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Well, here’s GoldenEye with Mario characters

Released in 2021 but updated multiple times since, with the most recent update bringing it up to version 3.17 and adding 15 more multiplayer maps, the GoldenEye With Mario Characters (opens in new tab) mod is one of those real “everything that’s great about modding” achievements. Not just because of the wonderfully demented idea, but because of the follow through. The modder known as StupidMarioBros1Fan and their collaborators weren’t content just swapping GoldenEye’s bad guys with Koopa Troopas and calling it a day. Oh, no.

For starters, the dialogue (subtitled) has been rewritten to reflect the new character models. Alec Trevelyan’s line, “For England, James?” made sense when he was being played by Sean Bean. Now that he’s been replaced by Luigi, the line goes, “For-a Brooklyn, Mario?”