1010th played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Playstation 1/PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Reflections Interactive Publisher: GT Interactive Software Sometimes I picked these final games based on them being a well known series or being important in another right. Sometimes, though, it’s just the game that’s left over, and in this case one where […]
Posts Tagged ‘1999’
#392 Driver
Posted: 20th October 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, driving, gt interactive software, pc, playstation 1, reflections interactive
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#430 The Typing of the Dead
Posted: 17th September 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, arcade, dreamcast, edutainment, pc, sega, smilebit, wow entertainment
999th played so far Genre: Action/Edutainment Platform: Arcade/Dreamcast/PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: WOW Entertainment/Smilebit Publisher: Sega The Typing of the Dead was the first game I reserved as a final game without being able to go back on it. We played The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis really early on, then reserved Oregon Trail […]
#406 Freespace 2
Posted: 8th September 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, interplay entertainment, pc, shoot 'em up, volition
996th played so far Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Volition Publisher: Interplay Entertainment I covered Descent a little while ago as an odd blast from the past. That game got a couple of sequels until we got Descent: Freespace, which started to take place in an open space rather […]
#411 Homeworld
Posted: 23rd January 2021 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, pc, relic entertainment, sierra studios, Strategy
925th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Relic Entertainment Publisher: Sierra Studios While I’ve played plenty of grand tactics games set in space – Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire come to mind, as well as Stellaris which I really need to dive further into. I don’t […]
#413 SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
Posted: 30th August 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, neo geo pocket color, SNK, Strategy
894th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Neo Geo Pocket Color Year of Release: 1999 Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Although Pokemon: The Trading Card Game dates back a good two decades by now, it feels like the genre hasn’t taken off until the release of Hearthstone about six years ago, with plenty of other games […]
#409 Front Mission 3
Posted: 23rd June 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, playstation 1, square, square product development division 6, Strategy
877th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Square Product Development Division 6 Publisher: Square I’ve been looking forward to playing Front Mission 3 – at its core a tactics game like Final Fantasy Tactics, but with mechs and all that. It also seems appropriately story dense and in […]
#418 Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Posted: 21st April 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, nintendo 64, platform, Sucker Punch Productions, ubi soft
862nd played so far Genre: Action/Platform Platform: Nintendo 64 Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Ubi Soft My first encounter with Rocket: Robot on Wheels was actually through the video of a tool-assisted speedrun, which showed an action platformer that clearly drew on the Super Mario 64 set up of worlds with […]
#397 Ape Escape
Posted: 25th February 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, platform, playstation 1, sce japan studio, sony computer entertainment
848th played so far Genre: Platform Platform: Playstation 1 Year of Release: 1999 Developer: SCE Japan Studio Publisher: Sony Computer More monkeys? Super Monkey Ball wasn’t enough, so I’m going to go for Ape Escape, which feature more cute looking primates. We’re chasing them rather than freeing them, but the theme continues. Our Thoughts Ape […]
#421 Seaman
Posted: 13th February 2020 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, dreamcast, jellyvision, life simulation, sega, vivarium
845th played so far Genre: Life Simulation Platform: Dreamcast Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Vivarium/Jellyvision Publisher: Sega It’s quite difficult to play Seaman these days. It was only released for the Dreamcast and needed a specific microphone that could plug into your controller and play. These are difficult to find, so you need to use […]