April '99

>> 4:28 p.m.
The controls for the Gravis Grip Gamepad have been added to the Controls section. Thanx to Emad Hadi for putting them together.

>> 8:11 a.m.
Incase no one noticed, Alex added two new Stadiums to the Downloads section yesterday.

>> A UK Modem Tournament is kicking off on June 1st at http://homepages.tesco.net/~mark.murphy/fifafanatics.htm. There is still time to sign up.

>> Ferry Van Dijk has informed me of The Ultimate Dutch Upgrade (TUDU) which is currently being created. It will be very similar to the ESP but for Dutch football fans. Here's an early screen shot.

>> The guys at www.fifa.solgames.dk have news of a super patch for Danish football fans.

>> Check out http://homepages.enterprise.net/jochen for Jochen Tree's latest FIFA 99 Roster Add-on. He has also told me that after this add-on he will be working throughout the summer to update the rosters for the first season of the new millenium. Sounds great!

>> The guys at Israeli FIFA 99 Online, of all things, are working on a Spanish FIFA 99 Add-on. If you can help them, check out the site and give them an email.

Posted by Matt

>> 2:37 p.m.
Here's something to get all your minds off the ESP.
Ejim Achi, the creator of the very popular FWCCAST, has sent me his latest creation, the MLS Fantasy League. It includes all the great jerseys, a few very colourful stadiums, and all the rosters. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD it. (3.2 mb) Check out the screen shots below. They are in Non-3dfx obviously. I am unsure if this patch works in 3dfx, if you download it and try it out, could you please let me know. Thanx.

>> Chris Davies emailed me and told me that he got 98% of the ESP uploaded last night, and then his ISP disconnected him. He isn't having much luck. Please support him because he's putting in a lot of time for all of us, and we won't be giving him back anything in return.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> 9:48 p.m.
I have not seen or heard from Chris Davies all day, therefore I am sorry but there is no further news on the ESP at the moment.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> 10:30 p.m.
Chris Davies and I have just chatted over ICQ and I am happy to have some more news about the ESP release for you, as well as surprise.
Chris has been trying for the last few hours to upload the ESP, however his server has been continuously crashing. He will continue to try until he succeeds.
The good news is he has informed me that along with the ESP (9.41 mb) a special ESP Music Add-on (4mb) will be released. To experience the true ESP it is highly recommended you download the Music Add-on. It includes Blur's big hit, "Song 2" along with a mystery song which Chris says is great!
On a sadder note, Chris, myself and the English Super Patch team have decided to dedicate the ESP to the late Jill Dando, a British TV personality, who was tragically shot dead in her home yesterday.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> GA Sports have merged with PC Sports Games. Together they will form the undisputed largest gaming webpage on the internet! Check out the press release here.

>> GA Source are giving away an nVidia Ultra TNT2 Card. Enter Here!

>> 3:06 p.m.
The Argentinean League is out! Click here to download it. It's an incredibly realistic FIFA 99 Add-on that everyone should enjoy.

>> ESP: Sorry, but still no development.

>> 9:43 a.m.
ESP latest: Chris Davies has informed me that he will upload the ESP in about 7 hours. The reason for the delay is quite a long story. Firstly, Chris never told me the release date would be the 25th, Roberto did. We had not heard from Chris in a while so we both thought the 25th would be good day to release the patch. However, since announcing the date Chris has been working on the ESP non-stop. I found out just before that in fact Chris is still putting the finishing touches on it. It sounds to me that Chris is a perfectionist. I know for a fact that when I get my hands on the ESP that I do not want a bug-ridden program. I too, have had to wait for this great patch to be released, just like everyone else.

I hope you all understand now. Chris says that he is sorry for the misunderstanding and the delay.

Be patient, you won't be disappointed!

>> Check out the FIFA 99 Forum! It's packed with new messages discussing the release of the ESP.

>> Spanish FIFA 99 Online has posted a complete list of what you can expect to find in the Argentinean League that will be released in around one hour. It looks and sounds awesome to me! If you speak Spanish, click here to download the Spanish version which has already been released.

>> 9:09 a.m.
Gamespot UK have posted the first preview of FA Premier League Stars by EA Sports. Check it out here, it makes interesting reading. Since EA have the rights to the FA, you will now see sponsors on the jerseys.

>> I am waiting for Roberto to come online so that we can hopefully release the ESP. Xavier from Spanish FIFA 99 Online has let me know in the mean time, that the Argentinean League will be released in a few hours. The add-on is just as great as the ESP but for Argentinean Football fans. Check out the screen shot to the left of this text. More news shortly.

>> Here is a special offer to all the loyal FIFA 99 Newsletter subscribers. You will all be sent the location of the ESP to download an hour before it is officially released. If you have not yet subscribed to the FREE FIFA 99 Newsletter, click here to do so before it's to late!

The GFA will include:

• The exactly modeled 3Dfx/Non-3dfx stadiums of Fritz-Walter-Stadium (Kaiserslautern), Westfahlen (Dortmund), Olympic Stadium Munich (Munich), Olympic Stadium Berlin (Berlin), Weserstadium (Bremen), Volkspark (Hamburg), Waldstadion (Frankfurt), Frankenstadium (Nuremberg), Ostsee-Stadium (Rostock) and Muengersdorf (Cologne) and Hamburg-Stadium (Volkspark).
• Correct rosters from the1st Bundesliga, the 2nd Bundesliga, Regionalliga North, Regionalliga North-East, Regionalliga West-Southwest, Regionalliga South and 30 Oberliga-Clubs as well as the Austrian Bundesliga and the Swiss National-League.
• Exact kits for all the Bundeliga Clubs, goalies and referees.
• The official DFB Bundeliga Ball
• DFB Championship Trophy (Meisterschale) and DFB Cup.
• Due to space restrictions the first versions will not include new music, however version 1.1 will include the hit song by Lenny Kravitz, "Fly Away".

The GFA is set to be released on May 22nd. If you would like to see more information about the add-on visit German FIFA 99 Online. Please do not email me about how they changed the music, as I do not know :)

>> Alex added a collection of very cool new files to the Downloads section earlier today. Included is an AEK Athens, Panathinaikos and Olympiakos Kits, along with three Greek Stadiums, two UEFA Referee Kits and an updated Ronaldo CD Cover.

>> 10:59 p.m.
ESP Release Date: Sunday, 25th April*.
The English Super Patch site has announced that the ESP will be released this Sunday. Check out the ESP site for a collection of new screen shots, including an image of the Man. U Menu Theme which can be seen to the left. *Release date is subject to change.

>> I have a very large amount of news to post. However, as you may gathered I have been very busy with other commitments. I will get this news to you shortly. Make sure you look out for the German FIFA 99 Add-on. It's the ESP for German Fans!

Posted by Matt Holme

>> 4:43 p.m.
A couple of new stadiums have been released at FIFAMania. Check out the screen shot of the very original tree stadium to the left of this text. Click here to see a list of all of the stadiums available at FIFAMania for download.

>> Jeff's US Modem League has gone live at http://members.xoom.com/JeffFEd99/. It is open to anyone in the US who enjoys playing FIFA 99.

>> Another Norwegian Modem League has opened at http://fifa99norway.norge.cc/fifaligatur.htm.

>> Here is some interesting reading. GA Sports have posted their review of Actua Soccer 3.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> Jon Harle has informed me of a new USA Modem Tournament that is open to everyone in the US. Check it out at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Ring/1094/index.html.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> David has informed me that he is working on a huge Colombian Patch for FIFA 99. Check out the screen shot to the right of this text. If you would like to help, contact David Guiza.

>> 1:00 p.m.
From the English Super Patch Site comes news that special ESP Menu Themes are now being created. All the popular teams will have their own menu theme. Check out the Liverpool Menu Theme to the left of this text. The ESP team has also found a new stadium designer, therefore it shouldn't be long until ESP is released.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> Dan let me know that he has begun a very new Malaysian Modem Leauge at http://fifamodleague.tsx.org.

>> A Norwegien FIFA 99 Cup has begun at http://www.sgnorge.com.

>> 8:04 a.m.
Alex completed a small update to the Downloads section last night.

>> A new FIFA 99 Poll has begun. This month's question is "Do you play FIFA 99 in 3D mode?" Last month's question of "Do you know how to take a screen shot in FIFA 99?" saw 52% of the 586 voters say NO, 34% said YES, while the remaining 14% simply didn't care.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> Could the webmasters of the sites who have their news posted on this page please kindly return the favour and place the following html code on their site:

<a href="http://www.soccergaming.com"><img src="http://www.soccergaming.com/images/sg_banner.gif"
width="470" height="62" alt="Visit Soccer Gaming" border="0"></a>

This code will display the new Soccer Gaming banner below:

>> James C is looking to create a Swedish update for FIFA 99. If you are interested I helping, contact James at webmaster@fifa99kits.8m.com.

>> Andrew Kenny is looking for a further three competitors to join the Irish Modem League at http://fifa-gaming-ireland.webjump.com.

>> Rene would has asked me to let you all know that his FIFA 99 Mailing list at http://hophop.com/fifa99 is becoming very popular. A replay competition is also underway at his site.

>> For those of you from Denmark, two Danish Modem Leagues are open at http://fifa98.solgames.dk and http://www.cs.auc.dk/~noedskov.

>> Don't forget to post your ideas for FIFA 2000 in the new look FIFA 2000 Wish Forum. The FIFA 99 Forum has also become very popular over the last couple of days and has a few interested conversations occurring.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> A friend of mine, Jeff Madsen is planning on organising modem league for any residents that live in the 630 area code of Illinois, USA. Jeff would like to see if the idea would be popular before he begins the site. If you would be interested in joining this Illinois modem league, contact Jeff.

>> Chris Krohm has let me know of an Historic Champion's League patch that he is currently working on. The patch will include the following teams along with their respective kits, players plus some new menu backgrounds. The teams include:
1960 Real Madrid, 1967 Celtic Glasgow, 1968 Manchester United, 1972 Ajax Amsterdam, 1974 Bayern Munich, 1979 Nottingham Forest, 1984 FC Liverpool, 1986 Steaua Bucharest, 1987 FC Porto, 1990 AC Milan, 1993 O. Marseille, 1996 Juventus Turin, 1997 Borussia Dortmund.
Some screen shots as well as link from where you can download this file will be posted shortly.

>> A modem league for the State of New Jersey, USA is currently taking participants at http://www.angelfire.com/nj/fifamodemleague.

>> Please DO NOT send in your replays to myself or Alex. The replays section is no longer being updated and will re-open when FIFA 2000 comes out.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> Alex is set to start updating the Downloads section regularly again. The next update will begin tonight.

>> I have received a message from the mystery man, Daniel Vassallo. Apparently Daniel has not left town, however he now has a very busy schedule and can no longer find time to to work on the Soccer Gaming websites. If you are looking for a non-paying job, which is full of benefits, and are highly qualifies in CGI, SSI and HTML please contact me for more information. Due to Daniel's departure, we will also be taking applications for new webmasters of FA Premier League Manager 99 Online and FIFA Soccer Manager Online.

>> Don't forget to download @Backup, it's a terrific and highly effective program!

>> 7:41 a.m.
John Phillips has just informed me of a new Cyprus Modem League that has begun at http://members.xoom.com/cyprusfifa99/

>> From now on, FIFA 99 Online, are willing to post any news from various FIFA 99 sites, regardless of whether or not they are on the soccergaming.com/fifa99.net server. Therefore, if you have any news that you would like to announce to the FIFA 99 world, please send it to news@fifa99.net.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> As you may have already heard, FIFA Gaming Online will soon be renamed Soccer Gaming (www.soccergaming.com). The new site design is almost complete and should be opening in a couple of weeks. We are currently in the process of recruiting some new soccer gaming sites to host. If you run a soccer gaming site that concentrates on a game which we do not already host, please contact me for further information.

>> If you are looking for a non-paying job, which is full of benefits, and are highly qualifies in CGI, SSI and HTML please contact me for more information.

Posted by Matt Holme

>> 12:30 p.m.
Kristian Borten, the menu and kit designer of the English Super Patch, has put together a collection of new screen shots from the soon to be released patch. I am sure you will all agree they are magnificent! Check out the ESP site for more screen shots.

>> Remember Daniel Vassallo? If you don't, I do not blame you. Daniel used to help out a great deal with my FIFA sites, however, in recent times he has vanished. If anyone knows the where-abouts of Daniel Vassallo or know why he is no longer online, please contact me.

>> 9:50 a.m.
Congratulations to King Chien Wen of Singapore who is the lucky winner of the FIFA 99 N64 game! Thank you to everyone who entered, the information you sent in is very valuable.

>> 9:15 a.m.
ATTENTION!
If you have entered the draw to win the signed copy of FIFA 99 for N64 please visit the FIFA 99 Chat Room now. The winner will be drawn in exactly 30 minutes. I will be online as Matt1.

>> 12:27 p.m.
Chinese FIFA 99 Online has just gone live! This site is a must for anyone whose first language is Chinese.

Be here tomorrow when the winner of the N64 FIFA 99 Game Give-away is announced. The draw will be held in the FIFA 99 Chat Room LIVE!

>> The News Archive section has been broken up into monthly categories to allow for faster navigation.

>> Roberto and Chris Davies urgently need a number of experienced stadium designers to help create the English Super Patch. Contact Roberto at wild@netsite.com.br if you feel you could be of some assistance.

>> I recently purchased a Laptop and was having trouble transferring the files from my PC to the Laptop. However, once I discovered @Backup, I was able to easily backup my files to a number of floppy disks and then transfer them quickly and easily to my Laptop. I highly recommend @Backup. It's only 1.4 Mb and is completely free for the first 30 days. After which if you do not wish to purchase @Backup, you can simply uninstall it. So why not download it and give it a try today?

>> 7:21 am GMT
Sorry it has taken so long for me to update the main page, but here is some Club World Cup (Part of the FIFA 99: Latin America Pack) available at Spanish FIFA 99 Online. Here are the main features:

9 new ways to play,
NEW Club World Cup
Club World Cup League
Libertadores Cup League
Libertadores Cup 99
Copa America 99
Intercontinental Final
Aregentinian League
Ecudorian League
Brazilian League

Info about the Leagues:

•    Libertadores Cup 99 (playable as a league or tournament, containing the 32 best teams in Latin America, each with their own kits and 10 of them with their own stadiums)
• Copa America 99 (the 12 best Latin American national teams battle for glory!)
• For the first time in FIFA 99 : Club World Cup ( containing the 32 best teams of the world!), playable as the most diffucult league ever or as a tournament
• Updated Leagues:
  Latest Argentinian league by Gonzalo Dominguez
  Ecuadorian League
  Brazilian League
• 9 NEW stadiums that will work in 3dfx, but sadly not non 3dfx(day and night)(each stadium has been renamed and has its own aereal photograph)

• More than 40 kits, some specially built for this patch by Roberto Panucchi
  
  

>> 7:38 a.m.
Due to outside commitments I have over the next couple of days, Alex Harris will be taking control of the News page until late Thursday. If you have any information for Alex please contact him at files@fifa99.net.

>> Just a quick word before I leave... FIFA Gaming Online is in the process of being renamed Soccer Gaming. The new site design will be launched in a couple of weeks along with a number of new features. Together with various hosted sites, Soccer Gaming will be continue to be the largest Soccer Gaming network on the internet.

>> 1:05 p.m.
I have discovered a magnificent collection of high-detail new stadiums at Fifamania (an Italian FIFA 99 site). Check out the English version of their stadiums page by clicking here.

>> 12:57 a.m.
The Official English Super Patch Site has opened. This new page will be maintained by Roberto P. Filho and will include all the latest news and progress reports from the ESP team.

>> Alex Harris updated the Downloads section early this morning with three new stadiums and a patch that updates European Cup flags.

>> 12:57 p.m.
News just in! The Official English Super Patch Site will be opening very soon. The official site will include some new screen shots along with news on the delayed release.

>> 8:30 p.m.
I have added a few international  servers for you to download the new version of FEd99 from. Click Here to visit the FEd99 page.

>> 11:30 p.m.
The new version of FEd99 has been released. Click here to download it from the FEd99 page now.

>> 10:59 p.m.
FEd99 Release message:
I am currently working hard to get FEd99 uploaded. If all things go to plan it should be up within an hour. Sorry about the delay. And a big thumbs down to the low-lifes in the FEd99 Forum who personally insulted myself and Chau Le because of the delay.

>> 9:00 a.m.
Hooray! Alex is finally back and he has updated the Downloads page! Included is two new Series A Patches, along with Jochen Tree's latest Roster update.

>> 11:08 p.m.
Don't forget, the new version of FEd99 will be released here tomorrow!

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