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Overview of the events of 1999 in video games
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 .
Game of the Year awards [ edit ] The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1999.
Critically acclaimed titles [ edit ] 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)[18] [19] 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[20] 92.28%[21] Gran Turismo 2 Sony Computer Entertainment December 11, 1999 PlayStation 93/100 92.42% Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision September 29, 1999 PlayStation 92/100 93.67% Unreal Tournament GT Interactive November 22, 1999 Microsoft Windows 92/100 93.57% Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Nintendo May 10, 1999 Game Boy Color — 92.63% Homeworld Sierra Entertainment September 28, 1999 Microsoft Windows 93/100 88.81% 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 — 91.53% Pokémon Silver Version Nintendo November 21, 1999 Game Boy Color — 91.35%[21] Pokémon Gold Version Nintendo November 21, 1999 Game Boy Color — 91.35%[21] Planescape: Torment Interplay Entertainment December 12, 1999 Microsoft Windows 91/100 90.63% Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Capcom September 22, 1999 PlayStation 91/100 88.21% 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 — 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 February 17, 1999 PlayStation 90/100 86.93% Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo November 22, 1999 Nintendo 64 90/100 86.73% Shenmue Sega December 29, 1999 Dreamcast — 89.34%[21] 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[20] 84.36%[21] Flight Unlimited III Electronic Arts September 17, 1999 Microsoft Windows — 88.5% NBA 2K Sega November 10, 1999 Dreamcast — 88.3% NBA Live 2000 EA Sports October 31, 1999 Microsoft Windows — 88% Worms Armageddon Team17 January 29, 1999 Microsoft Windows — 87.71% All-Star Baseball 2000 Acclaim Entertainment April 8, 1999 Nintendo 64 — 87.69% EverQuest Sony Online Entertainment March 16, 1999 Microsoft Windows 85/100 87.68% Mario Golf Nintendo August 10, 1999 Game Boy Color — 87.65% Driver GT Interactive June 25, 1999 PlayStation 87/100 87.57% RollerCoaster Tycoon Hasbro Interactive March 22, 1999 Microsoft Windows — 87.54%
Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame[ edit ] 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.[22]
Best-selling video game consoles [ edit ] Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales Japan United States Europe Worldwide 1 Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 2,570,000[23] 7,040,000[23] 11,750,000[23] 21,820,000[23] 2 Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color Handheld 8-bit 4,180,000[24] 2,680,000+[25] Unknown 17,450,000[24] 3 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 940,000[24] 3,538,000[26] Unknown 6,490,000[24] 4 Sega Dreamcast Home 128-bit 950,000[27] 1,700,000[28] 500,000+[29] 3,150,000+ 5 Bandai WonderSwan Handheld 16-bit 1,400,000[27] — Unknown 1,400,000 6 Sega Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Home 16-bit — 431,000[26] Unknown 431,000+ 7 Nintendo Super NES / Super Famicom Home 16-bit 30,000[24] 15,000[26] Unknown 280,000[24] 8 Nintendo Famicom (NES) Home 8-bit 50,000[24] — — 50,000[24] 9 SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color Handheld 16-bit Unknown 25,000+[30] Unknown 25,000+ 10 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit < 10,000[27] 6,100[26] Unknown 6,100+
Best-selling home video games [ edit ] 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.
Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States and Germany Rank Title Platform Sales Japan USA UK Germany Combined 1 Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow Game Boy 998,666[31] 8,900,000[32] Unknown Unknown 9,898,666+ 2 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation 3,538,000[33] 1,000,000+[34] Unknown Unknown 4,538,000+ 3 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver ) Game Boy Color 4,444,000[33] — — — 4,444,000 4 Super Smash Bros. (Dai Rantō Smash Brothers ) Nintendo 64 1,520,000[35] 1,300,000[32] Unknown Unknown 2,820,000+ 5 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 739,000[33] 1,900,000[32] Unknown Unknown 2,639,000+ 6 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color 765,263[36] 1,800,000[32] — — 2,565,263 7 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 634,000[33] 1,500,000[32] — — 2,134,000 8 Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix PlayStation 1,904,441[a] Unknown Unknown Unknown 1,904,441+ 9 Gran Turismo PlayStation 234,652[31] 1,300,000[32] Unknown 100,000+[37] 1,634,652+ 10 Driver PlayStation — 1,200,000[32] 200,000+[38] 200,000+[37] 1,600,000+
The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999 in the United States and Europe.
Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe Rank Title Platform(s) Sales revenue United States [32] [39] Europe [40] Combined Inflation 1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy $230,000,000 €60,388,924 ($64,362,515 ) $294,000,000 $540,000,000 2 Gran Turismo PlayStation $35,000,000 €94,444,000 ($100,658,000 ) $136,000,000 $249,000,000 3 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 $110,000,000 €20,561,696 ($21,914,656 ) $132,000,000 $241,000,000 4 Tomb Raider III Multi-platform Unknown €96,591,106 ($102,946,801 ) $102,946,801 + $188,290,234+ 5 Driver PlayStation $48,000,000 €43,112,063 ($45,948,837 ) $94,000,000 $172,000,000 6 FIFA 99 Multi-platform Unknown €86,316,959 ($91,996,615 ) $91,996,615 + $168,268,478+ 7 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation $50,000,000 +[34] €26,549,294 ($28,296,238 ) $78,300,000 + $143,000,000+ 8 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 $75,000,000 — $75,000,000 $140,000,000 9 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Unknown €70,023,810 ($74,631,377 ) $74,631,377 + $136,501,176+ 10 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 $66,000,000 Unknown $66,000,000 + $121,000,000+
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 Game Boy Nintendo Role-playing 8,900,000 $230,000,000 $420,000,000 [32] [39] 2 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo Platformer 1,900,000 $110,000,000 $200,000,000 3 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color Nintendo Pinball 1,800,000 $52,000,000 $95,000,000 4 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 Nintendo Photography 1,500,000 $75,000,000 $140,000,000 5 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 Nintendo Fighting 1,300,000 $66,000,000 $121,000,000 6 Gran Turismo PlayStation Sony Racing simulation 1,300,000 $35,000,000 $64,000,000 7 Driver PlayStation GT Interactive Driving 1,200,000 $48,000,000 $88,000,000 8 Spyro the Dragon PlayStation Sony Platformer 1,200,000 Unknown Unknown [32] 9 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation Square EA Role-playing 1,000,000+ $50,000,000 + $91,000,000+ [34] [39] 10 Frogger PlayStation Hasbro Interactive Action Unknown [41] [42]
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 Unknown Unknown [33] 2 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation 3,538,000 ¥17,200,000,000 ($151,000,000) $276,000,000 [33] [43] 3 Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix PlayStation 1,904,441 Unknown [a] 4 Nintendo All Star! Dai Rantō Smash Brothers N64 1,520,000+ Unknown [35] 5 Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis ) PlayStation 1,465,000 Unknown [33] 6 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation 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 ) Game Boy 998,666 Unknown [31] 9 Derby Stallion '99 PlayStation 890,000 Unknown [33] 10 Minna no Golf 2 (Everybody's Golf 2 ) PlayStation 843,000
In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999.[40]
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales revenue Inflation 1 Tomb Raider III Multi-platform Eidos Interactive Action-adventure €96,591,106 ($102,946,801 ) $188,290,234 2 Gran Turismo PlayStation Sony Racing simulation €94,444,000 ($100,658,000 ) $184,104,000 3 FIFA 99 Multi-platform Electronic Arts Sports €86,316,959 ($91,996,615 ) $168,262,287 4 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action-adventure €70,023,810 ($74,631,377 ) $136,501,176 5 Pokémon Red / Blue Game Boy Nintendo Role-playing €60,388,924 ($64,362,515 ) $117,719,374 6 Tekken 3 PlayStation Namco Fighting €57,209,778 ($60,974,181 ) $111,522,094 7 Tomb Raider II Multi-platform Eidos Interactive Action-adventure €54,477,514 ($58,062,134 ) $106,195,945 8 FIFA 2000 Multi-platform Electronic Arts Sports €53,519,616 ($57,041,207 ) $104,328,664 9 Colin McRae Rally Multi-platform Codemasters Racing €51,584,666 ($54,978,937 ) $100,556,761 10 Driver Multi-platform GT Interactive Driving €43,112,063 ($45,948,837 ) $84,040,662
In the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1999.
Rank United Kingdom [38] [44] Germany [37] France Title Platform(s) Sales PlayStation Sales PC Sales 1 FIFA 2000 Multi-platform 200,000+ Driver 200,000+ Tiberian Sun 200,000+ Gran Turismo [45] 2 Driver Multi-platform 200,000+ Metal Gear Solid 200,000+ Age of Empires II 200,000+ Unknown 3 Metal Gear Solid PlayStation 200,000+ Need for Speed 4 100,000+ Die Siedler III 100,000+ 4 Gran Turismo PlayStation 200,000+ FIFA 99 100,000+ SimCity 3000 100,000+ 5 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Multi-platform 200,000+ Gran Turismo 100,000+ RollerCoaster Tycoon 100,000+
In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 1999.[46]
Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan [ edit ] In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1999.[47]
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 Yes (2000) PS1 — — — February 12 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Yes — — — — February 13 Power Stone — — DC PSP (2006) Yes 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 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 Dungeons and Dragons Collection — Sat — — — 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 20 Prince of Persia — — — GBC — 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 18 Re-Volt Yes N64 , PS1 DC — — August 27 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Yes — — — — August 31 Shadow Man Yes N64 , PS1 DC — — August 31 All Star Tennis '99 — N64 , PS1 — — — August 31 Gauntlet Legends — N64 — — — August 31 Madden NFL 2000 Yes PS1 , N64 — — — August 31 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Yes PS1 (2001) DC (2000) GBA (2002) — September Jet Moto 3 — PS1 — — — September 1 Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal — PS1 — — — September 9 Sonic Adventure Yes (2004) — DC ; GC (2003) — — September 9 Soulcalibur — — DC — Yes September 17 Flight Unlimited III Yes — — — — September 22 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Yes (2000) PS1 DC (2000); GC (2003) — — September 28 Homeworld Yes — — — — September 28 Kingsley's Adventure — PS1 — — — September 29 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater — PS1 , N64 (2000) DC (2000) GBC (2000) — September 30 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Yes — — — — September 30 Crash Team Racing — PS1 — — — September 30 Final Fantasy VI Yes (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 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 Yes PS1 (2000); N64 DC , PS2 (2000) — — October 31 Ballistic — PS1 — GBC , iOS (2008) 1998 October 31 Pharaoh Yes — — — — October 31 Nocturne Yes — — — — October 31 Septerra Core Yes — — — — October 31 The Nomad Soul Yes — DC (2000) — — 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 3 Sim Theme Park 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 13 Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger Yes — — — — November 15 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine [48] Yes — — — — 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 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 10 Urban Chaos Yes PS1 (2000) DC (2000) — — December 11 Gran Turismo 2 — PS1 — — — December 12 Planescape: Torment Yes — — — — December 17 Mario Party 2 (Japan) — N64 — — — December 20 Crusaders of Might and Magic Yes PS1 (2000) — — — December 20 Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure — — — NGP — December 22 Harvest Moon 64 — N64 — — — December 22 Valkyrie Profile — PS1 — PSP (2006), Android /iOS (2018) — December 29 Shenmue — — DC — — December 30 Battlezone II: Combat Commander Yes — — — — December 31 Zombie Revenge — — DC — —
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