The unwieldiness of the Nintendo 64 controller, with its infamous trio of grips, put everyone at a sort of handicap, so even the shittiest of casual players could give it a go in one of the arena-like levels.
What GoldenEye lacked in Master Swords, impish charm and a glorious steed named Epona, it made up for in two modes: a single-player campaign based on the film (which had come out almost two years prior), where you'd jump off dams and tear up Russian streets in a tank, and the famous multiplayer. Jack King at GQ Magazine has a great retrospective on the iconic game: GoldenEye 007 was released for Nintendo 64 on August 25, 1997, and probably built as many friendships as it destroyed, thanks to its multiplayer mode (which included the infamous Slappers only! setting). It's hard to believe that it's been 25 years since mankind achieved the pinnacle of first-person shooter video gaming, but here we are.
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