For PC, 1999 Was The Golden Year
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We’ve had a bit of a discussion about golden years, particularly the massive string of games that dropped in the late ’90s. But if you were a PC gamer in particular, there was one year that changed the shape of the market permanently.
It’s hard to imagine a gaming world without internet, or one where online multiplayer wasn’t the primary focus. And for a large part of the ’90s, that was the case. Not only was implementing online multiplayer difficult – and a powerful factor in licensing other companies’ engines – but most people barely had quality dial-up connections.