Perfect Dark Perfect Agent Playthrough (Actual N64 Capture) - Area 51 Rescue

This is part 8 of my capture of me playing through the solo missions of Perfect Dark for the Nintendo 64. This is not an emulator. This footage was captured directly from my Nintendo 64 using an actual Perfect Dark cartridge. I'm playing on Perfect Agent difficulty.

This mission was always one of my favorites because you get to run around Area 51 blowing up guards with a SuperDragon. Considering how difficult the AI can be, it's quite a relief to have an overpowered explosive weapon on hand.

There's also a second explosive weapon you can get in this mission. If you left the technician alive in the prior mission, he'll unlock a door on the second floor of the starting area right after you try to open it. If you go farther into that area and take the elevator upstairs you'll find the Phoenix laying on the bench. You can use its explosive shots instead of your crate to blow open the weak section of wall marked with an X.

There's also a second Falcon 2 available right in the starting area. As soon as you go up the ramp from the start, turn right and you'll find an oil drum sticking out from the stack of crates. Just shoot the oil drum until it explodes, then squat down and pick up the Falcon 2.

There's one more tip I can give. Before you try to complete your first objective, go into the room at the 7:57 mark and use your Data Uplink on the computer terminal. This will disable the automatic turret in the room across from you, making the mission a lot easier. Just make sure not to accidentally destroy the computer terminals in the next room because you need to download the virus onto them.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the official N64 S-video cable with native widescreen mode enabled. I used a Toshiba model D-R550 DVD Recorder to upconvert the N64's native 240p signal to 480i so that the Hauppauge could capture the console's audio/video signal.

I'm using a standard N64 controller.