Madden NFL 99
Madden NFL 99 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Madden NFL 99 on?
- Madden NFL 99 was released on Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation.
- When did Madden NFL 99 release?
- Madden NFL 99 was first released on July 30, 1998.
About Madden NFL 99
This is all-Madden football! Legendary gameplay. One-button simplicity. The ultimate NFL experience. New super hi-res polygon graphics. Monster hits - feel and hear the impact! 250 new motion captured NFL moves. New Arcade Mode - huge hits, more fun! Over 120 past and present NFL teams. Draft, trade, create, sign, and release players.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
- Developer
- EA Orlando
- Publisher
- EA Sports
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Series
- Madden
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1998 | $6 | $17 | $60 | 12 reviews | Low |
Release timeline
- PC (Microsoft Windows)Jul 30, 1998
- PlayStationJul 30, 1998
- Nintendo 64Jul 30, 1998
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $19 | $143 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.75 in Jul 2008, $1.41 five years ago, and $5.99 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.25 | $6.95 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.83 | $1.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.01 | $3.45 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.40 | $7.84 |
| Jan 2018 | $3.37 | $8.62 |
| Jan 2019 | $3.64 | $8.69 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.10 | $9.63 |
| Jan 2021 | $2.63 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2022 | $4.99 | $16.83 |
| Jan 2023 | $3.87 | $17.84 |
| Jan 2024 | $5.00 | $15.93 |
| Jan 2025 | $6.25 | $20 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.90 | $19.97 |
| Oct 2026 | $5.99 | $16.94 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 22 September 1998 | NUS-N9ME-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
| Europe / PAL | January 1999 | NUS-N9MP-EUR | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1998
- Authenticity
- Low
A solid annual football update that finally brought the real NFL teams to the N64 version, and about as cheap as a Nintendo 64 cart gets.
Madden NFL 99 is EA Sports' football game, developed by EA Tiburon, and the N64 version came out in North America in September 1998. After the previous year's Madden Football 64 shipped without NFL team licenses, EA announced in early 1998 that the N64 version of Madden NFL 99 would carry the license.
N64 Magazine's Martin Kitts called it still great stuff, though he thought it had not changed significantly enough from the year before.
How it was made
Developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports.
What the press said at the time
| Game Informer Issue 66 | October 1998 | 8.75 |
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 88% | |
| AllGame | 4.5/5 | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 10/10 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8.75/10 | |
| GamePro | 5/5 | |
| GameRevolution | A− | |
| GameSpot | 8.5/10 | |
| IGN | 8.5/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 88% | |
| Nintendo Power | 8.3/10 | |
| N64 Gamer | 8/10 |
“Madden 99 has excellent on-field sounds, but seriously lacks the commentary from Madden and Summerall found in the PlayStation version.”
“EA has done it again, and if you don’t end up with Madden ’99 in your N64 library, you either hate football or you don’t know jock.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
How the Nintendo 64 version differs
N64 Magazine's Martin Kitts scored the N64 version 88%.
Also on other platforms
PlayStation · Windows
- PlayStation. The PlayStation version supports two multitaps for up to eight players and was the top-selling PlayStation sports game of 1998 in North America at 1.1 million copies.
- Windows. Hyper gave the PC version 85%, calling it the best NFL simulation money could buy.
How the other versions reviewed
| Windows | GameRankings | 87% |
| PlayStation | GameRankings | 84% |
| Windows | AllGame | 4.5/5 |
| PlayStation | AllGame | 4/5 |
| Windows | CNET Gamecenter | 8/10 |
| PlayStation | CNET Gamecenter | 10/10 |
| Windows | Computer Gaming World | 4.5/5 |
| PlayStation | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8.5/10 |
| PlayStation | Game Informer | 9.25/10 |
| Windows | GamePro | 5/5 |
| PlayStation | GamePro | 5/5 |
| Windows | GameRevolution | B |
| PlayStation | GameRevolution | A− |
| Windows | GameSpot | 8.8/10 |
| PlayStation | GameSpot | 8.3/10 |
| PlayStation | Hyper | 82% |
| Windows | IGN | 8.5/10 |
| PlayStation | IGN | 8.5/10 |
| PlayStation | Next Generation | 2/5 |
| PlayStation | Official PlayStation Magazine | 4.5/5 |
| Windows | PC Gamer US | 85% |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
Low fake risk and among the cheapest carts in the library. PAL copies cost much more than the US cart, loose and especially complete, so a US copy is the one to look for. Complete copies cost a few times the loose price, though in absolute terms they are still inexpensive.
Madden NFL 99 screenshots
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