GoldenEye 007

When playing GoldenEye 007 on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you may notice that some of the textures don’t stay in place and often end up overlapping. Furthermore, some don’t stay connected to each other as you may find seams in certain geometry in the levels.

So, can these texture issues be fixed? You can find out in this article from Seeking Tech.

According to Code Mystics, the development team behind the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of GoldenEye 007, the game is emulated from the original Nintendo 64 release. The studio stated on Twitter that the N64 release also have the same seams and Z fighting problems. However, since the original was rendered at a low resolution, these visual glitches were harder to spot.

Since the internal rendering of GoldenEye 007 has been up-rendered for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions, the same graphical bugs are easier to spot when compared to the N64 title.

You can find the comments made by Code Mystics regarding the texture issues below:

• “For better or worse, the occasional seams and Z fighting are authentic, not an emulation glitch. It’s just easier to see in HD. But glitches were checked against a real N64 during development. What remains were there too, just blurrier.”

So, unfortunately, there is not much you can do on your end when it comes to potentially fixing these problems as the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions were emulated based on the Nintendo 64 release.

We tried changing the resolution in the system menu of your Xbox Series X along with also adjusting the aspect ratio and field of view by using the in-game menus. None of these actions have any effects at reducing the seams and Z fighting.

This situation is similar to the recent PS1 games that were released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Since the resolution of these retro games were internally up-rendered, the stitching and Z fighting were more apparent at higher resolutions.

You may notice that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of GoldenEye 007 may be somewhat unresponsive to your control inputs at specific times. To see how you can fix these input lag issues for this classic game, you can take a look at this troubleshooting guide from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first potential fix, you can try changing the Look Dead Zone and Look Sensitivity Settings in the game.

To do so, you need to take the following steps:

• While playing GoldenEye 007, press the Menu button on the Xbox controller to open the pause menu.
• Inside of the pause menu, use the left and right directional pad buttons, or move the left analog stick to the left or right, until you get to the screen that shows Control Style located at the top.
• From there, you need to select Configure.
• Afterwards, you should be able to move down to the Look Dead Zone and Look Sensitivity sliders.

• You can move these sliders to the right to improve the responsiveness for the right analog stick.
• Once you are done making changes, press the Menu button on the controller to return to your game.

2. You can also try enabling Variable Refresh Rate on your television set or monitor as it may help reduce the input latency in this game.

To do so, you may need to enable VRR in the Settings of your screen. Afterwards, go to the Settings menu of your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S and then select General > TV & display options > Video modes. From there, make sure you enable the Allow variable refresh rate setting.

3. The Quick Resume features of these consoles have been known to cause performance and other issues in games. Therefore, you may want to try restarting GoldenEye 007 to see if you can get lower latency.

To do so, press the Xbox button and then move the cursor over to the game’s icon. Next, press the Menu button and then select Quit.

After quitting the game, open it again to see if your controls are more responsive.

4. You can also try playing by having your Xbox controller tethered to your console. A wired connection should result in lower input lag when compared to using the same gamepad over a wireless connection.

Therefore, you should connect your controller to the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S through a USB connection to see if the game becomes more responsive.

Depending on how you set up your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console, you may be able to play GoldenEye 007 in HDR. To find out how can enable or disable this display format, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to enable HDR for GoldenEye 007 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S

In order to enable HDR for GoldenEye 007 on your Xbox Series console, you need to take the following steps:

Before we begin, it is important to note that this classic game does not natively support HDR. Instead, you will need to use a setting from the system menus of your console in order to convert the SDR image to HDR.

1. So, to start off, press the Xbox button to open the Guide menu.

2. In the Guide menu, press the RB button a few times to get to the Profile & system tab, which is where you will be able to select Settings.

3. From the Settings menu, you need to select TV & display options.

4. Afterwards, head to Video modes, which is below the Advanced column in the General – TV & display options menu.

5. You should now be in the General – Video modes menu. Here, you need to make sure that Auto HDR is enabled.

6. After enabling Auto HDR, you will need to restart GoldenEye 007.

In order to do so, press the Xbox button to bring up the Guide menu. Next, move the cursor to the game’s icon and then press the Menu button. In the pop-up window, you need to select Quit to close the game.

With the game closed, you need to open it again in order to play in HDR.

Some modern television sets and monitors may also support converting SDR to HDR. So, instead of using the Xbox Series system menus, you can try enabling this feature on your screen instead.

How to disable HDR in Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S of GoldenEye 007

If you don’t like how the game looks in the converted HDR format, then you can disable Auto HDR by going back to the Settings > General > TV & display options > Videos menu. Afterwards, you need to restart the game.

If you are using the HDR conversion via your television set or monitor, then you need to disable it from there.

When playing GoldenEye 007 on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you may notice that there is a lot of stutters. To see how you can potentially fix this issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you can try enabling Variable Refresh Rate if your television set or monitor supports this feature.

This may help with the minor stutters in GoldenEye 007 as the Xbox Series consoles support low frame rate compensation (also known as LFC).

To use this feature, make sure that you enable VRR support on your television set or monitor. On your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you then need to do the following:

• Go to the Settings menu of your game console.
• From there, select General on the left column and then select TV & display options on the right side of the same screen.
• Next, you need to select Video modes in the Advanced section of the General – TV and display options menu.
• In the General – Video modes menu, you should then make sure that the Allow variable refresh rate box is checked.

2. The Quick Resume feature for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S can cause performance issues in some games.

Therefore, you may want to remove GoldenEye 007 from the queue to see if it ends up running better from a fresh reboot. You can do so by taking the following steps:

• Press the Xbox button on the controller to bring up the Guide menu.
• Select My games & apps from the Guide menu.
• In the My games & apps tab. Move the cursor to the GoldenEye 007 icon and then press the Menu button.
• Finally, select the Remove from Quick Resume option in the pop-up menu.

3. You can also try to manually update the game to see if there is a new patch available that may fix the frame rate problems.

In order to do so, you can try taking the following steps:

• Press the Xbox button to bring up the Guide menu and then select Home.
• In the Home screen, move the cursor over to the GoldenEye 007 icon and then press the Menu button on your Xbox controller.
• Afterwards, select manage game and add-ons from the pop-up menu.
• You should now be in the Manage – GoldenEye 007 menu. Here, you need to select Updates on the right side of the screen.
• If there is a new patch to download, then you should be able to see it in the GoldenEye 007 – Updates menu.

Keep in mind that, Code Mystics, the developer behind the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S port of the game, has stated that the frame rate is limited to the original ROM code. As a result, it is unlikely that the performance will get improved in a new patch update as they most likely won’t have permission when it comes to changing the original code.

You can adjust the aspect ratio and filed of view in the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of Goldeneye 007. To see how you can change the display area for this classic game, you can follow the steps laid out in this article from Seeking Tech.

1. To begin, make sure you are currently playing GoldenEye 007 if you aren’t doing so already.

2. During gameplay, you need to press the Menu controller on your Xbox controller. This button has three horizontal lines.

3. If done correctly, you should be in pause screen of the game, which is designed to look like James Bond’s watch. Here, you need to switch over to the menu that shows the Music and FX volume sliders located at the top.

In order to switch tabs in the pause menu, you need to press the left or right directional pad. Alternatively, you can use the left analog stick to move to the left or right.

If you can’t switch tabs, then it indicates that you currently have something selected. To un-select, press the A button. You should then be able to switch tabs. If you are still stuck, then you can press the Menu button to exit the pause screen and then the same button again to return.

4. Once you get to the correct tab, you need to scroll down and select Screen.

5. In the Screen setting, you will be able to select the following:

• Full
• Wide
• Cinema

Full is the normal field of view for the game. If you want to view more of the surround area, then you can use Wide or Cinema instead.

5. In the same screen, you can also select Ratio.

6. Afterwards, you will be able to switch between Normal or 16:9.

If you want to mimic the original game on the Nintendo 64 console, then you should set Screen to Full and Ratio to Normal.

7. Once you are done making changes to the field of view and aspect ratio, press the Menu button to resume your play session.

Any customization you previously made from the pause screen should now be applied in-game. If you need to make more changes, then you need to return to the aforementioned menu with the Screen and Ratio settings.

The classic GoldenEye 007 can be played with inverted controls on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console. To find out can change it so that you will look down while moving the analog sticks upwards, as well as look up when moving the stick downwards, you can take a look at this tutorial at Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to bring up the pause screen while playing the game. To do so, you can just press the Menu button (which is the one with the three horizontal lines), on your Xbox controller during gameplay.

GoldenEye 077 has a unique pause menu as it uses James Bond’s watch. You will see a short animation of the character looking down at it when hitting the Menu button.

2. Once you get to the pause menu, use the left or right directional pad buttons, or push the analog stick to the left or right, in order to switch tabs. You need to head over to the tab that shows the Music and FX sliders at the top.

3. After getting to the correct tab, move down and then select Look Up/Down.

4. With the Look Up/Down setting selected, press left or right on the directional pad (you can also move left or right on the left analog stick), to change this setting from Upright to Reverse.

5. Once you are done, press the Menu button to exit the pause screen and return to the game with inverted controls enabled.

Alternate Method

There is also an alternate way that you can invert the controls for GoldenEye 007 on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S.

In order to do so, press the Xbox button to open the Guide menu. From there, press the RB button several times to switch over to the Profile & System tab, where you then need to select Settings.

Inside of Settings, select Devices & connections > Accessories. From the Xbox Accessories menu, select the Configure option underneath your controller graphic. Next, you need to either create a new profile or select a current one. Afterwards, select the pencil icon.

You should arrive in the menu that says the following:

“Choose a button to map. Or press and hold a button”

Here, you can select the “Invert right stick Y axis” option. If you would like, you can also swap the left and right stick functions, invert the left stick Y axis as well as swap triggers.

The changes you made will be applied to all games being played on your Series X or Series S.

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of GoldenEye 007 supports multiple control layouts. You can also use your own custom button layout as well as set the dead zone and sensitivity level to your liking. To find out how you can change the control scheme for this classic first-person shooter, you can take a look at this article from Seeking Tech.

1. While playing GoldenEye 007, press the Menu button on your Xbox controller. If done correctly, James Bond should look down on his watch, which acts as the pause screen for the game.

2. In the pause screen, use the analog stick of direction pad to switch menus until you see Control Style.

3. By default, the Control Style should be set to 3.1 Diamond.

In order to change it, you need to select the Control Style option and then use the press up or down on the left analog stick or directional pad in order to switch to a different style. You should see the following choices:

• 1.1 Honey
• 1.2 Solitaire
• 1.3 Kissy
• 1.4 Goodnight
• 2.1 Plenty
• 2.2 Galore
• 2.3 Domino
• 2.4 Goodhead
• 3.1 Diamond
• 4.1 Custom

4. If you want use your own custom layout, then you need to select 4.1 Custom for Control Style. Afterwards, you can select any of the buttons below and then use the left analog stick or directional pad to change their functionality.

5. At the bottom of the same screen, you can also adjust the Look Dead Zone and Look Sensitivity.

6. Once you are done making your adjustments in this screen, we recommend switching over the screen that shows the music volume at the top.

Note: If you can switch menus, then you need to press the Menu button to back out into the game and then the same button again to go back to the pause menu. You should then be able to change to a different menu from the watch.

From the screen with the music volume located at the top, you will be able to adjust the following control settings:

• Look Up/Down
• Auto-Aim
• Aim Control
• Sight On-Screen
• Aim Lock

7. To return to the game with your customized control settings, you need to press the Menu button again.

By doing so, James Bond stop looking at his watch and resume his mission.