Speed Devils

Speed Devils

Developer: Ubi Soft   Publisher: Ubi Soft    Release: 10/29/99    Genre: Racing The Dreamcast has one of the biggest launch lineups of all time. What makes it so great is not the volume of titles but the number of genres covered....
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Soul of the Samurai

Soul of the Samurai

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 1999    Genre: Action When Resident Evil hit it hit big. While it was certainly not the first game to mix 3d characters with polygonal characters it was one of the most notable at...
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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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