NASCAR 99

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NASCAR '99
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North American PlayStation cover art featuring the cars of Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, Terry Labonte, and Kyle Petty
Developer(s) Stormfront Studios
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Platform(s) Nintendo 64, PlayStation
ReleaseNintendo 64
  • NA: September 10, 1998 [1]
  • EU: November 1998
PlayStation
  • NA: September 22, 1998
  • EU: 1998
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single Player, Multiplayer

NASCAR '99 is a racing simulator video game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by EA Sports. It was released for Nintendo 64 on September 10, 1998, [1] and for the PlayStation on September 22. [2] NASCAR '99 was the second game in the EA Sports NASCAR series of video games.

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Features

NASCAR '99 is the second game relating in EA Sports NASCAR series of video games. The game features thirty-one of the drivers from the 1998 Winston Cup Series season and six legendary drivers. [3] The game also includes seventeen different NASCAR race tracks, including Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sears Point, and Michigan International Speedway. [3] Furthermore, the game includes instructions from a crew chief, such as when to make a pit stop or when cars are around the player. [3]

Development

EA confirmed the game's existence in April 1998. [4]

Reception

The game received average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [5] [6] The game was praised for its authenticity, although critics felt that the graphics and sound effects were not improved from the previous game, NASCAR '98 . Also, critics stated that the player would become "tired" of the game if they were a "racing-game fan". [3] Next Generation said of the PlayStation version, "While not a huge improvement over NASCAR 98, it is a better game, and makes it a worthy upgrade if only for the Dual Shock [ sic ] support." [22] Air Hendrix of GamePro said in the October 1998 issue that the Nintendo 64 version "redlines the thrills with quality stock-car action. Rookies will delight in the wild, bumper-grinding arcade side, while pros who dig sim racing will face off against tough CPU cars that block passing lanes and take you into the wall." [25] [lower-alpha 3] An issue later, Hendrix stated, "If you're choosing between the PlayStation and N64 versions, the PlayStation game easily takes the pole – though not by a huge margin. All told, race fans in general and NASCAR fans in praticular won't go wrong peeling out of pit row with this title." [26] [lower-alpha 4]

Notes

  1. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the Nintendo 64 version, one critic gave it 8.5/10, another gave it 5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7/10.
  2. ↑ In Electronic Gaming Monthly 's review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 7/10, two others gave it each a score of 5/10, and another gave it 6.5/10.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version all 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, control and fun factor.
  4. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 4/5 for sound.

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