For years, Goldeneye 007 fans have agreed that the Silo mission seems out of place in Goldeneye 007... Although it's a cool mission, there's nothing that resembles the Silo in the GoldenEye movie, and such a place doesn't seem to exist anywhere else in the Bond universe...

There is however, one brief moment in Diamonds are Forever where we catch a glimpse of a missile silo...

Although Sean Connery never actually visits the Silo, it does make you wonder if this scene was the inspiration behind the Silo mission in Goldeneye.

A space-based laser beam controlled by Ernst Starvo Blofeld targets military equipment, causing it to heat up and explode...

One of the scenes shows a rocket that launches itself after being struck by the weapon.

Video evidence highly suggests that Goldeneye was originally designed as a rail shooter - Players would travel on an invisible "track", unable to walk for themselves... In other words, it meant slowly being pushed forward on a set path where you would have to shoot enemies as you encountered them.

The Silo seems to be the only test level that was created with this format. The player movement in the Silo elevator video is nearly undeniable.

When the footage is examined, it's clear that the player is not actually walking forward, but being forced ahead on a set path... At one point, the player continues to move forward, but swivels to look down while he's still moving... A move such as this would be impossible with the default controls of Goldeneye 007.

Video download: http://goldeneye.detstar.com/video/siloelevator.mpg

The rail-shooter concept would have limited the entertainment value of a game with so much potential. We're lucky that better technology became available at the right time, while the game was still in the early stages.

It would be my assumption that Rareware simply decided to include this test level with the regular missions. After all, since the mission was already created, why let it go to waste?

Watch Magnet Attract:
One of the few classic Bond gadgets that was actually incorporated into the game was the magnetic force applied to James Bond's watch. 007 use this handy tool on his watch to collect a key to escape from a jail cell in the Severnaya Bunker.

Bond was also issued the watch magnet in Live and Let Die. In the film, Bond used it to recover a confiscated bullet, which he used to end the life of Dr. Kananga.

As an added bonus, Roger Moore also put this gadget to good use in true Bond fashion by using it to unzip the dress of his lady lover.
Girl: "Such a delicate touch".
Bond: "Sheer magnetism, darling"

Heroine:
The debate for years, has been whether this mysterious mention referred to Natalya, the heroine of the story, or heroin, the incredibly addictive drug.

It seems impossible that Rareware would consider including hard drugs in the game... Or is it?

The drug connection really isn't too far-fetched, considering that Dr. Kananga's heroin business is the main story in Live and Let Die starring Roger Moore. I'm gonna come right out and say that this item was likely based on the heroin drug, and that heroin(e) was simply a typo.

Some people may choose to disagree, but if you think about it, it would be even more politically incorrect to list a female character as a collectable item...