839th played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco As the last of this batch of Dreamcast games (for now – the real last one of the batch needs some more time to play), Mr. Driller has always reminded me of early list game Drill Dozer – drilling […]
Posts Tagged ‘1999’
#415 Outcast
Posted: 2nd November 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, adventure, appeal, infogrames, pc
736th played so far Genre: Action/Adventure Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Appeal Publisher: Infogrames Some games have stood out for a long time and I’ve been looking forward to trying Outcast from the day I first saw previews in gaming magazines. It was quite proud of its voxel technology – something that turned […]
#419 Samba de Amigo
Posted: 15th September 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, dreamcast, music, sega, sonic team
724th played so far Genre: Music Platform: Dreamcast Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: Sega The Dreamcast era really was one for weird peripherals. We saw this with Sega Bass Fishing (although I avoided it there by playing the PC version) and a few years later with the massive setup that came with […]
#395 Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
Posted: 23rd March 2018 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, ensemble studios, microsoft, pc, Strategy
680th played so far Genre: Strategy Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Ensemble Studios Publisher: Microsoft Age of Empires was an interesting one, one where I got stopped in what I normally feel is an annoying but necessary part of these games – the tutorial. Age of Mythology went better, but then, that’s newer. […]
#408 Jet Force Gemini
Posted: 29th December 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, action, nintendo 64, rare
659th played so far Genre: Action Platform: Nintendo 64 Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Rare Publisher: Rare I’m not sure I’ve mentioned our Rare Replay purchase before, which is perfect for this blog as well as easier access to a bunch of classics. I dug it out today for a random game, although we’ll have […]
#428 Vib-Ribbon
Posted: 3rd August 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, music, nanaon-sha, playstation, sony computer entertainment
622nd played so far Genre: Music Platform: Playstation Year of Release: 1999 Developer: NanaOn-Sha Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment A line moves in tune to the music. A bunny, sort of made from that line as well, moves alongside. Rhythm game controls let you do so. It looks stylish, if simple, if that makes sense, and […]
#424 System Shock 2
Posted: 20th June 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, electronic arts, first person shooter, irrational games, looking glass studios, pc
611th played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: Irrational Games/Looking Glass Studios Publisher: Electronic Arts System Shock is an influential shooter, in part because it further develops the open world setup that we will in the future encounter in the Ultima Underworld series, but also because it leads into […]
#417 Quake III Arena
Posted: 9th April 2017 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 1999, activision, first person shooter, id software, pc
593rd played so far Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: PC Year of Release: 1999 Developer: id Software Publisher: Activision A bit of a jump in genre here. Somewhere around 2000 – and obviously, in case of this game, in 1999, several publishers and developers realised that the main thing that kept people playing FPS games was […]