1998: The Greatest Video Game Year Ever?

History of Awesome is an epic 38-part trip
down memory lane - each episode we're covering a new year's most
important, influential, or just-plain-awesome movies, games, TV
shows, comics, and more.


Up next is 1998 - a year famous for being
one of the greatest in video game history. 1998's games include:
Baldur's Gate, StarCraft, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,
Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon Red & Blue, Thief, Gran
Turismo, Fallout 2, and plenty more.


It was a respectable year across the rest of the pop culture
spectrum as well, thanks to the release of Cowboy Bebop, Saving
Private Ryan, The Big Lebowski, and more.