5 Great Games From 1999 - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at 5 great games that were released in 1999 (with bonus pop culture picks)!

0:00 Intro
6:03 Favorite Video Game & Movie

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[matthewcrawford]

1999 was so great. The Matrix was incredible. Blew my mind.

Everyone played apples to apples. That game got old real fast.

Here we are in 2023 and I picked up a used copy of Lost Cities for $10. My wife and I played it probably 15 times this weekend. What a fun game.

[georginatoland]

I was lucky to have had advance preview tickets for The Matrix. Pretty much the most epic moment of my life.

[cay]

A great year, the year my son was born. One of the few games I had before getting into the hobby was Apples To Apples. I still have it, and my son still loves it. I’m enjoying these videos. Thank you.

[ringostarr]

4 of 5 still in my cupboard and I sold Schottentotten 2.
Great year. My future wife and me moved to Berlin and started our own Household ❤

[NATOnova]

love playing battle line medieval edition (very similar and successor to schotten totten) and used to play lost cities a lot.

[aprilw]

Happy to see Apples to Apples still getting some love. It's a fun game.

[IronSalamander]

Interesting list. I never owned Alpha Centauri, and I don't remember why. It's perfect for me, and I love 4X games on PC.

[KabukiKid]

Oh yes... Alpha Centauri was such a cool game. I feel like it is sometimes a bit forgotten, but I still have great memories of it. Heck, I'd play it again now! heh

[dougsundseth]

I'd have listed:

* Tikal - Still a great game of exploration
* Vinci - The game that became Small World when a fantasy theme was added
* Battle Cry - The first of the Richard Borg card-driven games that became the Commands & Colors franchise.
* Starfarers of Catan - Perhaps my favorite Catan game for more than 2 players. (Starship Catan is my favorite Catan game.)

[jdtyler]

Ra is so good. I'm terrible at it, but it's a lot of fun.

The Matrix is head and shoulders above every other movie from 1999.

[jahniedez]

I guessed The Matrix!! My favorite of that year as well

[casperhoyng]

My list would have Tikal and Roads&Boats added. Ra and Lost Cities would have made the list as well.

[brianthomson]

Great series. Thanks for introducing me to excellent previously "hot new" games. Are you going to switch from Nirvana to The Offspring for the 2000's ?

[Jonathan-eivp]

Schotten Totten is great! I'm trying to design a challenge card based solo mode (providing an opponent without complex AI logic administration)

[Pozer]

RA is really good w/nice components. Thanks Tom, love your reviews please never stop! MATRIX!!!

[TrntyNZ]

Yaaasss, The Matrix! My favourite movie of all time. Looking forward to The Matrix Legendary Encounters.

[jflartner]

My favorites:
Board Game: Ra
Video Game: Donkey Kong 64
Movie: Episode I!!!

[Drew_D]

Apples to Apples and Matrix were unique when they came out. My opinion has changed a little over time, and that's because I feel that there are too many copycats.

[nshaw]

The big question is - At what year does it go up to 10 great games?

I like the change from last time where you forced yourself to 10 'best games but not neccessarily great'.

[BoardGamesBricksHobbies]

Times Up relies too much on pop-culture for me. I still like Apples to Apples, though I've certainly cooled on it as other games (like Dixit) have evolved the formula. Watch The Matrix for the first time a few years ago and agree that it holds up well.