For me there's usually an initial shock to get over with the graphics, but once I'm past it I can get back into the game just like in the old days. It's much easier to go back to old 2D graphics than old 3D graphics, I find -- for instance, FF Tactics has aged well, while with something like FF VII I stop and go, "Gah, did it really look that bad?"
Some games are untouched by time. Super Mario 3 and the Sonic the Hedgehog games look and feel exactly as I remember them -- there's no adjustment period at all. But in some genres, gameplay really has advanced enough to make those old games tedious. Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, for instance, aren't much fun anymore. And I've heard from a lot of people who share your complaint that Goldeneye has aged poorly.
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