''Tiger Woods 99: PGA Tour Golf'' (also known as just ''Tiger Woods 99'') is a

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developed by Adrenalin Entertainment and published by

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for

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and

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in 1998.

Development

In mid-1997 EA Sports signed an exclusive deal with

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to use his name and likeness on their line of golf games. EA Sports reportedly paid approximately $10 million (equivalent to $ million in ) for the rights, which spanned several years and multiple gaming platforms. The day after the deal was officially announced, the stock of EA Sports's parent company

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went up 10 percent.

Easter egg

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

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and

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, commonly recognized as a pilot episode for ''

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''. 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.

Reception

The PC version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "average" reviews, according to the

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website

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. ''

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'' called the former "a sharp golf game, compatible with last June's '' PGA Tour Pro'' software updates and course discs."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:PGA Tour Golf, Tiger Woods 99 1998 video games Adrenalin Entertainment games EA Sports games Golf video games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation (console) games Tiger Woods video games Video games developed in Canada Windows games