Key points
- Installing on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.
General information
- Soccergaming
Availability[edit]
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
| Retail |
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Oversized DRM (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method) |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
The latest official patch 1.11 which adds 3dfx Voodoo² SLI and 3dfx Voodoo Banshee support is available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.
nGlide wrapper[edit]
FIFA 99 supports multiple rendering methods (Software Rendering, Direct3D, and 3dfx). However, due to compatibility issues, it's recommended to use nGlide 3dfx wrapper.
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Using nGlide with FIFA99[1]
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- 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.
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
Save game data location[edit]
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Dutch |
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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| Spanish |
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Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed[edit]
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows[edit]
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Manual installation[1]
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- 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.
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Game freezes during loading[edit]
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Install a compatibility profile for FIFA 99[1]
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- Download compatibility profile.
- Extract it.
- Start PatchInstall.bat to add it to the compatibility database of your system.
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Other information[edit]
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
6 |
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| Glide |
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| Software renderer |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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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 |
Notes
References
