NASCAR 99
{{Short description|1998 video game by EA Sports}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = NASCAR '99
| image = NASCAR99CoverArt.jpg
| alt =
| caption = North American PlayStation cover art featuring the cars of Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, Terry Labonte, and Kyle Petty
| developer = Stormfront Studios
| publisher = EA Sports
| designer =
| series =
| engine =
| released = Nintendo 64
{{vgrelease |NA|September 10, 1998{{cite web|date=September 10, 1998|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic%2BArts%2BShips%2BNASCAR%2B99%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BNintendo%2B64%3B%2B1997%27s...-a021108617|title=Electronic Arts Ships NASCAR 99 for the Nintendo 64; 1997's Best-Selling PlayStation Racing Video Game Poised to Repeat Success with Next Generation of Game on the Nintendo 64|website=Business Wire|publisher=Gale|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701210912/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Ships+NASCAR+99+for+the+Nintendo+64%3b+1997's...-a021108617|archivedate=July 1, 2013|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=The Free Library}}|EU|November 1998}}PlayStation
{{vgrelease |NA|September 22, 1998|EU|October 23, 1998https://psxdatacenter.com/pal_list.html}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single Player, Multiplayer
| platforms = Nintendo 64, PlayStation
}}
NASCAR '99 is a racing simulator video game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by EA Sports. It was released for Nintendo 64 on September 10, 1998, and for the PlayStation on September 22.{{Cite web |date=2001-02-25 |title=PSN News Story |url=http://www.psxnation.com/news/092298b.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010225233635/http://www.psxnation.com/news/092298b.html |archive-date=2001-02-25 }} NASCAR '99 was the second game in the EA Sports NASCAR series of video games.
Features
NASCAR '99 is the second game relating in EA Sports NASCAR series of video games. The game features thirty-one of the drivers from the 1998 Winston Cup Series season and six legendary drivers.{{cite web|author=Ryan MacDonald|date=October 19, 1998|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-99-review/1900-2548550/|title=NASCAR 99 Review (PS)|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050105143352/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/driving/nascar99/review.html|archivedate=January 5, 2005|url-status=live|accessdate=August 30, 2023}} The game also includes seventeen different NASCAR race tracks, including Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sears Point, and Michigan International Speedway. Furthermore, the game includes instructions from a crew chief, such as when to make a pit stop or when cars are around the player.
Development
EA confirmed the game's existence in April 1998.{{cite web|author=Ryan MacDonald|date=April 23, 1998|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-confirms-nascar-99-and-untitled-boxer/1100-2463575/|title=EA Confirms NASCAR '99 and Untitled Boxer|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017083713/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/23_nascar/index.html|archivedate=October 17, 2000|url-status=live|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| N64 = true
| PS = true
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| GR_N64 = 66%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198042-nascar-99/index.html|title=NASCAR 99 for Nintendo 64|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512184719/https://www.gamerankings.com/n64/198042-nascar-99/index.html|archivedate=May 12, 2019|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}
| CNG_N64 = 7/10{{cite web|author=Andy Mahood|date=October 13, 1998|url=http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Nintendo/Nascar99/|title=NASCAR 99 (N64)|website=Gamecenter|publisher=CNET|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823205208/http://gamecenter.com/Consoles/Nintendo/Nascar99/|archivedate=August 23, 2000|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}
| EGM_N64 = 6.875/10{{cite magazine|author1=Dean Hager|author2=Crispin Boyer|author3=John Davison|author4=John Ricciardi|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1d/EGM_US_111.pdf|title=NASCAR 99 (N64)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=111|date=October 1998|page=258|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705190235/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/1d/EGM_US_111.pdf|archivedate=July 5, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}{{efn|In Electronic Gaming Monthly{{'}}s review of the Nintendo 64 version, one critic gave it 8.5/10, another gave it 5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7/10.}}
| EGM_PS = 5.875/10{{cite magazine|author1=Dean Hager|author2=Crispin Boyer|author3=John Davison|author4=John Ricciardi|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f2/EGM_US_112.pdf|title=NASCAR 99 (PS)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=112|date=November 1998|page=250|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519110254/https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f2/EGM_US_112.pdf|archivedate=May 19, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}{{efn|In Electronic Gaming Monthly{{'}}s review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 7/10, two others gave it each a score of 5/10, and another gave it 6.5/10.}}
| EPD_N64 = 4/10{{cite web|author=Jules Grant|date=November 5, 1998|url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=154&full=1#mr_toppy|title=NASCAR 99 (N64)|website=The Electric Playground|publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020906225300/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=154&full=1#mr_toppy|archivedate=September 6, 2002|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}
| GI_N64 = 7.25/10{{cite magazine|author1=Andy McNamara|author2=Paul Anderson|author3=Jon Storm|url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_066_October_1998/page/n43/mode/2up|title=NASCAR 99|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=66|date=October 1998|page=42|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}
| GameRev_N64 = C{{cite web|author=Tim Hsu|date=October 1998|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32621-nascar-99-review|title=Nascar '99 [sic] - N64 Review|website=GameRevolution|publisher=CraveOnline|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040222042718/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/n64/racing/nascar99.htm|archivedate=February 22, 2004|url-status=live|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}
| IGN_N64 = 7/10{{cite web|author=Peer Schneider|date=October 21, 1998|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/22/nascar-99|title=NASCAR 99 (N64)|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819053308/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/22/nascar-99|archivedate=August 19, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}
| N64_N64 = 59%{{cite magazine|author=Mark Green|title=NASCAR '99 (US Import)|magazine=N64 Magazine|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=22|date=December 1998|pages=94–95}}{{cite magazine|author=Tim Weaver|url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-504-66.jpg|title=NASCAR 99|magazine=N64 Magazine|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=23|date=Christmas 1998|page=66|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831015357/https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-504-66.jpg|archivedate=August 31, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}
| NGen_PS = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_49/page/n105/mode/2up|title=NASCAR 99 (PS)|magazine=Next Generation|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=49|date=January 1999|page=105|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}
| NP_N64 = 7.4/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-355-112.jpg|title=NASCAR '99|magazine=Nintendo Power|publisher=Nintendo of America|volume=113|date=October 1998|page=112|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831014705/https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-355-112.jpg|archivedate=August 31, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Kraig Kujawa|url=https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-play-station-magazine-volume-2-issue-2-november-1998/page/n103/mode/2up|title=NASCAR 99|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|volume=2|issue=2|date=November 1998|page=106|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}
}}
The game received average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. The game was praised for its authenticity, although critics felt that the graphics and sound effects were not improved from the previous game, NASCAR '98. Also, critics stated that the player would become "tired" of the game if they were a "racing-game fan". Next Generation said of the PlayStation version, "While not a huge improvement over NASCAR 98, it is a better game, and makes it a worthy upgrade if only for the Dual Shock{{sic}} support." Air Hendrix of GamePro said in the October 1998 issue that the Nintendo 64 version "redlines the thrills with quality stock-car action. Rookies will delight in the wild, bumper-grinding arcade side, while pros who dig sim racing will face off against tough CPU cars that block passing lanes and take you into the wall."{{cite magazine|author=Air Hendrix|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_111_October_1998/page/n185/mode/2up|title=NASCAR '99 Qualifies Near the Front of the N64 Pack|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG|issue=121|date=October 1998|page=186|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}{{efn|GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version all 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, control and fun factor.}} An issue later, Hendrix stated, "If you're choosing between the PlayStation and N64 versions, the PlayStation game easily takes the pole – though not by a huge margin. All told, race fans in general and NASCAR fans in particular won't go wrong peeling out of pit row with this title."{{cite magazine|author=Air Hendrix|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8f/GamePro_US_122.pdf|title=NASCAR '99 Qualifies for a Top-Five Finish|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG|issue=122|date=November 1998|page=200|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218175228/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8f/GamePro_US_122.pdf|archivedate=December 18, 2022|url-status=live|accessdate=August 31, 2023}}{{efn|GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 4/5 for sound.}}
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{{EA Sports NASCAR series}}
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