1998 in video gaming

List of years in video gaming (table)

The year 1998 is considered by many to be the greatest year for games ever and the golden age of Playstation, with mega-popular hits such as Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3, and Spyro the Dragon, among many others. It is considered the video game equivalent for the year 1994 for movies.

Events

Notable releases

Video game platforms
GBC Game Boy Color
N64 Nintendo 64
PS1 PlayStation
Sat Sega Saturn
Win Microsoft Windows
DC Dreamcast
Notable releases of the year 1998
Release Title Windows 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld Arcade Notes
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 N/A
January 29 Panzer Dragoon Saga N/A Saturn N/A N/A N/A
January 31 Gex: Enter the Gecko Yes PS1, N64 N/A GBC N/A
January 31 Skullmonkeys N/A PlayStation 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 26 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins N/A PS1 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 N/A 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 29 Parasite Eve N/A 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 [2] March 31 [3] PS1 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 Point Blank N/A PS1 N/A DS (2005) Yes (1994)
May 5 Einhänder N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
May 12 Gran Turismo N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
May 22 Unreal Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
May 31 Jersey Devil N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
May 31 Vigilante 8 N/A PS1, N64 N/A N/A N/A
June 11 X-Men vs. Street Fighter N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
June 30 Banjo-Kazooie N/A N64 N/A N/A N/A
June 30 N2O: Nitrous Oxide N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
July 14 F-Zero X N/A N64 N/A N/A N/A
July 30 Star Ocean: The Second Story N/A PS1 N/A N/A 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 PS1, N64 (1999) DC (2000) N/A N/A
August 31 Mega Man Legends 2001 PS1, N64 (2001) N/A N/A N/A
October 1 MediEvil N/A PS1 N/A PSP (2005) N/A
September 3 Metal Gear Solid 2000 PS1 GC (2004) N/A N/A
September 10 Spyro the Dragon N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
September 10 Resident Evil: Director's Cut N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
September 27 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Yes PS1 (March 25) 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 Pokémon Red and Blue N/A N/A N/A GB N/A
September 30 G-Darius N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
September 30 Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
October Caesar III Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 10 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
October 20 Body Harvest N/A N64 N/A N/A N/A
October 21 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil N/A N64 N/A N/A N/A
October 30 Grim Fandango Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 30 Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 30 SiN Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 30 Heretic 2 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 Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Yes PS1 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 Delta Force 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 21 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N/A N64 GC (2002; 2003) 3DS (2011) N/A
November 21 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft Yes PS1 N/A 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 Baldur's Gate Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
November 30 The Settlers III 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, PC (1999), PS1 (1999) N/A N/A N/A
December 14 Mario Party N/A N64 N/A N/A N/A
December 17 Suikoden II N/A PS1 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 2004 N/A DC; DX, GC (2003) N/A N/A
December 31 Akuji the Heartless N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A

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