
1998: The Greatest Video Game Year Ever?
11/25/15 • 63 min
History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more.
Up next is 1998 - a year famous for being one of the greatest in video game history. 1998's games include: Baldur's Gate, StarCraft, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon Red & Blue, Thief, Gran Turismo, Fallout 2, and plenty more.
It was a respectable year across the rest of the pop culture spectrum as well, thanks to the release of Cowboy Bebop, Saving Private Ryan, The Big Lebowski, and more.
History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more.
Up next is 1998 - a year famous for being one of the greatest in video game history. 1998's games include: Baldur's Gate, StarCraft, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon Red & Blue, Thief, Gran Turismo, Fallout 2, and plenty more.
It was a respectable year across the rest of the pop culture spectrum as well, thanks to the release of Cowboy Bebop, Saving Private Ryan, The Big Lebowski, and more.
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1997: Goldeneye, South Park, and Final Fantasy VII
History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more.
Up next is 1997. Final Fantasy VII took RPGs mainstream, Goldeneye on N64 forged (and ruined) friendships, and South Park made its auspicious debut.
Other discussion topics Tamagotchi, Austin Powers, The Fifth Element, and Ultima Online.
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1999: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix , and the Dreamcast
History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV shows, comics, and more.
Up next is 1999. We were all distracted by Y2K thanks to massive movie-going events like The Matrix and the return of Star Wars with The Phantom Menace. In video game land, the Sega Dreamcast gave us hope and Planescape: Torment made us think.
Other discussion topics include Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Counter-Strike, Fight Club, The Blair Witch Project, The Daily Show, Family Guy, and The Sopranos.
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