NBA Live 99

October 31, 1998 HB Studios, EA Canada, NuFX Electronic Arts
Simulator Sport
N64 PC PS1
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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.
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Release Date October 31, 1998
Developer HB Studios, EA Canada, NuFX
Publisher Electronic Arts
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Themes Non-fiction