Software:NCAA Football 99

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Short description: 1998 video game
NCAA Football 99
Developer(s)EA Tiburon
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
Windows
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

NCAA Football 99 is a video game of the sports genre released in 1998 by EA Sports. Its cover athlete is former University of Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson.

Gameplay

The 1999 installment of EA Sports college football game. NCAA 99 features the 1998 rosters of over a hundred division 1A teams with accurate stadiums, uniforms, and (in some cases) fight songs. There are also 80 "historical" teams that allow you to recreate great college football games of the past. The featured exhibition game is a match up between the 1997 AP Poll national champion Michigan Wolverines and the 1997 Coaches Poll champion Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS
AllGameStarStar[5]StarStarStarStarHalf star[6]
CGSPStarStarStarHalf star[9]N/A
CGWStarStarStarStar[10]N/A
EGMN/A8.625/10[11]
Game InformerN/A7.75/10[12]
GameProStarStarStarHalf star[13][lower-alpha 1]StarStarStarStar[14][lower-alpha 2]
GameRevolutionC+[15]A−[16]
GameSpot6.7/10[17]7.8/10[18]
IGN7/10[19]7.8/10[20]
Next GenerationN/AStarStarStar[21]
OPM (US)N/AStarStarStarStarHalf star[22]
PC Gamer (US)92%[24]N/A
The Cincinnati EnquirerStarStarStarStar[25]N/A
Aggregate score
GameRankings78%[3]83%[4]

The game received favorable reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3][4] Next Generation said of the PlayStation version, "Although it doesn't break any new ground, NCAA 99 has enough new features and improvements to make it a worthwhile purchase."[21]

The staff of PC Gamer US nominated the PC version as the best sports game of 1998, although it lost to NBA Live 99. They wrote that the former "turned out to be the year's finest pigskin offering, despite a healthy challenge from EA Sports' own Madden NFL 99."[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave the PC version 3/5 for graphics, 4.5/5 for sound, 4/5 for control, and 3.5/5 for overall fun factor.
  2. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 4.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ GameSpot staff (August 6, 1998). "Today's Releases". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 18, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990218135652/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_08/06_new/index.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  2. ↑ GameSpot staff (September 4, 1998). "New and Upcoming Releases". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990202130656/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_09/03_new/index.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NCAA Football 99 for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527094724/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/198102-ncaa-football-99/index.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NCAA Football 99 for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103145027/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198103-ncaa-football-99/index.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  5. ↑ Cook, Brad. "NCAA Football 99 (PC) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116032132/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19100&tab=review. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  6. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "NCAA Football 99 (PS) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116033552/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12221&tab=review. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  7. ↑ Falk, Hugh (October 13, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PC)". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816100434/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2163,00.html. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  8. ↑ Brumley, Doug (November 17, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PS)". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816205543/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Ncaa99/. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  9. ↑ Weston, Al (October 13, 1998). "NCAA Football 99". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030709064303/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/014/178/ncaa99_review.html. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  10. ↑ McCauley, Dennis (January 1999). "College Try (NCAA Football 99 Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (174): 350–51. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_174.pdf. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  11. ↑ EGM staff (October 1998). "NCAA Football 99". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (111). 
  12. ↑ Anderson, Paul; Storm, Jon; Reiner, Andrew (September 1998). "NCAA Football [99 - PlayStation"]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (65). Archived from the original on September 30, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990930044112/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=sep98&doc=ncaa. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  13. ↑ Morris, Daniel (1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041222030040/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/699.shtml. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  14. ↑ The Rookie (September 1998). "NCAA Football '99 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment) (120). Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041209061804/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/373.shtml. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  15. ↑ Cooke, Mark (October 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PC)". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919085352/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/ncaa-football-99. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  16. ↑ Dick, Kevin (August 1998). "NCAA Football '99 - Playstation Review". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on December 1, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19981201084551/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/sports/ncaa_football_99.htm. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  17. ↑ Kaiafas, Tasos (September 23, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ncaa-football-99-review/1900-2543778/. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  18. ↑ Kaiafas, Tasos (August 18, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ncaa-football-99-review/1900-2548639/. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  19. ↑ Bates, Jason (September 11, 1998). "NCAA Football 99 (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/12/ncaa-football-99. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  20. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (August 28, 1998). "NCAA Football '99 (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/29/ncaa-football-99-2. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "NCAA Football 99 (PS)". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (48): 130. December 1998. https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_48/page/n131/mode/2up. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  22. ↑ "NCAA Football 99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (1). October 1998. 
  23. ↑ PCA staff (November 1998). "NCAA Football 99". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (3): 109. https://archive.org/details/PCXL03Nov1998/page/n107/mode/2up. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  24. ↑ Smolka, Rob (November 1998). "NCAA Football 99". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 5 (11). Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000311104056/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/66.html. Retrieved April 7, 2021. 
  25. ↑ Bottorff, James (1998). "EA gives the olf college try". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001011074332/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/ncaafootball.html. Retrieved April 8, 2021. 
  26. ↑ PC Gamer staff (March 1999). "The Fifth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (3): 64, 67, 70–73, 76–78, 84, 86–87. 
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Features

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In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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