## GoldenEye 007 PC Port — alpha

> ⚠️ **Very early research alpha. Not a playable game.**
> The intro and menus render and all 21 solo missions load, but:
> - **no audio** (Phase 3, not started);
> - some front-end 3D models and some text are broken (the spinning Nintendo
>   logo, MISSION COMPLETE / mode-select models, some briefing objective text);
> - outdoor levels render with a **black sky**;
> - the in-HUD **weapon icon is missing** (the ammo count still shows);
> - expect crashes and glitches once past the level intro.
>
> This is a technical demo of the porting work. If you want to *play* GoldenEye
> on PC, use one of the Xbox 360 recompilation projects instead — see the
> [project README](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port#how-this-differs-from-the-other-goldeneye-pc-projects).

### Downloads

| File | Platform |
|---|---|
| `goldeneye-pc-port-<version>-win64.zip` | Windows x86-64 |
| `goldeneye-pc-port-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz` | Linux x86-64 |

Each contains the engine executable, a README, license texts, and the
`prepare-assets` tool. **No ROM, no game assets.** The Windows bundle also
carries its runtime DLLs; the Linux bundle links against your distro's SDL2 /
zlib / libGL (`sudo apt install libsdl2-2.0-0 zlib1g libgl1`, or the equivalent).

Windows development and playtesting is the primary path; the Linux build boots
and renders (tested on WSLg) but has had far less exercise.

### Running it

You supply your own **NTSC-U GoldenEye 007 N64 ROM** (`.z64`, big-endian,
`SHA-1 abe01e4aeb033b6c0836819f549c791b26cfde83`). Only the US ROM is supported
in this alpha.

1. Unpack the archive.
2. Make a `data/` folder next to the executable and put the ROM in it as
   `ge007.ntsc-final.z64`.
3. Run the one-time asset step (needs Python 3.8+):
   `python3 prepare-assets/prepare-assets.py`
   — it reads your ROM and writes the two `data/pc*-ntsc-final/` folders the
   engine needs. Standard library only; a few seconds.
4. Run the executable **from that folder**.

Full steps are in the bundled `README.md`.

### Verify the download

```
sha256sum -c goldeneye-pc-port-<version>-win64.zip.sha256
sha256sum -c goldeneye-pc-port-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha256
```

### Source & docs

<https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port> — built on the
[GoldenEye 007 decompilation](https://github.com/n64decomp/007), architecture
after the [Perfect Dark PC port](https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/perfect_dark).
Non-commercial fan preservation/research project; not affiliated with any
rights holder.