NBA Live 99

Don Poier is the play-by-play announcer. It was the first NBA Live game released for Nintendo 64. Followed by NBA Live 2000.

• Developer — PlayStation/Windows: EA Canada Nintendo 64: NuFX • Platforms — PlayStation, Windows, Nintendo 64 • Publisher — EA Sports • Composer — Traz Damji • Series — NBA Live • Released — Nintendo 64 Windows, PlayStation November 10, 1998 • Genre — Sports (Basketball) • Modes — Single-player, Multiplayer • Engine — Virtual Stadium

NBA Live 99 is EA Sports' NBA release for the 1998–99 NBA season. Major additions include Practice Mode and multi-season play, which features player development between seasons. Although free agency or generated rookies were not included, this would be the forerunner to Franchise Mode. Live 99 was shipped with 1997–98 NBA season rosters due to the 1998–99 NBA lockout, putting a hold on player movements and rookie signings during the summer of 1998. Prominent bugs led to the NBA Live Series Center fan site submitting a patch petition to EA Sports, resulting in two official patches which included roster updates for the 98–99 season. As Live 99 kept the same file formats as Live 98, patchers were able to produce the same wide variety of patches using an updated version of the EA Graphics Editor and the NBA Live 99 Toolkit.

LIVE Hoops • Fresh new moves, including jab steps, fake passes and aggressive rebounding, plus high-flying new dunks. • Real NBA stats, real NBA players, real NBA moves. • Create a dynasty with new multiple seasons - players evolve over time. • Enhanced GM mode with full NBA draft and realistic computer trading. LIVE Technology • New Sports Ticker via the Internet - check NBA scores as you play. • Unreal 3D graphics with real-time lighting and hundreds of animations. • Unbelievable player detail, including fully modeled heads and facial animations. LIVE Style • New Pro-Action AI includes smarter, more realistic player reactions. • TV presentation - moving cameras focus on player highlights. • New enhanced Play-by-Play and Color Commentary.

The Nintendo 64 version is an updated port of NBA Live 98, which differs from the PC and PlayStation versions. The PC and PlayStation versions also featured a bug where players did not fatigue properly. The bug in the PC version was eventually patched.