All-Star Baseball 99
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = File:All-Star Baseball 99 cover.jpg
| developer = {{ubl|
- Iguana Entertainment (N64)
- Realtime Associates Seattle Division (GB)}}
| publisher = Acclaim Entertainment{{efn|Released under the Acclaim Sports label}}
| engine =
| series = All-Star Baseball
| platforms = Game Boy, Nintendo 64
| released = {{Video game release|NA|27 May 1998{{cite web |url=http://www.acclaim.com/archive/games/asb.html |title=Boys of Summer |website=Acclaim Entertainment |date=18 May 1998 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630004756/http://www.acclaim.com/archive/games/asb.html |archivedate=30 June 2001}}|EU|1 August 1998 (N64)}}
| genre = Sports game
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
All-Star Baseball 99 is a video game developed by Iguana Entertainment and Realtime Associates Seattle Division and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Game Boy and the Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game's cover features Colorado Rockies outfielder Larry Walker.
All-Star Baseball 99 was the first game to use Acclaim's Quagmire engine.{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9c/EGM_US_105.pdf |title=Previews: All-Star Baseball '99 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=105 |date=April 1998 |page=36 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701200252/https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9c/EGM_US_105.pdf |archivedate=1 July 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=4 September 2023}} The game also marked the debut of play-by-play commentary for the series. This is done by two New York Yankees broadcasters: John Sterling and Michael Kay.
Gameplay
The game contains exhibition, playoff, home run derby, and season modes. A "create-a-player" feature for customized ball players is included. The Nintendo 64 version supports the Rumble Pak.{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_105_April_1998/page/n81/mode/2up |title=Baseball's Starting Lineup: All-Star Baseball '99 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=115 |date=April 1998 |page=81 |accessdate=4 September 2023}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GB = true
| N64 = true
| na = true
| GR_GB = 69%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/574722-all-star-baseball-99/index.html |title=All-Star Baseball 99 for Game Boy |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404083221/https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/574722-all-star-baseball-99/index.html |archivedate=4 April 2019 |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
| CNG_N64 = 9/10{{cite web |last=Ham |first=Tom |date=19 June 1998 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Nintendo/Allstar99/ |title=All Star Baseball 99 (N64) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815075600/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Nintendo/Allstar99/ |archivedate=15 August 2000 |accessdate=19 February 2022}}
| EGM_N64 = 8.125/10{{cite magazine |last1=Ricciardi |first1=John |last2=Hager |first2=Dean |last3=Kujawa |first3=Kraig |last4=Hsu |first4=Dan |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/4/45/EGM_US_108.pdf |title=All-Star Baseball 99 (N64) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=108 |date=July 1998 |page=133 |accessdate=4 September 2023 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904200620/https://retrocdn.net/images/4/45/EGM_US_108.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Nintendo 64 version each a score of 8/10, and the other gave it 8.5/10.}}
| EPD_N64 = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Jules |date=14 December 1998 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=142&full=1#mr_toppy |title=All-Star Baseball [99] (N64) |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030115221317/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=142&full=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=15 January 2003 |accessdate=4 September 2023}}
| GI_GB = 7/10{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_066_October_1998/page/n71/mode/2up |title=All-Star Baseball '99 (GB) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=66 |date=October 1998 |page=71 |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
| GameFan_N64 = 94%{{cite magazine |last1=Higgins |first1=Geoff "El Nino" |last2=Mowatt |first2=Todd "Video Cowboy" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_6_Issue_08/page/n51/mode/2up |title=All-Star Baseball '99 (N64) |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=6 |issue=8 |date=August 1998 |page=50 |accessdate=29 October 2020}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s viewpoint of the Nintendo 64 version, one critic gave it 95, and the other 92.}}
| GameRev_N64 = B+{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Tom |date=August 1998 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32639-all-star-baseball-99-review |title=All-Star Baseball '99 Review (N64) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908020117/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/all-star-baseball-99 |archivedate=8 September 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
| GSpot_N64 = 8.3/10{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=25 May 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-99-review/1900-2544015/ |title=All-Star Baseball '99 Review (N64) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207113330/http://www.gamespot.com/n64/sports/allstarbaseball99/review.html |archivedate=7 February 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
| Hyper_N64 = 91%{{cite magazine |last=Toose |first=Dan |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-687-42.jpg |title=All-Star Baseball '99 (N64) |magazine=Hyper |publisher=Next Media Pty Ltd |issue=57 |date=July 1998 |page=42 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604122413/https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-687-42.jpg |archivedate=4 June 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=4 September 2023}}
| IGN_N64 = 8.2/10{{cite web |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=26 May 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/27/all-star-baseball-99 |title=All-Star Baseball '99 (N64) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604122418/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/05/27/all-star-baseball-99 |archivedate=4 June 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=4 September 2023}}
| N64_N64 = 84%{{cite magazine |last=Kitts |first=Martin |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-499-83.jpg |title=All Star Baseball [sic] (Import) |magazine=N64 Magazine |publisher=Future plc |issue=18 |date=August 1998 |page=83 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605055151/https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-499-83.jpg |archivedate=5 June 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=4 September 2023}}{{cite magazine |last=Weaver |first=Tim |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-500-52.jpg |title=All Star Baseball [sic] |magazine=N64 Magazine |publisher=Future plc |issue=19 |date=September 1998 |page=52 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607080048/https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-500-52.jpg |archivedate=7 June 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=4 September 2023}}
| NGen_N64 = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_43/page/n111/mode/2up |title=All-Star Baseball '99 [sic] (N64) |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=43 |date=July 1998 |page=111 |accessdate=6 July 2020}}
| NP_GB = 6.9/10{{cite magazine |title=All-Star Baseball '99 (GB) |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=109 |date=June 1998 |page=97}}
}}
The Nintendo 64 version received favorable reviews, while the Game Boy version received average reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation called the former the best baseball game for Nintendo 64 despite noting minor AI problems and a slower pace. GamePro said that the same console version "is this season's sports phenom, delivering stylish looks and clutch, long-ball gameplay. As of today, it's the best baseball game of the year and a must-buy for all sports nuts."{{cite magazine |author=Johnny Ballgame |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-1860-72.jpg |title=All-Star Baseball '99 (N64) [author mislabeled as "Air Hendrix"] |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=118 |date=July 1998 |page=72 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040921090238/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/n64/games/reviews/270.shtml |archivedate=21 September 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=6 July 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version two 5/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, and two 4.5/5 scores for sound and control.}}
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- {{moby game|id=/6533/all-star-baseball-99/|name=All-Star Baseball 99 (Nintendo 64)}}
- {{moby game|id=/59991/all-star-baseball-99/|name=All-Star Baseball 99 (Game Boy)}}
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