FIFA 99

FIFA 99

Developers
	EA Canada
Publishers
	EA Sports
Release dates
Windows	June 10, 1998
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Sports
Sports	Football (Soccer)
Art styles	Realistic
Series	FIFA

Key points

Installing on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Oversized DRM

This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch 1.11 is available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.

nGlide wrapper

FIFA 99 supports multiple rendering methods (Software Rendering, Direct3D, and 3dfx). However, due to compatibility issues, it's recommended to use nGlide 3dfx wrapper.

Using nGlide with FIFA99

Download newest version of nGlide and install it. After you've installed both FIFA99 and nGlide, download a compatibility fix from this site (find FIFA 99 - the fix is in the right column). Extract the fix. Go to a folder where you've installed FIFA99. Enter folder thrash in FIFA99 folder. Replace voodoo2a.dll in FIFA99\thrash, with a file downloaded in a fix. Double click on fifa99.reg provided by nGlide to change renderer to 3dfx.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA SPORTS\FIFA 99

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\USER

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Use alternative installer

Manual installation

Create a folder named FIFA 99 somewhere on your hard disk (recommended location: C:\games\FIFA 99). From a root folder of FIFA cd copy files EACSND.DLL, FIFA99.EXE and FIFA99.ICO to FIFA 99 folder on your hard drive. Copy folders DATA, SETUP and THRASH to FIFA 99 folder on your hard disk. Create a folder named USER in your FIFA 99 folder. If you had placed them in C:\Games\FIFA 99 then your folder structure would look like this: C:\games\FIFA 99\DATA\ *files* C:\games\FIFA 99\SETUP\ *files* C:\games\FIFA 99\THRASH\ *files* C:\games\FIFA 99\USER\ *empty folder* C:\games\FIFA 99\EACSND.DLL C:\games\FIFA 99\FIFA99.EXE C:\games\FIFA 99\FIFA99.ICO Now you need the registry entries. Copy the following into Notepad and save it as fifa.reg. Edit file paths if necessary. CD Drive should point have a latter of your CD drive. Install Dir should point to a location where FIFA 99 is installed. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\EA SPORTS\FIFA 99] "DisplayName"="FIFA 99" "Language"="english" "CD Drive"="D:\\" "Install Dir"="C:\\games\\FIFA 99" "3D Device Description"="Software Renderer" "3D Card"="Software Renderer" "Thrash Driver"="softtri" "Group"="Software" "D3D Device"=dword:00000000 "Triple Buffer"=dword:00000000 "Hardware Acceleration"=dword:00000000 "Thrash Resolution"="640x480" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\EA SPORTS\FIFA 99\1.0] "DisplayName"="FIFA 99" "Language"=dword:00000001 Add entries to system registry by double clicking on fifa.reg. Now, you should be able to start a game using FIFA99.EXE on your hard disk. Notes If the game doesn't start, double check the paths added to system registry. Launch regedit.exe and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA SPORTS\FIFA 99. Check entries CD Drive and Install Dir. As mentioned earlier CD Drive should point to your CD drive (either physical of virtual). If your CD drive has a latter G, the value for CD Drive should be G:\. Install Dir should point to a folder where you've placed files from FIFA 99. E.g. if you've played them in C:\Program Files\FIFA 99, change the value for Install Dir to C:\Program Files\FIFA 99. If problems with graphics occur, try using nGlide wrapper.

Game freezes during loading

Install a compatibility profile for FIFA 99
Download compatibility profile. Extract it. Start PatchInstall.bat to add it to the compatibility database of your system.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6
Glide
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	130 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA, True Color