What platforms is NHL Blades of Steel '99 on?

NHL Blades of Steel '99 was released on Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color.

When did NHL Blades of Steel '99 release?

NHL Blades of Steel '99 was first released on April 5, 1999.

NHL Blades of Steel '99

Apr 5, 1999SportNintendo 64 Game Boy Color

NHL Blades of Steel '99 — frequently asked questions

What platforms is NHL Blades of Steel '99 on?: NHL Blades of Steel '99 was released on Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color.
When did NHL Blades of Steel '99 release?: NHL Blades of Steel '99 was first released on April 5, 1999.

About NHL Blades of Steel '99

Non-stop NHL action! The newest all-star in the Konami Sports Series hits the ice! Get ready for a whole new game! NHL Blades of Steel '99 hits the ice with all the NHL players, stats and action. Motion captured animation, adjustable team strategies and fully detailed NHL stadiums with real ice conditions. Updated 98-99 rosters called out by NHL TV announcer Randy Hahn. Trade players and sign free agents. Full season stat tracking and league leaders.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Series: NHL

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	1999	$17	$50	$94	7 reviews	Low

Release timeline

Nintendo 64Apr 5, 1999
Game Boy ColorAug 6, 1999

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

Loose

$17

Complete

$50

Sealed

$94

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
PAL release	$23	$58	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $2.43 in Oct 2008, $10.49 five years ago, and $16.92 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$2.30	—
Jan 2010	$6.35	—
Jan 2011	$0.99	—
Jan 2012	$1.28	—
Jan 2013	$1.02	—
Jan 2014	$4.95	$26
Jan 2015	$6.25	$23
Jan 2016	$4.95	$21
Jan 2017	$8.16	$35
Jan 2018	$9.35	$16.01
Jan 2019	$8.25	$18.79
Jan 2020	$9.25	$19.98
Jan 2021	$9.99	$19.99
Jan 2022	$11.95	$21
Jan 2023	$13.17	$30
Jan 2024	$12.96	$27
Jan 2025	$14.99	$25
Jan 2026	$16.67	$41
Oct 2026	$16.92	$50

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	5 April 1999	NUS-NHOE-USA	NUS-01A-02
Europe / PAL	September 1999	NUS-NHOP-EUR	—

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1999
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A forgettable hockey game from Konami that IGN found dull, and a cheap one to own.

NHL Blades of Steel '99, known as NHL Pro 99 in Europe, is Konami's N64 hockey game, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka. It came out in North America in April 1999 and in PAL regions in September 1999. It is the first Blades of Steel game with an official NHL license.

IGN judged it plagued by terrible gameplay and horrible control, with a few nice touches that did not make up for a dull game. Nintendo Power's review was mixed.

What the press said at the time

Electronic Gaming Monthly		5.125/10
Game Informer		6/10
GameFan		79%
GamePro		3/5
IGN		5.1/10
Nintendo Power		6.3/10
GameRankings (aggregate)		55%

“We've had to wait two years and suffer through what seemed like countless Midway hockey sims to get here, but now N64 owners can enjoy some more competent hockey. … It does, however, far outclass any other hockey sim on the system.”
— GameFan, April 1999

“At this stage in the game's development, it does not look like it will revolutionize video game hockey, but every standard is present and accounted for.”
— Game Informer, February 1999

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

The N64 version supports both the Controller Pak and the Rumble Pak.

Also on other platforms

Game Boy Color

How the other versions reviewed

Game Boy Color	AllGame	2/5
Game Boy Color	Game Informer	7.5/10
Game Boy Color	IGN	7/10
Game Boy Color	Nintendo Power	5.9/10
Game Boy Color	GameRankings	59%

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

Fake risk is low. Loose copies sit below the library's median price, and a complete copy costs about three times the loose price. PAL copies cost more than the US cart, loose and complete.