1998: An Iconic Year In Gaming

[@MrLFJ7]

What definitely helped back in 1998 was having family members. I had cousins who had a Playstation, another who had Sega and one who had N64. This was very helpful for kids like me who never had a home console until the 6th generation of game consoles.

[@Vynsent]

Forsure! That’s how my buddy with Dreamcast was for me 😁

[@Silvergun_Raven]

1998 will always be my favorite year for video games, especially with Final Fantasy Tactics, Xenogears, Resident Evil 2, 1080 Snowboarding, F-Zero X, StarCraft, Parasite Eve, Half-Life, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Ocarina of Time, Radiant Silvergun, MediEvil, and Metal Gear Solid (just to name a few :P). 2001 is a close second for me just simply because of the Xbox and GameCube launching. 2023 will be known as one of the best, but I honestly think nothing will ever top 1998 for me.

[@Vynsent]

Definitely! I can’t wait to cover 2001 down the line, was easily in my top 3 😁

[@JoshuaFante]

You guys actually remember what games were released in 98 without google? Your childhood HAD to be awful and must not had ANY friends no offense fellas. But that's kinda sad unless your a designer that studied these things etc. If it's just from games you played as a kid and remember I just don't know, should I be impressed or sad 4 you? My 1st instinct is to say I'm sorry you had hard childhood but idk it might been a choice to be way way too nerdy

[@JoshuaFante]

No offense guys this is weird to most ppl is all. My favorite heroine is heroin. C'mon now I lived life a tiny bit atleast. Lol. I just don't understand seriously. How did you all get these games? We were lucky to have 10 to 15 games by end of a consoles life cycle and my family was super poor either.

[@Silvergun_Raven]

@@JoshuaFante 😂😂😂 It’s called having a good, long-term memory. I can remember so much from those years, mainly because those days were more memorable than today. I couldn’t tell you what happened in a tv show the past few years, but can recall stuff from the 90’s, early 00’s. Has nothing to do with an awful childhood, my dude.

[@cycoyote2082]

Ah, Panzer Dragoon Saga

[@Nigel222]

Zelda OOT, MGS1 and Resident Evil 2. Crazy that all 3 of these amazing games came out the same year.

[@Vynsent]

It really was! So many classics 😁

[@criticaledge7612]

Ur videos have re ignited my love for gaming. Thanks.

[@Vynsent]

One of the best comments I could ever read 🥹 Glad I can be of service!

[@Gnik4144]

The joy we got from going into Toys R Us, going to that giant room with all the games in the back was amazing. It’s such a shame our kids won’t be able to know that feeling.

[@Vynsent]

It really was 😩 We didn’t know how good we had it!

That's exactly where I started. I've always said 1998, 2001, 2004 and somewhat 2007 were the greatest years of gaming

[@Vynsent]

All my favorites as well!

[@TheMasterofDisaster48]

You misses the best one of them all, 2006.

@@TheMasterofDisaster48 I personally wouldn't put 2006 as one of the greatest but it was a fun year still with the launch of the PS3 and Gears. I played so much Resistance that holiday

[@TheMasterofDisaster48]

It has most of my favorite games, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, DBZ Tenkaichi 2, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA Liberty City Stories and MK Armageddon. And it has games that a lot of people love like Bully, Dead Rising, Zelda Twilight Princess, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Tomb Raider Legends, God Hand, Black, Call of Duty 3, Hitman Blood Money, Godfather, Scarface, Smackdown vs Raw 2007, Saints Row, Okami, Company of Heroes and of course Resistance.

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

1998 was wild🔥🔥

[@Vynsent]

Banger of a year!

[@krono5el]

the Saturn and the Dreamcast were my life back then, amazing gaming times that are legendary.

[@Vynsent]

The good ole days!

[@TheMasterofDisaster48]

Tell me you hate Playstation without telling me. You remind me of ytuber called "My Retro Life".

[@krono5el]

@@TheMasterofDisaster48 nah, i have a ps5, just would never game on the first 3.

[@TheMasterofDisaster48]

@@krono5el That's bad introduction for PS.

[@casualcadaver]

Awesome video man loved. So many great games in 1998 its almost hard to choose which ones to cover really.

[@Vynsent]

Very glad you enjoyed! And I agree. It was really hard to boil it down to 10 games 😅

[@PSXGamingMemories]

I agree, 1998 is quite possibly the greatest year in gaming across the board. So many great games & genre defining titles that are as fun to play as ever. Getting to play games like, RE2, Gran Turismo, Colin McRae Rally, Tenchu along with one of my brothers buying an N64 with Ocarina of Time among others has left loads of great memories. Great video documentary, really enjoyed this.

[@Vynsent]

It definitely was an amazing year! Tons of great gaming memories 😁

[@runarvollan]

R*'s 1st 3D open world Body Harvest on N64 allows you to spend gas on all the vehicles.

[@Vynsent]

Body harvest was wild!

[@InitialDL84]

Maaaan I remember 1998 vividly, I had to be around 14-15 at the time. My main games at the time were Rival Schools, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Xenogears! I had all my friends at the crib 😂

[@Vynsent]

That's amazing 😄Used to love facing my friends in Rival Schools!

[@LootyGobblin]

Man, this was great. Another great video, brother. It truely was an incredible year of gaming. Ocarina of time was masterpiece. I also loved to play Mario Party with my 3 brothers. And 1080° snowboarding. And i finished the year off with South Park N64. I feel like it would take years to play all the great games that came out that year alone. Can't wait to see what's next. Your videos always stimulate the ol' memory.

[@Vynsent]

Very glad that you enjoyed, thank you so much 😁 It’s always a pleasant walk down memory lane, getting to make them!

[@rawbird5341]

My personal favourite, Xenogears. 1998 was truly a great year.

[@Vynsent]

Ahhh, wish I would’ve included Xenogears! Was an amazing year forsure though 😁

[@nikitamedvedev4696]

The GOAT year of gaming. To explain in one sentence just how crazy it was: "Year when MGS, Half-Life and Zelda OOT were released and this is just a surface". Almost all genres were affected by released games. Some very important that weren't mentioned: PRG: Baldur's Gate, Fallout 2. Racing: NFS3: Hot Pursuit, Grand Turismo 2. Shooters: Unreal, Quake 2. Quests: Grim Fandango Platformers: Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic Adventure Fighters: Soulcalibur, Tekken 3 Only 2004 and 2007 can somewhat rival on quality and importance of these games. We need 2007 video to complete trio as for me it was a bridge between that era (96-08) and current (09-now) and amount of games it released and importance was enormous.

[@Vynsent]

Such a huge year, it was hard to decide which games to even cover! 😅 But I agree, 2007 was another great one forsure. That was the advent for my online gaming obsession 😂

[@ihaveallthecoins2785]

Amazing video. Clearly you did a ton of research for this. I was 23 in 1998 and was so happy to own a PlayStation. I took it with me to college and played SOTN between classes. Amazing time to be a gamer.

[@Vynsent]

It definitely was a time consuming one 😆 That’s awesome tho! I always get nostalgic for the gamers that were in college at that time, had to be so much fun getting to have one in your dorm and playing alongside your friends and classmates 😄

[@psyanah4542]

Seeing Sonic Adventure make this list brings joy to my heart

[@Vynsent]

Glad I could accommodate 😁❤️

[@jewyjewjew7264]

I was a freshman in high school in 98 and I remember my ps1 and burned CDs ran non-stop back then.

[@Vynsent]

I can relate! It was like a damn warehouse in my family computer room 😅

[@liquidgeorge]

Great selection of games to support why 1998 was the greatest year ever in gaming. I would also like to give a shout out to Banjo-Kazooie, Tomb Raider III, and F-Zero X; three truly wonderful games.

[@Vynsent]

Absolutely! Was really wanting to include banjo, I just had to go with Spyro for personal flair 😅❤️

[@reziture]

Been waiting for this one, letsss gooo!!

[@Vynsent]

Had to do it!

[@runarvollan]

Jurassic Park: Trespasser. First physics based gameplay, inspired HalfLife2.

[@Khaos-Thanathan]

What a wonderful trip down memory lane. My personal favorites of '98 were certainly Ocarina of Time and Resident Evil 2. Thanks to ROM Hacks, Randomizers etc., OoT is still an amazing experience today and probably my all time favorite game. I especially love the darker vibes in OoT like Bottom of the Well or Shadow Temple. I can also relate to hand burns due to playing Mario Party. I also had these very frequently. Mario Party was a blast to play with friends though.

[@Vynsent]

Such classics! Funny enough I had never experienced the hand burns, and now I’m kinda sad that I wasn’t a part of it 😂

[@dantedesilva9773]

Despite it being not my favourite year it had some of the best games of all time fantastic video Vincent

[@Vynsent]

Thanks a bunch Dante ❤️ Always glad to have you here, bud 😁

[@dantedesilva9773]

@@Vynsent glad to be here Vincent

[@crazychadmb]

Keep cooking, you've become my favorite channel dedicated to gaming. I was also 3 in 98. So I've never played any of them

[@Vynsent]

I know a familiar face when I see one! Thanks a bunch, my friend 😁❤️

[@J.Wick.]

I was 15.. so glad I got to experience it as well. What a year

[@Vynsent]

An amazing year forsure!

[@billzco6137]

98 to 99 was great. For ps1 re2 and re3 alone. Dreamcast with shenmue(yes I know it's funny now but back then that was a huge leap)...even the n64 wrestling games were endless hours of fun with friends

[@Vynsent]

We got 99 coming up next! I’m really looking forward to covering it 😁

[@mkmfeatures]

Another good video game documentary. 👍

[@Vynsent]

Thank you my friend! I really had to put in the work for this one 😆

[@gionataspiniella]

I agree, 1998 was the year the best gamer was born Me 😎 (I haven't played a single one of these games)

[@Vynsent]

Lmao still a legendary year then! 🤣

[@spiceninja]

1998 was amazing. I remember during 2007 people were saying it was the best year for gaming since 1998. Then 2023 was amazing too.

[@Vynsent]

All great years for sure! It’s hard to choose 😅

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

1998 What a Year Balto, Power Rangers In Space, Powerpuff Girls a great time to be alive I was born 1990 so I was 8 years old

[@Vynsent]

Everything was all good in 98! A great year forsure 😁

[@EndGameEnt]

I was born in 1991 and 1998 is one of my favorite years of all time. Mostly because of the movies, games, and TV released in and around that year. I also really like professional wrestling, and that was an amazing year for that too. I feel like 2011 came close to being as awesome as 1998, but it fell just a bit short. What's another year you can think of? There were a few in the 2000s that were really cool too.

[@Vynsent]

Ahh definitely the prime of wrestling in those late 90’s! And for me personally 2004 is my favorite year for gaming. But the entire decade of 98 to 08 was incredible without a doubt. Lots of innovation and some of the most influential games ever were released in those years!

[@EndGameEnt]

@@Vynsent you're right about that actually. That was an incredible decade. I like your observation that the best decade bridged the gap between the 90s and 00s. I like the late 00s less than the early ones specifically because of smart phones. They feel like such a drain on society. Great content man! Keep it up 😁

[@hcohic9884]

i was far too young in 98 my earliest memories were from 99 with arcarde tekken 2 but some of the best later game i played were sequels or inspired by game from 97/98. like resi outbreak or the iconic cs1.6 . good list tho

[@Vynsent]

Thank you! I remember those CS 1.6 days. So much fun playing on modded servers!

[@nader91]

1998 feels like a blur to me now. the n64 was my first console and i was very happy with what i had.

[@Vynsent]

The good ole days! I had just gotten my first one as well 😄

[@Blueqoose]

Lets go. I got horrible food poisoning and can only lay in bed. Thank you for giving me something to listen to.

[@Vynsent]

I hate to hear that, and I pray you feel better very soon! Glad I could be of some comfort for the time being though 😁❤️

[@elidragom]

my born year goes ham in the fuckin paint lol. my first memory is being bout 3 years old playin silent hill & tomb raider & metal gear by myself 🥲 will never forget

[@Vynsent]

A legendary year forsure 😎 great selection you were playing as well!

[@elidragom]

@@Vynsent much love man🙏

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

The much anticipated sequel to the best western rpg of 1997 Fallout 2 was released in 1998. Along with another influential western rpg set in the Dungeons & Dragons mythos Baldur’s Gate released at the end of that year. I can’t believe you didn’t mention those PC classics.

[@Vynsent]

I had a hard time narrowing it down 😩 There were plenty more games I was hoping to include, I just stuck with the ones I was most familiar with 🥲

[@mindphaser90]

Sick video dude.

[@Vynsent]

Thanks a bunch man! I appreciate you 😁

[@WVRLORD]

Another certified hood classic 🚬

[@Vynsent]

I appreciate that! Much more to come 🏄🏻‍♂️

[@XanderCrease]

I used to think 1998 was my personal "best games release" year for ages. Then I checked out 2001, 1998 will always be iconic to me but I've returned to the games of 2001 far more. Joint 1st place imo 👌(Why is Tomb Raider in the thumbnail and intro? That's a 1996 game🤔)

[@Vynsent]

2001 is my second, right after 2004 😅 And I was initially gonna put in Tomb Raider 3 on the list, so I included Lara on the cover 😆

[@basicallyabush]

Ayy new vid :)

[@Vynsent]

Sunday Funday baby!

[@tiorange1235]

Pokémon Red and Blue 😍

[@Vynsent]

Classics! 🔥

[@robbiealixsantos]

I remember playing my ps1 to the point where I had to turn it upside down because the disc drive broke or something lol

[@Vynsent]

Lmao! Trust me, I was putting mine to serious work as well 😂

[@Vulpas]

The 90's were the best period for gaming, but the late 90's specifically was peak. '98 is just behind '99 for best year in gaming. Early 00's are runner-up, 6th gen is amazing. I'd rank early 90's higher if I was into the genres that dominated the time, like shoot 'em ups & beat 'em ups. Same for mid 00's, lack of JRPGs holds it back a bit for me.

[@Vynsent]

I agree! I personally loved the 90’s and early 2000’s the most. So many great games, plus seeing the constant innovation in technology was amazing!

[@Vulpas]

​@@Vynsent Absolutely, the innovation and technological leaps were truly interesting, unlike PS4 to PS5. And that period had so much variety. We had PS1, N64, Saturn, Game Boy/Color, Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket Color, all between '94-'00. So many games that I still find "new" stuff!

[@rygar8bit2]

Bungies best game Myth 2 was that year as well.

[@Vynsent]

Ahhh, I missed that one!

[@Shawnredfield98]

RE2 the 🐐

[@Vynsent]

Legendary game 🔥

[@KadeemG61]

I still have my Game Informer 1998 collection. It stings that GameStop continues to suck at what they’re doing today and Game Informer has been shut down, which is a huge blow to the gaming industry. 2024 is arguably the worst year of the gaming industry outside of video games.

[@Vynsent]

It’s definitely been a year of multiple disappointments, very sad to see a lot of things go in the industry lately 🥲

[@chaoticiannunez2419]

1998, the year of Half-Life, Turok 2, Trespasser. Did I mention Half-Life? I should. Half-Life.

[@Vynsent]

I think you forgot Half Life 🌝

[@chaoticiannunez2419]

@@Vynsent I did. Thank you for reminding me. 1998 was the year of Half-Life.

[@NeoMoonSevin]

Resident evil zero, 1, 2 and 3 nemesis were the best resident evils the rest is shart including the remakes

[@Vynsent]

I like all of em 🥲 except 6!!

[@juniorxranger]

1998 for gaming is what 1971 was for music.

[@Vynsent]

I like that comparison!

[@TheMasterofDisaster48]

I get exactly what you mean, The big bang. But its 1996 not 1998. 1998 is what 1998 was for music, the beginning of peakness in all media.

[@Terminatedd]

I have never played Ocarina of time. Is it still worth playing? I like older games and some of my favorites are from the 90's, but some of them have not aged well at all.

[@Vynsent]

Definitely worth playing! Tons of content and still holds up!

[@MalikATL]

I was two in 98 LOL

[@Vulpas]

So was my youngest brother, he could only watch us older kids play this stuff lol

[@Vynsent]

I was a wee lad as well 😅 5 years old, and terrifying myself on Resident Evil lol

[@lordpeeps1]

Im an 03 baby but I distinctly remember watching my brother play Zelda OOT and being so in awe because ive never seen a game with a tone and atmosphere like that game. From the title screen being so beautiful to me, to the first boss scaring me to tears… it was something serious

[@Vynsent]

Definitely ❤️ There’s a lot of great gaming memories I have as well, just watching older friends play through games. Sometimes you don’t even have to play, to enjoy them!

[@rykyok]

havent fully watched yet but please tell me panzer dragoon saga is in here

[@Vynsent]

I hate to break your heart 🥲❤️

[@rykyok]

@@Vynsent you really should play if you havent yet. one of my favorite games of all time and the story behind it is a real tragedy

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

As much as I liked Adam Sessler back in the day, it's a tragedy how unlikeable he is now.

[@Vynsent]

It’s always tough watching your heroes go down a rabbit hole. 🥲

[@nega_sumo]

I’m the 444 like on this vid

[@Vynsent]

Let’s go!!

[@niket527]

Ok we get it you're an elder millennial

[@Vynsent]

😂😂😂

[@Ro7yaMajro7]

I think nowadays we should stop focusing on graphics and realism and just develop fun games. I dont care how many hair strands I can see or how realistic water physics are, I am playing a video game and I know I am playing a video game so give me a FUCKING VIDEO GAME DAMN IT!

[@Vynsent]

I couldn’t agree any more! I almost prefer the less realistic visuals anyways!

[@TheMasterofDisaster48]

You guys are speaking the truth and nothing but the truth so help you God.