A Family Guy Salute To GoldenEye 007
May 23, 2019
Family Guy has skewered pop culture for two decades and I always laugh the most when the production team sets their sights on a classic video game. In Season 17's "Griffin Winter Games", Peter Griffin and his daughter Meg are captured while trespassing in North Korea and must stage a thrilling escape in the style of a nostalgic video game. Peter suggests they use Rare's famed GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 as their inspiration, and what follows is a loving tribute to the console's most beloved shooters. From the ammo count in the lower left corner of the screen to the targeting reticule that appears when Meg needs to target bolts to shoot open a grate to the little cinematic cut scenes, Family Guy knows the source material and has fun with it. Peter even offers fun observations about the gameplay and environment while they make their escape. It's an unexpected moment that will make GoldenEye fans smile.