the wheel of 007’s car. Avoid obstacles and blow the other cars away. Buckle up for safety because, in this game, you never know what’s gonna happen."


Original Description:
No prototypes or ROMs for the game can be found and it's nearly impossible to track down any developers due to the team being unknown.
"''GoldenEye'' If you thought rush-hour traffic was a nightmare, wait ’til you get behind the wheel of 007’s car. Avoid obstacles and blow the other cars away. Buckle up for safety because, in this game, you never know what’s gonna happen."


 
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    File:GoldeneyeVirtualBoyscreenshot01.jpg|Screenshot of the game showing off gameplay
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== Sources ==
==External Links==
1.https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/goldeneye-007-vb-cancelled/
*[https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/goldeneye-007-vb-cancelled/ Unseen 64 article]
 
*[https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/gaming_goldeneye_virtual_boy.php3 MI6 article]
2.https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/gaming_goldeneye_virtual_boy.php3
 
 
 


[[Category:Lost video games]]
[[Category:Lost video games]]

Revision as of 13:24, 2 October 2016

GoldeneyeVirtualBoyScreenshot02.png

Possible title screen.

Status: Lost

Goldeneye 007 was an unreleased video game for the Virtual Boy set to coincide with the release of both the console version of of Goldeneye 007 (which at the time was being worked on as a SNES game) and the Virtual Boy itself. It’s unknown who was developing the game, as Rare has denied their working on the game, though Nintendo may have developed it internally as they owned the rights to Bond video games at the time.

Gameplay

This version of the game was completely different from the N64 version. Instead of being a first-person shooter, it appears that it would've been an action-racing game based on the few screenshots and the game's blurb. Little else is known about how the game would've played.

Cancellation and Availability

Nintendo eventually decided to cancel their Fall 1996 line up of Virtual Boy games, including Goldeneye 007, due to the Virtual Boy's commercial failure. The only remaining evidence of the game are two screenshots and a publicity blurb from a brochure for the game that read:

  • "If you thought rush-hour traffic was a nightmare, wait ’til you get behind the wheel of 007’s car. Avoid obstacles and blow the other cars away. Buckle up for safety because, in this game, you never know what’s gonna happen."

No prototypes or ROMs for the game can be found and it's nearly impossible to track down any developers due to the team being unknown.

Gallery

External Links