NHL 99

GAME » on September 28, 1998

Nintendo 64 (Platform)PC (Platform)PlayStation (Platform)

The 8th game in the series that adds more dekes, moves, and great gameplay.

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Overview

NHL 99 was the 8th game of the NHL franchise from EA Sports. It is also the last to feature the legendary Wayne Gretzky (Person).

Improvements

• A new "Career Mode", which would lead to a Franchise Mode, was added allowing users to handle retirement, drafting, and player trades allowed to the game.
• The PC Version's popularity allowed for online leagues to become more organized.
• Created players can now use photos imported from the PC to be textured onto the players head.

Differences in Console Releases

In the Nintendo 64 (Platform) Release, Bill Clement (Person) and not Daryl Reaugh (Person) is providing color commentary.

Tagline

"Ice Cold Intimidation"

Cover Athlete

Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers

Soundtrack

• David Bowie (Person) "Heroes"
• Noise Therapy "Down"
• Gravity Kills "Guilty"

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Game details

Name

NHL 99

Release Date

September 28, 1998

Platform

PC (Platform)
PlayStation (Platform)
Nintendo 64 (Platform)

Developer

EA Canada (Company)

MBL Research (Company)

Publisher

Electronic Arts (Company)

Genre

Sports (Genre)
Simulation (Genre)
Hockey (Genre)

Franchise

EA Sports NHL (Franchise), National Hockey League (Franchise)

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Characters

• Bill Clement (Character)
• Mike Modano (Character)
• Steve Yzerman (Character)
• Jeremy Roenick (Character)
• Wayne Gretzky (Character)
• Mark Messier (Character)
• Guy Hebert (Character)
• Paul Kariya (Character)
• Ray Bourque (Character)
• Adam Oates (Character)
• Dominik Hasek (Character)
• Pat LaFontaine (Character)
• Joe Nieuwendyk (Character)
• Ed Belfour (Character)
• Chris Chelios (Character)
• Joe Sakic (Character)
• Owen Nolan (Character)
• Kevin Hatcher (Character)
• Sergei Fedorov (Character)
• Doug Weight (Character)

Locations

• Canada (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• New York City (Location)
• Boston (Location)
• Los Angeles (Location)
• Philadelphia (Location)
• New Jersey (Location)
• New York (Location)
• Phoenix (Location)
• HSBC Arena (Location)
• Denver (Location)
• Rhode Island (Location)
• Dallas (Location)
• Minnesota (Location)
• Milwaukee (Location)
• Mellon Arena (Location)
• United Center (Location)
• Staples Center (Location)
• American Airlines Center (Location)
• St. Louis (Location)

Concepts

• Cover Athlete (Concept)
• Real Photos on Cover Art (Concept)
• Currency (Concept)
• Screenshots (Concept)
• Rock Music (Concept)
• Glitch (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Referees (Concept)
• Commentary (Concept)
• Instant Replay (Concept)
• Penalties (Concept)
• Ice Hockey (Concept)
• Artificial Intelligence (Concept)
• Assist (Concept)
• Ice Skating (Concept)
• Recycled Animation (Concept)
• Calgary Flames (Concept)
• Philadelphia Flyers (Concept)
• Washington Capitals (Concept)

Objects

• Fist (Object)
• Helmet (Object)
• Pants (Object)
• Sports Jersey (Object)
• Hockey Puck (Object)
• Hockey Stick (Object)
• Inline Skates (Object)
• Goal (Object)
• Stanley Cup (Object)
• Skates (Object)
• Scoreboard (Object)
• Zamboni (Object)

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