The Stations of Play
After stunning crowds at E3, this "Tactical Espionage Action" game relied on the magic number of 140.85
What is Metal Gear Solid?
This game's 99 Metacritc score went unmatched until 2021, when the author of this quiz helped The House in Fata Morgana on Switch temporarily reach 100
What is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?
The category name comes from a quote by this executive, who passed away in 2022
Who was Bernie Stolar? (Also acceptable as "who is")
The end of the third week in November was crazy for games, as the first title in this revolutionary first-person shooter franchise launched on the 19th
What is Half-Life?
This city hosted E3 for the second and final time, before retreating to the colder climate of Los Angeles for the last two decades of its life
What is Atlanta?
An early "Nintendo Miracle Port" was this January 1998 survival horror game that was somehow ported to the N64 near the end of 1999
What is Resident Evil 2?
Early promotional material for this September release in North America featured two poisonous characters named "NY" and "LA": their final names were more medical
What are Pokémon Red and Blue? (Also acceptable: What is Pokémon?)
Once Forever Entertainment is done with Front Mission, they can double back to this RPG based on a shooter franchise that's going for $1000 on eBay
What is Panzer Dragoon Saga?
Although it probably wasn't intended, this December expansion to a March-launched real time strategy title created what could be called an early "eSport"
What is Stacraft: Brood Wars?
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences made Shigeru Miyamoto the first member of their Hall of Fame in 1998, at an awards show now known by this name
What are the DICE Awards?
This October launching action title was remade for both the PlayStations Portable and 4, with the latter happening in 2019
What is MediEvil?
With the launch of the Game Boy Color came a colorized version of this 1993 Game Boy great - only the DX version has been seen since
What is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening?
After a botched attempt, this Japan-exclusive bullet hell shooter from the Saturn finally stuck in the Switch eShop in September 2022
What is Radiant Silvergun?
Among the title that could be earned in this isometric RPG include "Berserker", "Slaver", and "Childkiller"
What is Fallout 2?
The ESRB renamed one of their ratings on January 1 to this rating still in use, mostly in "your momma" jokes
What is E (for Everyone)? (Note: Previously the rating was K-A, or "Kids to Adults")
Before Bayonetta 2, the best Christmas game was either NIGHTS or this horror RPG released as a PlayStation exclusive… in March
What is Parasite Eve?
The lead developer of this early 1998 sports title would later go on to create experiences for the same sport for the Oculus Quest and the Playdate
What is 1080 Snowboarding? (Note: The lead was Giles Goddard, currently of Chuhai Labs)
A main contribution of Sonic Team to the platform, this action title was focused on keeping things cool
What is Burning Rangers?
This December launch was based on AD&D 2nd Generation rules and will complete its trilogy in August 2023
What is Baldur's Gate?
After being forced to make Iggy's Wreckin' Balls for Acclaim, Iguana Entertainment employees bolted the studio and formed this Austin, TX-based subsidiary
What is Retro Studios?
The reasons for this shooter never being rereleased can be boiled down to extreme midness and the main character being voiced by the late Phil Hartman
What is Blasto?
The Factor-5 developed space shooter that included a special unlockable ship which would have been considered a spoiler for a major 1999 film
What is Star Wars: Rogue Squadron?
One of the three games, besides a version of Virtua Fighter 3, that was ready for the Japanese launch of the Dreamcast
What is (one of):
- Pen Pen Trilcelon
- July
- Godzilla Generations
The infamous parody software "Microshaft Winblows 98" was actually programmed by this studio now known for their work in genies
What is WayForward?
Thanks to lead times, this wrestler infamously "screwed" in November of 1997 appeared in the WWF game released on various platforms in the summer of 1998
Who is Bret Hart? (Optional: "The Hitman")