Hype Train Down Memory Lane - March 16th, 1999

Discussion in 'Time Locked Progression Servers' started by PathToEternity, May 19, 2015.

  1. PathToEternity pathtoeternity.pro

    It's the morning of March 16th, 1999. You've got EverQuest installed, patched up, and you're waiting for the servers to come online - publicly - for the very first time.

    Of course, EverQuest isn't the only milestone game this year - other franchise premiers include Super Smash Bros two months back in January, Counter-Strike this summer in June, and Unreal Tournament later this year in November.

    What else is going on media world?

    Not a bad year for movies. Last month Office Space came out and was a riot. The Matrix is only two weeks away, and you'll probably go see The Mummy in May.

    Deep Space Nine is in it's final season, and Voyager is still stuck in the Delta Quadrant for two more years, though Stargate SG-1 has really only just gotten started. You'll never move a couch the same way again after the most recent Friends episode, The X-Files is still going strong, and Futurama debuts three days before The Matrix.

    And then you've got what prompted me to put this post together, music. I threw together a YouTube playlist of the week's Top 40. A little heavy on the hip hop for me, but I don't mind some of the country sprinkled in. Definitely some gems which go on to stand the test of time.

    Here's the full list:

    1 BELIEVE - Cher
    2 HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Whitney Houston Featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price
    3 ANGEL OF MINE - Monica
    4 I STILL BELIEVE - Mariah Carey
    5 ANGEL - Sarah McLachlan
    6 ALL I HAVE TO GIVE - Backstreet Boys
    7 KISS ME - Sixpence None The Richer
    8 NO SCRUBS - TLC
    9 EVERY MORNING - Sugar Ray
    10 NOBODY’S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE - Deborah Cox
    11 … BABY ONE MORE TIME - Britney Spears
    12 SLIDE - Goo Goo Dolls
    13 YOU - Jesse Powell
    14 (GOD MUST HAVE SPENT) A LITTLE MORE TIME ON YOU - ‘N Sync
    15 HAVE YOU EVER? - Brandy
    16 I’M NOT READY - Keith Sweat
    17 STAY THE SAME - Joey McIntyre
    18 IT AIN’T MY FAULT 1 & 2 - Silkk The Shocker Featuring Mystikal
    19 ALL NIGHT LONG - Faith Evans Featuring Puff Daddy
    20 HARD KNOCK LIFE (GHETTO ANTHEM) - Jay-Z
    21 SAVE TONIGHT - Eagle-Eye Cherry
    22 IF YOU (LOVIN’ ME) - Silk
    23 FADED PICTURES - Case Featuring Joe
    24 SWEET LADY - Tyrese
    25 MIAMI - Will Smith
    26 EX-FACTOR - Lauryn Hill
    27 HOW FOREVER FEELS - Kenny Chesney
    28 THE ANIMAL SONG - Savage Garden
    29 WRITTEN IN THE STARS - Elton John & LeAnn Rimes
    30 JUMPER - Third Eye Blind
    31 FLY AWAY - Lenny Kravitz
    32 WHEN A WOMAN’S FED UP - R. Kelly
    33 BACK 2 GOOD - Matchbox
    34 WHAT IT’S LIKE - Everlast
    35 TAKING EVERYTHING - Gerald Levert
    36 I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING - Mark Chesnutt
    37 MY NAME IS - Eminem
    38 MEANWHILE - George Strait
    39 YOU WERE MINE - Dixie Chicks
    40 LULLABY - Shawn Mullins

    And don't forget to look up some of the runners up:

    I’M YOUR ANGEL - R. Kelly & Celine Dion
    CAN I GET A… - Jay-Z Featuring Amil (Of Major Coins) & Ja
    HANDS - Jewel
    YOU GOT ME - The Roots Featuring Erykah Badu
    C’EST LA VIE - B*Witched
    WE LIKE TO PARTY - Vengaboys
    BUSY MAN - Billy Ray Cyrus

    I like nostalgia, and I'm looking forward to playing through all the old EQ eras, but besides EQ what else takes you back?
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  2. Merry Elder



    :)
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  3. Vulak-Arkadius Augur

    uhhh youtube was founded in 2005... it was WinAmp everyone used in 99
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  4. MBear Augur

    It really whips the llama's a$$.
  5. Numiko Augur

    I still use win-amp for my music ... :oops:

    I did not get to play EQ until April, as was common back then games launched in Canada 2-3 weeks after the states due to "logistical" reasons.
  6. Reemer New Member

    Great post, really brings me back. Never saw the trailer tho. It's interesting how they set it up, not like an mmo, but like a DnD adventure.
  7. totalimmortal Elder

    Cool post! Lol at the music list.
  8. Manian Vineheart Lorekeeper

    Didn't even have my own comp in 99 lol, that didn't happen for me until 2000, or 2001. Back when EQ came out I was a young pup playing a couple computer games offline like Diablo 1, and couldn't even run a copy of Shogun Total War that I had bought. Mostly a console gamer til Evercrack got me at the end of 01.
  9. fazool Augur

    One of my complaints about Vernt/SOE (& DBG) is that they do not advertise EQ.

    But once, in around 2000, I was at a movie and saw a movie commercial in the previews for Everquest. It had Kunark mobs in it but it wasn't specifically about Kunark - just EQ.

    That is the only time I've ever seen anyone try to actively promote the game.
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  10. Megasi Apprentice


    You mean you've never seen this one?
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  11. Tachyon Augur

    The Mummy was good! I'll pass on the rest!!