This GoldenEye Mystery Gets Weirder on Xbox

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My friends, this is the weirdest thing I've ever seen in all my years of playing GoldenEye 007... I thought the Xbox version would handle the "faceless guard glitch" of Surface 1 better than Nintendo 64, but it just revealed even more strange and unusual glitches than ever before. I've seen bizarre textures that I never thought I'd see, and unusual glitches beyond my wildest imagination. Also, we share the recent news of new speedrun world records by Perfect Ace and Calle W.
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[@GamerFolklore]

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[@Phantasm57]

Hey Goose if you want to get a better look at the textures and strange anamolies I Highly suggest Reaching out to the "Boundary Break " channel. I'm sure that will help you out

[@AXDOOMER]

This bug is very simple. In GoldenEye, when no texture is set on a polygon, the game will use the last texture that was rendered on the previous polygon that had a texture. This is why, for example, when you shoot rockets (which have an untextured polygon at the bottom), it will show a texture from elsewhere in the level, like a wall texture or a guard texture. It's the same with the faceless bug, but it's due to a different cause. In this case, there is a texture memory exhaustion and the game can't load new textures for objects or guards. Because the texture corresponding to a polygon couldn't be loaded, the previous texture is used. In the case of the exploding barrels, the skull texture is probably rendered last because it has to be rendered on top of the metal texture of the barrel. The next object in line to be rendered is your mine, thus it's more likely that the mine will be rendered with this texture. The textures on your mines are buggy because you loaded them into the game after there was a texture memory exhaustion. That means you must have thrown the mines only after you displayed many of the guns on screen and after spawning the Commando guards. This bug is trivial to trigger with the all weapons cheat, because loading all of those gun textures is the easiest way to create a texture exhaustion. Whatever you load last after the texture memory is exhausted is what will have buggy textures.

[@GamerFolklore]

Wow, what a remarkable explanation! But why does this only affect some items, like nades and mines; and not say, the whole RL or entire side of the Satellite Building? And why is it kind of random when something works or not? What causes the memory exhaustion?

[@unterbawr]

it probably affects objects like guard heads and mines because those are single objects that can have multiple different textures.. and maybe has something to do with throwable objects? Does it work on throwing knives or dropped guns mb?

[@chrisphillippo591]

How do you know this?

[@CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472]

@@GamerFolklore My guess is there's a limit of probably 256 textures that can be loaded at any given time. A lot of them are probably always in use or told to never unload by the level, but anything dynamic like guard faces and projectiles might be unloaded when not in use. Maybe separate lists of dynamic/static textures and only the dynamic ones overflow

[@Bollibompa]

@@chrisphillippo591 He's a goldeneye nerd.

[@Larry]

Rare has a interesting style of programming, where if the game can't find the correct sprite to load in, it'll use the next available one in memory. It's what lead to the infamous Diddy's Kong Quest barrel throw glitch, which will literally brick the entire cartridge.

[@scottwatrous]

A texture glitch bricking a cart is amongst the most badass and terrifying things I've heard in a long time.

[@GamerFolklore]

I had never heard of that glitch, but it sounds insane. I actually just played through DKC2 last month, getting the dust off my Nintendo Switch!

[@Larry]

@@GamerFolklore I did a piece on it in a video a few years ago, but I intend to do a full video on it again soon. But essentially, the game saves the crash, so it happens over and over when you load the game up, and the only way to get rid of the bug is to literally open up your cartridge and de-solder the battery!

[@Larry]

@@scottwatrous Indeed, it does seem insane in the first place that its physically possible to brick a cartridge game.

[@scottwatrous]

@@Larry I watched the video you did on that and it makes total sense in that way it basically puts the memory in a perpetual purgatory of loading into a glitched state: like surprised it doesn't happen more often actually now that I'm aware of it.

[@sillypenta]

We are in a golden age for finger texture content

[@mathprodigy]

What it really is is Servernaya exhausted all the human guards so they had to start sending the mutants. Makes perfect sense actually

[@simohayha1545]

“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”

[@GamerFolklore]

So true.

[@Eyetrauma]

lol I’m loving the prospect of a creepypasta where the game’s pretty normal but a ghost throws a milkbottle at the protagonist

[@GamerFolklore]

I should write the full version!

[@Drew_D]

Some of this would have been good for a Halloween video. 😨

[@JMPDev]

I love how you start by deadpan talking about normal game stuff in this level without addressing the monkey stuff going on on the screen, until 5 minutes into the segment.

[@tboogz284]

Back on the original N64, if you ran multiplayer with invincibility on and infinite mines(GameShark may be required, i don't remember) after about the first 200 mine explosions or so, the mines would occasionally start floating and rendering without any details.

[@WreckSeven]

Surface's texture memory is set too low. At mission start, only one random male head is loaded in (on the Commandant). Once the alarm triggers, it then adds three additional heads, on top of a whole other body (Arctic Camo). With memory limited, things start going bad. It may get worse depending on the arrangement of heads, as well. Some use an extra texture or two than others. With the right combo, that could lead to more funky stuff happening. Of course, having all guns just means even more in memory. Mine and/or grenade props might get affected if either is only used/thrown after the trouble begins.

[@WhiteSpaceSESH]

A cozy blanket, Warm fireplace , And a big bowl of Magic Spoon™cereal elevated my watching experience. 10/10 could not recommend enough

[@Phobos_Anomaly]

I'm glad you got that Trademark in there.

[@5688gamble]

Definitely something weird going on in memory, I wonder what is going on? If there could be a way to load textures into other parts of ram or if any other adresses are being written to, if it can modify active memory addresses it could open up a lot of new glitches- trigger objectives to complete or trigger the end of the level for ILs, unlock levels or even arbitrary code execution if you can somehow cause an overflow or modify protected memory, probably not, but it is a nice thought. Is the X-box version a port or an emulator? Could explain the differences in how the glitch pesents as N64 emulators are famous for buggy textures.

[@pghchaos]

These grenade glitches look like old ww2 bombs dropped out of b52s

[@camwyn256]

Yes, folks. Please don't drink untextured grenades

[@DMMDestroyer]

So the positive of Goldeneye "Definitive Edition," is to get more unique glitches. Figures. 🤣

[@Delekhan]

"Abomination..." but a hilarious abomination! Finger texture grenade?! So awesome! Thanks for the great vid man...

[@Xbob42]

...oh. I thought your channel intro line was legit "My friends, it just keeps happening" but I guess that shows which videos I typically watch.

[@KnoxCarbon]

This engine is held together with strings and hopes.

[@jagergerg9771]

I love the channel I’ve been hooked on it since the release bond on Xbox and switch excellent Content

[@SlipKnot7866]

man seeing stuff like this makes me wish for a re-release of Perfect Dark on the xbx1x

[@_baller]

Craziest concept ever….just go ask Rare what’s going on

[@helloofthebeach]

I posit that mouth textures showing up on objects would be far more horrifying than fingers. We got off easy.

[@Vincentius001]

So will the game receive any updates/patches, or not? Regarding the problems with the music and the lack of filters.

[@GamerFolklore]

I really doubt it.

[@Vincentius001]

@@GamerFolklore How so?

[@rl5433]

Hear me out! Promoting Magic Spoon while eating a bowl in your cabin next to the fireplace during another fireside chat! It's been too long since the last! That aside, thanks for keeping these amazing videos coming!

[@kargaroc386]

That's gotta be memory corruption of some sort, I don't know how so much could break down otherwise Maybe eventually, the right movement and actions could lead to code execution like in OoT

[@thomasjeschke8500]

Your ammo picture turns into MissingNo.

[@bransonstevens5914]

Damn, Ace set that record on my birthday? Fucking pog.

[@tundraosu]

The iceberg goes deep..

[@aska221]

gratz on 100k

[@NymphieJP]

A fresh upload? Don’t mind if I do!

[@rainbo7495]

what ran at 10:54 by? a hidden monster?

[@Cliingan]

Gz on 100k goose

[@mattb6646]

Its aliens from perfect dark bleeding through into golden eye

[@josefaction6982]

I have never seen this glitch ever!! WTF?!?!!?!

[@mr.cook5]

how does a canadian know what a milk bottle is

[@_kryle_]

My friends, it just keeps happening

[@juanisaias8308]

Congratulations on the 100.000 subs. You deserve it

[@TheRepoMan360]

I predict a new runner will emerge this year and shake up the leaderboards.

[@mathprodigy]

Good amount of content in this video, always appreciative RWhiteGoose 😎🙌

[@pomgrenade9865]

Congrats for the 100k !

[@fritospie7982]

This video glitched out @4:53. You said, “Live,” but typed, ‘Love.’

[@tonypang83]

Since you've turned on infinite ammo and all guns cheats, I guess the game just can't cope with all the possible textures as you could in theory keep stacking/sticking the mines everywhere. As the enemies keep spawning, the game just "recycles" textures by putting existing ones onto the new items you throw out (typically the remote mines). I have no technical knowledge on this, but it's just my guess 😅. I never heard of this ever happening on Perfect Dark (I'm sure there were levels there with infinitely spawning enemies), so maybe the extra RAM solved this bug/glitch-fest? 🤔

[@Benjamin-di1or]

Okay... Who TF taught you how to hold a freakin' spoon while you're eating?! Fkng Hagrid or some shit?! Damn you manhandle that shit!!! JK but that is hilarious AF

[@algar6616]

World records world records they got it

[@NeverFinishAnythi]

It just keeps happening

[@ssj2_snake]

4:53 live*

[@Iliek]

It yid what it yid.

[@sad2540]

The goose is loose

[@NavJack27gaming]

wonderful. absolutely splended. it truly is what it is.

[@synx6988]

dude that silo news is HUGE. I delayed watching this vid cuz xbox is boring. Then u bury this amazing news here! It definitely deserved it own video

[@Lil-Britches]

That's great, the game is a spaghetti space hat.

[@mattstevenson1334]

Hellspawn

[@raskeshades208]

STAY TRUE!

[@causaestmalleus4605]

Dude, you hold your spoon like a 4 year old. Its amusing.

[@matthewgonano636]

That magic spoon trash is toxic

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

HELLO FRIENDS!

[@Wicked_Fox]

The fact a emulation on a modern console can't handle an old game is sad

[@BladeCrossEXE]

First five minutes club!

[@powerstationw]

best topics, worst voice.

[@nicholasfry4253]

Eyyyy

[@ivgotballsofsteel4048]

WTF is magic spoon made out of, wood... No way id eat that.

[@hosseruk]

How appropriate that a gitch would cause guards to look like Janus, the two-faced god of time, in a game where the antagonist goes by that name.

[@HumanOptimization]

haha good catch!

[@33LB]

*alarm set off on surface creepy-pasta guards: "you've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?"

[@thejackal007]

I love seeing these glitches (although the guards with multiple faces is a bit freaky. Gives a new meaning to "Janus" guards, doesn't it?)

[@ArnieMcStranglehold]

Finger Grenade can't hurt you, Finger Grenade isn't real... On a different note, just because of the slight spookiness of this, it gives me vibes of finding tales of the Halo 2 Lockout Ghost, which is something you might find interest in yourself, Goose. Most definitely, all the time me and my sisters spent running around in Goldeneye, if we had ever encountered this glitch, it would have been EXCEPTIONALLY creepy. We already had an unintentional pasttime of post-midnight face-finding in old video game wall textures. The N64 to Xbox era was really good for that, and would, in my opinion, make some fun halloween content.

[@GamerFolklore]

I'll try to read into the Halo 2 Lockout Ghost, sounds intriguing!

[@Peter_1986]

This glitch actually sounds incredibly exciting; this makes the moment when you get the "Access Denied!" message from the Bunker door feel super-chilling, since you know that this will start causing all kinds of creepy behaviour from the game, and you have no idea what to expect from that point. I will definitely try this out next time I play this game; it is like a creepypasta that is actually real.

[@GamerFolklore]

That's exactly how I feel!

[@Peter_1986]

@@GamerFolklore It would have been perfect for an actual horror game, since it creates a huge feeling of uncertainty and mystery. It wouldn't surprise me if some horror games have some events very much like this, where you trigger some event and then things are like "oh crap, what will happen now?".

[@robheaton]

The finger texture nade made my day

[@Gameprojordan]

Kid named finger

[@prestongehrig2824]

There was this onetime when I was like 8, I played on the N64 and I decided to destroy the computer to see what would happen and I had the Invisible cheat on but when I saw all the guards circling around the building there was one guard with 4 faces. I only saw this twice in my life and I've never seen it anywhere on YT until now, I'm glad this has finally been proved and it wasn't some dream or Mandala effect.

[@funkyreapercat5280]

Xbox player here, i'm happy i finally could play and beat GoldenEye 007 this year, thanks to this remaster. Game preservation is important.

[@GamerFolklore]

It's true.

[@peterstuyvesant9815]

You also could have bought a N64 you know 😋

[@bromax360]

@@peterstuyvesant9815not practical for most people, especially with the inflated price of retro games now

[@peterstuyvesant9815]

@@bromax360 15 - 20 euro's for a goldeneye cart isnt that much imo.

[@funkyreapercat5280]

@@peterstuyvesant9815 Both the console and the game are extremely expenseful where i live, Brazil. And is not that pratical. Imho i did the smart move waiting to come out for Xbox One. Sorry for my english, btw.

[@Slothptimal]

The Insignia at 10:05 is from the hats of the guards on Train.

[@SNOWDUDE13]

This is just incredible. I thought it was because of the TV or something when I saw all the guards looking like Minecraft blocky characters.

[@MrJayrock620]

I have seen the face glitch myself without cheats active, but you really have to spawn a lot of guards at the same time to get it to happen. It’s really hard to survive it especially with all the snipers that load

[@MrSkill_420]

This is truly a mystery for the ages - right up there with the Shroud of Turin and Shakespeare Authorship. Thousands of hours will be spent deciphering and unravelling this ultimate enigma. You are a brave creator for going public with these potentially dangerous and esoteric revelations.

[@GamerFolklore]

Don't forget the Voynich Manuscript and the Chicago Ghost.

[@Beegpapa_pickle]

7:52 I guess you can call it a "hand" grenade

[@CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472]

I much prefer this format for small announcements over those abominable shorts. Great video, Goose!

[@Greenmould]

Man, this gave my otherwise boring day at the office a boost. Just love this stuff. Goldeneye continues to amaze and delight. I was 15 when it came out and still play the N64 version to this day.

[@NullScar]

_"My friends; it just keeps glitching... "_

[@scaryviking8657]

I love discovering that Goose has uploaded again

[@fearless3073]

I remember only ever having guards show up with three faces if I played a level too long and I always thought it was just to drive home the " Janus" alias of 006 in a hilarious way

[@johnm1008]

I started eating Magic Spoon cereal and it changed my life. It even cured my micropenis.

[@penguinjay]

wake me up when theres a dam credits warp lol. This game continues to get unraveled. Lots of passion still for it over 2 decades later.

[@Sidewinder0010]

I remember discovering this glitch back in the day. Left my n64 on for days to experiment with it. Cool we finally have an explanation for it now

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

welcome my friends to truely remarkable times 😅 we have had not one, not two, but three goldeneye videos in a fortnight , this is truely remarkable lol

[@cubaisdeath]

I love how calle w went from a really sick fox in melee to a top tier goldeneye runner

[@RikerLovesWorf]

Back in the 90s my brother and I left the console on overnight with this stage running and invincibility cheat running. When we woke up, the crazy faces glitch was going full throttle. We took photos using our old point and shoot cameras, got the pictures developed and sent them in to Nintendo Power. Nothing happened but I'm glad to see that this is a well-known thing now. Now that I'm older and I know how these games work, I assume it's just some overflow error from a memory leak.

[@ollymuirs]

Great video Goose, i find this kinda stuff really fascinating

[@Wicked_Fox]

Sad an emulation on a modern console can't handle a old game

[@WilfredCthulu]

When I tried this glitch James and the guards begin to bleed out hyperrealistic blood from their eyes.

[@GamerFolklore]

I almost believe it.

[@Stevo_YouTube]

I once dropped the cartridge before putting it in the console and when I played I found a guard with his pants down taking an actual shit in the toilet on Facility.

[@jmike2039]

I still don't know what the fuck the newer Xbox is. Series S? Series X? This naming convention is weird for people who don't follow this closely

[@thecheesemouse]

Cammodant - Caw mo dawn Typically an officer or higher ranked enlisted member charged with the maintenance/supervision of a base or compound

[@007spudmanSpudsArmy]

As a GokdenEye modder this glitch is seen A LOT and not just in surface 1.

[@USSMariner]

There HAS to be someone who can run memory checks in an emulator while this is running

[@Monkmandan]

So that nade explosion can also be called a "finger bang"? 🤣

[@danhenry8163]

The surface 1&2 are just dumping grounds for every unused object within the game that's why it's so broken. You cannot get the glitch accurately without cheats on that's the only way specifically "All Guns" "Infinite Ammo" "Paintball Mode" and "Fast Animation" "DK Mode is only optional". The only way I ever got it to always work was I aimed with the sniper rifle and shot each individual key with a paintball on the keypad located outside the bunker main entrance and makes the glitch work all the time.

[@DaveDott]

My 18 year hiatus of playing this game is about is about to come to an end. I can't take it anymore.

[@tylerwilliams431]

The glitches that happened on the N64 will still happen on the Xbox series s/x because it's not a remaster.... idk why people keep calling it a remaster. All they did to it was boost the frame rate to make it smoother. Some have pointed out the background has a bit more textures in some levels. But it's not a remaster it's just 60fps n64 goldeneye

[@abrahamicreligionsbowbefor3585]

Did you ever feel the zoom button on the Xbox version with 3.1 was just a crosshair on screen/zoom? You can still move around and everything, doesn't function like n64

[@Yupppi]

Is it bad for algorithm and clicks to add to the title something like "| new world records! | exciting reveal"? Sounds like it might add more interest from different groups and describe the interesting contents at the end of the video that might be missed otherwise.

[@toshiroyamada2443]

The game on Xbox runs like shit on Series X. Give it a try on Dam and my god. Constant rubber banning. Couldn't even get close to my N64 time on there.