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1999 in video games

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1999 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Heroes of Might and Magic III, System Shock 2, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Final Fantasy VIII, Age of Empires II, Crash Team Racing, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Grand Theft Auto 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Chrono Cross, Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold and Silver, and Donkey Kong 64, along with new titles such as Super Smash Bros., Silent Hill, Syphon Filter, Driver, EverQuest, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Planescape: Torment.

The year's most critically acclaimed video game was the Dreamcast title Soulcalibur, which remains among the highest-rated games of all time on Metacritic. The best-selling home video game worldwide was the Game Boy title Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow for the second year in a row, while the year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Sega's Virtua Striker 2.

Legend

Events

British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards.
March – Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children is republished as Game Over: Press Start to Continue.
March 15 – Game Network hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC.
March 15–19 – Game Developers Conference (formerly Computer Game Developers Conference); moves to San Jose, California where it stays for six consecutive years; hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival.
May 12 – Nintendo has started working on what will eventually be the GameCube, under the codename "Project Dolphin".
May 13 – Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (at E3); inducts Sid Meier of Firaxis Games to the AIAS Hall of Fame.
May 13–15 – 5th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3); the 2nd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
September 7 - The SegaWorld London amusement park shuts down for good exactly three years after its original opening date in 1996. The bottom two floors of the park continue to operate as a generic arcade until 2011.

Hardware

The Sega Dreamcast made its international release after initially launching in Japan the previous year.

Date	System
January 23	PocketStationJP
March 4	WonderSwanJP
March 16	Neo Geo Pocket ColorJP
May / June	Game.com Pocket Pro
September 9	DreamcastNA
October 14	DreamcastEU
November 30	DreamcastAU

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1999.

Awards	Game of the Year	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Ref
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Soulcalibur	DC	Namco	Fighting
GameSpot
Hyper
GamePower	Soulcalibur	DC	Namco	Fighting
GameSpy	Soulcalibur	DC	Namco	Fighting
BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	N64	Nintendo	Action-adventure
Video Software Dealers Association
GameSpy	Unreal Tournament		Epic Games	First Person Shooter
Digitiser	Pokémon Red / Blue	GB	Nintendo	Role-playing
Edge	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	Sony	Racing simulation
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	Squaresoft	Role-playing
Game Informer	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	PS1	Neversoft	Sports
GameSpot	EverQuest		Sony	MMORPG
Japan Game Awards	Doko Demo Issyo	PS1	Sony	Strategy
Japan Media Arts Festival	Seaman	DC	Sega	Simulation	title=1999 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards	url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/1999/	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304055320/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/1999/	archive-date=March 4, 2009	access-date=March 1, 2009	publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs	language=ja}}
RPGFan	Chrono Cross	PS1	Squaresoft	RPG

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic and GameRankings

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform(s)	MC score	GR score
Soulcalibur	Namco	August 5, 1999	DC	98/100	96.56%
Chrono Cross	Square	November 18, 1999	PS1	title=Best Video Games for 2000	url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2000	access-date=August 7, 2019	website=Metacritic}}	title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2000 (with at least 10 reviews)	url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2000&numrev=1&sort=0&letter=&search=	access-date=August 7, 2019	website=GameRankings}}
Gran Turismo 2	Sony Computer Entertainment	December 11, 1999	PS1	93/100	92.42%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	Activision	September 29, 1999	PS1	92/100	93.67%
Unreal Tournament	GT Interactive	November 22, 1999	WIN	92/100	93.57%
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	Nintendo	May 10, 1999	GBC		92.63%
Homeworld	Sierra Entertainment	September 28, 1999	WIN	93/100	88.81%
System Shock 2	Electronic Arts	August 11, 1999	WIN	92/100	92%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri	Electronic Arts	February 12, 1999	WIN	92/100	91.88%
Age of Empires II	Microsoft	September 30, 1999	WIN	92/100	91.81%
Medal of Honor	Electronic Arts	October 31, 1999	PS1	92/100	87.31%
Crash Team Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	September 30, 1999	PS1	88/100	91.78%
FreeSpace 2	Interplay Entertainment	September 30, 1999	WIN	91/100	91.58%
NFL 2K	Sega	September 9, 1999	DC		91.53%
Pokémon Silver Version	Nintendo	November 21, 1999	GBC		91.35%
Pokémon Gold Version	Nintendo	November 21, 1999	GBC		91.35%
Planescape: Torment	Interplay Entertainment	December 12, 1999	WIN	91/100	90.63%
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis	Capcom	September 22, 1999	PS1	91/100	88.21%
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver	Eidos Interactive	August 16, 1999	PS1	91/100	88.16%
The Longest Journey	IQ Media Nordic	November 18, 1999	WIN	91/100	88%
Mario Golf	Nintendo	June 11, 1999	N64	91/100	87.32%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape	Ubisoft	November 5, 1999	WIN		90.7%
Ape Escape	Sony Computer Entertainment	May 31, 1999	PS1	90/100	90.44%
Final Fantasy VIII	Square	February 11, 1999	PS1	90/100	89.42%
Beetle Adventure Racing	Electronic Arts	February 28, 1999	N64	90/100	89.1%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape	Ubisoft	October 29, 1999	N64	90/100	88.83%
Syphon Filter	989 Studios	February 17, 1999	PS1	90/100	86.93%
Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo	November 22, 1999	N64	90/100	86.73%
Shenmue	Sega	December 29, 1999	DC		89.34%
Wipeout 3	Sony Computer Entertainment	September 8, 1999	PS1	89/100	87.17%
Resident Evil 2	Capcom	October 31, 1999	N64	89/100	86.93%
Grandia	Entertainment Software Publishing	June 24, 1999	PS1	89/100	85.87%
Descent 3	Interplay Entertainment	June 17, 1999	WIN	89/100	84.36%
Flight Unlimited III	Electronic Arts	September 17, 1999	WIN		88.5%
NBA 2K	Sega	November 10, 1999	DC		88.3%
NBA Live 2000	EA Sports	October 31, 1999	WIN		88%
Worms Armageddon	Team17	January 29, 1999	WIN		87.71%
All-Star Baseball 2000	Acclaim Entertainment	April 8, 1999	N64		87.69%
EverQuest	Sony Online Entertainment	March 16, 1999	WIN	85/100	87.68%
Mario Golf	Nintendo	August 10, 1999	GBC		87.65%
Driver	GT Interactive	June 25, 1999	PS1	87/100	87.57%
RollerCoaster Tycoon	Hasbro Interactive	March 22, 1999	WIN		87.54%

''Famitsu'' Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1999 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.

Title	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Score (out of 40)
Soulcalibur	DC	Namco	Fighting	40
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram	DC	Sega	Shooter	39
Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	Squaresoft	RPG	37
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2	PS1	Enix	Roguelike	37
Sega Rally 2	DC	Sega	Racing	36
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 6 (Power Pros 6)	N64	Konami	Sports	36
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)	PS1	Capcom	Survival horror	36
Chrono Cross	PS1	Squaresoft	RPG	36
Um Jammer Lammy	PS1	Sony	Rhythm	35
SaGa Frontier 2	PS1	Squaresoft	RPG	35
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	PS1	Atlus	RPG	35
Culdcept Expansion	PS1	Media Factory	Turn-based strategy	35
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	SNES	Nintendo	SRPG	35

Financial performance

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank	Manufacturer	Game console	Type	Generation	Sales	Japan	United States	Europe	Worldwide
1	Sony	PS1	Home	32-bit	date=31 December 2003	title=Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation	url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422075722/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html	archive-date=2004-04-22	access-date=2021-12-25	website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.	publisher=Sony}}	7,040,000	11,750,000	21,820,000
2	Nintendo	GB / GBC	Handheld	8-bit	date=September 2012	title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region	url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030031244/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf	archive-date=2012-10-30	access-date=2021-12-26	website=Nintendo	publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}	2,680,000+		17,450,000
3	Nintendo	N64	Home	64-bit	940,000	last1=Clements	first1=Matthew T.	last2=Ohashi	first2=Hiroshi	date=October 2004	title=Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002	url=http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf#page=25	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012843/http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf	archive-date=March 7, 2016	access-date=September 21, 2011	publisher=NET Institute	pages=12, 24}}		6,490,000
4	Sega	DC	Home	128-bit	last=小川 (Ogawa)	first=純生 (Sumio)	date=2010-12-14	title=テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで—	trans-title=Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii —	url=http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf	journal=経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū)	language=ja	publication-date=March 2011	issue=77	pages=1–17 (2)	issn=0286-6439	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf	archive-date=2015-07-25	access-date=2021-12-06	via=Toyo University Academic Information Repository}}	1,700,000	500,000+	3,150,000+
5	Bandai	WS	Handheld	16-bit	1,400,000			1,400,000
6	Sega	GEN	Home	16-bit		,000		431,000+
7	Nintendo	SNES	Home	16-bit	30,000	,000		280,000
8	Nintendo	NES	Home	8-bit	50,000			50,000
9	SNK	NGPC	Handheld	16-bit		25,000+		25,000+
10	Sega	SAT	Home	32-bit				6,100+

Best-selling home video games

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1999 in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Rank	Title	Platform	Sales	Japan	USA	UK	Germany	Combined
1	Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow	GB	998,666				+
2	Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	3,538,000	author=Staff	date=1999-12-09	title=Final Fantasy VIII Sells One Million	url=http://www.gamasutra.com/newswire/news/index19991206.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421065602/http://www.gamasutra.com/newswire/news/index19991206.htm	archive-date=2008-04-21	website=Gamasutra}}			+
3	Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver)	GBC	4,444,000				4,444,000
4	Super Smash Bros. (Dai Rantō Smash Brothers)	N64	last=	first=	title=Japan vs. US Sales	url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/01/japan-vs-us-sales	work=IGN	date=December 1999	publication-date=1 December 1999	language=	access-date=2021-10-25}}	1,300,000		+
5	Donkey Kong 64	N64	739,000	1,900,000			+
6	Pokémon Pinball	GBC	title=1999 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games	url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1999.shtml	access-date=25 October 2021	website=The Magic Box	archive-date=December 15, 2014	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215082832/http://the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1999.shtml	url-status=dead}}	1,800,000
7	Pokémon Snap	N64	634,000	1,500,000
8	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix	PS1					1,904,441+
9	Gran Turismo	PS1	234,652	1,300,000		100,000+	+
10	Driver	PS1		1,200,000	200,000+	200,000+	+

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999 in the United States and Europe.

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Sales revenue	United States	Europe	Combined
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB		€ ()		$
2	Gran Turismo	PS1		€94,444,000 ()		$
3	Donkey Kong 64	N64		€20,561,696 ()		$
4	Tomb Raider III			€96,591,106 ()	+	$+
5	Driver	PS1		€43,112,063 ()		$
6	FIFA 99			€86,316,959 ()	+	$+
7	Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	+	€26,549,294 ()	+	$+
8	Pokémon Snap	N64				$
9	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	N64		€70,023,810 ()	+	$+
10	Super Smash Bros.	N64			+	$+

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Sales	Revenue	Inflation	Ref
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	Nintendo	Role-playing			$
2	Donkey Kong 64	N64	Nintendo	Platformer	1,900,000		$
3	Pokémon Pinball	GBC	Nintendo	Pinball	1,800,000		$
4	Pokémon Snap	N64	Nintendo	Photography	1,500,000		$
5	Super Smash Bros.	N64	Nintendo	Fighting	1,300,000		$
6	Gran Turismo	PS1	Sony	Racing simulation	1,300,000		$
7	Driver	PS1	GT Interactive	Driving	1,200,000		$
8	Spyro the Dragon	PS1	Sony	Platformer	1,200,000
9	Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	Square EA	Role-playing	1,000,000+	+	$+
10	Frogger	PS1	Hasbro Interactive	Action	colspan="3"	title=The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2001	date=2000	publisher=World Almanac Books	isbn=0886878624	editor-last1=Wiesenfeld	editor-first1=Lori P.	page=314	chapter=Top-Selling Video Games, 1999	quote=Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold	chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacbook02001wies/page/314	chapter-url-access=registration}}

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Platform	Sales	First-day sales revenue	Inflation	Ref
1	Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver)	GBC	4,444,000			title=1999年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top100	trans-title=1999 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 100	magazine=Dengeki Oh	publisher=MediaWorks	lang=ja	url=http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1999.htm	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010922073158/http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1999.htm	archive-date=22 September 2001	access-date=16 September 2021}}
2	Final Fantasy VIII	PS1	3,538,000	¥17,200,000,000 ($151,000,000)	$	date=17 February 1999	title=World Briefs Japan: 'Fantasy' sets record	work=Variety	url=https://variety.com/1999/biz/news/world-briefs-76-1117491375/	access-date=24 April 2020}}
3	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix	PS1		colspan="2"
4	Nintendo All Star! Dai Rantō Smash Brothers	N64	1,520,000+	colspan="2"
5	Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)	PS1	1,465,000	colspan="2" rowspan="3"
6	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	1,410,000
7	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories	GBC	1,208,000
8	Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue / Pikachu (Pokémon)	GB	998,666	colspan="2"	title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2000	publisher=Enterbrain	year=2000	location=Tokyo	language=Japanese	script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2000	trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2000	chapter=1999年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100	trans-chapter=1999 Game Software Annual Sales Top 300	chapter-url=http://geimin.net/da/db/1999_ne_fa/index.php	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227142700/http://geimin.net/da/db/1999_ne_fa/index.php	archive-date=2008-12-27	access-date=25 October 2021}}
9	Derby Stallion '99	PS1	890,000	colspan="2" rowspan="2"
10	Minna no Golf 2 (Everybody's Golf 2)	PS1	843,000

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher	Genre	Sales revenue	Inflation
1	Tomb Raider III		Eidos Interactive	Action-adventure	€96,591,106 ()	$
2	Gran Turismo	PS1	Sony	Racing simulation	€94,444,000 ()	$
3	FIFA 99		Electronic Arts	Sports	€86,316,959 ()	$
4	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	N64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	€70,023,810 ()	$
5	Pokémon Red / Blue	GB	Nintendo	Role-playing	€ ()	$
6	Tekken 3	PS1	Namco	Fighting	€57,209,778 ()	$
7	Tomb Raider II		Eidos Interactive	Action-adventure	€54,477,514 ()	$
8	FIFA 2000		Electronic Arts	Sports	€53,519,616 ()	$
9	Colin McRae Rally		Codemasters	Racing	€51,584,666 ()	$
10	Driver		GT Interactive	Driving	€43,112,063 ()	$

In the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank	United Kingdom	Germany	France	Title	Platform(s)	Sales	PS1	Sales
1	FIFA 2000		200,000+	Driver	200,000+	Tiberian Sun	200,000+	Gran Turismo
2	Driver		200,000+	Metal Gear Solid	200,000+	Age of Empires II	200,000+	rowspan="4"
3	Metal Gear Solid	PS1	200,000+	Need for Speed 4	100,000+	Die Siedler III	100,000+
4	Gran Turismo	PS1	200,000+	FIFA 99	100,000+	SimCity 3000	100,000+
5	Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation		200,000+	Gran Turismo	100,000+	RollerCoaster Tycoon	100,000+

Australia

In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	Game Freak	Nintendo	Role-playing
2	Need for Speed: High Stakes	PS1	EA Canada	Electronic Arts	Racing
3	Gran Turismo (Platinum)	PS1	Polys	Sony	Racing simulation
4	GoldenEye 007	N64	Rare	Nintendo	First-person shooter
5	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure
6	Mario Kart 64	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Kart racing
7	Super Smash Bros.	N64	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	Fighting
8	Crash Bandicoot 2 (Platinum)	PS1	Naughty Dog	Sony	Platformer
9	Pokémon Pinball	GBC	Jupiter Corporation	Nintendo	Pinball
10	Pokémon Snap	N64	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	Photography

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Developer	Manufacturer	Type	Genre	Points
1	Virtua Striker 2 ver. 98 / 99	Sega AM2	Sega	Software	Sports
2	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndMix	Bemani	Konami	Dedicated	Rhythm
3	Street Snap	Hitachi	Towa Japan	Other	Purikura	3934
4	Beatmania CompleteMix / 4thMix	Konami G.M.D.	Konami	Dedicated	Rhythm
5	The House of the Dead 2	Sega AM1	Sega	Dedicated	Light gun shooter	3545
6	Time Crisis 2	Namco	Namco	Dedicated	Light gun shooter	3164
7	Street Fighter Zero 3 (Street Fighter Alpha 3)	Capcom	Capcom	Software	Fighting	2946
8	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJo's Venture)	Capcom	Capcom	Software	Fighting	2891
9	Super Purikura 21	Atlus	Sega	Other	Purikura	2381
10	Puri Puri Canvas	Konami	Konami	Other	Purikura	2295

Notable releases

Release	Title	Computer Releases	Console Releases	Handheld Releases	Other Releases
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	WIN, MAC
February 1	WCW Nitro		N64
February 8	Mario Party		N64
February 11	Final Fantasy VIII		PS1
February 12	Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri	WIN
February 13	Power Stone		DC		Arcade
February 24	Street Sk8er		PS1
February 28	Army Men 3D		PS1
February 28	Beetle Adventure Racing		N64
February 28	MLB 2000		PS1
February 28	Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance	WIN
March 1	Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko		PS1, N64	GB
March 3	Heroes of Might and Magic III	WIN, MAC, LIN
March 4	Dungeons and Dragons Collection		SAT
March 4	Pepsiman		PS1
March 15	The King of Fighters '98		PS1
March 16	EverQuest	WIN
March 17	Legend of Legaia		PS1
March 18	UmJammer Lammy		PS1
March 19	King of Fighters R-2			NGPC
March 21	Pokémon Snap		N64
March 22	RollerCoaster Tycoon	WIN
March 24	Need for Speed: High Stakes	WIN	PS1
March 31	Requiem: Avenging Angel	WIN
April 7	Team Fortress Classic	WIN
April 10	Warzone 2100	WIN
April 30	Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring		PS1
April 30	Aliens versus Predator	WIN
April 30	Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast	WIN
April 30	Grand Theft Auto: London 1969	WIN	PS1
April 30	Pokémon Stadium (Japan)		N64
April 30	Super Mario Bros. Deluxe			GBC
May 12	Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike				Arcade
May 18	Midtown Madness	WIN
May 28	Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete		PS1
May 31	Ape Escape		PS1
June 8	Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor	WIN
June 19	Counter-Strike	WIN
June 17	Descent 3	WIN, MAC
June 18	Heavy Gear II	WIN
June 24	Persona 2: Innocent Sin		PS1
June 28	Pokémon Pinball			GBC
June 30	Croc 2		PS1
June 30	Driver	WIN	PS1
July 1	Attack of the Saucerman	WIN	PS1
July 7	Dungeon Keeper 2	WIN
July 14	Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Japan)		N64
July 20	Prince of Persia			GBC
July 23	Jagged Alliance 2	WIN
July 26	Mario Golf		N64	GBC
July 27	NCAA Football 2000		PS1
July 31	Biomotor Unitron			NGPC
July 31	The New Tetris		N64
July 31	Outcast	WIN
July 31	Seven Kingdoms II	WIN
August 11	System Shock 2	WIN
August 12	Syphon Filter		PS1
August 16	Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver	WIN	PS1
August 18	Re-Volt	WIN	DC, N64, PS1
August 27	Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun	WIN
August 30	Jet Moto 3		PS1
August 31	Shadow Man	WIN	DC, N64, PS1
August 31	All Star Tennis '99		N64, PS1
August 31	Gauntlet Legends		N64
August 31	Madden NFL 2000	WIN, MAC	PS1, N64
August 31	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear	WIN
September 1	Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal		PS1
September 9	Sonic Adventure		DC
September 9	Soulcalibur		DC		Arcade
September 17	Flight Unlimited III	WIN
September 22	Resident Evil 3: Nemesis		PS1
September 28	Homeworld	WIN
September 28	Kingsley's Adventure		PS1
September 29	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater		PS1
September 30	Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings	WIN
September 30	Crash Team Racing		PS1
September 30	Final Fantasy VI		PS1
September 30	Freespace 2	WIN
September 30	Pac-Man World		PS1
October 4	Disciples: Sacred Lands	WIN
October 11	Jet Force Gemini		N64
October 16	Dead or Alive 2		DC		Arcade
October 19	Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (North America)			GB, GBC
October 22	Grand Theft Auto 2	WIN	PS1
October 29	Rayman 2: The Great Escape	WIN	DC, N64
October 31	Ballistic		PS1	GBC
October 31	Pharaoh	WIN
October 31	Nocturne	WIN
October 31	Septerra Core	WIN
October 31	The Nomad Soul	WIN
October 31	South Park: Chef's Luv Shack	WIN	DC, N64, PS1
November 2	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!		PS1
November 2	Asheron's Call	WIN
November 3	Sim Theme Park	WIN
November 10	Half-Life: Opposing Force	WIN
November 10	Rippin' Riders Snowboarding		DC
November 11	Medal of Honor		PS1
November 11	Age of Wonders	WIN
November 13	Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger	WIN
November 15	Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine	WIN
November 16	Tomorrow Never Dies		PS1
November 16	Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue		PS1, N64
November 18	Chrono Cross (Japan)		PS1
November 19	Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned	WIN
November 19	The Longest Journey	WIN
November 21	Pokémon Gold and Silver (Japan)			GBC
November 22	Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation	WIN	PS1
November 22	Unreal Tournament	WIN
November 23	Dark Arms: Beast Busters			NGPC
November 23	SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle	WIN
November 24	Donkey Kong 64		N64
November 24	Ultima IX: Ascension	WIN
November 26	Garou: Mark of the Wolves				Arcade
November 30	South Park Rally	WIN	PS1
December 2	The Legend of Dragoon (Japan)		PS1
December 2	Quake III Arena	WIN, LIN	DC
December 10	Urban Chaos	WIN
December 11	Gran Turismo 2		PS1
December 12	Planescape: Torment	WIN
December 17	Mario Party 2 (Japan)		N64
December 20	Crusaders of Might and Magic	WIN
December 20	Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure			NGPC
December 22	Harvest Moon 64		N64
December 22	Valkyrie Profile		PS1
December 29	Shenmue		DC
December 30	Battlezone II: Combat Commander	WIN
December 31	Zombie Revenge		DC

Business

February 22 – Sierra reorganizes to cut costs in what is widely referred to as the "Chainsaw Monday" Layoffs, closing several studios and their iconic former headquarters in Oakhurst, California. Some employees were given the option to relocate to their new headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.
Midway Games stops using the Atari Games brand.
New companies: 3d6 Games, 7 Studios, BAM!, Liquid Entertainment, Bohemia Interactive, 7FX

Acquisitions

Activision acquires Elsinore Multimedia, Expert Software, and Neversoft Entertainment
Infogrames Entertainment, SA acquires Accolade (Renamed Infogrames North America), Gremlin Interactive (renamed Infogrames Sheffield House), GT Interactive (GTIS), and Ozisoft
Take-Two Interactive acquires TalonSoft
ZeniMax Media acquires Bethesda Softworks
Codemasters acquires Sensible Software

Lawsuits

Nintendo v. Bung Enterprises Ltd.; Nintendo sues Bung over patent infringement
Sony Corporation v. Bleem LLC

Notes

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