The Infamous Klobb: Guns of GoldenEye N64
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/licensed-troubleshooter?ref=e0y2xl
We are really close to hitting the stretch goal to add a section on the Guns of GoldenEye N64 to Licensed Troubleshooter!
For a lot of people, James Bond was introduced not by Sean Connery, but by a 64-bit rendition of the world's most famous spy in GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64. It was a hugely popular game when it was released in 1997. Looking back at it today the graphics are pretty miserable, but it is still a touchstone for a whole generation. I am joined today by Caleb Daniels, author of "Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond" and we are going to play some GoldenEye and then discuss the guns that are featured in the game.
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