THE CASE FOR 98

How a single year produced the most influential media in history.

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Letting Off the Happiness
music November 1998
Bright Eyes

Letting Off the Happiness

Genre Lo-fi, electroacoustic
Label Saddle Creek
Producer Mike Mogis
American History X
movies November 1998
Tony Kaye

American History X

Distributor New Line Cinema
Writer David McKenna
Producer John Morrissey
That '70s Show
television August 1998
Bonnie and Terry Turner, Mark Brazill

That '70s Show

Network Fox
Genre Teen sitcom
Seasons 8
Deserter's Songs
music September 1998
Mercury Rev

Deserter's Songs

Genre Chamber pop, Americana
Label V2
Producer Dave Fridmann, Jonathan Donahue
FIFA 99
games Invalid Date
EA Canada

FIFA 99

Publisher EA Sports
Genre Sports
Engine Virtual Stadium
Bag of Bones
books September 1998
Stephen King

Bag of Bones

Publisher Scribner
Genre Horror
Pages 529
Zero Effect
movies January 1998
Jake Kasdan

Zero Effect

Distributor Columbia Pictures
Writer Jake Kasdan
Producer Lisa Henson, Jake Kasdan, Janet Yang
Pleasantville
movies October 1998
Gary Ross

Pleasantville

Distributor New Line Cinema
Writer Gary Ross
Producer Jon Kilik, Robert J. Degus, Steven Soderbergh, Gary Ross
A Simple Plan
movies September 1998
Sam Raimi

A Simple Plan

Distributor Paramount Pictures
Producer James Jacks, Adam Schroeder
Runtime 121 minutes
International Superstar Soccer 98
games Invalid Date
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka

International Superstar Soccer 98

Publisher Konami
Genre Sports
Platforms Nintendo 64
Half-Life
games February 1998
Valve

Half-Life

Publisher Sierra Studios
Genre First-person shooter
Engine GoldSrc
Antz
movies October 1998
Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson

Antz

Distributor DreamWorks Pictures (through DreamWorks Distribution)
Producer Brad Lewis, Aron Warner, Patty Wooton
Runtime 83 minutes