1998 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Metal Gear Solid, F-Zero X, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Xenogears, Banjo-Kazooie, Spryo the Dragon and MediEvil.
Events[]
Notable releases[]
Notable releases of the year 1998
Release
|
Title
|
Windows
|
5th Gen
|
6th Gen
|
Handheld
|
Arcade
|
January 12 |
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes |
N/A |
PS1 |
DC (1999) |
N/A |
Yes
|
January 21 |
Resident Evil 2 |
1999 |
PS1; N64 (1999) |
DC (1999); GC (2003) |
N/A |
N/A
|
January 28 |
Final Fantasy Tactics |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
PSP (2007); iOS (2011); Android (2015) |
N/A
|
January 29 |
Bomberman World |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
January 29 |
Bust a Groove |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes
|
January 31 |
Skullmonkeys |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
February 9 |
James Bond 007 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GB |
N/A
|
February 11 |
Xenogears |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
February 24 |
Gex: Enter the Gecko |
September 30 |
PS1; N64 (August 1) |
N/A |
GBC (December 1) |
N/A
|
February 26 |
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
February 28 |
Battlezone |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
February 28 |
Star Wars: Rebellion |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 1 |
Yoshi's Story |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 13 |
World Cup 98 |
April 30 |
PS1; N64 (May 18) |
N/A |
GB (March 13) |
N/A
|
March 19 |
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 19 |
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes
|
March 25 |
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit |
October 12 |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 31 |
SaGa Frontier |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 31 |
StarCraft |
Yes |
N64 (2000) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 31 |
Blasto |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
March 31 |
1080° Snowboarding |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
April 7 |
Warhammer: Dark Omen |
Yes |
PS1 (April 7) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
April 30 |
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
April 30 |
Panzer Dragoon Saga |
N/A |
Sat |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
April 30 |
Point Blank |
N/A |
PS1 |
PS2 |
DS (2005) |
1994
|
April 30 |
Unreal |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
May 5 |
Einhänder |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
May 31 |
Jersey Devil |
Yes |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
June 4 |
Vigilante 8 |
N/A |
PS1; N64 (1999) |
N/A |
GBC (2000) |
N/A
|
June 11 |
X-Men vs. Street Fighter |
N/A |
PS1; Sat (1997) |
N/A |
N/A |
1996
|
June 12 |
Wetrix |
1999 |
N64 |
DC (2000) |
GBC (1999) |
N/A
|
June 29 |
Banjo-Kazooie |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
June 30 |
N2O: Nitrous Oxide |
2015 |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
July 14 |
F-Zero X |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
July 14 |
WWF War Zone |
N/A |
PS1; N64 (August 11) |
N/A |
GB |
N/A
|
July 30 |
Star Ocean: The Second Story |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
PSP (2008); PSVita (2015) |
N/A
|
July 31 |
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
July 31 |
Heart of Darkness |
August 31 |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
July 31 |
Iggy's Reckin' Balls |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
August 21 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six |
Yes |
N64 (November 17); PS1 (November 23) |
DC (2000) |
GBC (2000) |
N/A
|
August 31 |
Mega Man Legends |
2001 |
PS1; N64 (2000) |
N/A |
PSP (2005) |
N/A
|
September 9 |
Parasite Eve |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 9 |
Spyro the Dragon |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 12 |
Pokémon Yellow (Japan) |
N/A |
N/A |
GB |
GBC |
N/A
|
September 14 |
Resident Evil: Director's Cut - Dual Shock Version |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 28 |
Pokémon Red and Blue (North America) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
GB |
N/A
|
September 30 |
Caesar III |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 30 |
Delta Force |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 30 |
Fallout 2 |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 30 |
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
September 30 |
G-Darius |
2000 |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
1997
|
September 30 |
Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 1 |
MediEvil |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 17 |
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus |
Yes |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 20 |
Body Harvest |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 21 |
Metal Gear Solid |
2000 |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 21 |
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil |
1999 |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 30 |
Grim Fandango |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 30 |
Heretic 2 |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
Blood II: The Chosen |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
Crash Bandicoot: Warped |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
Glover |
Yes |
N64, PS1 (November 30, 1999) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
SiN |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
Apocalypse |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
October 31 |
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 1 |
Red Comrades Save the Galaxy |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 10 |
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA |
N/A |
N64 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 19 |
Half-Life |
Yes |
N/A |
PS2 (2001) |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 20 |
Tomb Raider III |
Yes |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 21 |
Dance Dance Revolution |
N/A |
PS1 (1999) |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes
|
November 23 |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time |
N/A |
N64 |
GC (2002) |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 30 |
StarCraft: Brood War |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 30 |
Thief: The Dark Project |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
November 30 |
Starsiege: Tribes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 3 |
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron |
Yes |
N64 (December 7) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 4 |
Magic and Mayhem |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 12 |
Falcon 4.0 |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 12 |
South Park |
1999 |
N64; PS1 (1999) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 17 |
Suikoden II |
2003 |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 20 |
The Settlers III |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 21 |
Baldur's Gate |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 23 |
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 23 |
Sonic Adventure |
2003 |
N/A |
DC; GC (2003) |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 28 |
Myth II: Soulblighter |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
December 31 |
Akuji the Heartless |
N/A |
PS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A
|
Hardware[]
Business[]
- Activision acquires CD Contact Data and Head Game Publishing
- Eidos Interactive acquires Crystal Dynamics
- Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Westwood Studios, and with so they also acquire the North American operations of Virgin Interactive.
- JTS Corp. (Atari Corporation) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Hasbro Interactive acquires the Atari brand and property from JTS in May. They also acquire MicroProse in August.
- Square Co. and Electronic Arts form Square Electronic Arts LLC to publish a wealth of Square Co. titles in the U.S.
- Havas, a subsidiary of Vivendi, acquires Cendant Software, which includes Sierra On-Line and Blizzard Entertainment
- Lego Media established by Lego Group
- New companies: BreakAway, Elixir, Metro3D, Rockstar, Sunrise, Troika, WildTangent, Loki
- Defunct: DWANGO
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