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Overview of the events of 1999 in video games
1999 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Mario Party , Sonic Adventure , Pokémon Snap , Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver ', Heroes of Might and Magic III , Super Smash Bros. , Pokémon Stadium , Donkey Kong 64 , Ape Escape , Mario Golf 64 and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation .
Events
Notable releases
Notable releases of the year 1999
Release
Title
Windows
5th Gen
6th Gen
Handheld
Arcade
January 15
WCW/nWo Thunder
—
PS1
—
—
—
January 21
Super Smash Bros.
—
N64
—
—
—
January 31
Guardian's Crusade
—
PS1
—
—
—
January 31
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
—
PS1
—
—
—
January 31
Silent Hill
—
PS1
—
—
—
January 31
SimCity 3000
Yes
—
—
—
—
February 1
WCW Nitro
—
N64
—
—
—
February 8
Mario Party
—
N64
—
—
—
February 11
Final Fantasy VIII
2000
PS1
—
—
—
February 12
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Yes
—
—
—
—
February 24
Street Sk8er
—
PS1
—
—
—
February 28
Army Men 3D
—
PlayStation
—
—
—
February 28
Beetle Adventure Racing
—
N64
—
—
—
February 28
MLB 2000
—
PS1
—
—
—
February 28
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
Yes
—
—
—
—
March
Need for Speed: High Stakes
June
PS1
—
—
—
March 1
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
—
PS1 , N64
—
GBC
—
March 3
Heroes of Might and Magic III
Yes
—
—
—
—
March 4
Pepsiman
—
PS1
—
—
—
March 15
The King of Fighters '98
—
PS1
—
—
1998
March 16
EverQuest
Yes
—
—
—
—
March 17
Legend of Legaia
—
PS1
—
—
—
March 18
UmJammer Lammy
—
PlayStation
—
—
—
March 19
King of Fighters R-2
—
—
—
NGP
—
March 21
Pokémon Snap
—
N64
—
—
—
March 22
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Yes
—
Xbox (2003)
—
—
April 7
Team Fortress Classic
Yes
—
—
—
—
April 10
Warzone 2100
Yes
—
—
—
—
April 30
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring
—
PS1
—
—
1998
April 30
Aliens versus Predator
Yes
—
—
—
—
April 30
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
Yes
—
—
—
—
April 30
Pokémon Stadium 2 (Pokémon Stadium in North America)
—
N64
—
—
—
April 30
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
—
—
—
GBC
—
May
Midtown Madness
Yes
—
—
—
—
May 12
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
—
—
DC (2000); PS2 , Xbox (2004)
—
Yes
May 28
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
—
PS1
—
—
—
May 31
Ape Escape
—
PS1
—
—
—
June 8
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
Yes
—
—
—
—
June 19
Counter-Strike (video game)
Yes
—
—
—
—
June 17
Descent 3
Yes
—
—
—
—
June 18
Heavy Gear II
Yes
—
—
—
—
June 24
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
—
PS1
—
—
—
June 28
Pokémon Pinball
—
—
—
GBC
—
June 30
Croc 2
—
PS1
—
—
—
June 30
Driver
October 11
PS1
—
—
—
July 1
Attack of the Saucerman
Yes
PS1
—
—
—
July 7
Dungeon Keeper 2
Yes
—
—
—
—
July 14
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Japan)
—
N64
—
—
—
July 23
Jagged Alliance 2
Yes
—
—
—
—
July 26
Mario Golf
—
N64
—
GBC
—
July 27
NCAA Football 2000
—
PS1
—
—
—
July 31
Biomotor Unitron
—
—
—
NGP
—
July 31
The New Tetris
—
N64
—
—
—
July 31
Outcast
Yes
—
—
—
—
July 31
Seven Kingdoms II
Yes
—
—
—
—
August 11
System Shock 2
Yes
—
—
—
—
August 12
Syphon Filter
—
PS1
—
—
—
August 16
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Yes
PS1
DC (2000)
—
—
August 27
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Yes
—
—
—
—
August 31
All Star Tennis '99
—
N64 , PS1
—
—
—
August 31
Gauntlet Legends
—
N64
—
—
—
August 31
Jet Moto 3
—
PS1
—
—
—
August 31
Madden NFL 2000
Yes
PS1 , N64
—
—
—
August 31
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Yes
PS1 (2001)
DC (2000)
GBA (2002)
—
August 31
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
—
PS1 , N64 (2000)
DC (2000)
—
—
September 1
Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal
—
PS1
—
—
—
September 9
Sonic Adventure
2004
—
DC ; GC (2003)
—
—
September 9
Soulcalibur
—
—
DC
—
Yes
September 17
Flight Unlimited III
Yes
—
—
—
—
September 22
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
2000
PS1
DC (2000); GC (2003)
—
—
September 28
Homeworld
Yes
—
—
—
—
September 30
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Yes
—
—
—
—
September 30
Crash Team Racing
—
PS1
—
—
—
September 30
Final Fantasy VI
2015
PS1
—
—
—
September 30
Freespace 2
Yes
—
—
—
—
September 30
Pac-Man World
—
PS1
—
GBA (2004)
—
October 4
Disciples: Sacred Lands
Yes
—
—
—
—
October 11
Jet Force Gemini
—
N64
—
—
—
October 14
Sonic Adventure
—
—
DC (PAL & Europe)
—
—
October 16
Dead or Alive 2
—
—
DC , PS2 (2000)
—
Yes
October 19
Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (North America)
—
—
—
GB ; GBC
—
October 22
Grand Theft Auto 2
Yes
PS1
DC (2000)
GBC (2000)
—
October 29
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
October 31
PS1 (2000); N64
DC , PS2 (2000)
—
—
October 31
Nocturne
Yes
—
—
—
—
October 31
Pharaoh
Yes
—
—
—
—
October 31
Ballistic
—
PS1
—
GBC , iOS (2008)
1998
October 31
Septerra Core
Yes
—
—
—
—
October 31
South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
November 30
N64 , PS1
DC
—
—
November 2
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
—
PS1
—
—
—
November 2
Asheron's Call
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 10
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 10
Rippin' Riders Snowboarding
—
—
DC
—
—
November 11
Medal of Honor
—
PS1
—
—
—
November 11
Age of Wonders
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 16
Tomorrow Never Dies
—
PS1
—
—
—
November 18
Chrono Cross (Japan)
—
PS1
—
—
—
November 19
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 19
The Longest Journey
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 21
Pokémon Gold and Silver (Japan)
—
—
—
GBC
—
November 22
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Yes
PS1
DC (2000)
—
—
November 22
Unreal Tournament
Yes
—
DC (2001), PS2 (2000)
—
—
November 23
Dark Arms: Beast Busters
—
—
—
NGP
—
November 23
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 24
Donkey Kong 64
—
N64
—
—
—
November 24
Ultima IX: Ascension
Yes
—
—
—
—
November 26
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
—
—
DC (2001); PS2 (2005), Xbox (2009)
—
Yes
November 30
South Park Rally
December 31
PS1 , N64 (2000)
DC (2000)
—
—
December 2
The Legend of Dragoon (Japan)
—
PS1
—
—
—
December 2
Quake III Arena
Yes
—
DC , PS2 (2000)
—
—
December 11
Gran Turismo 2
—
PS1
—
—
—
December 12
Planescape: Torment
Yes
—
—
—
—
December 17
Mario Party 2 (Japan)
—
N64
—
—
—
December 20
Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
—
—
—
NGP
—
December 22
Harvest Moon 64
—
N64
—
—
—
December 29
Shenmue (Japan)
—
—
DC
—
—
December 30
Battlezone II: Combat Commander
Yes
—
—
—
—
December 31
Zombie Revenge
—
—
DC
—
—
Hardware
Business
Acquisitions
Lawsuits
Awards
Critically acclaimed titles
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
1999 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[ 4] [ 5]
Game
Publisher
Release Date
Platform(s)
MC score
GR score
Soulcalibur
Namco
August 5, 1999
Dreamcast
98/100
96.56%
Chrono Cross
Square
November 18, 1999
PlayStation
94/100[ 6]
92.28%[ 7]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Activision
August 31, 1999
PlayStation
92/100
93.67%
Unreal Tournament
GT Interactive
November 30, 1999
Microsoft Windows
92/100
93.57%
Gran Turismo 2
Sony Computer Entertainment
December 11, 1999
PlayStation
93/100
92.42%
Homeworld
Sierra Entertainment
September 28, 1999
Microsoft Windows
93/100
88.81%
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Nintendo
May 10, 1999
Game Boy Color
N/A
92.63%
System Shock 2
Electronic Arts
August 11, 1999
Microsoft Windows
92/100
92%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Electronic Arts
February 12, 1999
Microsoft Windows
92/100
91.88%
Age of Empires II
Microsoft
September 30, 1999
Microsoft Windows
92/100
91.81%
Medal of Honor
Electronic Arts
October 31, 1999
PlayStation
92/100
87.31%
Crash Team Racing
Sony Computer Entertainment
September 30, 1999
PlayStation
88/100
91.78%
FreeSpace 2
Interplay Entertainment
September 30, 1999
Microsoft Windows
91/100
91.58%
NFL 2K
Sega
September 9, 1999
Dreamcast
N/A
91.53%
Pokémon Silver Version
Nintendo
November 21, 1999
Game Boy Color
N/A
91.35%[ 7]
Planescape: Torment
Interplay Entertainment
December 12, 1999
Microsoft Windows
91/100
90.63%
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Eidos Interactive
August 16, 1999
PlayStation
91/100
88.16%
The Longest Journey
IQ Media Nordic
November 18, 1999
Microsoft Windows
91/100
88%
Mario Golf
Nintendo
June 11, 1999
Nintendo 64
91/100
87.32%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Ubisoft
November 5, 1999
Microsoft Windows
N/A
90.7%
Ape Escape
Sony Computer Entertainment
May 31, 1999
PlayStation
90/100
90.44%
Final Fantasy VIII
Square
February 11, 1999
PlayStation
90/100
89.42%
Beetle Adventure Racing
Electronic Arts
February 28, 1999
Nintendo 64
90/100
89.1%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Ubisoft
October 29, 1999
Nintendo 64
90/100
88.83%
Syphon Filter
989 Studios
January 31, 1999
PlayStation
90/100
86.93%
Donkey Kong 64
Nintendo
November 22, 1999
Nintendo 64
90/100
86.73%
Pokémon Gold Version
Nintendo
November 21, 1999
Game Boy Color
N/A
91.35%[ 7]
Shenmue
Sega
December 29, 1999
Dreamcast
N/A
89.34%[ 7]
Wipeout 3
Sony Computer Entertainment
September 8, 1999
PlayStation
89/100
87.17%
Resident Evil 2
Capcom
October 31, 1999
Nintendo 64
89/100
86.93%
Grandia
Entertainment Software Publishing
June 24, 1999
PlayStation
89/100
85.87%
Descent 3
Interplay Entertainment
June 17, 1999
Microsoft Windows
89/100[ 6]
84.36%[ 7]
Flight Unlimited III
Electronic Arts
September 17, 1999
Microsoft Windows
N/A
88.5%
NBA 2K
Sega
November 10, 1999
Dreamcast
N/A
88.3%
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Capcom
September 22, 1999
PlayStation
N/A
88.21%
NBA Live 2000
EA Sports
October 31, 1999
Microsoft Windows
N/A
88%
Worms Armageddon
Team17
January 29, 1999
Microsoft Windows
N/A
87.71%
All-Star Baseball 2000
Acclaim Entertainment
May 1, 1999
Nintendo 64
N/A
87.69%
EverQuest
Sony Online Entertainment
March 16, 1999
Microsoft Windows
85/100
87.68%
Mario Golf
Nintendo
August 10, 1999
Game Boy Color
N/A
87.65%
Driver
GT Interactive
June 25, 1999
PlayStation
87/100
87.57%
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Hasbro Interactive
March 31, 1999
Microsoft Windows
N/A
87.54%
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