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.

Events

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• March 15 – Game Network hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• May 12 – Nintendo has started working on what will eventually be the GameCube, under the codename "Project Dolphin".^[1]
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• May 13–15 – 5th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3); the 2nd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.^[2]
• 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. ^[3]

Hardware

Neo Geo Pocket Color

Month	Day	System
January	23	PocketStationJP
March	4	WonderSwanJP
March	16	Neo Geo Pocket ColorJP
May/June		Game.com Pocket Pro
September	9	DreamcastNA[4]

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	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	[5]
GameSpot					[6]
Hyper					[7]
GamePower	Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	[8]
GameSpy	Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	[9]
BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	[10][11]
Video Software Dealers Association					[12]
GameSpy	Unreal Tournament	PC	Epic Games	First Person Shooter	[13]
Digitiser	Pokémon Red / Blue	Game Boy	Nintendo	Role-playing	[14]
Edge	Gran Turismo 2	PlayStation	Sony	Racing simulation	[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Squaresoft	Role-playing	[5]
Game Informer	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	PlayStation	Neversoft	Sports	[16]
GameSpot	EverQuest	PC	Sony	MMORPG	[17]
Japan Game Awards	Doko Demo Issyo	PlayStation	Sony	Strategy	[18]
Japan Media Arts Festival	Seaman	Dreamcast	Sega	Simulation	[19]
RPGFan	Chrono Cross	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	[20]

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic and GameRankings

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)^[21][22]

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[23]	92.28%[24]
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%[24]
Pokémon Gold Version	Nintendo	November 21, 1999	Game Boy Color	—	91.35%[24]
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%[24]
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[23]	84.36%[24]
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

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.^[25]

Title	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Score (out of 40)
Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	40
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram	Dreamcast	Sega	Shooter	39
Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	37
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2	PlayStation	Enix	Roguelike	37
Sega Rally 2	Dreamcast	Sega	Racing	36
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 6 (Power Pros 6)	Nintendo 64	Konami	Sports	36
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)	PlayStation	Capcom	Survival horror	36
Chrono Cross	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	36
Um Jammer Lammy	PlayStation	Sony	Rhythm	35
SaGa Frontier 2	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	35
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	PlayStation	Atlus	RPG	35
Culdcept Expansion	PlayStation	Media Factory	Turn-based strategy	35
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	Super Famicom	Nintendo	SRPG	35

Financial performance

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank	Manufacturer	Game console	Type	Generation	Sales
					Japan	United States	Europe	Worldwide
1	Sony	PlayStation	Home	32-bit	2,570,000[26]	7,040,000[26]	11,750,000[26]	21,820,000[26]
2	Nintendo	Game Boy / Game Boy Color	Handheld	8-bit	4,180,000[27]	2,680,000+[28]	Un­known	17,450,000[27]
3	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	Home	64-bit	940,000[27]	3,538,000[29]	Un­known	6,490,000[27]
4	Sega	Dreamcast	Home	128-bit	950,000[30]	1,700,000[31]	500,000+[32]	3,150,000+
5	Bandai	WonderSwan	Handheld	16-bit	1,400,000[30]	—	Un­known	1,400,000
6	Sega	Sega Genesis (Mega Drive)	Home	16-bit	—	431,000[29]	Un­known	431,000+
7	Nintendo	Super NES / Super Famicom	Home	16-bit	30,000[27]	15,000[29]	Un­known	280,000[27]
8	Nintendo	Famicom (NES)	Home	8-bit	50,000[27]	—	—	50,000[27]
9	SNK	Neo Geo Pocket Color	Handheld	16-bit	Un­known	25,000+[33]	Un­known	25,000+
10	Sega	Sega Saturn	Home	32-bit	< 10,000[30]	6,100[29]	Un­known	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.

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[34]	8,900,000[35]	Un­known	Un­known	9,898,666+
2	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	3,538,000[36]	1,000,000+[37]	Un­known	Un­known	4,538,000+
3	Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver)	Game Boy Color	4,444,000[36]	—	—	—	4,444,000
4	Super Smash Bros. (Dai Rantō Smash Brothers)	Nintendo 64	1,520,000[38]	1,300,000[35]	Un­known	Un­known	2,820,000+
5	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	739,000[36]	1,900,000[35]	Un­known	Un­known	2,639,000+
6	Pokémon Pinball	Game Boy Color	765,263[39]	1,800,000[35]	—	—	2,565,263
7	Pokémon Snap	Nintendo 64	634,000[36]	1,500,000[35]	—	—	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[34]	1,300,000[35]	Un­known	100,000+[40]	1,634,652+
10	Driver	PlayStation	—	1,200,000[35]	200,000+[41]	200,000+[40]	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[35][42]	Europe[43]	Combined	Inflation
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	Game Boy	$230,000,000	€60,388,924 ($64,362,515)	$294,000,000	$550,000,000
2	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	$35,000,000	€94,444,000 ($100,658,000)	$136,000,000	$257,000,000
3	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	$110,000,000	€20,561,696 ($21,914,656)	$132,000,000	$249,000,000
4	Tomb Raider III	Multi-platform	Un­known	€96,591,106 ($102,946,801)	$102,946,801+	$194,315,686+
5	Driver	PlayStation	$48,000,000	€43,112,063 ($45,948,837)	$94,000,000	$177,000,000
6	FIFA 99	Multi-platform	Un­known	€86,316,959 ($91,996,615)	$91,996,615+	$173,653,216+
7	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	$50,000,000+[37]	€26,549,294 ($28,296,238)	$78,300,000+	$148,000,000+
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+	$140,869,333+
10	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo 64	$66,000,000	Un­known	$66,000,000+	$125,000,000+

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	Game Boy	Nintendo	Role-playing	8,900,000	$230,000,000	$430,000,000	[35][42]
2	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Platformer	1,900,000	$110,000,000	$210,000,000
3	Pokémon Pinball	Game Boy Color	Nintendo	Pinball	1,800,000	$52,000,000	$98,000,000
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	$125,000,000
6	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	Sony	Racing simulation	1,300,000	$35,000,000	$66,000,000
7	Driver	PlayStation	GT Interactive	Driving	1,200,000	$48,000,000	$91,000,000
8	Spyro the Dragon	PlayStation	Sony	Platformer	1,200,000	Un­known	Un­known	[35]
9	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Square EA	Role-playing	1,000,000+	$50,000,000+	$94,000,000+	[37][42]
10	Frogger	PlayStation	Hasbro Interactive	Action	Un­known			[44][45]

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	Un­known	Un­known	[36]
2	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	3,538,000	¥17,200,000,000 ($151,000,000)	$285,000,000	[36][46]
3	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix	PlayStation	1,904,441	Un­known		[a]
4	Nintendo All Star! Dai Rantō Smash Brothers	N64	1,520,000+	Un­known		[38]
5	Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)	PlayStation	1,465,000	Un­known		[36]
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		[34]
9	Derby Stallion '99	PlayStation	890,000	Un­known		[36]
10	Minna no Golf 2 (Everybody's Golf 2)	PlayStation	843,000

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999.^[43]

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)	$194,315,686
2	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	Sony	Racing simulation	€94,444,000 ($100,658,000)	$189,995,000
3	FIFA 99	Multi-platform	Electronic Arts	Sports	€86,316,959 ($91,996,615)	$173,646,827
4	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	€70,023,810 ($74,631,377)	$140,869,333
5	Pokémon Red / Blue	Game Boy	Nintendo	Role-playing	€60,388,924 ($64,362,515)	$121,486,497
6	Tekken 3	PlayStation	Namco	Fighting	€57,209,778 ($60,974,181)	$115,090,898
7	Tomb Raider II	Multi-platform	Eidos Interactive	Action-adventure	€54,477,514 ($58,062,134)	$109,594,308
8	FIFA 2000	Multi-platform	Electronic Arts	Sports	€53,519,616 ($57,041,207)	$107,667,272
9	Colin McRae Rally	Multi-platform	Codemasters	Racing	€51,584,666 ($54,978,937)	$103,774,666
10	Driver	Multi-platform	GT Interactive	Driving	€43,112,063 ($45,948,837)	$86,730,036

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

Rank	United Kingdom[41][47]			Germany[40]				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[48]
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+

Australia

In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 1999.^[49]

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	Game Boy	Game Freak	Nintendo	Role-playing
2	Need for Speed: High Stakes	PlayStation	EA Canada	Electronic Arts	Racing
3	Gran Turismo (Platinum)	PlayStation	Polys	Sony	Racing simulation
4	GoldenEye 007	Nintendo 64	Rare	Nintendo	First-person shooter
5	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure
6	Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Kart racing
7	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo 64	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	Fighting
8	Crash Bandicoot 2 (Platinum)	PlayStation	Naughty Dog	Sony	Platformer
9	Pokémon Pinball	Game Boy Color	Jupiter Corporation	Nintendo	Pinball
10	Pokémon Snap	Nintendo 64	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.^[50]

Rank	Title	Developer	Manufacturer	Type	Genre	Points
1	Virtua Striker 2 ver. 98 / 99	Sega AM2	Sega	Software	Sports	6668
2	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndMix	Bemani	Konami	Dedicated	Rhythm	5373
3	Street Snap	Hitachi	Towa Japan	Other	Purikura	3934
4	Beatmania CompleteMix / 4thMix	Konami G.M.D.	Konami	Dedicated	Rhythm	3636
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

Video game platforms

DC Dreamcast GBC Game Boy Color N64 Nintendo 64 PS1 PlayStation Sat Saturn Mac Mac Win Windows

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)	—	—
March 31	Requiem: Avenging Angel[51]	Yes
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	Grand Theft Auto: London 1969	Yes	PS1	—	—	—
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	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[52]	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	—	—

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

See also

• 1999 in games

Notes

1. Dance Dance Revolution sold 1,005,441 units.^[39] Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix sold 899,000 units.^[36]