1998 in video games

none March 2016 August 2022 1998 video games 1998 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as F-Zero X, Marvel vs. Capcom, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Fallout 2, and Tomb Raider III, along with new titles such as Banjo-Kazooie, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, Radiant Silvergun, Spyro the Dragon, StarCraft and Xenogears. In Japan, Sega released the Dreamcast which was the first console of the sixth generation and also the company's last-ever console. The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most influential in video game history due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres at the time.Why 1998 Was the Best Year in Gaming https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-1998-was-the-best-year-in-gaming/1100-6424354/ 2024-12-23 GameSpot en-US The year's best-selling video game console was the PlayStation for the third year in a row. The year's most critically acclaimed title was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which remains Metacritic's highest-scoring game of all time. The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Pikachu for the Game Boy, while the year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Tekken 3. Legend main platform 3 Arcade DC GB GBC GEN MAC N64 NEO NEOCD NES PS1 SAT SNES WIN main genre none 3 Action Action RPG Action-adventure Adventure Business Sim City builder Dating sim DCCG Fighting FPS Music Platformer Puzzle Racing Rhythm Roguelike RPG RTS RTT Sports Stealth Strategy Tactical RPG TPS Virtual pet Visual novel thumb|194x194px|Game Boy Light Hardware releases thumb|215x215px|Game Boy Color thumb|DreamcastThis is a list of all the game-related hardware released in 1998. The Sixth generation of video game consoles started off this year with the launch of Sega's Dreamcast in Japan. Nintendo released the Game Boy Color, the successor to the original Game Boy. Date System April 14 Game Boy LightJP Japanhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/light/index.html ゲームボーイライト Nintendo ja October 20, 2019 October 21 Game Boy ColorJP Japanhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/color/ ゲームボーイカラー Nintendo ja October 20, 2019 November 18 Game Boy ColorNA North America November 23 Game Boy ColorEU Europe November 27 DreamcastJP JapanKent Steven L. Steven L. Kent The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World 2001 Prima Publishing Roseville, California 0-7615-3643-4 563–564Game Boy ColorAU Australasia Top-rated games Game of the Year awards The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1998. Awards Game of the Year Platform(s) Publisher(s) Genre Ref Reference(s) CESA Awards Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) N64 Nintendo Action-adventure 1998 3rd CESA Awards http://awards.cesa.or.jp/1998/jyushou.html February 13, 2012 Japan Game Awards Japan Media Arts Festival 1998 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/1998/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100905220002/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/1998/ 5 September 2010 March 1, 2009 Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs jaDigitiser The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 15 January 1999 Digitiser's Top Games of 1998 Digitiser http://www.superpage58.com/digitiser-vault-teletext-screenshot-image-archive-1999-01-15.htm 19 October 2021 Edge File:Edge UK 067.pdf – Retro CDN http://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_067.pdf&page=72 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190628131008/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_067.pdf&page=72 28 June 2019 29 March 2017 retrocdn.net Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) April 1999 1998 Gamers' Choice Awards Electronic Gaming Monthly 117 107–114 [114] Game Informer 2 January 2017 25 Years Of Game Informer's GOTY Awards https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171230060137/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/01/02/looking-back-at-25-years-of-game-informer-s-goty-awards.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 30 December 2017 29 December 2017 Game Informer GamePro GamePro, issue 130 (July 1999), pages 44-46GameSpot 8 May 1999 GameSpot Console Game of the Year 1998 – Archived from original videogames.com web site http://www.videogames.com/features/universal/awards98/sec15.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990508222939/http://www.videogames.com/features/universal/awards98/sec15.html 8 May 1999 31 July 2012 Interactive Achievement Awards Academy of Interactive Arts & Science Game of the Year 1998 http://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=1999&idGameAwardType=65 26 August 2015 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards GoldenEye 007 N64 Nintendo FPS Games in 1998 http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/interactive/games live https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113152/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/interactive/games 2 April 2015 13 March 2015 BAFTA Video Software Dealers Association Home Entertainment Awards – Video Games http://www.entmerch.org/industry/awards/emavsda-home-entertainment-/home-entertainment-awards-v-2.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502200505/http://www.entmerch.org/industry/awards/emavsda-home-entertainment-/home-entertainment-awards-v-2.html 2 May 2012 5 February 2012 Entertainment Merchants AssociationMay 12, 1998 VSDA Announces Nominations for 1998 Home Entertainment Awards http://www.vsda.org/newsite/vsdacontent/CONFAB4.HTM dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980613214745/http://www.vsda.org/newsite/vsdacontent/CONFAB4.HTM 1998-06-13 2021-11-09 Video Software Dealers Association Hyper Final Fantasy VII PS1, WIN Sony, Eidos RPG January 1999 The Hyper Reader Awards 97-98 https://archive.org/details/hyper-063/page/38/mode/2up Hyper 63 38–41RPGFanComputer Gaming World Premier Awards Half-Life WIN Sierra Studios FPS April 1999 Computer Gaming Worlds 1999 Premier Awards https://archive.org/details/cgw_museum_pdfs/cgw_177/page/n96 Computer Gaming World 177 93GameSpot Grim Fandango WIN LucasArts Adventure GameSpot PC Game of the Year 1998 http://www.gamespot.com/features/awards1998/gameofyear2.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131005144227/http://www.gamespot.com/features/awards1998/gameofyear2.html 5 October 2013 28 August 2012 Gamespot.com Gamest Awards Psychic Force 2012 Arcade Taito Fighting Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Metal Gear Solid PS1 Konami Stealth "1998 OPM Editors' Awards", Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, volume 2, issue 5, February 1999, pages 92-99RPGFan Lunar 2: Eternal Blue SAT Game Arts RPG 1st Annual RPG Awards - 1998 http://www.rpgfan.com/features/awards.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010630011126/http://www.rpgfan.com/features/awards.html 2001-06-30 27 October 2021 RPGFan Critically acclaimed titles Metacritic and GameRankings Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews. + 1998 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC)Best Video Games for 1998 https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=1998 February 17, 2019 Metacritic or 87.5% (GR)Highest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 5 reviews) https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= February 25, 2019 GameRankingsHighest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 20 reviews) http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=0&sort=0&letter=&search= dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001158/http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=0&sort=0&letter=&search= 2016-10-07 February 25, 2019 GameRankings Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo November 21, 1998 N64 99/100 97.54% Tekken 3 Namco March 26, 1998 PS1 96/100 95.8% Half-Life Sierra Entertainment November 19, 1998 WIN 96/100 94.02% Metal Gear Solid Konami September 3, 1998 PS1 94/100 93.24% Grim Fandango LucasArts October 30, 1998 WIN 94/100 92.97% Resident Evil 2 Capcom January 21, 1998 PS1 89/100 93.13% Street Fighter Alpha 3 Capcom December 23, 1998 PS1 93/100Best Video Games for 1999 https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=1999 February 23, 2019 Metacritic 90.28%Highest-Ranking Games of 1999 (with at least 10 reviews) https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1999&numrev=1&sort=0&letter=&search= August 6, 2019 GameRankings StarCraft Blizzard Entertainment March 31, 1998 WIN 88/100 92.85% Panzer Dragoon Saga Sega January 29, 1998 SAT 92.46% Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo June 29, 1998 N64 92/100 92.38% Thief: The Dark Project Eidos Interactive December 1, 1998 WIN 92/100 89.41% Baldur's Gate Interplay Entertainment December 21, 1998 WIN 91/100 91.94% The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Nintendo December 12, 1998 GBC 91.21% International Superstar Soccer 98 Konami June 4, 1998 N64 91/100 89.15% Crash Bandicoot: Warped Sony Computer Entertainment November 3, 1998 PS1 91/100 89.07% Xenogears Square February 11, 1998 PS1 84/100 90.99% Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus GT Interactive November 17, 1998 PS1 88/100 90.42% NFL Blitz Midway Games September 12, 1998 PS1 90.13% NFL Blitz Midway Games September 9, 1998 N64 90.02% 1080° Snowboarding Nintendo February 28, 1998 N64 89.60% Battlezone Activision March 11, 1998 WIN 89.03% Railroad Tycoon II Gathering of Developers November 2, 1998 WIN 89/100 83.15% Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Acclaim Entertainment December 10, 1998 N64 86/100 88.96% FIFA 99 EA Sports October 31, 1998 WIN 88.87% Caesar III Sierra Entertainment September 30, 1998 WIN 88.6% Unreal GT Interactive May 22, 1998 WIN 88.58% NBA Live 99 EA Sports November 10, 1998 PS1 88.39% R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Namco December 3, 1998 PS1 88/100 88.16% NHL 99 EA Sports September 30, 1998 WIN 88.11% Wario Land II Nintendo March 7, 1998 GBC 88.04% Myth II: Soulblighter Bungie December 28, 1998 WIN 88/100 86.39% Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Electronic Arts March 25, 1998 PS1 88/100 85.63% Starsiege: Tribes Sierra Entertainment December 23, 1998 WIN 88/100 84.77% Shogo: Mobile Armor Division Monolith Productions October 15, 1998 WIN 88/100 81.6% FIFA 99 EA Sports October 31, 1998 PS1 87.95% F-Zero X Nintendo July 14, 1998 N64 85/100 87.61% Madden NFL 99 EA Sports September 23, 1998 N64 87.59% Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame The following video game releases in 1998 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.週刊ファミ通クロスレビュープラチナ殿堂入りソフト一覧 Weekly Famitsu Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame Software List http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081027205828/http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php October 27, 2008 24 February 2021 Geimin ja TitlePlatformPublisherGenreScore (out of 40)The Legend of Zelda: Toki no Ocarina (Ocarina of Time)N64NintendoAction-adventure40Tekken 3PS1NamcoFighting39Sonic AdventureDCSegaPlatformer38Biohazard 2 (Resident Evil 2)PS1CapcomSurvival horror37Metal Gear SolidPS1KonamiStealth37Virtua Fighter 3tbDCSegaFighting36Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG (Panzer Dragon Saga)SATSegaRPG35Neo AtlasPS1ArtdinkStrategy35Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Legion of Heroes (Rival Schools)PS1CapcomFighting35Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no WonderlandGBCEnixRPG35BeatmaniaPS1KonamiRhythm35R4: Ridge Racer Type 4PS1NamcoRacing35Crash Bandicoot 3 (Warped)PS1SonyPlatformer35Street Fighter Zero 3 (Street Fighter Alpha 3)PS1CapcomFighting35 Financial performance Best-selling video game consoles RankManufacturerPlatformTypeGenerationSalesJapanUnited StatesWorldwide1SonyPS1Home5th4,660,00031 December 2003 Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040422075722/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html 2004-04-22 2021-12-25 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony9,130,00022,500,0002NintendoGB / GBCHandheld4th4,730,000September 2012 Consolidated Sales Transition by Region http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121030031244/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf 2012-10-30 2021-12-26 Nintendo Nintendo Co., Ltd.2,430,000January 2000 Game Boy Enjoys Record-Breaking Year https://retrocdn.net/images/8/81/GamePro_US_136.pdf#page=36 GamePro 136 34 26 December 202112,990,0003NintendoN64Home5th1,210,000Clements Matthew T. Ohashi Hiroshi October 2004 Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002 http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf#page=25 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012843/http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf March 7, 2016 September 21, 2011 NET Institute 12, 247,860,0004NintendoSNESHome4th50,000,0001,430,0005SegaDCHome6th900,000小川 (Ogawa) 純生 (Sumio) 2010-12-14 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— Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii — http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf 経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) ja March 2011 77 1–17 (2) 0286-6439 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf 2015-07-25 2021-12-06 Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University)900,0006SegaGENHome4th,000659,000+7SegaSATHome5th150,000,000205,000+8NintendoNESHome3rd50,00050,120 Best-selling home video games The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1998 in Japan, the United States, and Germany. + Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States and Germany Rank Title Platform Sales Japan United States Germany Combined 1 Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Pikachu GB 3,288,391Pokemon 4,000,000 2 Resident Evil 2 (Biohazard 2) PS1 2,298,814 1,194,840 + 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 920,000 2,500,000 + 4 Gran Turismo PS1 1,495,761 1,431,483 270,000+ + 5 Tekken 3 PS1 1,266,000 1,113,749 100,000+ + 6 GoldenEye 007 N64 < 17,676Game Search https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search 25 April 2020 Game Data Library Famitsu 2,300,000 2,300,000+ 7 Metal Gear Solid PS1 765,000 1,064,909 8 Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland GBC 1,660,000 1,660,000 9 Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Crash Bandicoot 3) PS1 649,000 858,726 + 10 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back PS1 395,884 941,686 + The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1998 in the United States and Europe. + Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe Rank Title Platform(s) Sales revenue United States EuropeFebruary 12, 1999 Milia News; ECCSELL Awards Name Winners GameSpot http://www.gamespot.com/milia/0212/ecc/index.html dead January 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/19990830171428/http://www.gamespot.com/milia/0212/ecc/index.html August 30, 1999 mdy-all Combined Inflation 1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 $150,000,000 €39,000,000+ (39 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 194,000,000 1998 -7 c+ 2 Gran Turismo PS1 $58,568,520 €66,000,000+ (66 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 132,568,520 1998 c+ 3 Resident Evil 2 PS1 $58,597,202 €29,000,000+ (29 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 91,597,202 1998 c+ 4 GoldenEye 007 N64 $70,377,973+ €19,000,000+ (19 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 91,377,973 1998 c+ 5 Tekken 3 PS1 $48,554,550 €36,000,000+ (36 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 88,554,550 1998 c+ 6 Banjo-Kazooie N64 $51,790,624 €26,000,000+ (26 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 80,790,624 1998 c+ 7 Tomb Raider III €68,000,000+ (74,000,000 no+) $74,000,000+ $US 74,000,000 1998 c -6+ 8 Pokémon Red / Blue GB $70,000,000+ $70,000,000+ $US 70,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 9 Super Mario 64 N64 $39,184,953 €21,000,000+ (21 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) no+ $US 63,184,953 1998 c+ 10 FIFA 99 €50,000,000+ (50 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $56,000,000+ $US 56,000,000 1998 c -6+ Japan In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1998. Rank Title Platform Publisher Genre Sales Ref Reference(s) 1 Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue / Pikachu (Pokémon) GB NintendoRPG 3,288,391 Pokemon Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue (Pokémon Red / Green / Blue) sold 1,739,391 units.1998 Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Console Games http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1998.shtml The Magic Box 24 February 2021 May 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509002252/http://the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1998.shtml dead Pocket Monsters: Pikachu (Pokémon Yellow) sold 1,549,000 units. 2 Biohazard 2 (Resident Evil 2) PS1 CapcomSurvival horror 2,298,814+ 97年9月～98年8月 1997.09~1998.08 TV Game Ranking Databook: 1995.9~1998.8 15 December 1998 ベストセラーズ (Bestsellers) 978-4-584-16090-9 19 https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/M/MULTi88/20200928/20200928080910.jpg ja 3 Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland GBC EnixRPG 1,660,000 1998年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top100 1998 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 100 Dengeki Oh MediaWorks ja http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1998.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010921202950/http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1998.htm 21 September 2001 16 September 2021 4 Gran Turismo PS1 Sony Racing (Sim) 1,495,761 5 Tekken 3 PS1 NamcoFighting 1,266,000 6 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters PS1 Konami DCCG 1,175,000 7 Parasite Eve PS1 SquaresoftHorror 1,049,000 8 Tales of Destiny PS1 NamcoAction RPG 965,280+ 9 The Legend of Zelda: Toki no Ocarina (Ocarina of Time) N64 Nintendo Action-adventure 920,000 10 Xenogears PS1 SquaresoftRPG 892,015 United States In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1998. Rank Title Platform PublisherGenre Sales Revenue Inflation 1 Pokémon Red / Blue GB NintendoRPG 4,000,000Kohler Chris Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life 21 October 2016 Courier Dover Publications 978-0-486-80149-0 234 https://books.google.com/books?id=lD4fDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA234 The Game Boy titles Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were released on September 27, 1998. They became the fastest-selling Game Boy titles ever, selling a combined 200,000 copies in the first two weeks of their availability. By the end of 1998 they had sold four million units in the US alone across three versions. In Japan, across four versions the game had sold nearly 12 million copies. $70,000,000+King Sharon R. Mania for 'Pocket Monsters' Yields Billions for Nintendo https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/26/business/mania-for-pocket-monsters-yields-billions-for-nintendo.html 22 October 2021 The New York Times 26 April 1999 $US 70,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 2 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 Nintendo Action-adventure 2,500,000Zelda Breaks All Records https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/01/08/zelda-breaks-all-records 21 October 2021 IGN 8 January 1999 $150,000,000 $US 150,000,000 1998 -7 c 3 GoldenEye 007 N64 Nintendo FPS 2,300,000On Top Of Their Game https://www.supermarketnews.com/archive/top-their-game 25 October 2021 Supermarket News 8 February 1999 en $70,377,973+April 22, 1999 High Scores: Top Titles in the Game Industry http://www.feedmag.com/vgs/data.html Feed Magazine dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990508194727/http://www.feedmag.com/vgs/data.html May 8, 1999 $US 70,377,973 1998 c+ 4 Gran Turismo PS1 Sony Racing (Sim) 1,431,483 $58,568,520 $US 58,568,520 1998 c 5 Resident Evil 2 PS1 CapcomSurvival horror 1,194,840 $58,597,202 $US 58,597,202 1998 c 6 Tekken 3 PS1 Namco Fighting 1,113,749 $48,554,550 $US 48,554,550 1998 c 7 Madden NFL 99 PS1 EA Sports Sports 1,073,777 $44,130,798 $US 44,130,798 1998 c 8 Metal Gear Solid PS1 Konami Stealth 1,064,909 $51,834,077 $US 51,834,077 1998 c 9 Banjo-Kazooie N64 NintendoPlatformer 1,054,349 $51,790,624 $US 51,790,624 1998 c 10 Super Mario 64 N64 NintendoPlatformer 946,411 $39,184,953 $US 39,184,953 1998 c Europe In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1998. Rank Title Platform(s) Europe sales revenue France Germany Sales revenue Inflation Rank Sales 1 Tomb Raider III €68,000,000+ (74,000,000 no+) $US 74,000,000 1998 -7 c+ 2 Gran Turismo PS1 €66,000,000+ (66 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 74,000,000 1998 -7 c+ 1Lemaire Oscar Animal Crossing New Horizons est le jeu vidéo le plus vendu de l'année 2020 en France en physique Animal Crossing New Horizons is the best-selling video game of the year 2020 in France in physical https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/1348910281544634369 18 November 2021 Twitter Ludostrie fr 270,000+https://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unterhaltung-die-spassmaschine_aid_174129.html Die Spaßmaschine November 23, 1998 Müller, Eva Canibol, Hans-Peter 48 Focus https://web.archive.org/web/20181206015705/http://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unterhaltung-die-spassmaschine_aid_174129.html December 6, 2018 de live 3 FIFA 99 €50,000,000+ (50 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 56,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 4 World Cup 98 €48,000,000+ (48 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 54,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 339,000+ 5 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 €39,000,000+ (39 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 44,000,000 1998 -6 c+ Tomb Raider II €39,000,000+ (39 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 44,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 358,000+ 7 FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 €37,000,000+ (37 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 41,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 160,000+ 8 Tekken 3 PS1 €36,000,000+ (36 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 40,000,000 1998 -6 c+ 100,000+https://web.archive.org/web/20000610165302/http://www.vud.de/infopres/PM-271198.htm http://www.vud.de/infopres/PM-271198.htm Neues aus der Verbandsgeschäftstelle Paderborn 27 November 1998 Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland 10 June 2000 de dead 9 Colin McRae Rally €30,000,000+ (30 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 34,000,000 1998 -6 c+ colspan="2" rowspan="2" 10 Resident Evil 2 PS1 €29,000,000+ (29 EUR 1998 yes,000,000 no+) $US 33,000,000 1998 -6 c+ Australia In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home console games of 1998.Top 20 Console Games Ranked by Units Sold, 1998–2013 https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/video-and-online/industry-trends/in-the-archive/top-selling-games-titles Screen Australia Australian Government 22 October 2021 September 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160903074351/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/video-and-online/industry-trends/in-the-archive/top-selling-games-titles dead Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre 1 GoldenEye 007 N64 Rare Nintendo FPS 2 Gran Turismo PS1 Polys Entertainment Sony Racing (Sim) 3 Banjo-Kazooie N64 Rare Nintendo Platformer 4 Crash Bandicoot (Platinum) PS1 Naughty Dog Sony 5 Mario Kart 64 N64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Racing (Kart) 6 Super Mario 64 N64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Platformer 7 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Action-adventure 8 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos PS1 Argonaut Software Fox Interactive Platformer 9 Yoshi's Story N64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo 10 Tekken 2 (Platinum) PS1 Namco Sony Fighting Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1998. Rank Gamest第12回 ゲーメスト大賞 11th Gamest Awards Gamest December 26, 1998 248 (January–February 1999) 35–51 ja alternate url Game MachineAkagi Masumi "Tekken 3", "House of the Dead" Top Annual Chart Game Machine 580 Amusement Press, Inc. 1 February 1999 22 https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19990201p.pdf#page=12TitleManufacturer Title Type Points 1 Tekken 3Namco Tekken 3 Software 4561 2 Street Fighter Zero 3 (Street Fighter Alpha 3)Capcom Virtua Striker 2 / Ver. 98 Software 4366 3 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super HeroesCapcom Print Club 2 Other 3534 4 The King of Fighters '98SNK The House of the Dead Dedicated 3334 5 Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle (Virtua Fighter 3tb)Sega Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle Dedicated 2936 6 The King of Fighters '97SNK Sega Bass Fishing (Get Bass) Dedicated 2931 7 Virtua Striker 2Sega The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dedicated 2719 8 Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio TangramSega Strikers 1945 II Software 2622 9 Street Fighter EX2Capcom Final Furlong Dedicated 2414 10 Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 98Sega The King of Fighters '97 Software 2377 Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) hosts its first annual Interactive Achievement Awards. Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo is inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame. British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the first annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards. January 1 – The ESRB changes the "K-A" (Kids to Adults) rating to "E" (Everyone). March 14 – Sega announces the discontinuation of the Sega Saturn in North America to prepare for the launch of its successor, the Dreamcast.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/14/business/international-business-sega-enterprises-pulls-its-saturn-video-console-us-market.html?pagewanted=1 Sega Enterprises Pulls Its Saturn Video Console From the U.S. Market October 20, 2019 Stephanie Strom The New York Times March 14, 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20130430012902/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/14/business/international-business-sega-enterprises-pulls-its-saturn-video-console-us-market.html?pagewanted=1 April 30, 2013 live mdy-all Kent Steven L. Steven L. Kent The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World 2001 Prima Publishing Roseville, California 0-7615-3643-4 558 May: 28 – Bill Williams, designer of Alley Cat, Necromancer, and Mind Walker, dies. 28–30 – The fourth annual E3 is held in Atlanta, Georgia.https://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats Attendance and Stats IGN June 8, 2012 en May 21, 2015 Following the show, the inaugural Game Critics Awards was held with winners being titled Best of E3. July 3 – Danielle Bunten Berry, designer of M.U.L.E. and Seven Cities of Gold, dies. September 6 – Infogrames Entertainment, SA and Canal+ launch the Game One television channel. November 28 – Video game retailer FuncoLand opens its 300th location in Nashville, Tennessee.November 28, 1998 FuncoLand game store opens at 100 Oaks https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60158129/the-tennessean/ The Tennessean Newspapers.com Nashville, Tennessee 53 December – Take-Two Interactive forms the Rockstar Games publishing label. December 11 - The final Sega Saturn game is released in North America, Magic Knight Rayearth. Business Activision acquires CD Contact Data and Head Games Publishing. Eidos Interactive acquires Crystal Dynamics. Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Westwood Studios, and with so they also acquire the North American operations of Virgin Interactive. JTS Corp. (Atari Corporation) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Hasbro Interactive acquires the Atari brand and property from JTS in May. They also acquire MicroProse in August. Square Co. and Electronic Arts form Square Electronic Arts LLC to publish a wealth of Square Co. titles in the U.S. Havas, a subsidiary of Vivendi, acquires Cendant Software, which includes Sierra On-Line and Blizzard Entertainment. Lego Media established by Lego Group New companies: BreakAway, Elixir, Metro3D, Rockstar, Sunrise, Troika, WildTangent, Loki, Retro Studios Defunct: DWANGO Games released in 1998 Release date Title Platforms Genres Ref Reference(s) January 5 Robotron 64 N64 Shoot 'em up https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/01/06/robotron-64-ships-to-retailers Robotron 64 Ships to Retailers January 5, 1998 IGN November 11, 2019 January 8 No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! PS1 Puzzle February 2019 January 12 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Arcade Fighting February 2019 January 21 Resident Evil 2 PS1 Survival horror https://www.gamespot.com/resident-evil-2-1998/ Resident Evil 2 (1998) GameSpot February 25, 2019 January 22 Machi SAT Visual novel 1360 visual novel Machi January 29 Bomberman World PS1 Action, maze February 2019 January 29 Bust a Groove PS1 Music, Fighting February 2019 January 29 NBA In The Zone '98 PS1, N64 Sports (basketball) February 2019 January 29 Panzer Dragoon Saga SAT Action-adventure, RPG February 2019 February 6 Skullmonkeys PS1 Platformer 1999-02-24 Game Informer News Game Informer http://www.gameinformer.com/news/feb98/020698c.html 2023-11-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990224173726/http://www.gameinformer.com/news/feb98/020698c.html 1999-02-24 February 9 James Bond 007 GB Action-adventure February 2019 February 11 Xenogears PS1 RPG https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/xenogears/ ゼノギアス詳細 ja Square Enix February 25, 2019 February 23 Metal Slug 2 Arcade Run and gun February 2019 February 24 Gex: Enter the Gecko PS1 Platformer Johnston Chris March 25, 1998 Gex Leaps off Shelves https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gex-leaps-off-shelves/1100-2462368/ live https://web.archive.org/web/19990202195722/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/25_gex/index.html February 2, 1999 July 5, 2023 GameSpot Fandom February 25 NCAA March Madness 98 PS1 Sports (basketball) February 2019 February 25 NHL Breakaway 98 N64 Sports (ice hockey) February 25, 1998 Acclaim Breaks Gretzky Streak https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/02/26/acclaim-breaks-gretzky-streak April 9, 2023 IGN en February 26 Burning Rangers SAT Action, TPS 児玉 田村 生形 Now on Sale Saturn Soft Impression!! バーニングレンジャー ja Saturn Fan Tokuma Shoten Intermedia 4 2/27 February 27, 1998 144Zombies Invade Japan! Sega Saturn Magazine 29 Emap International Limited March 1998 12 February 26 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins PS1 Action-adventure, Stealth February 2019 February 26 X-Men vs. Street Fighter: EX Edition PS1 Fighting February 2019 February 28 1080° Snowboarding N64 Racing https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_ntej/ テン・エイティ スノーボーディング 24 October 2007 ja Nintendo Co., Ltd. live https://web.archive.org/web/20071227162549/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_ntej/ 27 December 2007 dmy-all February 28 Battlezone WIN FPS, RTS February 2019 February 28 San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing PS1 Racing February 2019 February 28 Star Wars: Rebellion WIN RTS February 2019 March 3 X-Men: Children of the Atom PS1 Fighting Sony PlayStation Available Software sorted by Release Date @ www.vidgames.com http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html PlayStation Galleria https://web.archive.org/web/20000815065413/http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html August 15, 2000 March 9 Wario Land II GB Platformer February 2019 March 11 NBA ShootOut 98 PS1 Sports (basketball) Chris Johnston http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/11_twosport/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20001011030328/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/11_twosport/index.html Tale of Two Sports Releases GameSpot October 11, 2000 March 11, 1998 October 29, 2022 March 12 Bushido Blade 2 PS1 Fighting January 16, 1998 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bushido-sequel-cuts-to-march/1100-2462458/ Bushido Sequel Cuts to March GameSpot Fandom https://web.archive.org/web/20000930192035/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_01/16_bushido/index.html September 30, 2000 live September 1, 2023https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/bushido2/ ブシドーブレード弐 ja Square Enix https://web.archive.org/web/20230107101002/https://www.jp.square-enix.com/game/detail/bushido2/ January 7, 2023 live September 1, 2023 March 12 Dead or Alive PS1 Fighting http://www.tecmo.co.jp/product/doa/doa_ps.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20001201192400/http://www.tecmo.co.jp/product/doa/doa_ps.htm Dead or Alive PS版 Japanese Tecmo December 1, 2000 April 26, 2026 live March 18 ReBoot PS1 Action March 20, 1998 http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/20_vcal/index.html videogames.com Game Calendar GameSpot Ziff Davis https://web.archive.org/web/19990221213452/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/20_vcal/index.html February 21, 1999 dead November 27, 2020 March 20 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers Arcade Fighting February 2019 March 24 Quake N64 First-person shooter February 2019 March 24 Rascal PS1 Platformer March 24, 1998 Rascal, Saga Frontier and Broken Sword Ship http://psxnation.com/news/032498e.html https://web.archive.org/web/19980506154538/http://psxnation.com/news/032498e.html May 6, 1998 November 28, 2024 PSX Nation March 25 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit PS1, WIN Racing http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_09/23_nfsthree/index.html NFS III Update September 23, 1998 GameSpot https://web.archive.org/web/20000622221854/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_09/23_nfsthree/index.html June 22, 2000 dead November 8, 2019 March 26 Dungeon Master Nexus SAT RPG February 2019 March 26 G.A.S.P!! Fighters' NEXTream N64 Fighting February 2019 March 26 The House of the Dead SAT Rail shooter February 2019 March 26 The King of Fighters '97 SAT Fighting February 2019 March 26 Tekken 3 PS1 Fighting https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/tekken3/ PlayStation/鉄拳3-TEKKEN3 Bandai Namco Entertainment ja February 25, 2019 March 27 Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle PS1 Platformer http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/27_vgcal/index.html videogames.com Calendar GameSpot Ziff Davis March 27, 1998 July 3, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/19990218163044/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/27_vgcal/index.html February 18, 1999 dead March 29 Parasite Eve PS1 Action RPG https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?a=page_h_title&title_id=2248 パラサイト・イヴ [PS] / ファミ通.com www.famitsu.com February 24, 2019 March 30 Deathtrap Dungeon PS1 Action-adventure https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-shipping-news/1100-2463129/ The Shipping News [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"] GameSpot staff 30 March 1998 GameSpot Fandom https://web.archive.org/web/19990220093838/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/30_shipping/index.html 20 February 1999 live 19 December 2020 March 30 Diablo PS1 Action RPG 1998-06-11 Sony PlayStation Available Software sorted by Release Date @ www.vidgames.com http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html#1996 2023-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/19980611181118/http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html#1996 June 11, 1998 March 30 Rampage World Tour N64 Action February 2019 March 31 Newman/Haas Racing PS1 Racing http://www.psygnosis.com/news/index.html News & Site Updates [click on the "March 1998" link to find the game's release date] Psygnosis https://web.archive.org/web/19980525032140/http://www.psygnosis.com/news/index.html May 25, 1998 December 1, 2020 March 31 StarCraft WIN RTS http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/10-years-starcraft.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080402134120/http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/10-years-starcraft.html April 2, 2008 StarCrafts 10-Year Anniversary: A Retrospective Blizzard Entertainment February 24, 2019 March 31 Warhammer: Dark Omen WIN RTT February 2019 April 1 Atari Collection 2 PS1 Compilation Sony PlayStation Available Software sorted by Release Date @ www.vidgames.com http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html#1995 https://web.archive.org/web/19980611181118/http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html#1995 June 11, 1998 January 9, 2024 PlayStation Galleria April 4 Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die SAT Tactical RPG, Dating sim, Visual novel http://sakura-taisen.com/game/databace/sakura_2.html ja:サクラ大戦.com ゲームタイトル紹介 – サクラ大戦2～君、死にたもうことなかれ～ ja Sakura Wars Portal Site February 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719163020/http://sakura-taisen.com/game/databace/sakura_2.html July 19, 2014 dead April 7 Warhammer: Dark Omen PS1 RTT February 2019 April 9 G-Darius PS1 Shoot 'em up February 2019 April 14 GT 64: Championship Edition N64 Racing February 2019 April 16 Blasto PS1 TPS GameSpot staff April 16, 1998 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-release-update/1100-2463200/ New Release Update [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"] GameSpot CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/19990221191518/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/16_new/index.html February 21, 1999 live December 20, 2020 April 17 Puyo Puyo Sun WIN Puzzle February 2019 April 24 Forsaken WIN Shooter http://ogr.com/news/news0498.html News for April 24, 1998 Online Gaming Review 24 April 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20001204080100/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0498.html 4 December 2000 6 December 2019 April 24, 1998: Acclaim's first-person 3D action game Forsaken has been spotted in stores.http://psxnation.com/news/043098b.html Acclaim Dates Verified PSX Nation 30 April 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/19980506104504/http://psxnation.com/news/043098b.html May 6, 1998 October 4, 2023 April 29 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers NEO Fighting February 2019 April 29 Shining Force III Scenario 2 – Target: Child of God SAT Tactical RPG February 2019 April 29 Super Tempo SAT Platformer https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=15323 スーパーテンポ [セガサターン] / ファミ通.com www.famitsu.com February 24, 2019 April 30 Bomberman Hero N64 Platformer February 2019 April 30 Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven WIN RPG February 2019 May 7 Jazz Jackrabbit 2 WIN Platformer https://web.archive.org/web/19980628112019/http://www.jazzjackrabbit.com/headline.htm http://www.jazzjackrabbit.com/headline.htm The Daily Carrot: Jazz 2 Top Stories May 7, 1998 June 28, 1998 Jazz Jackrabbit November 10, 2019 May 12 Forsaken PS1 Shooter May 13 Redneck Rampage Rides Again WIN FPS http://interplay.com/press/yeehaw.html YEEE-HAWWW!!!!!!!!!!!! REDNECK RAMPAGE RIDES AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! Interplay Entertainment May 13, 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/19980710123338/http://interplay.com/press/yeehaw.html July 10, 1998 dead December 31, 2020 May 19 World Cup 98 PS1, WIN, N64 Sports (soccer) Schneider Peer 19 May 1998 https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/19/world-cup-98-3 World Cup 98 (Preview) IGN Ziff Davis https://web.archive.org/web/20230916215500/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/19/world-cup-98-3 16 September 2023 live 16 September 2023Ocampo Jason 19 May 1998 http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/176/world_cup_98_ships.html EA Sports delivers its soccer game based on France 98 Computer Games Strategy Plus Strategy Plus, Inc https://web.archive.org/web/20030529183335/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/176/world_cup_98_ships.html 29 May 2003 dead 25 December 2020 May 21 Baroque SAT RPG February 2019 May 22 Forsaken N64 Shooter May 21, 1998 Special Reserve Discount Superstore https://www.newspapers.com/image/896395330 January 14, 2024 Walton and Weybridge Leader 9 May 22nd//Forsaken//Nintendo 64 - Save £8 May 22 Unreal WIN FPS February 2019 May 28 Radiant Silvergun Arcade Shoot 'em up February 2019 May 28 The King of Fighters '97 PS1 Fighting February 2019 June 4 Atelier Marie Plus PS1 RPG February 2019 June 4 International Superstar Soccer 98 N64 Sports (soccer) February 2019 June 4 Vigilante 8 PS1 Vehicular combat Nelson Randy June 4, 1998 https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/06/04/vigilante-8-4 Vigilante 8 (PS) IGN February 24, 2019 June 5 Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War WIN Space combat simulation https://web.archive.org/web/20010221005857/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_06/05_release/index.html http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_06/05_release/index.html New Releases June 5, 1998 February 21, 2001 GameSpot August 11, 2025 June 10 Road Rash 3D PS1 Racing GameSpot staff June 10, 1998 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-ships-road-rash-3d-atlantic-ships-tunes/1100-2463331/ EA Ships Road Rash 3D, Atlantic Ships Tunes [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"] GameSpot Red Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/19980220000000/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_06/10_rash/index.html February 20, 1998 live November 24, 2021 June 11 Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix PS1 Fighting February 2019 June 12 Wetrix N64 Puzzle http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/jp_biog.php John Pickford's Biography www.zee-3.com 2019-10-15 June 24 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines WIN RTT February 2019 June 25 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night SAT Action-adventure February 2019 June 25 Deathtrap Dungeon WIN Action-adventure http://www.ogr.com/news/news0698.html News for June 25, 1998 June 1998 Online Gaming Review https://web.archive.org/web/20001204141700/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0698.html 4 December 2000 dead 6 July 2023 Eidos Interactive announced today that they have shipped Deathtrap Dungeon, the 3D action combat game that features over 50 monsters, 10 levels, a male and female character and a third person perspective. Deathtrap Dungeon is inspired by the Fighting Fantasy gamebook series from Ian Livingstone. June 26 Cardinal Syn PS1 Fighting June 11, 1998 Key Dates https://www.newspapers.com/image/896431722 May 11, 2024 Staines and Ashford Leader 3 June 26th//Cardinal SynJune 27, 1998 Perfect for a head-to-head https://www.newspapers.com/image/1054514840 May 11, 2024 Bolton Evening News 16 Cardinal Syn//(SCEE / Kronos Digital Entertainment)//For PlayStation//Price: £34.99//Out Now June 29 Banjo-Kazooie N64 Platformer https://www.gamespot.com/banjo-kazooie/ Banjo-Kazooie GameSpot 2023-08-24 June 29 Street Fighter Alpha 3 Arcade Fighting February 2019 June 30 Deep Fear SAT Survival horror February 2019 June 30 N2O: Nitrous Oxide PS1 Shoot 'em up https://www.gamespot.com/n2o-nitrous-oxide/ N2O: Nitrous Oxide GameSpot February 24, 2019 July 4 Heart of Darkness PS1 Platformer February 2019 July 9 Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix SAT Fighting February 2019 July 14 F-Zero X N64 Racing https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfzj/ F-Zero X Introduction February 24, 2019 Nintendo https://web.archive.org/web/20090422055953/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfzj/ 2009-04-22 ja live July 16 Brave Fencer Musashi PS1 Action RPG February 2019 July 16 Hopkins FBI WIN Adventure https://www.gry-online.pl/gry/hopkins-fbi/z913a4 Hopkins FBI (PC) Gry Online pl November 11, 2019 July 23 The King of Fighters '98 Arcade Fighting February 2019 July 23 Radiant Silvergun SAT Shoot 'em up February 2019 July 23 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers NEOCD Fighting February 2019 July 24 WWF War Zone PS1 Sports (wrestling) http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/WWFWarzonePSXRocks.html Acclaim Sports Unleashes WWF War Zone for PlayStation Acclaim Entertainment July 29, 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20040826001706/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/WWFWarzonePSXRocks.html August 26, 2004 dead July 30 Soulcalibur Arcade Fighting February 2019 July 30 Star Ocean: The Second Story PS1 Action RPG February 2019 July 31 Urban Assault WIN FPS, RTS February 2019 July 31 F-1 World Grand Prix N64 Racing February 2019 July 31 Heart of Darkness WIN Platformer February 2019 July 31 Iggy's Reckin' Balls N64 Racing February 2019 August 1 Pocket Monsters Stadium N64 RPG https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npsj/index.html ポケモンスタジアム Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 August 4 Batman & Robin PS1 Action-adventure http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/BatmanAndRobin.html Acclaim Ships Batman* & Robin * for PlayStation Acclaim Entertainment 4 August 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20040826000744/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/BatmanAndRobin.html 26 August 2004 dead August 6 Point Blank 2 PS1 Light gun shooter February 2019 August 6 Resident Evil: Director's Cut – Dual Shock Version PS1 Survival horror February 2019 August 6 Wachenröder SAT Tactical RPG February 2019 August 11 WWF War Zone N64 Sports (wrestling) http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/WWFWarZone64Ships.html Acclaim Sports Launches WWF War Zone For Nintendo 64 Acclaim Entertainment August 11, 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20040826001231/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/WWFWarZone64Ships.html August 26, 2004 dead August 21 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six WIN Tactical shooter February 2019 August 25 Madden NFL 99 PS1 Sports (football) February 2019 August 26 Gex: Enter the Gecko N64 Platformer IGN Staff August 25, 1998 Gex Ships https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/26/gex-ships live https://web.archive.org/web/20230412005853/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/26/gex-ships April 12, 2023 July 5, 2023 IGN Ziff Davis August 27 Black/Matrix SAT Tactical RPG February 2019 September 3 Metal Gear Solid PS1 Action-adventure, Stealth https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2018/09/03/83483.html 『メタルギアソリッド』発売20周年！90年代の世相を内包した『MGS』サーガの再出発を振り返る【特集】 ja September 3, 2018 Game*Spark February 25, 2019 September 9 NASCAR 99 N64 Racing https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/17/n64-games-in-september N64 Games in September September 16, 1998 IGN February 25, 2019 September 9 NFL Blitz N64 Sports (football) https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/10/blitz-ships-early Blitz Ships Early September 9, 1998 IGN February 25, 2019 September 10 NFL Blitz PS1 Sports (football) https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/11/go-get-blitzed Go Get Blitzed! September 10, 1998 IGN February 25, 2019 September 10 Spyro the Dragon PS1 Platformer http://www.insomniacgames.com:80/html/games/spyro1/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040603042945/http://www.insomniacgames.com/html/games/spyro1/index.html Spyro the Dragon Insomniac Games website February 24, 2019 June 3, 2004 live Release Date: September 10, 1998 September 12 Pokémon Yellow GB RPG https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apsj/index.html ポケットモンスターイエロー Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 September 17 Suikoden SAT RPG February 2019 September 23 Digital Monster Version S: Digimon Tamers SAT Virtual pet February 2019 September 23 Madden NFL 99 N64 Sports (football) September 23 Shining Force III Scenario 3 – Bulzome Rising SAT Tactical RPG February 2019 September 25 Dragon Warrior Monsters GBC RPG February 2019 September 26 Dance Dance Revolution Arcade Music February 2019 September 30 Body Harvest N64 Action-adventure February 2019 September 30 Caesar III WIN City builder February 2019 September 30 Delta Force WIN Tactical shooter February 2019 September 30 Gex: Enter the Gecko WIN Platformer February 2019 September 30 NHL 99 PS1, WIN Sports (hockey) February 2019 September 30 Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 PS1 Vehicular combat February 2019 September 30 Shogo: Mobile Armor Division WIN FPS February 2019 October 1 MediEvil PS1 Action-adventure https://www.gamespot.com/medievil/ MediEvil GameSpot February 24, 2019 October 1 NHL 99 N64 Sports (hockey) https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/02/ea-ships-nhl-99 EA Ships NHL 99 October 1, 1998 IGN February 25, 2019 October 2 NFL Blitz WIN Sports (football) https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/07/nfl-blitz NFL Blitz Jason Bates October 6, 1998 IGN February 25, 2019 October 6 Running Wild PS1 Racing October 6, 1998 Running Wild Heading To Store http://www.psxnation.com/news/100698c.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010225233552/http://www.psxnation.com/news/100698c.html February 25, 2001 July 27, 2024 PSX Nation October 12 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit WIN Racing February 2019 October 14 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard WIN, MAC FPS February 2019 October 21 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil N64 FPS https://www.gamespot.com/turok-2-seeds-of-evil/ Turok 2: Seeds of Evil GameSpot February 26, 2018 February 24, 2019 October 21 Tetris DX GBC Puzzle https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/atej/index.html テトリスデラックス Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 October 21 Wario Land II GBC Platformer https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/aw2j/index.html ワリオランド2 Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 October 22 Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter SAT Fighting February 2019 October 28 Grim Fandango WIN Adventure San Francisco Chronicle October 27, 1998 Laura Evenson Fleshing Out an Idea http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/1998/10/27/DD89817.DTL March 15, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224854/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Fleshing-Out-an-Idea-Day-of-the-Dead-inspires-2982510.php July 14, 2014 dead October 28 Newman/Haas Racing WIN Racing Gentry Perry October 23, 1998 http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2209,00.html What's in Stores GameCenter CNET https://web.archive.org/web/20000817182050/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2209,00.html August 17, 2000 December 10, 2020 October 28 Trespasser WIN Action-adventure Wyckoff Richard 1999-05-14 Postmortem: DreamWorks Interactive's Trespasser https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/postmortem-dreamworks-interactive-s-i-trespasser-i- 2023-07-08 Game Developer en October 29 Fallout 2 WIN RPG http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_10/26_fallout/index.html Fallout 2 Ships Mullen, Micheal October 26, 1998 GameSpot https://web.archive.org/web/20000610191645/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_10/26_fallout/index.html June 10, 2000 dead November 13, 2019"Fallout 2 for Windows 95/98 should show up on retailers' shelves nationwide on Thursday, October 29." October 30 The Fifth Element WIN, PS1 Action-adventure 2024-05-17 Fifth Element Review - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/02/fifth-element-review https://web.archive.org/web/20240517115036/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/02/fifth-element-review dead 2024-05-17 2024-05-17 October 31 Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome WIN RTS February 2019 October 31 Apocalypse PS1 TPS February 2019 October 31 Centipede WIN Shoot 'em up February 2019 October 31 FIFA 99 WIN Sports (soccer) February 2019 October 31 Glover N64, WIN Platformer February 2019 October 31 Heretic II WIN Action-adventure February 2019 October 31 NBA Live 99 PS1, WIN Sports (basketball) https://www.gamespot.com/nba-live-99/ NBA Live 99 GameSpot February 25, 2019 October 31 Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus PS1, WIN Platformer https://www.gamespot.com/oddworld-abes-exoddus/ Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus GameSpot December 7, 2010 February 24, 2019 October 31 Railroad Tycoon II WIN Business Sim February 2019 November 1 Red Comrades Save the Galaxy WIN Adventure February 2019 November 3 Crash Bandicoot: Warped PS1 Platformer https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-67-november-1998/page/n39/mode/2up New Releases Game Informer FuncoLand 67 November 1998 38http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0%2C10870%2C2465379%2C00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010707142555/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465379,00.html Crash Comes Back Warped GameSpot CNET Networks November 3, 1998 July 7, 2001 August 13, 2025 dead November 4 NBA Live 99 N64 Sports (basketball) https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/05/nba-live-ships-early NBA Live Ships Early November 4, 1998 IGN February 25, 2019 November 5 Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill WIN Adventure February 2019 November 9 SiN WIN FPS http://pc.ign.com/news/5637.html Sin Ships November 9, 1998 IGN https://web.archive.org/web/20000417070618/http://pc.ign.com/news/5637.html April 17, 2000 dead September 20, 2019 November 10 Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA N64 Racing February 2019 November 11 Sonic R WIN Racing February 2019 November 14 The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard WIN Action-adventure The Elder Scrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/redguard 2022-09-12 Elder Scrolls November 19 Half-Life WIN FPS https://www.gamespot.com/half-life/ Half-Life GameSpot February 24, 2019 November 20 The Settlers III WIN RTS, City builder What's Up?: Wesolych Swiat PC Games 76 January 1999 5 https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N076.1999.01-fl0n February 24, 2019 de PDF November 20 Tomb Raider III PS1, WIN Action-adventure https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/20/lara-swings-for-three Lara Swings for Three IGN November 19, 1998 February 24, 2019 November 21 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64 Action-adventure https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/zelda/index.html ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 November 23 Gex: Enter the Gecko GBC Platformer Game Informer December 1998 VIII 12 Sunrise Publications New Releases Game Informer 1999a 1067-6392 https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/6b4cc7c2-487d-420c-a8dd-af7717aa085a Video Game History Foundation 44Gaming Intelligence February 1999 Intelligent Media LLC San Diego, California Craving Sales: After Successful Holiday Debut, Crave Readies First Internally-Developed Game Ward David https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/f61d4f21-efce-44ee-bdc7-860d5713b1df Video Game History Foundation December 23, 2025 5Nintendo Power Also Playing This Month 116 January 1999 United States Nintendo of America 128http://gameboy.com/gex/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20001205151500/http://gameboy.com/gex/index.html December 5, 2000 December 27, 2025 Gex: Enter the Gecko Nintendo of America Gameboy.com Gameboy.com November 25 Blood II: The Chosen WIN FPS http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_11/25_pc_blood/index.html Blood II Bleeds Out to Retailers November 25, 1998 GameSpot https://web.archive.org/web/20000608194530/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_11/25_pc_blood/index.html June 8, 2000 dead September 20, 2019 November 27 Puyo Puyo Sun GBC Puzzle February 2019 November 30 FIFA 99 PS1, N64 Sports (soccer) February 2019 December Pitfall: Beyond the Jungle GBC PlatformerRetro Gamer The History of Pitfall! Stuart Hunt 107 1742-3155 2012 Imagine Publishing 85Gaming Intelligence February 1999 Intelligent Media LLC San Diego, California Craving Sales: After Successful Holiday Debut, Crave Readies First Internally-Developed Game Ward David https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/f61d4f21-efce-44ee-bdc7-860d5713b1df Video Game History Foundation December 23, 2025 5 December 1 Thief: The Dark Project WIN Stealth http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/01_pc_thief/index.html Thief on the Loose Alan Dunkin December 1, 1998 GameSpot https://web.archive.org/web/20000605225343/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/01_pc_thief/index.html June 5, 2000 dead September 20, 2019 December 3 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron WIN Action February 2019 December 4 Magic and Mayhem WIN RTS February 2019 December 7 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron N64 Action February 2019 December 12 Falcon 4.0 WIN Air combat simulation February 2019 December 12 Hey You, Pikachu! N64 Virtual pet https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npgj/index.html ピカチュウげんきでちゅう Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 December 12 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX GBC Action-adventure https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/azlj/index.html ゼルダの伝説 Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 December 17 Suikoden II PS1 RPG February 2019 December 18 Mario Party N64 Party https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_clbj/index.html マリオパーティ Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 December 18 Pokémon Trading Card Game GBC DCCG https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/acxj/index.html ポケモンカードGB Nintendo ja February 24, 2019 December 18 StarCraft: Brood War WIN RTS http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/18_pc_playback/index.html Playback: Week in Review Micheal Mullen December 18, 1998 GameSpot https://web.archive.org/web/20000613021548/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/18_pc_playback/index.html June 13, 2000 dead September 20, 2019 "Starcraft fans have been waiting - and not so patiently - for Blizzard's first expansion pack Brood War[s]. Well, Blizzard announced that the title is on its way to stores nationwide (and we actually received box copies Friday morning to prove it)." December 21 Baldur's Gate WIN RPG http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/archive/19981220.shtml Baldur's Gate Ships RPG Vault December 21, 1998 February 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727205647/http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/archive/19981220.shtml July 27, 2011 dead mdy-all December 21 South Park N64 FPS https://www.gamespot.com/south-park/ South Park GameSpot July 25, 2014 February 24, 2019 December 23 Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon 2 PS1 Roguelike ja:チョコボの不思議なダンジョン 2 Square Enix http://www.jp.square-enix.com/archive/chocobo_fusigi2/ February 24, 2019 ja https://web.archive.org/web/20140104215252/http://www.jp.square-enix.com/archive/chocobo_fusigi2/ 2014-01-04 live December 23 Sonic Adventure DC Platformer ドリームキャスト http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/gametitle/Dreamcast.html Sonic Channel Sega February 24, 2019 ja live https://web.archive.org/web/20151207142935/http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/gametitle/Dreamcast.html December 7, 2015 December 23 Starsiege: Tribes WIN FPS http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/23_pc_release/index.html New Releases December 23, 1998 GameSpot https://web.archive.org/web/20000608223826/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_12/23_pc_release/index.html June 8, 2000 dead September 20, 2019 December 28 Myth II: Soulblighter WIN RTT http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/monsters-in-a-box/Content?oid=901762 Monsters in a Box Chicago Reader Mahin Bill March 23, 2000 February 24, 2019 September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234846/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/monsters-in-a-box/Content?oid=901762 dead December 31 Akuji the Heartless PS1 Action-adventure February 2019 See also 1998 in games Notes References Category:Video games by year