King of Fighters Dream Match ’99

King of Fighters Dream Match ’99

Developer: SNK    Publisher: SNK    Release: 09/09/99    Genre: Fighting It was hard to be a King of Fighters fan growing up. King of Fighters ’94 showed up as arcades in my area were disappearing. Sony did us a solid bringing...
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Fighting Force 64

Fighting Force 64

Developer: Core Design    Publisher: Crave    Release: 04/30/99   Genre: Beat em up In the late 90s Eidos were the “it” publisher. While they had their successes Tomb Raider raised their stock significantly, figuratively and literally. This newfound ...
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Gungage

Gungage

Developer: KCET    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/24/99    Genre: Action Konami had a legendary run on the PlayStation 1 in nearly every genre. While I cannot speak to the quality of their sports games as I did not care they adapted to...
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Hydro Thunder

Hydro Thunder

Developer: Eurocom    Publisher: Midway    Release: 09/9/99    Genre: Racing Like many I looked forward to the Sega Dreamcast launch in the US. Even though Sega did a less than spectacular job handling the Saturn’s exit from the market they seemed t...
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Dynamite Cop

Dynamite Cop

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 11/02/99   Genre: Beat em up With every passing generation it seems we leave certain genres behind. Shooters were all the rage in the late 80s and early 90s. But with the PlayStation and Saturn...
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House of the Dead 2

House of the Dead 2

Developer: CRI    Publisher: Sega    Release: 09/9/99   Genre: Rail Shooter The House of the Dead was simple in concept yet brilliant in execution. By combining the horror of Resident Evil with the action of a rail shooter Sega created...
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Power Soukoban

Power Soukoban

Developer: Atelier Double   Publisher: Nintendo   Release: 01/01/99   Genre: Puzzle Sokoban is a genre of puzzle game that I have loved for years without realizing it was its own unique thing. There is something oddly satisfying about successfully...
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Chameleon Twist 2

Chameleon Twist 2

Developer: Japan Supply System    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 04/14/99    Genre: Platformer In the early days of the 3d platformer there were many interesting experiments. Titles like Gex: Enter the Gecko successfully translated the 2d gameplay to ...
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Tail Concerto

Tail Concerto

Developer: CyberConnect     Publisher: Atlus     Released: November 6, 1999     Genre: Action Super Mario 64 was the spark that changed the 3d platformer. While Jumping Flash and (heh) Croc were available they were nothing compared to Nintendo’s m...
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R-Type Delta

R-Type Delta

Developer: Irem     Publisher: Agetec     Released: July 31, 1999     Genre: Shooter I loved the shooter genre from the 8 to 16-bit era. But around the time the PlayStation and Saturn were released the genre started to lose me. Not because of...
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