The Computing History Museum based in the UK has put together a roughly $8,000 rig that allows you to play GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 on four separate screens, putting an end to screen-cheating once and for all. This was put together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of GoldenEye on the N64. While the rig might be pricey, the way it works is actually pretty straightforward and even uses the N64's original hardware. The original image is simply broken up and split across four TVs, with player one able to go into a full screen to select the mode they'd like to play. Each controller will control its respective TV and, in doing so, eliminate screen cheating. Screen cheating is a term often used when playing split-screen multiplayer, and is meant to call out someone whenever they look at your side of the screen to an advantage over you. Continue Reading at GameSpot
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