1999 = Greatest Year in Gaming Ever

I guessing most people here don't remember 1987, but that's my favorite year.

I guessing most people here don't remember 1987, but that's my favorite year.

DaBrainz

why, zelda, metroid, and castlevania all came out in 1986, so why would u like 1987, besides punchout

1998 grabs 1999 by the nipples, twists them around until 1999 screams, and then body slams it to the floor and shats all over 1999's body, all while driving a machete through 1999's testicles.

1998 grabs 1999 by the nipples, twists them around until 1999 screams, and then body slams it to the floor and shats all over 1999's body, all while driving a machete through 1999's testicles.

ManUtd4life096

y cuz of OOT? u do know Majoras Mask is better right?

sure starcraft and half-life came out in 1998, but counterstrike came out in 1999, and cs became the biggest e-sport in the world.

also, shenmue & powerstone came out in 1999, and so did silent hill and resident evil 3.

and street fighter III: third strike came out in 1999, so u got alot of to live up too.

1998 was a great year, but for me I love the 90's, you have all the great series: Mechwarrior, age of empires, wing commander, diablo, ultima, half-life, fallout, etc...

You guys are forgetting 1996.

Diablo !!!!

Grand Prix II

Super Mario 64

Command & Conquer Red Alert !!!!

Quake

Tekken 2

Duke Nukem 3D

Resident Evil (sure there are better ones, but it was concieved this year)

Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

Civilization II

Nascar Racing 2

Chaos Overlords

Crash Bandicoot (not my cup of tea)

Mechwarrior II: Mercenaries

Circle of Blood

Bad Mojo (anyone remember that game? with the eye & cockroach on the box cover?)

Star Control 3

And let's not forget that our dear Gamespot was brought to life in 1996 :)

Damn the late 90's were good to us gamers.

1998.

sorry.

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Starcraft

Metal Gear Solid

Resident Evil 2

Half-Life

Tekken 3

Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow (yes, the originals! not those magenta red, vermillion yellow, platinum whatever)

Parasite Eve

Banjo-Kazooie

Fallout 2

Baldur's Gate

Crash Bandicoot Warped

Rainbow Six Vegas

Xenogears

Duke Nukme Time to Kill

Spyro The Dragon

Marvel Vs. Capcom

Gran Turismo

Worms Armageddon

Command and Conquer Red Alert

NFS Hot Pursuit

King of Fighters '98

Medievil

Oddworld

Tenchu

Twisted Metal 3

Mario Party

Dance Dance Revolution

Metal Slug 2

Guilty Gear

Age of Empires

Brave Fencer Musashi

Legend Of Legaia

Unreal

Strikers 1945

Knockout Kings

Final Fantasy Tactics

Warhammer

Thief

having all of these games come out in a single year is just overkill.

rawr89

I could have sworn Red Alert came out in 1996?

OMG TC you are a genius! System Shock 2 did came out in 99! :o

I'm gonna have to go with 1998:

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
StarCraft
Baldur's Gate
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Unreal
Radiant Silvergun
Banjo-Kazooie
Metal Gear Solid
Xenogears
Grim Fandango
Half-Life
Starsiege: Tribes
Thief: The Dark Project
Fallout 2
Parasite Eve
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Klonoa: Door to Phantomille
Final Fantasy Tactics

It's almost TOO awesome.

1992-1997 was really the peak for me , anything in the 2000s didnt change much

It was a great year because of Planescape: Torment, Outcast, System Shock 2, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Heroes of Might and Magic III, Command & Conquer: Tiberium Sun, Age of Empires 2, Quake III: Arena, Unreal Tournament, etc, but I have sad memories from 1999 as well:

The whole 90's decade was epic for us gamers we were very focused gamers as well, even fanboyism was at an all time low, now its almost as if we play less games and debate more about the systems/consoles we play on, i miss the good ol days :(brown_flame

Quite good though 1998 had Half Life 2 and Starcraft 2

but I have sad memories from 1999 as well:

RyuRanVII

Man,I miss Garriott´s games...the good ones,that is.

A shame that the most influential(and to me,the best) RPG series of all time is apparently over.

[QUOTE="brown_flame"]The whole 90's decade was epic for us gamers we were very focused gamers as well, even fanboyism was at an all time low, now its almost as if we play less games and debate more about the systems/consoles we play on, i miss the good ol days :(locopatho

I would say 96-99 were probably the best. Arguably the two best series of gaming back in the day launched during those times. These were Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot. I have a long history with both, so its definitely the peak/greatest for me.

Everquest, Asheron's Call, Counterstrike, Unreal Tournament, Super Smash Bros, 1999 was the best year in gaming history ever, in the history of the world's world

flashfall

yet you failed to list quake 3. fail.

I would say 96-99 were probably the best. Arguably the two best series of gaming back in the day launched during those times. These were Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot. I have a long history with both, so its definitely the peak/greatest for me.

navigata

[QUOTE="navigata"]

I would say 96-99 were probably the best. Arguably the two best series of gaming back in the day launched during those times. These were Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot. I have a long history with both, so its definitely the peak/greatest for me.

brown_flame

I doubt it will ever make a return, at least in all its glory. He was definitely one of my favorites too, had countless hours of fun playing as Crash. As far as following up on the game/character, it never really happened for a few reasons. I think one of the biggest mistakes they made was handing the game over to another developer. I'm not sure on the entire story, but from what I understand.. Naughty Dog initially made the first few games and handed over the rights to another developer "Eurocom" that was pretty much the first stage in its decline. The quality of game wasn't the same. It shifted to a multiplat game soon after that.. SO it could never really be called a "PS" mascot much less anything else.

Sad to see where a lot of these series went, had a blast with em :|

[QUOTE="brown_flame"][QUOTE="navigata"]

I would say 96-99 were probably the best. Arguably the two best series of gaming back in the day launched during those times. These were Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot. I have a long history with both, so its definitely the peak/greatest for me.

I doubt it will ever make a return, at least in all its glory. He was definitely one of my favorites too, had countless hours of fun playing as Crash. As far as following up on the game/character, it never really happened for a few reasons. I think one of the biggest mistakes they made was handing the game over to another developer. I'm not sure on the entire story, but from what I understand.. Naughty Dog initially made the first few games and handed over the rights to another developer "Eurocom" that was pretty much the first stage in its decline. The quality of game wasn't the same. It shifted to a multiplat game soon after that.. SO it could never really be called a "PS" mascot much less anything else.

Sad to see where a lot of these series went, had a blast with em :|

1998.

sorry.

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Starcraft

Metal Gear Solid

Resident Evil 2

Half-Life

Tekken 3

Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow (yes, the originals! not those magenta red, vermillion yellow, platinum whatever)

Parasite Eve

Banjo-Kazooie

Fallout 2

Baldur's Gate

Crash Bandicoot Warped

Rainbow Six Vegas

Xenogears

Duke Nukme Time to Kill

Spyro The Dragon

Marvel Vs. Capcom

Gran Turismo

Worms Armageddon

Command and Conquer Red Alert

NFS Hot Pursuit

King of Fighters '98

Medievil

Oddworld

Tenchu

Twisted Metal 3

Mario Party

Dance Dance Revolution

Metal Slug 2

Guilty Gear

Age of Empires

Brave Fencer Musashi

Legend Of Legaia

Unreal

Strikers 1945

Knockout Kings

Final Fantasy Tactics

Warhammer

Thief

having all of these games come out in a single year is just overkill.

1998.

sorry.

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

Starcraft

Metal Gear Solid

Resident Evil 2

Half-Life

Tekken 3

Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow (yes, the originals! not those magenta red, vermillion yellow, platinum whatever)

Parasite Eve

Banjo-Kazooie

Fallout 2

Baldur's Gate

Crash Bandicoot Warped

Rainbow Six Vegas

Xenogears

Duke Nukme Time to Kill

Spyro The Dragon

Marvel Vs. Capcom

Gran Turismo

Worms Armageddon

Command and Conquer Red Alert

NFS Hot Pursuit

King of Fighters '98

Medievil

Oddworld

Tenchu

Twisted Metal 3

Mario Party

Dance Dance Revolution

Metal Slug 2

Guilty Gear

Age of Empires

Brave Fencer Musashi

Legend Of Legaia

Unreal

Strikers 1945

Knockout Kings

Final Fantasy Tactics

Warhammer

Thief

having all of these games come out in a single year is just overkill.

2008. MGS4, GTAIV, LBP, Fallout 3, etc

hd5870corei7

1998: Grim Fandango, Half-Life, Starcraft, Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy Tactics and a billion more...

longtonguecat

[QUOTE="hd5870corei7"]

2008. MGS4, GTAIV, LBP, Fallout 3, etc

Fudgycakes

1998 is still the godly year of gaming imo.

late 90s were good.

that's when MechWarrior and the C&C franchise were at their best. had great games in 2000 too. after that, it was pretty much downhill.

so I'd agree just because of those two franchises:D

late 90s were good.

that's when MechWarrior and the C&C franchise were at their best. had great games in 2000 too. after that, it was pretty much downhill.

so I'd agree just because of those two franchises:D

HavocV3

i knoooow. it feels so weird now that Medal of Honor, Tomb Raider, Command & Conquer, etc. are considered 'crappy games'. i mean, back then they were the bomb.