Key points
- Installing on 64-bit systems requires a workaround. See Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.
General information
- Soccergaming
Availability
| 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
Patches
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.
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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
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
| 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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| Royalty free audio |
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The main theme is "Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim. All other music is licensed (various artists) |
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
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
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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
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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
API
| 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
| 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
