March '99

>> 9:20 p.m.
As you have all probably noticed, news on the FIFA scene has been very slow recently. However, Alex Harris has informed me that his computer is fully function now and he plans to update the Downloads page later tonight. Let's hope he does *fingers crossed*!

I would like to take this opportunity to advise you all on a great new program I have discovered. It is known as @Backup and it's the perfect program for backing up all of your important computer files that you do not want to lose (e.g. FIFA 99 :). The trial version is FREE and fully functional. CLICK HERE to download @Backup today (1.43 mb).

>> 9:46 p.m.
Israeli FIFA 99 Online has just gone live. If you speak Hebrew you are going to love this site!

>> 10:56 p.m.
Good news! Alex Harris has just received his computer back from the shops. Hopefully he'll be updating the Downloads page later tonight!

>> 10:56 p.m.
Thank you to the hundreds of football fans who have sent in their TOP 10 teams of all time and entered the draw to win the signed copy of FIFA 99 (N64). If you have not entered yet make sure you do by clicking here.

>> I thought I might give all of my translated sites a plug :) Well here goes:

C'mon all you German speaking FIFA fans; visit German FIFA 99 Online today! It's a great site and deserves more hits than it is currently receiving.

If you speak Italian and love football, I recommend Italian FIFA 99 Online. It has a large amount of exclusive Italian news that you won't find anywhere else.

Spanish FIFA 99 Online has some new info on the Libertadores Cup add-on. On top of this, Spanish FIFA 99 Online is a very fascinating site! It also has exclusive news that will not be found anywhere else.

Turkish FIFA 99 Online has a Turkish Modem League running. If you are from Turkey, check it out today!

Israeli FIFA 99 Online will be re-opening shortly. The Israeli team are working on a brand new site design, which so far looks great.

Brazilian FIFA 99 Online is updated daily with exciting news about all the latest South American League add-ons. If you speak Portuguese, visit it today!

>> 11:40 a.m.
Chau Le (the FEd99 legend) has discovered a way to change the font in FIFA 99! Therefore, a group of Israeli guys from http://www.fifa.co.il are busy creating a Hebrew Version of FIFA 99. The patch will be known as Leumit 99 and will be available here as soon as it is released.

>> 9:51 a.m.
Where is Alex Harris? That's the question that everyone has been asking. The King of Downloads has gone missing. Hopefully he'll be back soon to upload some more new files.

>> 11:19 p.m.
The next version of FEd99 will be released on Friday the 2nd of April. The new version will include the import/export features, the ability to edit text as well as all of the bugs being fixed. Stay tuned for more info.

>> 2:26 p.m.
WIN a limited edition FIFA 99 (N64) signed by Matt Holme!
Everybody who sends in their TOP 10 club teams and national teams in the history of soccer, will automatically go into the draw to win a one off, limited edition copy of FIFA 99 (N64 version) signed by yours truly! A random winner will be selected on April 10th. CLICK HERE to email in your TOP 10 club and national teams. Check out a screen shot of the FIFA 99 N64 box signed below:

Remember, only sensible, non-biased emails will be accepted. Here is an example of what I would like to receive:
National Teams:
1. England 1966
2. Brazil 1994
etc.

>> The FIFA 99 Forum is back up and running. Special thanks to Adam who fixed it for me.

>> 9:21 p.m.
EVERYBODY DO THIS PLEASE!
I would like to ask everyone to email me their TOP 10 greatest National and Club teams of all time. Please click here to do so (do not change the subject). This information will be very important in the future. If you do not do this, you will regret it as time goes by, trust me. Here is an example of what I would like to receive:
1. England 1966
2. France 1998
etc...

>> The next version of FEd99 will include a number of new features, one of which includes the ability to change various text in the menus. Check out the screen shot below:

>> 7:41 a.m.
New screen shots from the latest version of FEd99 will be released tonight!

>> 10: 24 p.m.
Chris Davies has sent me a new features list for the English Super Patch (ESP).

* ALL 24 Division One teams, ALL 24 Division Two teams, and 2 Division Three teams are included instead of the Rest of Europe league, which has now had it's name changed to the "Nationwide Leagues"! Since the last English patch, the Nationwide Leagues teams have been COMPLETELY re-inputted, with the help of match reports and club websites, so now I can guarantee that ALL of the Nationwide League squads are accurate.

* All correct Premiership kits for the 1998-99 season (which have had all of the graphical glitches ironed out, and now look absolutely brilliant), and all of the correct Nationwide League kits that we could fit in (Fulham, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers, Reading, Barnsley, and more!).

* ALL teams, yes I said ALL teams, have proper kits rather than some having Premiership ones! Also, ALL teams have correct transfers and team management - see below for more information on that...

* Updated player attributes, team attributes, transfers and team management for ALL the teams in ALL the leagues by Jochen Tree - except the Nationwide Leagues, which are done by me, Chris Davies.

* Unbelievable new menu screens by Kristian Borten!

* Nice Adidas Predator boots (by Patrick Rose) - I hope he doesn't mind me using them in this patch!

* A file that makes the default game one of the most action packed possible - Manchester City v Manchester United!

NEW FEATURES

* A nice little setup.exe program so that everything can be installed quickly and easily is how you install the patch, and if you don't like the patch, an easy un-install program is installed. Every single file that is over-written is backed up, so that the un-install program can restore them with no fuss.

* REAL STADIUMS!!!, including Manchester United's (Old Trafford), Manchester City's (Maine Road), Liverpool's (Anfield), Sunderland's (Stadium of Light), Chelsea's (erm...), Tranmere Rovers's (Prenton Park), Arsenal's (Highbury) and Fulham's (erm...).

* Updated names and pictures on the "Stadium Select" screen for ALL of the stadiums.

* Premiership Graphics Upgrade (to be downloaded separately), so that the Premiership ball is used, the Premiership adboards are used, the Premiership numbers are used, and there are NO Nationwide League jerseys.

* Nationwide Leagues Graphics Upgrade (to be downloaded separately), so that the Nationwide League ball is used, the Nationwide League adboards are used, the normal (fixed) player numbers are used, and PERHAPS, yes, PERHAPS, the Premiership jerseys will be replaced by some Nationwide League ones.

* F.A. Cup Graphics Upgrade (to be downloaded separately), so that the Sahar ball is used, the AXA adboards are used, the normal (fixed) player numbers are used, and the F.A. Cup logo is on the sleeves of the Premiership and Nationwide League jerseys.

* Worthington Cup Graphics Upgrade (to be downloaded separately), so that the Nationwide Leagues ball is used, the Worthington Cup adboards are used, the Premiership numbers are used, and the Worthington Cup logo is on the sleeves of the Premiership and Nationwide League jerseys.

* New EA Sports logo (the one that you see on the top left corner of the "Match Select" screen), so that it actually is the F.A. Premiership logo and the Nationwide Leagues logo.

* New "Match Select" text, so that it actually says "The English Super Patch".

* New "European Dream League" text, so that it actually says "European Super League".

* Roster updates for ALL leagues in the ESP released EVERY SINGLE WEEK! This will include a 1999\2000 update for all of the leagues in the ESP, when the time comes!

* EVERY SINGLE PREMIERSHIP JERSEY is being COMPLETELY RE-DONE (by Kristian Borten)!

* A few more Nationwide League jerseys have been added. * The new referee jerseys (released on Saturday (on Soccer AM on Sky Sports, here in Britain), and featured for the first time in a match on Sunday (in the Worthington Cup final)) for ALL of the English leagues.

* New flags for some leagues

* New menu screens

This patch may not be released on schedule, however I am sure you will all agree it will be well worth the wait.

>> The FIFA 99 Forum is currently out of order. Sorry about the inconvenience, it will be fixed asap.

>> If anyone knows of where I could find a review of the movie, "Happy Gilmore" which stars the very funny Adam Sandler, could you please email the address to me at webmaster@fifa99.net. Thanx!

>> 7: 20 a.m.
Alex uploaded a Westham and Manchester City set of Kits plus two new Stadiums to the Downloads section.

>> The final version of the Libertadores Cup is out at Spanish FIFA 99 Online. It can be downloaded in both Spanish, Portuguese and English. Download the English version here.

>> 10: 02 p.m.
Alex added a couple of new patches to the Downloads section.

>> 10:19 a.m.
A new image from the English Super Patch which will be available here on Saturday, the 27th of March, can be seen to the left of this text. Make sure you check back regularly for the latest news on this exciting add-on.

>> You may have noticed that the News Archive section is becoming very over crowded. I am currently working on splitting up the page to save loading time.

>> 9:34 p.m.
Happy birthday to Alex Harris! Yesterday he turned 23, and spent the day updating the Downloads site :) Check out the new updates, which includes, among many things, a FIFA 99 screen saver.

>> 6:57 p.m.
I am constantly receiving e-mails inquiring about how to take screen shots in FIFA 99. HyperSnap DX is the screen shot grabber that I highly recommend. Download it today from the Utilities section of the Downloads page.

>> 6:50 p.m.
The latest version of the Libertadores Cup has been released at Spanish FIFA 99 Online. Visit the English version page by clicking here to download the great add-on and view some more screen shots.

>> Chris Davies has informed me that the release date of the English Super Patch has been put back to March 27th. They are working extra hard on it to make it is a true "super" patch!

>> 4:28 p.m.
A patch which fixes the folder recognising problem in FEd99 has been released on the FEd99 Page, along with a number of new servers for you to download the very popular editor from. Hopefully now almost everyone has a server close them.

>> Last night, our hard working King of Downloads, Alex Harris, added a collection of awesome new files to the Downloads section. Don't fret, he's still working on the Kit Request page which is looking super!

>> Chris Davies has informed me that his eagerly awaited English Super Patch, will be released Saturday the 20th of March. Mark it off on your calendars dudes!

>> And finally, from the "I was forced to post this" department, comes news that GA Sports has recently opened a Wrestling site. If you're into that kind of stuff, visit www.wrestling-games.com today.

>> 5:00 p.m.
A couple of new servers for you to download FEd99 from have been added to the FEd99 Page. Remember, if you are having any problems with FEd99 and require technical assistance, please post a message in the FEd99 Forum. Chau Le reads the forum regularly. This is only the first version of FEd99, newer versions of FEd99, with new features will be posted in the near future.

>> 7:30 a.m.
FEd99 has been released!
I woke up nice and early this morning to release the long awaited ultimate FIFA 99 Editor, FEd99. Download it now from the FEd99 Page.

>> 11:41 p.m.
The count-down has begun. Five new FEd99 screen shots and the list of FEd99 features have been added to the new FEd99 Page. Only a few hours now until you will be able to get your hands on FEd99: the ultimate FIFA 99 editor.

>> 5:15 p.m.
FEd99 is scheduled to be released tomorrow. The FEd99 Forum has opened. If you have any problems or questions about FEd99 please feel free to post them there.

>> Due to the large amount of the people who will be downloading FEd99, I am going to need some mirror servers. If you can offer some space please contact me at webmaster@fifa99.net.

>> My sister, Michelle, thanks all the kind people who sent her a birthday email.

>> 11:33 p.m.
It's going to be an exciting couple of weeks here at FIFA 99 Online. Chris Davies has let me know that the English Super Patch will be released on March 20th. Screen shots can be seen below:

>> In other news, tomorrow is my sister's birthday. Her name is Michelle and she is turning 14. If you want to you could send her an electronic birthday card. Thanx.

>> 11:33 p.m.
Alex added a new Real Madrid Stadium and a set of Series A Adboards to the Downloads page.

>> 9:19 p.m.
Congratulations to Giannis Sideris who successfully guided his team Marseille, to victory in the Super Cup at the Athens Sports Network Virtual FIFA 99 Tournament. Check out the page for photos of all the winners and they're trophies.

>> 3:50 p.m.
Spanish FIFA 99 Online has just sent me some news and screen shots of the latest version Libertadores Cup Add-on that will be released next week. Check out the screen shots below!

>> 11:39 a.m.
Alex Harris (King of FIFA 99 Downloads) is currently working on the FIFA 99 Online Kit Requests page. A large group well renowned kit designers will soon be taking your requests for any kit you'd like designed. Stay tuned for more information.

>> 11:14 p.m.
It's finally here! The FIFA 99 Modem Database has just gone live. Sign up today for your chance to play fellow country men and women in FIFA 99 Modem matches.

>> 7:45 a.m.
Due to popular demand I am considering re-opening FIFA 98 Online and World Cup 98 Online. If you are capable of maintaining the sites in a professional and quality manner, please contact me at webmaster@fifa99.net. I am looking for someone who speaks English as their first language.

>> 9:09 p.m.
Alex is updating the Downloads page NOW!

Will FIFA 2000 have Internet Support? Click here for some information.

Remember, only five more sleeps boys and girls until FIFA Claus arrives with FEd99 :)

>> 10:02 p.m.
FEd99 Release Date: 16th March, 1999.
FEd99 Version 1.0 will be released on the 16th of March, 1999. It will be available for download in the Downloads section.

>> 7:19 p.m.
Well done Alex. Last night he updated the Downloads page with a huge amount of new files! Included is four new stadiums, the latest version of FSH Flash, a few great rosters. Looks like I won't be making my assassination trip to England after all :)

>> 10:19 p.m.
Alex Harris has told me that if he does not update the Downloads page today that I can shoot him. He'll even pay for the flight to England! So I guess that means we'll be getting some new files later today, or I better start warming up my trigger finger :)

>> 10:16 a.m.
The FIFA 2000 Wish Forum has opened at FIFA 2000 Online. Be sure to post your top requests for FIFA 2000 there. EA Sports will be checking it regularly.

>> 9:31 p.m.
A warning about a virus that was found on one of the add-ons has been posted in the Downloads section.

It's been a pretty slow couple of days for FIFA 99 news. Chau Le is expected back in town on Monday. Hopefully he'll give us some more good news about FEd99.

>> 11:10 p.m.
Alex added Jochen Tree's latest roster update to the Downloads page.

>> 2:27 a.m.
Three new screen shots of FEd99 (the ultimate FIFA 99 Editor) can be seen below. The first screen shot displays the new multi-languages option, the second shows the renaming of a League, and the third shows the easy to use transfer function.

>> 7:28 a.m.
Good news for FEd99 fans. FEd99 will support ALL available languages, and not just English, as was the case in FEd98.

Last night Alex added a huge variety of new Stadiums, Dutch Leagues and Patches to the Downloads page.

>> 10:39 p.m.
EA Sports had better watch their back. Microsoft have just released details on their new soccer game: World Championship Soccer 2000. If the gameplay of this new game are as good as the graphics, it should be a beauty. Check out the full press release at FIFA Gaming Online by clicking here. Thank you to Oleg Roitburd for sending me this information.

>> 7:35 p.m.
WOW! Alex added over 50 new European Kits to the Downloads section. He also added 10 National Kits and three brand new stadiums! On top of all of this he is promising more updates later today! Without a doubt, hiring Alex to work on the Downloads page is the best move forward I've made with FIFA 99 Online. I'm sure you all agree!

>> 7:36 a.m.
It has been a long time coming, but Italian FIFA 99 Online has finally opened! Andrea Arizzi is the new webmaster and is currently doing a great job.

>> 6:27 p.m.
Alex added a new program that lets you use the edited *.db files with the new official patch, it's highly recommended. He also apologises for the lack of updates. Expect some excellent new files soon. Click here to visit the Downloads page now.

Beta testing of FEd99 is underway. From what I've seen the program looks great! Expect new screen shots shortly.

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