THE CASE FOR 98
How a single year produced the most influential media in history.
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Juvenile
400 Degreez
Genre Southern hip-hop, bounce, gangsta rap
Label Universal, Cash Money
Producer Mannie Fresh
EA Tiburon
Madden NFL 99
Publisher EA Sports
Genre Sports
Platforms PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows
Joel Coen
The Big Lebowski
Distributor Gramercy Pictures (U.S. & Canada), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International)
Writer Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producer Ethan Coen
Tom Wolfe
A Man in Full
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages 742 pages
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
Genre Post-rock, art rock, folk, folk jazz, baroque pop, jazz
Label Polydor
Producer Mark Hollis
Joel Coen
The Big Lebowski
Distributor Gramercy Pictures (U.S. & Canada), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International)
Writer Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producer Ethan Coen
Bright Eyes
Letting Off the Happiness
Genre Lo-fi, electroacoustic
Label Saddle Creek
Producer Mike Mogis
Activision, Climax Development (N64), Big Boat Interactive (98 Redux)
Battlezone
Publisher Activision, Crave Entertainment (N64), Rebellion Developments (98 Redux)
Genre First-person shooter, real-time strategy
Platforms Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64
Air
Moon Safari
Genre Downtempo, electronica, chill-out, space pop, dream pop, psychedelia
Label Source, Virgin
Producer Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin
John Frankenheimer
Ronin
Distributor MGM Distribution Co. (US and Canada), United International Pictures (International)
Producer Frank Mancuso Jr.
Runtime 121 minutes
Beastie Boys
Hello Nasty
Genre Alternative hip-hop
Label Grand Royal, Capitol
Producer Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr.
Looking Glass Studios
Thief: The Dark Project
Publisher Eidos Interactive
Genre Stealth
Engine Dark Engine