A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020

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PostA piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Saint of Killers » Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:46 am

RIP in peace, Cradle / Arecibo Observatory.


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Yeah, okay, Cradle wasn't the best level in GoldenEye, but it was still pretty memorable nonetheless. Crazy seeing it go down like that. Thankfully no one was physically injured by the collapse.

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Tomous » Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:21 am

I dont want to make us feel old but I'm not sure Goldeneye is modern videogame history anymore....

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Saint of Killers » Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:32 am

I would argue with you but I recently sold all my old Wizards of the Coast Pokemon stuff and they were classed as vintage ffs :slol: So yeah, you're probably correct. It's just that to me, anything which I played and have vivid memories of = modern. Anything earlier than that I have vague memories of (so for me, the Magnavox Odyssey 2 / Philips Odyssey 2, Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k) is vintage era.

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Knoyleo » Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:27 am

Goldeneye released the year before Half Life, so it's definitely in the boomer shooter category.

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by OrangeRKN » Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:07 pm

If it was made after 1500 then it's modern

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Yubel » Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:56 pm

Just wanted to say that's a spectacular gif.

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Saint of Killers » Sun Dec 20, 2020 2:06 pm

Yubel wrote:Just wanted to say that's a spectacular gif.


The video below it has some amazing drone camera footage of the cables ripping away – you even see the paint peel before they snap!

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by VlaSoul » Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:13 pm

Tiny Timous wrote:I dont want to make us feel old but I'm not sure Goldeneye is modern videogame history anymore....

goldeneye is older than I am lol

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Robbo-92 » Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:52 pm

Has this fallen down of disrepair or has it been demolished?

Either way, Goldeneye was an amazing James Bond film (easily my favourite of the Brosnan era films) and a cracking game (Cradle made for some great multiplayer moments between myself and 2 brothers).

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Saint of Killers » Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:25 pm

Rob Ho-ho 92 wrote:Has this fallen down of disrepair or has it been demolished?

Either way, Goldeneye was an amazing James Bond film (easily my favourite of the Brosnan era films) and a cracking game (Cradle made for some great multiplayer moments between myself and 2 brothers).


I know it wasn't demolished.

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Robbo-92 » Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:27 pm

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Rob Ho-ho 92 wrote:Has this fallen down of disrepair or has it been demolished?

Either way, Goldeneye was an amazing James Bond film (easily my favourite of the Brosnan era films) and a cracking game (Cradle made for some great multiplayer moments between myself and 2 brothers).


I know it wasn't demolished.


Looking on wiki (it’s always right of course :roll:) there was a cable break in August and another in November, so they were planning on a controlled demolition could be carried out.

Also no mention whatsoever of Goldeneye on its wiki page either!

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PostRe: A piece of modern video gaming history collapsed on December 1st, 2020
by Tomous » Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:46 pm

VlaSoul wrote:
Tiny Timous wrote:I dont want to make us feel old but I'm not sure Goldeneye is modern videogame history anymore....

goldeneye is older than I am lol


Quiet you. Go to your room and do your homework.

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