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Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf

Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf (also known as just Tiger Woods 99) is a sports video game developed by Adrenalin Entertainment and published by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1998.

Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf
Developer(s)Adrenalin Entertainment
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesPGA Tour
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
ReleaseWindows
PlayStation
  • NA: November 23, 1998[2]
  • EU: November 15, 1998
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

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In mid-1997 EA Sports signed an exclusive deal with Tiger Woods to use his name and likeness on their line of golf games. EA Sports reportedly paid approximately $10 million (equivalent to $19 million in 2023) for the rights, which spanned several years and multiple gaming platforms.[3] The day after the deal was officially announced, the stock of EA Sports's parent company Electronic Arts went up 10 percent.[4]

Easter egg

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The first 100,000 pressings of Tiger Woods 99 for the PlayStation contained an Easter egg. If the disc is loaded into a computer, directories for files of the game would appear along with a QuickTime file titled ZZDUMMY.DAT. When played, it is a VHS recording of 1995 The Spirit of Christmas short film, Jesus vs. Santa, by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, commonly recognized as a pilot episode for South Park. The short film was apparently sneaked onto the disc by an employee at EA, and according to the metadata it was converted four days before being added to the disc. EA recalled these copies of the game a few months after it was released, calling the short "objectionable to consumers", and subsequent versions did not contain the file.[5][6]

Reception

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The PC version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[7][8] Next Generation called the former "a sharp golf game, compatible with last June's PGA Tour Pro software updates and course discs."[25]

References

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  4. ^ "Tiger Woods Tees Off for EA". GamePro. No. 116. IDG. May 1998. p. 32.
  5. ^ Plunkett, Luke (July 6, 2011). "When South Park Got an EA Sports Game Pulled off the Shelves". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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  10. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Goble, Gordon (September 15, 1998). "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Chick, Tom (January 15, 1999). "Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf]". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Lackey, Jeff (October 5, 1998). "Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf]". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  14. ^ May, Scott (December 1998). "Tiger in the Rough (Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 173. Ziff Davis. pp. 398–99. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 114. Ziff Davis. January 1999.
  16. ^ Bergren, Paul (November 1998). "Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf] (PC)". Game Informer. No. 67. FuncoLand. p. 74.
  17. ^ "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf (PS)". Game Informer. No. 69. FuncoLand. January 1999. p. 69.
  18. ^ Morris, Daniel (1998). "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  19. ^ Air Hendrix (1999). "Tiger Woods 99 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  20. ^ Dr. Moo (December 1998). "Tiger Woods '99 [sic] Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  21. ^ McDonald, Tim (September 21, 1998). "Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf] Review (PC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  22. ^ Mielke, James (December 7, 1998). "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf Review (PS)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  23. ^ Ward, Trent C. (August 31, 1998). "Tiger Woods '99 [sic] (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  24. ^ Harris, Craig (November 24, 1998). "Tiger Woods '99 [sic] (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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  26. ^ Kujawa, Kraig (January 1999). "Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 4. Ziff Davis. p. 113. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  27. ^ "Tiger Woods Golf 99 [sic]". PC Accelerator. No. 3. Imagine Media. November 1998. p. 108. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  28. ^ Whitta, Gary (November 1998). "Tiger Woods 99 [PGA Tour Golf]". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 11. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on January 17, 2000. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  29. ^ Walk, Gary Eng (October 2, 1998). "Tiger Woods '99 PGA Tour Golf (PC)". Entertainment Weekly. No. 452. Time Inc. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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