by Fans online are sharing how to configure the Switch version of GoldenEye 007 to have modern first-person shooter controls.
In the wake of the release of GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo Switch, fans have begun sharing a method to make the game playable with modern first-person shooter controls. While he remains one of the most influential shooters of his era, GoldenEye 007its control scheme is wildly unorthodox compared to modern FPS games.
GoldenEye 007 was released for the Nintendo 64 in 1997 and earned a reputation as one of the best first-person shooters available on consoles at the time. Rumors of the game being re-released or remastered have circulated for years before it was finally announced in 2022 to come to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game was also made available on Xbox Game Pass with the Xbox version also coming with achievements and 4K support.
Players on Xbox and Switch were quick to jump on the classic title, but many had to come to terms with the game’s notorious control scheme. Instead of typical dual-stick FPS controls, GoldenEye 007 was designed for the Nintendo 64 controller which had only one analog stick. Although there is a wireless Nintendo 64 controller for the Switch, it remains out of stock on Nintendo’s website, meaning most players will have to use either the Joy-Cons or the Switch Pro Controller. But fans were quick to find a way to play GoldenEye 007 with modern FPS controls by using the “Change Button Assignments” option in the switcher’s settings.
In short, one can get these controls by reversing the functions of the analog sticks, mapping the ZR button to ZL, mapping the ZL button to L, and then selecting the control setting 1.2 Solitaire in GoldenEye 007its break menu. Reddit user Cuesport77 shared this method on the Nintendo Switch subreddit before the game’s launch. Since then, other fans have helped spread the word. These issues with controls are thankfully not a problem on the Xbox version of GoldenEye 007 as it has integrated options for modern FPS controls that players can access via the pause menu.
No matter what anyone thinks GoldenEye 007 in retrospect, these versions of the game are significant as it is the first time it has ever been re-released. Those working on these new versions were sure to integrate features such as achievements and 4K support, but other long-desired features such as online gaming for GoldenEye 007 or better integration of modern control schemes seems to have been put on the back burner. Regardless, this re-release ensures that old and new fans can more easily enjoy this classic title.
GoldenEye 007 first released for Nintendo 64 in 1997. It is now available for Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Reddit
