NBA Live 99

ReleasedOct 31, 1998

Nintendo 64
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation

About

NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 1998–99 NBA season. Some of the major additions in Live 99 include Practice Mode and multi-season play featuring player development between seasons. Although it did not feature free agency or generated rookies, it would turn out to be the forerunner to Franchise Mode. Live 99 shipped with 1997-98 season rosters due to the NBA lockout of 1998–99 putting a hold on player movements and rookie signings during the summer of 1998.

Developer: HB Studios, EA Canada, NuFX
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Themes: Non-fiction
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Age ratings: ESRB E
IGDB rating: 72 / 100 (20 ratings)

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Nintendo 64	Nov 4, 1998 · North AmericaDecember 1998 · Europe
PC (Microsoft Windows)	Oct 31, 1998 · North America1998 · Europe
PlayStation	Oct 31, 1998 · North America1998 · EuropeApr 28, 1999 · Japan