THE CASE FOR 98
How a single year produced the most influential media in history.
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Tony Kaye
American History X
Distributor New Line Cinema
Writer David McKenna
Producer John Morrissey
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire?
Genre Alternative rock, electronica
Label Island
Producer Flood, Marius de Vries, Head, PJ Harvey
Game Freak ILCA
Pokémon
Publisher Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Genre Role-playing
Platforms Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
EA Canada
FIFA 99
Publisher EA Sports
Genre Sports
Engine Virtual Stadium
Greg MacGillivray David Breashears
Everest
Distributor MacGillivray Freeman Films (theatrical) Miramax (home video)
Writer Tim Cahill Stephen Judson
Producer Stephen Judson Alec Lorimore Greg MacGillivray
Jeff Buckley
Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
Genre Alternative rock, experimental rock
Label Columbia
Producer Nicholas Hill, Tom Verlaine
Gary Ross
Pleasantville
Distributor New Line Cinema
Writer Gary Ross
Producer Jon Kilik, Robert J. Degus, Steven Soderbergh, Gary Ross
Jonathan Demme
Beloved
Distributor Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Producer Edward Saxon, Jonathan Demme, Gary Goetzman, Oprah Winfrey, Kate Forte
Runtime 172 minutes
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
Genre Post-rock, art rock, folk, folk jazz, baroque pop, jazz
Label Polydor
Producer Mark Hollis
Valve
Half-Life
Publisher Sierra Studios
Genre First-person shooter
Engine GoldSrc
Jets to Brazil
Orange Rhyming Dictionary
Genre Indie rock, post-hardcore, emo
Label Jade Tree
Producer J. Robbins
Oddworld Inhabitants Digital Dialect (PC)
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Publisher GT Interactive
Genre Cinematic platformer
Platforms PlayStation, Windows