10 Video Games That Were SAVED From Destruction

10. Goldeneye 007

Given Goldeneye's historic impact on the gaming industry, it seems absurd to think that Nintendo would ever have had cold feet over the N64's most famous FPS. Yet at one point, the Kyoto company's extremities were left positively arctic over the thought of associating their brand with cinema's suavest purveyor of death.

As explained by Cinema Blend, Nintendo initially balked at the level of violence in Goldeneye. According to respected games journalist Simon Parkin, there was even talk of Nintendo cancelling the game due to a genuine fears of it being associated with the N64. 

Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and Goldeneye went on to make history (and a lot of money for Nintendo). And it did so even without the advice offered by legendary game designer and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who suggested that the game should end with James Bond visiting all his victims in the hospital and shaking their hands to show there were no hard feelings. 

Which is a tad hypocritical. After all, when was the last time a Mario game ended with the plumber apologizing to the Goombas he flattened, or sheepishly handing back shells to the Koopa Troopas he denuded on his journey to batter Bowser?