Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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James Bond is an absolute icon in media, the worlds most famous spy. Yet for every "Moonraker", "Goldfinger" and "Quantum of Solace" film there are at least two video games that absolutely miss the mark. With 007 First Light finally looking to be on the right track, we take a peak at the international man of mystery's history of gaming and figure out why we got here, and how it took so long to get it right.

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Host: Noah Waterman
Video Editor: Jonathan Spurgeon
Senior Producer: Patrik Slater

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Humble Beginnings
04:10 - Console Time
05:43 - A Golden Era
07:18 - GoldenEye's Shadow
12:41 - Bond of Duty
17:29 - Bond is Back
18:12 - Outro

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