Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf
{{Short description|1998 golf video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf
| image = Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf cover.jpg
| developer = Adrenalin Entertainment
| publisher = EA Sports
| series = PGA Tour
| platforms = Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
| released = Windows{{vgrelease|NA|August 26, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Tees+Off+With+Tiger+Woods+99+PGA+TOUR+Golf;+First...-a021058109|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520230117/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+Tees+Off+With+Tiger+Woods+99+PGA+TOUR+Golf%3b+First...-a021058109|title=Electronic Arts Tees Off With Tiger Woods 99 PGA TOUR Golf; First Computer Game To Feature 1997 PGA TOUR Player of the Year Tiger Woods|website=Business Wire|archivedate=May 20, 2013|date=August 26, 1998|accessdate=September 3, 2021|via=The Free Dictionary}}|EU|1998}}PlayStation{{vgrelease|NA|November 23, 1998{{Cite web |date=2002-03-16 |title=GameSpot: Video Games News: Console Game Ship List |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465644,00.html |access-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020316024114/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465644,00.html |archive-date=2002-03-16 }}|EU|November 15, 1998}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf (also known as just Tiger Woods 99) is a sports video game developed by Adrenalin Entertainment and published by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1998.
Development
In mid-1997 EA Sports signed an exclusive deal with Tiger Woods to use his name and likeness on their line of golf games. EA Sports reportedly paid approximately $10 million (equivalent to ${{inflation|US|10|1997}} million in {{inflation/year|US}}) for the rights, which spanned several years and multiple gaming platforms.{{cite magazine |title=Gaming Gossip |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=99 |date=October 1997 |page=38}} The day after the deal was officially announced, the stock of EA Sports's parent company Electronic Arts went up 10 percent.{{cite magazine |title=Tiger Woods Tees Off for EA |magazine=GamePro|issue=116|publisher=IDG|date=May 1998|page=32}}
Easter egg
The first 100,000 pressings of Tiger Woods 99 for the PlayStation contained an Easter egg. If the disc is loaded into a computer, directories for files of the game would appear along with a QuickTime file titled ZZDUMMY.DAT. When played, it is a VHS recording of 1995 The Spirit of Christmas short film, Jesus vs. Santa, by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, commonly recognized as a pilot episode for South Park. The short film was apparently sneaked onto the disc by an employee at EA, and according to the metadata it was converted four days before being added to the disc. EA recalled these copies of the game a few months after it was released, calling the short "objectionable to consumers", and subsequent versions did not contain the file.{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=July 6, 2011 |url=https://kotaku.com/when-south-park-got-an-ea-sports-game-pulled-off-the-sh-5818372 |title=When South Park Got an EA Sports Game Pulled off the Shelves |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |access-date=June 28, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/4508/the-tiger-woods-99-recall |title=The Tiger Woods 99 Recall |website=Retro Junk |access-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417234621/https://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/4508/the-tiger-woods-99-recall|archive-date=April 17, 2021|url-status=dead}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| PC = true
| PS = true
| na = true
| GR_PC = 76%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199008-tiger-woods-99-pga-tour-golf/index.html |title=Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607182528/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199008-tiger-woods-99-pga-tour-golf/index.html |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 28, 2020}}
| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Sutyak |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14146&tab=review |title=Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PC) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114234028/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14146&tab=review |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
| CNG_PC = 8/10{{cite web |last=Goble |first=Gordon |date=September 15, 1998 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2091,00.html |title=Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PC) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816110840/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2091,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 7, 2021}}
| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Lackey |first=Jeff |date=October 5, 1998 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/147/twoods99_review.html |title=Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf] |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709043743/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/147/twoods99_review.html |archive-date=July 9, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 28, 2020}}
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=May |first=Scott |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_173.pdf |title=Tiger in the Rough (Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=173 |date=December 1998 |pages=398–99 |access-date=May 26, 2017}}
| EGM_PS = 6.125/10{{cite magazine |title=Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PS) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=114 |date=January 1999}}
| GI_PC = 7.75/10{{cite magazine |last=Bergren |first=Paul |title=Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf] (PC) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=67 |date=November 1998 |page=74}}
| GamePro_PC = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Daniel |url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/701.shtml |title=Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf Review for PC on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |year=1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209102632/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/701.shtml |archive-date=February 9, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
| GameRev_PC = B{{cite web |author=Dr. Moo |date=December 1998 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33161-tiger-woods-99-review |title=Tiger Woods '99 [sic] Review (PC) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908014519/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/tiger-woods-99 |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=June 28, 2020}}
| GSpot_PC = 7.7/10{{cite web |last=McDonald |first=Tim |date=September 21, 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tiger-woods-99-review/1900-2534980/ |title=Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf] Review (PC) |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
| IGN_PC = 7.8/10{{cite web |last=Ward |first=Trent C. |date=August 31, 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/01/tiger-woods-99-3 |title=Tiger Woods '99 [sic] (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
| NGen_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_48/page/n139/mode/2up |title=Tiger Woods Golf '99 [sic] (PC) |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=48 |date=December 1998 |page=138 |access-date=June 28, 2020}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Kujawa |first=Kraig |url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_4_1999-01_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n111/mode/2up |title=Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=2 |issue=4 |date=January 1999 |page=113 |access-date=June 28, 2020}}
| PCA_PC = 7/10{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL03Nov1998/page/n107/mode/2up |title=Tiger Woods Golf 99 [sic] |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=3 |date=November 1998 |page=108 |access-date=April 7, 2021}}
| PCGUS_PC = 84%{{cite magazine |last=Whitta |first=Gary |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/55.html |title=Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf] |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=5 |issue=11 |date=November 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000117032246/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/55.html |archive-date=January 17, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
| rev1 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev1_PC = A{{cite magazine |last=Walk |first=Gary Eng |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/10/02/tiger-woods-99-pga-tour-golf/ |title=Tiger Woods '99 PGA Tour Golf (PC) |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc. |issue=452 |date=October 2, 1998 |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
}}
The PC version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation called the former "a sharp golf game, compatible with last June's PGA Tour Pro software updates and course discs."
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Category:Adrenalin Entertainment games
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