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March Madness 99
The Vault · 1999

March Madness 99

Relive March Madness, then run a college dynasty forever.
DeveloperEA Sports
PublisherEA Sports
Released1999
Sports
BasketballCollegeEA Sports

March Madness 99 is EA Sports' 1999 college basketball game for the PlayStation, the sequel to March Madness 98. It offers Season, Tournament, three-point shoot-out and a deep, open-ended Dynasty mode, with real teams, players and NCAA stats. It released on PlayStation and PC.

In the News3 mentions
Jun 281999
Four EA Tiburon Artists Form The Ballistic Pixel Lab
Four veteran EA Tiburon artists behind Madden and NCAA Football have left to form The Ballistic Pixel Lab with EA alum Dave Mathieu as president.
Industry
Mar 141999
Midnight Madness Beta Signup
March 14, 1999: Beta Bites let me know that Microsoft is having a Midnight Madness Beta sign-up, where 200 lucky gamers will be randomly selected on March 17th, St.
Release
Mar 31999
New Beetle in Midtown Madness
Microsoft says it has reached an agreement with Volkswagen Worldwide to add the New Beetle to the assortment of vehicles in Midtown Madness, the highly anticipated new game in the Madness racing series.
Release
How to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A PlayStation and the disc; a memory card with room to spare (Dynasty saves are large).
Emulation / Other Options
Runs under PS1 emulators like DuckStation.
Game Record
PlatformPlayStation
DeveloperEA Sports
PublisherEA Sports
GenreSports
ReviewedJanuary 1, 1999
RestoredJune 5, 2026