While some of us were bopping to the Spice Girls‘ “Who Do You Think You Are” and No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak”, others were busying themselves playing some absolute classic games on their console of choice.
1998 saw many top quality games, and judging by the top 5 games for each system, you would have been hard pressed not to have found a game you liked to play. The Playstation hit its straps with brilliant titles featuring Lara Croft (Tomb Raider 2) and that ultra cool marsupial, Crash Bandicoot, getting a second outing.
The timing was also right with the release of a football game coinciding with the FIFA World Cup taking place in France that year, while Sega wasn’t going to be outdone by an official license with their release, Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 for the Saturn.
What were your favourite games in March 1998?
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1) Tomb Raider 2 (Eidos) |
| 2) FIFA 98: The Road To The World Cup (Electronic Arts) | |
| 3) TOCA Touring Car (Codemasters) | |
| 4) Crash Bandicoot 2 (Sony) | |
| 5) Cool Boarders 2 (Sony) |
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1) Sonic R (Sega) |
| 2) Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (Sega) | |
| 3) Resident Evil (Capcom) | |
| 4) TOCA Touring Car (Codemasters) | |
| 5) Sonic Jam (Sega) |
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1) FIFA 98: The Road To The World Cup (Electronic Arts) |
| 2) Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo) | |
| 3) Goldeneye 007 (Nintendo) | |
| 4) Super Mario 64 (Nintendo) | |
| 5) Lylat Wars (Nintendo) |
The start of September in 1997 was tinged with sadness with the passing of Mother Teresa and the funeral of Diana, Princess Of Wales. With Elton John’s Candle In The Wind song topping the music charts, we were also introduced to another hit song, Tubthumping from Chumbawaba. In the video gaming sphere, Electronic Arts was pervading the top 5 games charts on a number of platforms, from the PlayStation and Saturn, to the ubiquitous personal computer.
