Rare Revealed: The Making of Perfect Dark

Here it is: one of the big Making Of features that we felt it would be an injustice not to create. From decisions made in GoldenEye's wake to Jo Dark's debut in the space year 2000, key members of the Perfect Dark team cover it all.
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[@freshprinceyuup]

This game was honestly better than Goldeneye in my opinion.

[@richanater99]

+FreshPrinceYuup of course it was. it was basically goldeneye 2. they took everything that was in goldeneye and made it better.

[@ArcadianLegend]

+FreshPrinceYuup Plus try and go back to Goldeneye now without using an emulator and PS/Xbox controller and it's near unplayable, while this is also the same for PD on the N64, that one's moot thanks to 4J''s excellent work on the remaster that I really wish more people knew existed.

[@richanater99]

Arcadian Legend I bought a USB N64 controller off ebay. works perfect. was 29.99

[@hurtstopee1895]

+Arcadian Legend i know- always switching controllers to find right feel. ps2 controllers are ok with right button settings but the toadstool thumb contacts for the analogues make you feel like your thumb surfing than delicately nuancing for that head shot, but at least they have low stiffness. 360 feels better in the hand for shooters, but its analogues are too stiff for comfortable minute adjustments. i think gamecube controllers are probably better and i have usb adaptors but i have 3 n64 controllers and no adaptor for those yet- what a waste!

[@LukesGamePage]

+FreshPrinceYuup Amen, Just played through both again recently. Goldeneye has not aged well :)

[@DrunkJackal]

Whoa, hold on. You went through the development cycle without micromanagement, useless meetings, or inane schedules, and instead allowed the team to unleash their creativity and unlimited potential, and you happened to churn out this masterpiece? Madness, I tell you!

[@alvareo92]

DrunkJackal the Goldeneye story is even better: all that, plus a mostly inexperienced team of around 12 people lead by a guy whose past experience was doing programming on the arcade port of Killer Instinct

[@cykablyat1466]

@@alvareo92 Yeah, didn't they delay the game for like 2 years? Nothing wrong with delaying to make something better.

[@Fascistbeast]

I know they are silly Board members who don’t play games should always make decisions like now 💵💵🤦‍♂️

[@xTJC1988x]

I get the feeling that in the time era this game was made game publishers allowed the game developers to really put their time and effort into their games and make them so that they really felt that people would genuinely like and enjoy them, which would often lead to good sales and profits. Nowadays game publishers I think tend to be more concerned with the cost of making the game vs. the expected profits and just want to maximize profits, which then hurts the end product because the game developers often end up not not having enough time and/or budget to get the game to the point where they feel like it's done right.

[@Infernostar18]

EA could take some notes, instead of killing off companies that did that.

[@HongwareeChannel]

Specifically to the team who made Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64: I have to thank you for all your work, cause the game gave me so many hours of fun, either playing alone or with my siblings or with my friends. Perfect Dark is, to me, not only the best FPS on the N64, to me it's the best FPS in the entire history of games. The story, the charachters, the gameplay, the content, the modes, everything is so damn good. Oh and the multiplayer, oh, that is supreme. The fun you get playing this game never ends. And Im so glad you made it on the N64. Thank you guys, this game was and is part of my life, more than i can say.

[@RareLimited]

No better reason to be making games. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

[@HongwareeChannel]

Rare Ltd It's was a huge pleasure, guys.

[@andresbolhuis4348]

HongwareeChannel i also l9ved this game to mucho of all the things above and also the nostalgic music and sounds ... and i dont know why but rare ltd has so many good games my favorites but now days the have changed to much

[@SaviorAssassin1996]

I hate how Battlefield, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Doom, and other modern shooters get to be known as the best by many but not Perfect Dark. :(

[@HongwareeChannel]

Andres Bolhuis I agree.

[@Aidyn3000]

Perfect Dark is a masterpiece.

[@anthonytokar3961]

It needs a remake BY THE ORIGINAL TEAM

[@hoppinggnomethe4154]

@@anthonytokar3961 no, no remakes. a proper remaster is better. remaking a good game is very redundant. remaking a bad game is what people should be doing - remake them into something better.

[@TheRogueminator]

Yes

[@Grammaton485]

"If you have the Farsight, here's how you beat it." They clearly never finished that part.

[@esoteir5053]

You beat it with another Farsight

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Because he was shot by the Farsight before he could finish his sentence.

[@alvareo92]

I believe that part never made it to the finished game

[@brunogattai9262]

Cloak Device

[@4400seriesFAN]

Here's how to beat it: 1. Another Farsight. 2. Zig-zagging. 3. Cloaking. 4. Flanking and waiting for others to join the fight.

[@KoiandDragon]

I remember being faced with the decision of getting either Perfect Dark or Goldeneye. I chose Perfect Dark because I was 10 and an M rating looked more intense. Probably one of the best decisions I ever made in my life.

[@gaussminigun]

you look back at it now and wonder if that game was even legit m rated at all

[@MMRProductions152]

@@gaussminigun It wasn't that violent maybe due to Joanna's sexy appearance and art work especially in PD zero.

[@Deedubau]

Perfect dark was a game way ahead of its time packed with content. You don't really get content like this in a game anymore unless you pay additional for it!

[@aki-lucky8345]

As much as I love the game the amount of content is very standard Comparing the average game and perfect dark and inflating it to the quality of now yeah sure but no lol it isn't that big anymore

[@YaBoyEdGames]

Timesplitters is the most recent game that would fit that mold.

[@jcherrax]

@@YaBoyEdGames yoo timesplitter is another hitter for sure

[@RC-pj1pr]

You sure had to pay for it at the time, I remember buying it on release and because you needed the expansion pak for most of the game it cost £90 total

[@irvingr7538]

Till this day any game tbh but perfect dark is dope

[@ArekkzGaming]

This was such a good watch!

[@0538957]

+Arekkz Gaming Best shooter ever before Destiny, am I right? ;)

[@FUBBA]

+Arekkz Gaming I want to know what watch she has on.

[@depressedpineapple5621]

+zombie2pac same

[@joemama6901]

Awesome video. One of the best games of all time, hands down, I'm playing it right now. It's so difficult it pisses me off! lol. OH, what i really want to know is how they predicted a black president aka Obummer...

[@JSCG12]

Perfect Dark is still to this day the best first person shooter ever made. It's an incredibly ambitious title with more features than even games of the genre today have. It's easily in contention as the best game on the N64.

[@JSCG12]

Absolutely. Missions with defined objectives that allow you to approach them in a non linear fashion and discover how to complete them on your own is something totally alien in today's FPS games. Not to mention little touches which enhance replayability like not stopping a users play session the moment they fail a mission. One of the most fun things to do in Perfect Dark is just fuck around and for example kill Elvis at the start of a mission and take his gun, or run into the presidents room and throw 40 mines on his face before running away and detonating them from halfway across the plane.

[@soniq351]

A FPS game with - .large variety of weapons .each weapon unique and effective .each weapon with secondary function. Eg, how cool is the laptop gun, psychosis gun, rocket launcher with camera, machine gun with proximity mine, etc..........

[@pauldenney6968]

I love the enthusiasm from Ken Lobb (KLOBB!!) after all these years.

[@budthecyborg4575]

He is still actively involved with Rare and this is an IP he still has potential to develop further.

[@EDIshames]

My childhood wouldn't have been half as good without the many wonderful games Rare made. Many of my memories are in some way tied into these games. Thanks Rare

[@RareLimited]

You are intensely and enthusiastically welcome.

[@GAZAMAN93X]

+Rare Ltd are you guys ever going to release a sequel,prequel,etc on Modern Consoles?

[@sccanj]

Rare Ltd Make a Perfect Dark Remake or a proper sequel, I would buy XboxOne in an instant for that. I have PS4

[@elgustoso4915]

@@RareLimited Perfect Dark sequel porfavor Rare!

[@J-Ernie]

I'm with you here on this one, killer instinct , GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Conker's Bad Fur Day! Diddy Kong Racing, all the Donkey Kongs and the list continues. They really spoilt us! I just wish they was given the same freedom that Nintendo given them, that relationship was amazing!

[@GoGetta24781]

Thank you to everyone in this interview, and who was a developer in this game. This was a ground breaking title, and a game I would have to rate right at the top as far as the time period it was released. Fantastic job, and I have so many great memories playing this game

[@RareLimited]

+GoGetta24781 Glad you enjoyed! Absolutely agreed - we couldn't let PD go without the Making Of treatment.

[@IamXhedo]

+Rare Ltd Me and my dad still play this very often. We love videogames thanks to Perfect Dark.

[@turokforever007]

+GoGetta24781 i played 007 to death then i got PD i did start playing it but life issues got in the way. lol i still have my original game and N64 And one day i will finish it

[@LukesGamePage]

+GoGetta24781 Amen

[@budthecyborg4575]

I rate it "Best of All Time". The features we have in this game would still be considered groundbreaking if it came out today. Sadly, technology is sometimes the enemy of creativity.

[@MattCipolla]

Best shooter of all time! We need another Perfect Dark game!

[@Thelegendofgood]

They made one it was terrible

[@LukesGamePage]

+Matt Cipolla Amen

[@RoseSupreme]

I'm curious if Jo and Elvis formed some kind of relationship. I also wonder if the Skedar will somehow strike back, despite their leader being killed.

[@budthecyborg4575]

Not just "Another Perfect Dark Game" though, We got PD:Zero and it was not good. We need another Perfect Dark.

[@mrwess1927]

A good pd game

[@RogerWazup007]

Perfect Dark is still one of my favorite games of all time. I wish that spy FPSs still existed. I miss having objectives more meaningful than "go to the nav point and press the do-everything button." Perfect Dark did everything right as a game and was way ahead of its time, from details like the firing range and rotating 3D models with weapon descriptions to having a female protagonist and a black president. Actions that carry over into the next mission, hidden weapons, objectives that increase with each difficulty level, objectives that require thought and have in-game descriptions, a mode where you can walk around the place you work and train, bots to play against and customize in multiplayer, unlockable cheats, gadgets/devices, a disarm ability, being able to customize everything down to the music in multiplayer, the challenges mode, counter-op, multiple options for unique co-op characters... the game did so many things well that have hardly or never been done since. Another thing worth mentioning is how the game progresses as a whole. I remember features being added to the CI mode and multiplayer as I completed missions and found weapons. Being able to navigate the CI as it grew made it feel like a real place, and it was a treat to discover things like the plot and other details on one of the in-game computers. I wish that Perfect Dark 2 was possible, especially with standards held as high as they were for the first game. I've written a concept of what such a game might look like (here: rogertheatheist.blogspot.com/2013/05/perfect-dark-2-concept.html). Regardless, I'm thankful for the first PD having been made and remade for the 360 with a few adjustments like GoldenEye weapons being available in multiplayer and a fixed framerate.

[@pwnagenuss]

This and the banjo video was the best thing about this Christmas holidays

[@H4mm3rSp4c3]

+ETMew It was after being left in the dark for so long.

[@Peter_1986]

+Pwn I like how you said positive things about two games, yet your profile picture shows Thumbs Down, lol. =P Maindo bulôn biggutaimu

[@ActuallySanFrancisco]

i still think the original n64 version stands as the absolute best console FPS to this day.

[@richanater99]

+Lars “B” Amble it really is. the controls honestly weren't THAT bad. game plays well on an N64 controller. I still replay it from time to time, which is something I don't often do for new games. It's too bad that consoles back then didn't have internet capabilities, because that would have put it on a whole other level that no one would have been able to touch. A complete remake of the game would be fantastic. The controls on the 360 version are a little wonky though, since it wasn't designed to function how an FPS this generation would. But if they fixed that with todays graphics, holy crap would it be awesome.

[@ActuallySanFrancisco]

+richanater99 for sure, though in honestly i kinda like the OG graphic style just fine and didn't think the graphical updates they did for the 360 necessarily added anything. at the time the game came out it was one of the most impressive looking games on the market on any console or PC. i love today's shiny flashy overly polished games just fine but there's a real charm to a good looking n64 game as well. maybe if they remade it they could do a graphic overhaul but still include a fully emulated version of the original graphical style too.

[@richanater99]

Lars Amble not saying they have to be realistic graphics. I like the art style of xenoblade chronicles X. i'm sure they could keep the same style while also improving the quality.

[@mountaindewslave]

+richanater99 I agree 100%. The N64 gets a lot of flack for its controller but once you get used to it, it actually controls extremely well for shooters and pretty decent for platforming games. its just so different than practically anything else that people automatically decide to not give it a chance

[@Assimandeli]

+baconator burger I actually always play PD with the second control scheme, meaning I use the C buttons to move and thumbstick to look around. I find it absolutely impossible to aim with the C buttons and moving with a worn out thumbstick is also a pain in the ass, yet this seems to be the popular way of playing FPS games on N64

[@David_K_C]

Probably my favorite game as a kid. I was blown away at the reloading animations and blood when it was first released. I spent far too long playing against bots in the combat simulator. I especially loved a slow motion free for all, throwing knives and crossbow bolts flying everywhere. Those were some good times.

[@team56th]

Serious flaw of this video: The background music is so badass that it distracts viewers from concentrating on the interviews.

[@NeoTechni]

+team56th can confirm. Especially the last few seconds

[@datadyne007]

+team56th I listen to the full soundtrack about 3 times a month. Probably one of the best VG soundtracks of all time. The credits theme is unbelievably awesome.

[@thiagovidal6137]

+team56th Also, is a shame that they used footage of the Xbox360 remake instead of the original N64 version.

[@richanater99]

+Thiago Vidal but...its the same game, just looks better.

[@commonsensei8719]

+Thiago Vidal Thought the same

[@k-leb4671]

3:36 Holy crap! This is the only time I've seen Eveline Novakovic in a video. I love her work from the DKC series, and considering how much I've seen of David Wise, its awesome to for once see Eveline in an interview (regardless of the fact that this is not related to the DKC series).

[@uome20bukz]

So they get dramatically outbid for Tomorrow Never Dies, then proceed to come up with their own ideas and make a game that is 20x better than Tomorrow Never Dies could ever hope to be.

[@onepiecemoments3684]

That's what happens when you let creativity run loose

[@mrroboto5785]

EA probably spent more to get the license than they did on actually making Tomorrow Never Dies. LMAO. Not to say that ALL of EA's Bond games were bad; the N64 version of the World is not Enough was excellent, Agent Under Fire was decent. Nightfire was incredible. Lastly GoldenEye Rogue Agent was pure fun and should impress any true Bond fan with the attention to detail in the multiplayer.

[@cykablyat1466]

@@mrroboto5785 Looking back at it, the first couple of bond titles after goldeneye didn't even seem to be on the same level of quality, even years later with better technology and better resources to make a good bond title. The only memorable bond title I last remembered was 007: Nightfire. EA and then Activision couldn't decide if they want a first person shooter or a third person shooter with every title.

[@Bankable2790]

@@mrroboto5785 lol never even heard of any of them

[@alexoncunha2138]

@@mrroboto5785 The World is Not Enought was great!!!

[@KyleJWest-vn9kn]

Would love to see another Perfect Dark title on the Xbox One!

[@CheffBryan]

+Kyle West No thanks, it would be too easy to turn it into a DLC-whore. Want the voice acting from the first game? That's $5. Want the dress? $5. Fight with the opposite side from the standard campaign? $20. Laptop gun edition, a case that opens up to look like the gun but just holds the base game; $80. Also, people want FPS games up-the-ass. Reskin CoD, rebalance armor/damage effects, redo the HUD, and do some new voice-acting, done.

[@CheffBryan]

***** Then drink some more. When people buy good games, good games are made. When people buy shit games and shell out for the super ultra deluxe bullshit dlcs, guess what we get for AAA titles.

[@justinmcvay9458]

+CheffBryan Art thou furious, brother?

[@CheffBryan]

Justin McVay Negative comments do not equate anger, dudebro. Thy arrogance grants thee no favor upon this day.

[@WaveGazer]

+CheffBryan You're just a cynical jackass.

[@CaseyMongilloYT]

GE and PD were my childhood. This video was a real gem for me. Thank you to those at Rare (past and present) who made this video, and for making those masterpieces that defined my gaming childhood.

[@RareLimited]

+Casey Likes Games Glad you enjoyed. We can honestly say this stuff's a blast to film and put together!

[@kleann]

@@RareLimited sex

[@HeliconPath]

I would really, really love to see more extended interviews and demonstrations of how things went together regarding graphics, animation, art assets etc (for example, using greyscale textures to save memory and colouring after). So interesting to see what game dev was like back then with such crazy hardware limitations.

[@Belkiii88]

Perfect Dark was one of the greatest gaming experiences I've ever had. Endless hours of multiplayer during sleepovers when I was 11 or 12 years old at my friends place. I was completely obsessed with it. This game and Goldeneye were honestly a pivotal thing in my life, and I sincerely thank the teams that created them

[@CaptainSauce]

I can still remember being a kid and seeing this in walmart for $99.99.

[@flip3213]

+CaptainSauce dang really wow

[@LockeWick]

+flip3213 Games were way more expensive back then.

[@robertmiller9697]

$99? REALLY?

[@richanater99]

+CaptainSauce worth every dollar.

[@WhiteWolfos]

+CaptainSauce I remember Yoshi Story for 79.99$plus tax(90$~) and various other games were about 59.99$. After the PS1 came along they started tagging them with lower prices 39.99-49.99~. Plus you needed the expansion Pak and other things for some. Not so cheap then huh. Also, some Nes games were around 59.99$, and Snes at 59.99-69.99$. Genesis games had some at almost 100$ also. To calculate the NES was 199.99 or over 400$ now making a NES game in the late 80s over 120$. A top expensive console was the NEOGEO, at 649.99 (Over 1k now). What a healthy economy, but consider yourselves very lucky that you can find good games for even less than 10$.

[@jasonball3496]

You guys were the best of your class back in the day. DK Country Trilogy and 64 and Racing, Banjo 1+2, Conker, Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, and finally Star Fox Adventures, is a lineup not even Nintendo proper could best. Match, sure, but not best.

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

+Jeffery Francis Don't forget Battletoads, Killer Instinct and Jet Force Gemini. and many more..

[@thepredator666qc4]

+Jeffery Francis i agree my friend, golden days of gaming

[@effyiew7318]

+Jeffery Francis Seriously - Rare was one of the very few companies that my buddy and I would buy their releases, sight unseen and not reviewed and know we wouldn't be let down. They always had a winner.

[@esoteir5053]

You were doing fine until you mentioned Star Fox Adventures.

[@BanjoKazooietheNintendofan]

+Jeffery Francis Yeah like Rare(at least when they were with Nintendo)my second favorite company after Nintendo anyways.

[@neonicecavern990]

I recently went back and played Perfect Dark. I've always held Perfect Dark in high regard, but I was worried how well it would hold up since it had been so long since I last played it. That game is still SO GOOD! I was getting the same rush playing it now like I did all those years ago. Still, hands down, my favorite shooter of all time.

[@RareLimited]

Yeah, suppose it's alright. ;)

[@rimmerblues1586]

Love Jo/Eveline's voice!! Great game - good memories :-) Well done the guys n' gals at Rare!

[@RareLimited]

Pleasure was all ours. Glad you enjoyed!

[@jackpearadin8385]

Definitely believe Perfect Dark was the best game on N64. Would love to hear from these people about hidden items such as the cheese and the Key Chest in Area 51. Also to hear about some of the various cut scenes depending on the level difficulty you played through. I also agree with some other people, would be awesome to see another Perfect Dark on Xbox One, especially one that would top off the first game.

[@chessaficionado6815]

What Key Chest are you talking about? I couldn't find any info on this

[@iceweb38]

Such a good video! PD was one of my fav games on N64! And haha I instantly recognized Cassandra's voice the first moment B Jones talked :D

[@Widderic]

If you we're gaming in the late 90's early 2000's then you missed out on the peak of Rare. What a time to be alive. I was born in '87 so I had a pretty dope childhood. It's so bleak now, I feel bad for kids today.

[@k414n]

Thanks for making my childhood perfect with Perfect Dark!

[@prmaguiar]

One of my all-time favorite games. THANK YOU, RARE, for developing this masterpiece.

[@joelferguson9324]

Thank you guys so much. This game was a massive part of my childhood. This game and the music were amazing for its time. I still go back and play it to this day

[@MWhisp_]

perfect dark sequel in 2020 I'm calling it now.

[@MWhisp_]

walecs2 Fits pretty well the there schedule too, one team worked on Rare Replay while the other on Sea of Thieves. Now one team is making something while the other one finishes SoT for 2016

[@micthiesen]

+LoyalPhoenix Just please let it not be an Xbox exclusive.

[@MWhisp_]

***** not gonna happen

[@micthiesen]

LoyalPhoenix :(

[@doublevendetta]

+XboxNation You can't really say that, given that MSoft has been releasing previously exclusive titles on PC left, right and center these days.

[@caraoji]

I'd forgotten how incredible this game was...!

[@MarioUcomics]

I kinda wish Joanna Dark was a guest character in Killer Instinct

[@johnathantopey]

Fresh.

[@Solarfactor]

The Klobb weapon in GoldenEye was named after Ken Lobb, the Design Support guy in the opening. The guy at 2:06 is the voice of Mr. Blond.

[@FreeLancerdu29]

Just FYI, no in game images come from the N64 version. Good watch anyway. :)

[@neocatzeo]

+FreeLancerdu29 I don't understand it. They are talking about making a game, using footage from a remastered port from 10 years later. I'm watching this thinking nope didn't look like that. Didn't look like that.

[@RareLimited]

+neocatzeo Point taken - the reason is that we've made these videos as part of the celebrations around Rare Replay, so footage was captured from Rare Replay, hence the remastered version of PD :)

[@GZbroadcast]

+FreeLancerdu29 thanks now i know i dont have to watch this

[@richanater99]

+Rare Ltd I would like to say to you guys, thanks for making this game. It really is one of the best of all time, and even beats out a lot of games today. If it were ever possible, a remake of the game in todays graphics and controls would be amazing. the one thing perfect dark didn't have that we have now, is the internet. online matches would have been crazy fun. I know the xbox 360 had online, but unfortunately it didn't work. I could never find a match, or if I did, it was so laggy and unplayable. You guys could even go crazier with it, with more bonus levels, weapons etc. whatever PD zero was didn't have the spirit that PD had, which is why I think a remake, and not a sequal, would be the best way to go. you guys have the framework for a great next gen game. I can't think of any game that we have now that is like PD. halo would be the closest, but that franchise has been declining due to bad management decisions. I know you guys still have that something special, so at the very least consider it.

[@GZbroadcast]

I am just eternally grateful for conker live and reloaded on xbox. I could still play that any day.

[@blzahz7633]

This is what happens, when you let creativity run free. People are far more productive when they want to do stuff, as opposed to being forced to do stuff (deadlines etc) Sure it may look good on paper when you meet quotas, stay on schedules, follow steps, stay in "order" and all that OCD bullshit, but they are restrictions. Why not let the thing you are trying to create grow to its full potential? It may not be what you initially planned, but that's because your vision was too limited, if you let it, it may evolve something much more greater. Creativity is not something that people should try to control or limit, it's not a tool to be used, it's the other way around: people are tools of creativity. People should let it control them.

[@SaviorAssassin1996]

Heck game developing deadlines! Publishers don't get it...

[@vsarge8762]

that's the main difference between Inspiration and Exploitation

[@PedroSilvahf]

I want to thank you all for this game. The Falcon 2 is my favorite pistol ever and i still have to find all the pieces of cheese

[@DylanFromAZ]

This needs a Tomb Raider-like reboot. Perfect Dark is a treasure

[@Eric-fl1kh]

I still love coming back to watch this video. Such a fantastic game, and to date, the best FPS out there.

[@zenicehero9154]

Perfect Dark, Turok series and Quake 2 are my all time favorites fps on the nintendo 64!

[@Youboob99]

Thank you for being a talented developer and having the inspiration to make a masterpiece like Perfect Dark. I'm pretty sure everyone who played this game in the last 18 years feels this way.

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

These Beats Dave Clynic made on pd is just insane. u play the missions and its like ur actually in a movie based on the story line and that black cinematic option it has in the game. I love this and I wish I could get it in stores instead of getting it on line from a credit card. it would been so much better

[@ZmansEdits]

Just want to say I love Duncan's voice work for Andross in Star Fox Adventures!

[@MortalWarz]

It's so cool to finally put real faces with these voices!

[@Sky1anders192]

Goldeneye is the Gold standard for FPS. Perfect Dark is the Platinum standard for FPS.

[@surrept1979]

Truly, among my the most favorite of all the games I've ever played. From Simulants to weapons, secondary functions to visual and audio design, you guys delivered one hell of a game. And what a treat with the interview!

[@Jingleboy14]

Really love these snippets from behind the scenes.

[@FPSEli]

Rare made me buy an N64. Amazing game developers; you guys rock! Good job.

[@HurricaneSparky]

Developers got to make a game the were inspired to, with time to polish it, and it was great. Then there's E.A.

[@malamutextv]

perfect dark will always have a close place in my heart

[@RobertoLyrio]

The first Perfect Dark is one of the best games I played. You know how great a game is when you still think about it after the years... It's been over 10 years since I played this game for the first time. Rare games are part of my life. They're all just amazing! When Nintendo released Wii, one of the things I wanted the most was some Perfect Dark remake...

[@NitrosS]

+Phantasmed 1997?

[@sccanj]

Nitros64 It was released in 1997, I did buy it at release also, most beloved game of my childhood, even more than Zelda Ocarina of time

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

Love the Chicago theme music!

[@Chaoddity]

Now I need an Xbox one. That collection is necessary.

[@InflatableConan]

I still remember playing this for the first time at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in March of 2000 back when the dataDyne truck was touring mostly college campuses. Posted my "Vegas was DARK" first impressions on a message board/website called Perfect Dark Central ran by the infamous swearing PDSlink. That same night when I played it my best friend and I snuck into an after-party that was being held by Rareware inside a club at the Rio. We even used fake IDs to breach the perimeter and gain access into the nightclub. Will never forget meeting the model who portrayed Joanna Dark in the commercial, her name was Michele Merkin and she was super nice. Long story short it was an absolute blast. We walked out that night with Perfect Dark promotional martini glasses and huge PD posters that said "Never send a man to do a woman's job" Also scored these sweet PD shirts that had the logo on the front and on the back it said "From the people who brought you GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64" Ah, memories!

[@Chr0mePisto1a]

The different outfits of Joanna Dark is a vastly under rated part of the game. Makes me wonder... there are tons of little bits and pieces that make a game so good, and they all form together to make a masterpiece such as Perfect Dark.

[@chickenbroski99]

Perfect Dark was one of the highlights of my childhood and I find it very interesting the kind of people, companies and the way they worked 20 years ago compared to today. You don't get amazing original concepts like this any more.

[@MizzahTee]

This was great. I love Perfect Dark!

[@Thelegendofgood]

Rare is a shadow of its former self.

[@richanater99]

+Thelegendofgood just like bungie.

[@ImpecuniousMax]

+Thelegendofgood It saddens me how true that is. I remember the days when - pretty much - anything they touched turned to gold, and (on the '64) only Nintendo themselves rivaled Rare as developers. Good times.

[@mewimi]

+Thelegendofgood A shadow of a shadow!

[@J-Ernie]

Microsoft did this they only brought Rare because they thought they got Donkey Kong and than realised their mistake afterwards

[@cykablyat1466]

Outside of their golden years developing titles for the N64 I know of them only as the devs who made Sea of Thieves and a few failed sequels under Microsoft. Nintendo not buying Rare was definitely a big shame, so many classics have never gotten a real sequel from its N64 years.

[@hossahunter22]

I have this on 360 and it's still incredible. I remember playing it on n64 at my neighbor's house. The guns, the graphics, the secondary fire, and of course, THE SOUNDTRACK.

[@Th3ForgottenOne]

Wow, this video is just AMAZING! To watch all those people in the making of PD blows my mind. I always wanted to see how looks like Eveline Fischer who was part of the original DKC soundtrack and the main voice of Johanna Dark. Nice video guys, that really was the golden age of Rare and you know it.

[@ElekiSerket]

I just wish Perfect Dark was released on PC... Literally the perfect FPS on par with GoldenEye.

[@soldatheero]

I loved goldeneye and perfect dark but I only agree if you mean out of console FPS. as good a sthey are they dont really compare to PC games like half life

[@onepiecemoments3684]

@@soldatheero The story of Perfect Dark would do very good on a PC, if you could play the multiplayer online, that would be amazing as well

[@SoftwareAgentsTV]

One of the best FPSes ever made! Superseded Goldeneye in every way imaginable and that was great to begin with! 360 version is even smoother and a real joy to play! -- A.T.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I kind of stumbled into Perfect Dark on accident. My local Electronics Boutique store was offering promotions where if you traded in three or four of games, you could get a new one. One of these games was Perfect Dark, something I somehow had not heard a thing about. My friends and I had just finished playing Gauntlet 64, and so I took it and three other games and traded them in for PD. Because none of us had actually heard about this game, it actually sat on my shelf for like two months while I played other games. Then one day I decided to see what it was all about, put it in, and was totally hooked. I loved the game from day one, and I got my friends into it as well. Perfect Dark and WWF No Mercy became the two games we played like crazy until we all graduated and went our separate ways. I still have the cartridge and my saved game where, over the years, I finally did everything in the game you could do. I have so many fond memories of Perfect Dark, whether it's beating all of the challenges or getting the last gold on the firing range or the hundreds of the multiplayer matches we played . . . even the single player campaign was solid and had a lot of fun moments.

[@randybeans1984]

Legendary team who made legendary games.. rare was a gem that we need back

[@wiilover07]

Best game of all time!!

[@ArabianFreedom]

+wiilover07 Oh lookie here, the famous corporate slave.

[@wiilover07]

+Koko the Arabian Thanks!! like I have heard that one before!! try harder!!

[@Silvergun_Raven]

+wiilover07 It's definitely one of my favorite First-Person Shooters!

[@RafaelCunhaBr]

+wiilover07 yes!

[@GamerFiT007]

Thouht i was the only one who thinks it was the best game of the history.

[@alimente6848]

HD Remasterd Remake for PC we need !

[@FallenJustice]

Thank you Rare, for creating this game. This is, and always will be, a true masterpiece. It is one of my favourite games of all time. I applaud every single person that worked on this game. If I could meet the team who made this it would be a dream. Thank you Rare, for the years of entertainment. Perfect Dark will always be king of FPS!

[@HyperMoon]

I can't explain how good this game was/is. I put SO many hours into this game. I was surprised and disappointed how many games in the future lacked and still do this day don't have some of the amazing features that Perfect Dark had. One of the best games ever made in my opinion.

[@deafomega]

I am never selling my copy, still have the box and instructions. I only pre-ordered three games on N64, the other two were Zeldas. I wish I could have this on my 3DS

[@FPComedy]

If Rare holds this title so highly, and they have such a strong bond and love towards this game, make another one. Shit, I don't care if it takes 2 years or so, we need some more Perfect Dark, we need a sequel. The stuff they could do now with new technology would push this game so far, but hey, I wouldn't mind it sticking to the old mechanics and functionality of the original. I like the slower paced, take time to aim, be stealthy approach this game had. Get Graeme Norgate and Grant Kirkhope together again to compose the soundtrack, get a team dedicated to creating a good sequel, please stay true to the original, create some classic perfect dark environments and expand upon them, make some great reactions and quotes from the guards again. The list could go on, but the true fans will know. I want to see a Perfect Dark 2, not just Dark 2.

[@GAZAMAN93X]

Strong......BOND...I see what you did there...

[@FPComedy]

Lmao, unintentional, but fitting!

[@profhubertj.farnsworth9930]

This game was an instant classic that outshines golden eye by a HUGE margin

[@JCRF]

This was one of the few video games where the absolutely massive hype and massive anticipation actually paid off and delivered everything I expected and more. What a classic! Long like PD

[@genexss]

Perfect Dark, Cankers Bad Fur Day, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 64 were possibly the best days of gaming in my life. Local multiplayer is such an unparalleled gaming experience.

[@Marco.91]

the n64 age I had all of them and played the shot out of them

[@XGL93]

Still my favorite FPS game. I wish there was an official PC port for it, the half-broken emulator versions don't cut it for me.

[@thefruityking6722]

Actually, Mupen64 for Android devices run Perfect Dark almost flawlessly.

[@Tranman409]

Thank you so much Rare. I wish more companies would do interviews with their employees about how they made games, people take things for granted on how people make games

[@SVT_LIGHTNING]

To this day it's still my most favorite gamer ever hands down. So many great memory's plating that game as a kid and I even have it on my pc now with the 60fps / widescreen mod. It's so much fun to play at 60fps.

[@gabrieldiaz9090]

You guys are my top favorite company

[@virgilgreyson1338]

Remember when Rare made good games?

[@kobaliter8692]

man i love PD

[@lee_the_underground_producer]

kobaliter same the series is Too Amazing. I gotta get as many copies of each game I can get. Pd series is an instant favorite first person Shooter Series ever made.

[@budthecyborg4575]

And now they do again! Sea of Thieves may have had a stormy launch but it is every bit the creative and technical endeavor that we expected from Rare.

[@mikaelrivacov5705]

I'm from the future and games ain't this wonderful anymore. truly a piece of art and work.

[@HongwareeChannel]

Yeah, it's true brother.

[@j.h.2967]

Old but gold! I think that a HD remastered version of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark for the PC, PS4, X1 and Switch would be a great idea! Please RARE!

[@engieworld3664]

Yeah but rare is with microsoft so the ps4 and switch is not going to make it, but the pc will

[@Mimyakko]

I had no idea this game was about aliens. All I did was play multiplayer mode with my brother and sister lol

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

+Mimyakko Yeah play it on agent on level 7 area 51 is when you'll get into rescuing an alien named Elvis.

[@DFS_Viper]

+Mimyakko Ah man, you missed out then! Completing certain singleplayer missions in a particular amount of time would not only unlock singleplayer cheats, but would also unlock new multiplayer levels.

[@Mimyakko]

maybe I was just too young to remember

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

Mimyakko No worries, I played this game for only 2 years recently.

[@MarcusMcGrizz]

+Mimyakko Maybe its because you didnt have the expansion pack. Without that, you couldnt play the campaign. Only just the multiplayer aspect. (: Same thing happened to me as a kid haha. So no worries!

[@TheBaalPhaoton]

Odd I figured if you were going to do a retrospective you would have shown the original PDthen transitioned to the remaster.

[@Rottypops]

And then the game stuck with me for 20 years

[@sccanj]

Thank you Rare and original team for making one of my favorite games of all time Perfect Dark, only the ones who experienced it back in the day know the groundbreaking experience and technical achievement this game was back then I was like 12 years old when I played it, I saw in a magazine the team behind Goldeneye was releasing a new game, saw some pictures of it and I was sold, I wanted it from the first time I heard from it I still have a mint like new cartridge with the box and everything and listen from time to time to the Soundtrack which is amazing Thank you

[@newsilva8284]

The Rare personal feel much nostalgia and desire to return to work with Nintendo. Fact...

[@Ryan3d]

Eveline Novakovic ♥ she's so beautiful

[@RareLimited]

+Uliseh We'll pass that on ;)

[@Ryan3d]

Rare Ltd Thanks, i would love to know her reaction : )

[@babsigoblin908]

This game was just unique. The soundtracks which seem to use elements and sub-sounds from goldeneye were just amazing. Being unable to beat all challenges as a kid, some years ago i came back to it and finished them. Remember those mulitiplayer-sessions with your friends, playing area 52 vs 10 Bots, camping with laptop-guns in a room? :D. xD Just an amazing game. Great memories.

[@marcocesarmoreirafernandes3917]

One of the greatest (if not THE greatest) games of it's time. This game really made the N64 be worth it's while. Countless hours playing it, and it never got old. Congratulations for achieving this milestone, Rare.

[@rvnhty]

You seriously have to bring back all of your old N64 ips !!

[@DougUnfunny]

+lazorzilla buy rare replay for xbox one. it wont have goldeneye only because of the 007 license is not theirs and some others that have licensing issues.

[@rvnhty]

+Main_Man I already have it. I want new games !! :(

[@TurboPikachu]

Rare Revealed: Dinosaur Planet

[@NitrosS]

+TurboPikachuX Not gonna happen, They are doing this only with games which went to Xbox

[@TurboPikachu]

NitrOST damn ;-;

[@endlessvoidvii]

Starfox Adventures

[@Banjeoin]

This was so interesting! Perfect Dark's such an incredibly good game. It's fascinating that they made a model for the Cetans early in the game's development (I like Jo and Carrington's slightly different models too!) As far as I remember in the final game Cetans are only mentioned by name and their 3D model's not in the data at all. I wonder if they planned to show living Cetans somewhere in the Deep Sea mission, or maybe they had a different plan for how Cetans would figure into the Maian/Skedar conflict back when the game was called "Alien Intelligence"?

[@B4ndoGor4]

Remember playing this on the N64. Perfect Dark was truly ahead of its time.

[@mellowman1978]

Always loved Perfect Dark way more than GoldenEye. The soundtrack in PD is the greatest I've heard in a game.

[@heribertotirado156]

I still miss Perfect Dark graphics engine. since then I haven't play a shooter game that let me explode the computers and the light bulbs of the enviroment!!!!!!!!!!

[@simonnormansound]

Perfect Dark... AWESOME TIMES. Respect to the team that made it (so many gaming memories)

[@KirklandShunk]

Amazing! Rare, please make a Rare Revealed of Donkey Kong 64!!! That was my main childhood game!