<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
99	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
video	O
games	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
99	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
99	I-Application
is	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
NBA	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
–	O
99	O
NBA	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prominent	O
bugs	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Series	I-Application
Center	O
fan	O
site	O
submitting	O
a	O
patch	O
petition	O
to	O
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
two	O
official	O
patches	O
which	O
included	O
roster	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
98	O
–	O
99	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Live	O
99	O
kept	O
the	O
same	O
file	O
formats	O
as	O
Live	O
98	O
,	O
patchers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
same	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
patches	O
using	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
Graphics	O
Editor	O
and	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
99	I-Application
Toolkit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
port	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
98	O
,	O
which	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
bug	O
where	O
players	O
did	O
not	O
fatigue	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
delivers	O
"	O
a	O
full	O
basketball	B-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
little	O
compelling	O
reason	O
to	O
choose	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
99	I-Application
over	O
its	O
previous	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
amazing	O
FIFA	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
pressure	O
to	O
deliver	O
an	O
all-new	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
yearly	O
basis	O
is	O
causing	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
spin	O
its	O
wheels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
1998	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
NFL	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
&	O
Worst	O
of	O
1998	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
FIFA	B-Application
99	I-Application
.	O
</s>
