NHL 99
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| Developers | |
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| EA Canada | |
| Publishers | |
| EA Sports | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 30, 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Sports |
| Sports | Hockey |
| Series | NHL |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| NHL Hockey (NHL '94) | 1993 |
| NHL 95 | 1994 |
| NHL 96 | 1995 |
| NHL 97 | 1996 |
| NHL 98 | 1997 |
| NHL 99 | 1998 |
| NHL 2000 | 1999 |
| NHL 2001 | 2000 |
| NHL 2002 | 2001 |
| NHL 2003 | 2002 |
| NHL 2004 | 2003 |
| NHL 2005 | 2004 |
| NHL 06 | 2005 |
| NHL 07 | 2006 |
| NHL 08 | 2007 |
| NHL 09 | 2008 |
Key points
- Cannot be installed on modern Windows due to installer issues
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch and roster update 3 are available at soggi.org.
- The 3dfx Voodoo3 update is also available at soggi.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video
In-game options menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | Most music is original, but one of the main menu themes is a shortened version of "Down" by Noise Therapy. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 12 | |||
| Online play | 12 | The official multiplayer service was shut down. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Installer does not run on modern Windows
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| Software renderer | Used if no supported 3D accelerators are detected. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz AMD K6 166 MHz |
Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | 100 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | |