Have you read the WWW.VIDGAMES.COM FAQ?

DECEMBER 1998 1998
12/31 Happy New Year! It's finally 1999!!
12/25 Happy Holidays, people. A great year has passed, another great year is coming up. The PlayStation still rules the world! Remember when Tekken 2 came out? "The PlayStation is maxxed out!" I don't think so!!! We've got plenty of fun to tide us over into the next millennium. FFVIII, R4, GT2 etc. Wohoo!!
12/10 Game of Life and Jeopardy are out.
The Dex Drive is finally out.
12/09 Formula 1 '98 and Kensai Sacred Fist are out.
12/07 Bust-A-Move 4 is out.
12/02 Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is out. Remember the first one? If not, check it out!
12/01 All right, it's the Happy Month! Christmas is coming up and yes, there is still juice left in the PlayStation. Keep your eyes peeled for more info and chances to win games! Want a head start? We'll do what we did last year, submit reviews for publication on this site of recent releases to qualify for the drawings. (Must be your own work.) Just email your review(s) to reviews@vidgames.com! (Of course I'll update the site...)

NOVEMBER 1998
11/30 Tiger Woods 99 is out.
11/27 Knockout Kings and Roll Away are out.
11/25 Bust-A-Groove and ODT are out.
11/24 Rug Rats is out.
11/23 Tomb Raider 3 is out.
11/19 Backstreet Billiards is out.
11/18 Darkstalkers 3, A Bug's Life, Apocalypse, Assault: Retribution and Tiny Toons Adventure are out.
11/17 Hardball '99 is out.
11/13 Psybadek, Asteroids, Brigandine, ThunderForce V and NBA Live 99 are out.
11/12 Guilty Gear, X Games Pro-Boarders and Brave Fencer Mushashi are out.
11/10 Twisted Metal 3 is out.
11/10 Resident Evil 2 (Dual Shock Support) is out.
11/04 What a day!! Colony Wars - Vengeance, Crash Bandicoot Warped and Rally Cross 2 are out.

OCTOBER 1998
10/29 Bushido Blade 2, Small Soldiers, Test Drive Off-Road 2 and Rival Schools are out.
10/28 Cool Boarders 3 and NCAA: Gamebreaker '99are out.
10/22 Xenogears and Kagero: Deception 2are out.
10/21 Big PS day today! Metal Gear Solid and MediEvil are out.
10/20 Team Losi RC Racer is out.
10/16 Duke Nuk'em: Time to Kill is out.
10/13 Ninja is out.
10/9 Test Drive 5 is out.
10/7 Running Wild is out.
10/6 S.C.A.R.S. and Dragonseeds are out.
10/1 Wild 9, Pool Hustler, Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling and Fifth Element (Buy the DVD instead) are out.
Somehow I missed the release of Jet Moto 2: Championship Edition last month. A great value at $19.99!!!

SEPTEMBER 1998
9/30 NHL '99, Activision Classics, Bomberman World and Tales of Destiny are out.
9/29 NHL FaceOff '99 is out.
9/25 Devil Dice, Nascar 99 and The Unholy War are out.
Today in the Webmaster's Corner: Exploring the PlayStation 2.....
9/23 Moto Racer 2 is out.
9/18 G-Darius, Tenchu and Future Cop LAPD 2100 are out.
Today in the Webmaster's Corner: The Dreamcast.....
9/17 Unbelieveable! I finally updated the Webmaster's Corner.
9/16 C - Contra The Adventure is out.
9/11 NFL Blitz is out.
9/10 Spyro The Dragon, MegaMan Legends and Parasite Eve are out.
9/9 Heart of Darkness is out.

AUGUST 1998
8/31 TOCA Championship Racing is out.
8/28 Madden 99, Time Shock Pinball and Command and Conquer: Retaliator are out.
8/26 NFL GameDay '99 and Cardinal Syn are out.
8/17 Kartia is out.
8/12 International Superstar Soccer Pro '98 is out.
8/10 Elemental Gearbolt is finally out.
Huge day in DVD world today. Paramount officially annouced what titles are in their first wave of releases, and Fox has finally joined the DVD crowd. Excellent! You gotta love it, baby!
8/7 Added info and screenshots to the upcoming NFL GameDay '99.
8/6 Spice World (Wohoo!) and NCAA '99 are out.
8/5 Batman & Robin is out. (That didn't take a while...)

JULY 1998
7/23 War Games is out.
7/23 Azure Dreams and WWF Warzone are out.
7/22 Tomba is out.
7/15 NFL Extreme and Turbo Prop Racing are out.
7/13 Check out this article on Techweb from the Microsoft Meltdown conference. Some clues on the upcoming PlayStation 2 or whatever they will name the wonder machine. Sounds pretty cool! Kutaragi is the man!!
7/02 Grand Theft Auto and Crime Killer are out.

JUNE 1998
6/30 Granstream Saga is out.
6/24 Mortal Kombat 4 and Adidas Power Soccer '98 are out.
6/18 Fox Sports Golf is out.
6/17 Jersey Devil and N20: Nitrous Oxide are out.
Added a Tuning FAQ to Gran Turismo.
Added a review to Road Rash 3D.
6/13 Added a review to Vigilante 8.
Updated the list of Dual Shock games.
6/11 Road Rash 3D and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter are out.
6/10 Added a list of US Dual Shock games. Did I miss any?
6/06 Added a review to VR Baseball '99.
6/03 Vigilante 8 and Jeremy McGrath Supercross 98 are out.
While on the topic of DVD, here are my favorite DVD links:
  • Where I shop: DVD Express. Excellent selection, excellent prices, fast service.
  • Where I read reviews: DVD Resource Page. Lots of reviews and other info.
  • Where I read the latest rumors: The Digital Bits. When will Fox join, what about Spielberg etc.
6/02 Having recently started my own DVD collection, I hereby join the Anti-DIVX parade. Read all about the madness at The Anti-Divx page. (Added link on front page.)

MAY 1998
5/29 Added a review to NBA ShootOut '98.
5/28 If you have good reviews, send them to me!! (I'm way behind on posting reviews, so please forgive me for also posting reviews for games that's been out for a couple of months...)
Added reviews to MLB'99 and Arcade's Greatest Hits: Atari Collection 2. (Links fixed)
Added a couple more reviews to Final Fantasy Tactics.
A tip of the hat and a moment of silence for Phil Hartman (Blasto). Sorry that he is with us no more.
5/27 Added reviews to Gran Turismo and GEX: Enter the Gecko.
5/26 Added another excellent review to Hot Shots Golf.
5/25 Added a review to Hot Shots Golf.
Added another review to Breath of Fire 3.
5/23 Added more reviews to the excellent Tekken 3.
5/22 Check out the selection of games to be presented by Atlus at E3: Kartia, Trap Gunner, Brigandine and last, but not least, Bomberman World!
Added a review to Breath of Fire 3.
5/20 BioFreaks and World Cup '98 are out.
5/18 VR Baseball '99 and Risk are out.
5/14 Breath of Fire 3 is out.
5/13 Gran Turismo is finally out. Get it today! Forsaken is also out.
5/12 Point Blank is out. Excellent shooter w/GunCon!
5/7 Tactics Ogre is out.
5/6 Einhander and Hot Shots Golf are out.
The Dual Shock Analog Pad is finally available in America. Another great controller from Sony!

APRIL 1998
4/29 Tekken 3 is finally out! Go get it now!
4/21 Updated the Upcoming Software list.
4/19 Things should settle back to normal this week. Updates will return.... Sorry for the extreme delays!
4/15 Blasto and MLB'99 are out.
4/14 Theme Hospital is out.
4/07 Dark Omen is out.
4/01 Arcade's Greatest Hits: Atari Collection 2, DeathTrap Dungeon and San Francisco Rush are out.

MARCH 1998
3/31 Dead or Alive and Powerboat Racing are out.
3/30 Diablo is out.
3/27 Newman Haas Racing is out.
Something for the PlayStation 2? Sony has made a HUGE deal with Sun, licensing Java for future "set-top" boxes. It doesn't take a genius...
3/26 Rascal, Broken Sword and Lode Runner are out.
Tekken 3 is out in Japan. And yes, it rocks!
3/25 Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit, Saga Frontier and Pitfall 3D are out.
3/19 Reboot is out.
3/13 Major Newsflash (12:10 EST): Sega has officially pulled the plug on the Saturn in the US! Get ready for Katana marketing all the way!
3/11 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Triple Play '99 and NBA ShootOut '98 are out.
3/05 Bloody Roar is out.
3/03 X-Men: Children of the Atom is out.
3/02 Added info and reviews to March Madness 98. First PS Basketball game featuring Women's teams!
Ever wanted to have YOUR name in a game? Well, here's your chance! The IGN/Activision "Vigilante 8 - Get your name in the game" sweepstakes could make your the star of the upcoming Vigilante 8 auto-combat game!

FEBRUARY 1998
2/27 March Madness 98 is out.
2/26 Shadow Master is out.
2/24 Gex: Enter the Gecko is finally out!
2/21 On the request of a few of you, I've added a single page pr. Sports category. Links from the Software Menu.
2/20 Ray Tracers is out.
2/18 Skull Monkeys is out.
2/17 Added reviews and cheats to Red Asphalt.
2/16 Updated the Upcoming Games list.
2/12 Added a review to Crash Bandicoot 2, Final Fantasy Tactics and Nagano Winter Olympics '98. (Geez, time flies...)

JANUARY 1998
1/30 NBA: In The Zone '98 is out.
1/29 Final Fantasy Tactics and Nagano '98 Winter Olympics are out.
Added a review to Resident Evil 2 and WCW Nitro.
1/26 It's here!!! All tracks code for Jet Moto 2.
1/21 There goes the rest of this month... Resident Evil 2 is finally out!!! STAMPEDE!
Auto Destruct is also out.
1/20 Added a review to Command & Conquer - Red Alert.
Added reviews to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
1/16 WCW Nitro is out.
1/13 Added cheats to Tomb Raider 2 and a God Mode cheat to Twisted Metal 2. Sorry, no real Jet Moto 2 codes yet.
1/8 Alundra is out.
1/7 Red Asphalt is out.
For those, like me, that want to know what's next from Intel, I've made a Pentium II Price Watch.

DECEMBER 1997
12/31 HAPPY NEW YEAR, FOLKS!
12/30 Added a review to Street Fighter Collection.
Added yet another review to Tomb Raider 2.
Added another review to NBA Fastbreak '98, Croc and Armored Core.
12/29 Added a review to MDK, NBA Live '98 and Coolboarders 2.
Added another review to Tomb Raider 2 and NCAA GameBreaker 98.
Added more reviews to Parappa The Rapper.
Due to a little known Sub Space rift, I somehow missed the release of Arcade's Greatest Hits: Midway Collection 2 last month...
12/24 MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!
Quick comment in the Webmaster's Corner.
12/23 Micro Machines V3 and Riven are out.
12/19 Our fifth and last winner: Dan Burford! (One review, more coming.)
Added reviews to Time Crisis.
Added another review to One.
Even though the last winner has been announced, don't stop submitting reviews! Keep'em coming!
12/18 Our fourth winner: Barry C. Dowell! (Frogger review, not posted yet.) 1 more day!
12/17 Our third winner: Gary Frank! (Jet Moto 2 review.) 2 more days!
12/16 Our second winner: Basso! (FIFA 98 review.) Keep submitting people, 3 more games to go!
Street Fighter Collection is out.
Added another review to G-Police, Parappa The Rapper, Moto Racer, Jet Moto 2 and Resident Evil: Director's Cut.
Added a review to Bravo Air Race and NBA Fastbreak '98.
Added reviews to Tomb Raider 2 and FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98.
Added a review and screenshots to One.
12/15 Our first winner: Chuck King! (Colony Wars, Armored Core reviews.) Keep submitting people, 4 more games to go!
12/13 One is out. And yes, it rocks.
12/12 Bug Riders and Spawn are out.
Added more reviews to Colony Wars.
Added another review to Jet Moto 2, NASCAR 98 and Armored Core.
12/10 After waiting for about 6 months, I could finally remove the frames today! Hope it'll stay that way!
12/09 Added reviews to Colony Wars and Jet Moto 2.
Added a review to Monster Rancher, Moto Racer Gold and Armored Core.
12/05 Beast Wars is out..
Added a review to NCAA GameBreaker 98 and another review to Rampage: World Tour.
12/04 Added a review to Ghost in the Shell, Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi and NASCAR 98.
Added another review to NHL FaceOff '98.
Added handy cheats to Colony Wars.
12/03 Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown and Ghost in the Shell are out.
Added info on a few of the latest releases.
12/01 Vs. is out.
I'm back online! Weeks of frustration seem to be over. More details and updates on Wednesday.

NOVEMBER 1997
11/27 FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98 is out!
11/26 Namco Museum Vol.5 is out!
11/24 Monster Rancher is out!
11/22 Tomb Raider 2, NBA Fastbreak '98 and Critical Depth are out!
11/19 Masters of Teras Kasi, NCAA Gamebreaker 98 and Parappa the Rapper are out!
11/15 NBA Live '98 and Time Crisis are out!!
11/13 Courier Crisis and MDK are out.
11/11 Jet Moto 2 and Cool Boarders 2 are out. The Jampack Sampler 2 is also out.
11/05 Monopoly is out.
11/05 What a day! Crash 2 and Colony Wars are out. No reason to wait, go get both today!
Need for Speed: V-Rally and Mass Destruction are also out.
11/04 Fighting Force is out.
11/03 Moto Racer and Test Drive 4 are out.

If you haven't already, read the news from 1995, 1996 and 1997.

HomeComments? Questions? Mail to: Webmaster@vidgames.com.