1998 in video games
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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, Glover, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Fallout 2, Return to Krondor and Tomb Raider III, along with new titles such as Banjo-Kazooie, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, MediEvil, 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.{{Cite web |title=Why 1998 Was the Best Year in Gaming |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-1998-was-the-best-year-in-gaming/1100-6424354/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=GameSpot |language=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.
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/14/business/international-business-sega-enterprises-pulls-its-saturn-video-console-us-market.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Sega Enterprises Pulls Its Saturn Video Console From the U.S. Market |access-date=October 20, 2019 |author=Stephanie Strom |work=The New York Times |date=March 14, 1998 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Steven L.|author-link=Steven L. Kent|title=The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World|year=2001|publisher=Prima Publishing|location=Roseville, California|isbn=0-7615-3643-4|page=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats|title=Attendance and Stats|website=IGN|date=June 8, 2012 |language=en|access-date=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.{{cite news |date=November 28, 1998 |title=FuncoLand game store opens at 100 Oaks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60158129/the-tennessean/ |work=The Tennessean |via=Newspapers.com |location=Nashville, Tennessee |page=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.
Hardware releases
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| class="wikitable" |
| Month
! Day ! System |
|---|
| April
| 14 | Game Boy Light{{abbr|JP|Japan}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/light/index.html |title=ゲームボーイライト |publisher=Nintendo |language=ja |access-date=October 20, 2019}} |
| October
| 21 | Game Boy Color{{abbr|JP|Japan}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/color/ |title=ゲームボーイカラー |publisher=Nintendo |language=ja |access-date=October 20, 2019}} |
| November
| 18 | Game Boy Color{{abbr|NA|North America}} |
| November
| 23 | Game Boy Color{{abbr|EU|Europe}} |
| November
| 27 | Dreamcast{{abbr|JP|Japan}}{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Steven L.|author-link=Steven L. Kent|title=The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World|year=2001|publisher=Prima Publishing|location=Roseville, California|isbn=0-7615-3643-4|pages=563–564}} |
Top-rated games
= Game of the Year awards =
The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1998.
=Critically acclaimed titles=
== Metacritic and GameRankings ==
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 1998 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC){{cite web |title=Best Video Games for 1998 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=1998 |access-date=February 17, 2019 |website=Metacritic}} or 87.5% (GR){{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 5 reviews) |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= |access-date=February 25, 2019 |website=GameRankings}}{{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 20 reviews) |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=0&sort=0&letter=&search= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001158/http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=1998&numrev=0&sort=0&letter=&search= |archive-date=2016-10-07 |access-date=February 25, 2019 |website=GameRankings}} |
| scope="col" | Game
! scope="col" | Publisher ! scope="col" | Release Date ! scope="col" | Platform ! scope="col" | MC score ! scope="col" | GR score |
|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
| Nintendo | November 21, 1998 | 99/100 | 97.54% |
| Tekken 3
| Namco | March 26, 1998 | 96/100 | 95.8% |
| Half-Life
| November 19, 1998 | 96/100 | 94.02% |
| Metal Gear Solid
| Konami | September 3, 1998 | 94/100 | 93.24% |
| Grim Fandango
| October 30, 1998 | 94/100 | 92.97% |
| Resident Evil 2
| Capcom | January 21, 1998 | 89/100 | 93.13% |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3
| Capcom | December 23, 1998 |
| StarCraft
| March 31, 1998 | 88/100 | 92.85% |
| Panzer Dragoon Saga
| Sega | January 29, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 92.46% |
| Banjo-Kazooie
| Nintendo | June 29, 1998 | 92/100 | 92.38% |
| Thief: The Dark Project
| December 1, 1998 | 92/100 | 89.41% |
| Baldur's Gate
| December 21, 1998 | 91/100 | 91.94% |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
| Nintendo | December 12, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 91.21% |
| International Superstar Soccer 98
| Konami | June 4, 1998 | 91/100 | 89.15% |
| Crash Bandicoot: Warped
| October 31, 1998 | 91/100 | 89.07% |
| Xenogears
| Square | February 11, 1998 | 84/100 | 90.99% |
| Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
| November 17, 1998 | 88/100 | 90.42% |
| NFL Blitz
| September 12, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 90.13% |
| NFL Blitz
| September 9, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 90.02% |
| 1080° Snowboarding
| Nintendo | February 28, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 89.60% |
| Battlezone
| March 11, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 89.03% |
| Railroad Tycoon II
| November 2, 1998 | 89/100 | 83.15% |
| Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
| December 10, 1998 | 86/100 | 88.96% |
| FIFA 99
| October 31, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 88.87% |
| Caesar III
| September 30, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 88.6% |
| Unreal
| May 22, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 88.58% |
| NBA Live 99
| November 10, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 88.39% |
| R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
| Namco | December 3, 1998 |
| NHL 99
| September 30, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 88.11% |
| Wario Land II
| Nintendo | March 7, 1998 | {{N/A}} |
| Myth II: Soulblighter
| Bungie | December 28, 1998 | 88/100 | 86.39% |
| Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
| March 25, 1998 | 88/100 | 85.63% |
| Starsiege: Tribes
| December 23, 1998 | 88/100 | 84.77% |
| Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
| October 15, 1998 | 88/100 | 81.6% |
| FIFA 99
| October 31, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 87.95% |
| F-Zero X
| Nintendo | July 14, 1998 | 85/100 | 87.61% |
| Madden NFL 99
| September 23, 1998 | {{N/A}} | 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.{{cite web|title=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|trans-title=Weekly Famitsu Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame Software List|url=http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027205828/http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php|archive-date=October 27, 2008|access-date=24 February 2021|website=Geimin|language=ja}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Title !Platform !Publisher !Genre !Score (out of 40) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Toki no Ocarina (Ocarina of Time)
|40 |
| Tekken 3
|39 |
| Sonic Adventure
|Sega |38 |
| Biohazard 2 (Resident Evil 2)
|PlayStation |37 |
| Metal Gear Solid
|PlayStation |37 |
| Virtua Fighter 3tb
|Dreamcast |Sega |Fighting |36 |
| Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG (Panzer Dragon Saga)
|Sega |35 |
| Neo Atlas
|PlayStation |35 |
| Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Legion of Heroes (Rival Schools)
|PlayStation |Capcom |Fighting |35 |
| Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland
|Enix |Role-playing |35 |
| Beatmania
|PlayStation |Konami |35 |
| R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
|PlayStation |Namco |35 |
| Crash Bandicoot 3 (Warped)
|PlayStation |Sony |Platformer |35 |
| Street Fighter Zero 3 (Street Fighter Alpha 3)
|PlayStation |Fighting |35 |
Financial performance
= Best-selling video game consoles =
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|}
= 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.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States and Germany ! rowspan="2" | Rank ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Platform ! colspan="4" | Sales |
| Japan
! Germany ! Combined |
|---|
| 1
| Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Pikachu | Game Boy | 3,288,391{{efn|name=Pokemon}} | {{N/A}} | {{formatnum:{{#expr:3288391+4000000}} |
|-
| 2
| Resident Evil 2 (Biohazard 2)
| {{Unknown}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:2298814+1194840}}|}}+
|-
| 3
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
| {{Unknown}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:920000+2500000}}|}}+
|-
| 4
| PlayStation
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:1495761+1431483+270000}}|}}+
|-
| 5
| Tekken 3
| PlayStation
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:1266000+1113749+100000}}|}}+
|-
| 6
| Nintendo 64
| < 17,676{{cite web|title=Game Search|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|access-date=25 April 2020|website=Game Data Library|publisher=Famitsu}}
| {{Unknown}}
| 2,300,000+
|-
| 7
| PlayStation
| {{N/A}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:765000+1064909}}|}}
|-
| 8
| Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| 1,660,000
|-
| 9
| Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Crash Bandicoot 3)
| PlayStation
| {{Unknown}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:649000+858726}}|}}+
|-
| 10
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
| PlayStation
| {{Unknown}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr:395884+941686}}|}}+
|}
The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1998 in the United States and Europe.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe ! rowspan="2" | Rank ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Platform(s) ! colspan="4" | Sales revenue |
| United States
! Europe{{cite news|date=February 12, 1999|title=Milia News; ECCSELL Awards Name Winners|work=GameSpot|url=http://www.gamespot.com/milia/0212/ecc/index.html|url-status=dead|access-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990830171428/http://www.gamespot.com/milia/0212/ecc/index.html|archive-date=August 30, 1999|df=mdy-all}} ! Combined ! Inflation |
|---|
| 1
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | €39,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|39|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:150000000+44000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|194,000,000|1998|r=-7|fmt=c}}+ |
| 2
| €66,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|66|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:58568520+74000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|132,568,520|1998|fmt=c}}+ |
| 3
| PlayStation | €29,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|29|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:58597202+33000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|91,597,202|1998|fmt=c}}+ |
| 4
| Nintendo 64 | €19,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|19|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:70377973+21000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|91,377,973|1998|fmt=c}}+ |
| 5
| Tekken 3 | PlayStation | €36,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|36|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:48554550+40000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|88,554,550|1998|fmt=c}}+ |
| 6
| Nintendo 64 | €26,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|26|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:51790624+29000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|80,790,624|1998|fmt=c}}+ |
| 7
| {{Unknown}} | €68,000,000+ ({{US$|74,000,000|long=no}}+) | $74,000,000+ | ${{Inflation|US|74,000,000|1998|fmt=c|r=-6}}+ |
| 8
| Game Boy | {{N/A}} | $70,000,000+ | ${{Inflation|US|70,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ |
| 9
| Nintendo 64 | €21,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|21|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | {{US$|{{#expr:39184953+24000000}}|long=no}}+ | ${{Inflation|US|63,184,953|1998|fmt=c}}+ |
| 10
| FIFA 99 | Multi-platform | {{Unknown}} | €50,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|50|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | $56,000,000+ | ${{Inflation|US|56,000,000|1998|fmt=c|r=-6}}+ |
==Japan==
In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1998.
==United States==
In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1998.
==Europe==
In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1998.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Rank ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Platform(s) ! colspan="2" | Europe sales revenue ! France ! Germany |
| Sales revenue
! Inflation ! Rank ! Sales |
|---|
| 1
| €68,000,000+ ({{US$|74,000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|74,000,000|1998|r=-7|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} |
| 2
| €66,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|66|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|74,000,000|1998|r=-7|fmt=c}}+ | 1{{cite web|last=Lemaire|first=Oscar|title=Animal Crossing New Horizons est le jeu vidéo le plus vendu de l'année 2020 en France en physique|trans-title=Animal Crossing New Horizons is the best-selling video game of the year 2020 in France in physical|url=https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/1348910281544634369|access-date=18 November 2021|website=Twitter|publisher=Ludostrie|language=fr}} | 270,000+{{cite web | url=https://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unterhaltung-die-spassmaschine_aid_174129.html | title=Die Spaßmaschine | date=November 23, 1998 |author1=Müller, Eva |author2=Canibol, Hans-Peter | issue=48 | work=Focus | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206015705/http://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unterhaltung-die-spassmaschine_aid_174129.html | archive-date=December 6, 2018 | language=de | url-status=live}} |
| 3
| FIFA 99 | Multi-platform | €50,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|50|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|56,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} |
| 4
| Multi-platform | €48,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|48|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|54,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} |
| rowspan="2" | 5
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | €39,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|39|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|44,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} | {{Unknown}} |
| Tomb Raider II
| Multi-platform | €39,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|39|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|44,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} |
| 7
| Multi-platform | €37,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|37|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|41,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} |
| 8
| Tekken 3 | PlayStation | €36,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|36|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|40,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | {{Unknown}} | 100,000+{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610165302/http://www.vud.de/infopres/PM-271198.htm |url=http://www.vud.de/infopres/PM-271198.htm | title=Neues aus der Verbandsgeschäftstelle | location=Paderborn | date=27 November 1998 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=10 June 2000 | language=de | url-status=dead}} |
| 9
| Multi-platform | €30,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|30|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|34,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ | colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{Unknown}} |
| 10
| PlayStation | €29,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|29|EUR|year=1998|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+) | ${{Inflation|US|33,000,000|1998|r=-6|fmt=c}}+ |
==Australia==
In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home console games of 1998.{{cite web |title=Top 20 Console Games Ranked by Units Sold, 1998–2013 |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/video-and-online/industry-trends/in-the-archive/top-selling-games-titles |website=Screen Australia |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=22 October 2021}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank ! Title ! Platform ! Developer ! Publisher ! Genre |
| 1
| Rare | Nintendo |
| 2
| Sony |
| 3
| Nintendo 64 | Rare | Nintendo | rowspan="2" | Platformer |
| 4
| PlayStation | Sony |
| 5
| Nintendo 64 | Nintendo |
| 6
| Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Platformer |
| 7
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
| 8
| PlayStation | rowspan="2" | Platformer |
| 9
| Nintendo 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
| 10
| Tekken 2 (Platinum) | PlayStation | Namco | Sony | Fighting |
= Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan =
In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1998.
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
Game releases
The list of games released in 1998.
{{GamePlatformKey|tot=9|GB|GBC|N64|Neo|NeoCD|PS1|Sat|DC|Win}}
=January–March=
=April–June=
| class="wikitable"
|+ "align=bottom" | |
| style="background:#dae3e7;"
! Month !! Day !! Title !! Platform(s) !! Genre(s) !! Source(s) |
|
| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;" | A | 4 | Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die | Sat |
| 7
| PS1 |
| 9
| G-Darius | PS1 | align="center"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/4301/g-darius/releases/playstation/|title=G Darius Releases|website=MobyGames|access-date=2023-08-24}} |
| 14
| N64 | Racing | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 17
| Win | Puzzle |
| rowspan="3" | 29
| Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers | Neo | Fighting | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Shining Force III Scenario 2 – Target: Child of God
| Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Super Tempo
| Sat | Platform |
| rowspan="3" | 30
| N64 | Platform | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
| Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| World Cup 98
| Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
|
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:thistle; textcolor:#000;" | M | 7 | Win | Platform |
| 18
| N64 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 21
| Baroque | Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 22
| Unreal | Win | align="center"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/330/unreal/releases/windows/|title=Unreal Releases|website=MobyGames|access-date=2023-08-24}} |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| Arcade | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| The King of Fighters '97
| PS1 | Fighting | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
|
| rowspan="12" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;" | J | rowspan="3" | 4 | PS1 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| International Superstar Soccer 98
| N64 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Vigilante 8
| PS1 | align="center"|{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Randy |date=June 4, 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/06/04/vigilante-8-4 |title=Vigilante 8 (PS) |website=IGN |access-date=February 24, 2019}} |
| 11
| PS1 | Fighting | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 12
| Wetrix | N64 | Puzzle | align="center"|{{Cite web|url=http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/jp_biog.php|title=John Pickford's Biography|website=www.zee-3.com|access-date=2019-10-15}} |
| 24
| Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 25
| Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| rowspan="2" | 29
| N64 | Platform | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/banjo-kazooie/ |title=Banjo-Kazooie |website=GameSpot |access-date=2023-08-24}} |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3
| Arcade | Fighting | |
| rowspan="3" |30
|Win |
| Deep Fear
| Sat | align="center" |{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| N2O: Nitrous Oxide
| PS1 | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/n2o-nitrous-oxide/ |title=N2O: Nitrous Oxide |website=GameSpot |access-date=February 24, 2019}} |
=July–September=
| class="wikitable"
|+ "align=bottom" | |
| style="background:#dae3e7;"
! Month !! Day !! Title !! Platform(s) !! Genre(s) !! Source(s) |
|
| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;" | J | 4 | PS1 | Platform | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 9
| Sat | Fighting | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| F-Zero X | N64 | Racing | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfzj/ |title=F-Zero X Introduction |access-date=February 24, 2019 |publisher=Nintendo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422055953/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nfzj/ |archive-date=2009-04-22 |language=ja |url-status=live }} |
| WWF War Zone
| PS1 | Sports (professional wrestling) | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| rowspan="2" | 16
| PS1 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Hopkins FBI
| Win | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.gry-online.pl/gry/hopkins-fbi/z913a4 |title=Hopkins FBI (PC) |website=Gry Online |language=pl |access-date=November 11, 2019}} |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
| NeoCD | Fighting | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 30
| Star Ocean: The Second Story | PS1 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| rowspan="4" | 31
| Win | First-person shooter, real-time strategy | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} |
| F-1 World Grand Prix
| N64 | Racing | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Heart of Darkness
| Win | Platform | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Iggy's Reckin' Balls
| N64 | Racing | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
|
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center; background:thistle; textcolor:#000;" | A | rowspan="2" | 1 | N64 | Platform | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Pokémon Stadium
| N64 | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npsj/index.html |title=ポケモンスタジアム |publisher=Nintendo |language=ja |access-date=February 24, 2019}} |
| rowspan="2" | 6
| Resident Evil: Director's Cut – Dual Shock Version | PS1 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Wachenröder
| Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 11
| N64 | Sports (professional wrestling) | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 21
| Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 25
| PS1 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 27
| Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
|
| rowspan="19" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;" | S | 3 | PS1 |
| rowspan="2" | 9
| N64 | Racing | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/17/n64-games-in-september |title=N64 Games in September |date=September 16, 1998 |website=IGN |access-date=February 25, 2019}} |
| NFL Blitz
| N64 | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/10/blitz-ships-early |title=Blitz Ships Early |date=September 9, 1998 |website=IGN |access-date=February 25, 2019}} |
| rowspan="2" |10
| PS1 | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/11/go-get-blitzed |title=Go Get Blitzed! |date=September 10, 1998 |website=IGN |access-date=February 25, 2019}} |
| Spyro the Dragon
| PS1 | Platform |
| 12
| GB | align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apsj/index.html |title=ポケットモンスターイエロー |publisher=Nintendo |language=ja |access-date=February 24, 2019}} |
| 17
| Suikoden | Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| rowspan="3" | 23
| Digital Monster Version S: Digimon Tamers | Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Madden NFL 99
| N64 |
| Shining Force III Scenario 3 – Bulzome Rising
| Sat | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 25
| GBC | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| 26
| Arcade | Music | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| rowspan="7" | 30
| N64 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Caesar III
| Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Delta Force
| Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Gex: Enter the Gecko
| Win | Platform | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| NHL 99
| align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012
| PS1 | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
| Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
| Win | align="center"|{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
=October–December=
See also
Notes
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