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@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ Man of the match: Enzo Scifo. Hat-Trick beast: Luc Nilis. Unlucky goals conceded
Oh wait, this isn't the World Cup of 1998? EURO 2020, you say? Actually happening in 2021, to make Panini sticker buyers even more confusing? Whoops.
I have fond memories of FIFA Road To World Cup '98, or RTWC98. And I'm not alone: read [14 reasons why RTWC98 was the best game ever](https://www.balls.ie/football/14-reasons-why-fifa-98-rtwc-was-the-best-game-ever-133868) according to balls.ie (nice domain name!) or muse along [with Rock Paper Shotgun](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-fifa-road-to-world-cup-98) who bring up so many golden moments while playing this classic game, released in 1997. So, in light of the European Championship football craze this month, I snagged a big box PC copy of RTWC98 eBay. _"Don't worry babe, it's for research purposes, statistical predictions for the upcoming matches, you know?"_, I said. I'm note sure if she swallowed that excuse, but the game arrived a week later nonetheless.
I have fond memories of FIFA Road To World Cup '98, or RTWC98. And I'm not alone: read [14 reasons why RTWC98 was the best game ever](https://www.balls.ie/football/14-reasons-why-fifa-98-rtwc-was-the-best-game-ever-133868) according to balls.ie (nice domain name!) or muse along [with Rock Paper Shotgun](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/have-you-played-fifa-road-to-world-cup-98) who bring up so many golden moments while playing this classic game, released in 1997. So, in light of the European Championship football craze this month, I snagged a big box PC copy of RTWC98 from eBay. _"Don't worry babe, it's for research purposes, statistical predictions for the upcoming matches, you know?"_, I said. I'm note sure if she swallowed that excuse, but the game arrived a week later nonetheless.
![](../fifa98.jpg "Nilis' second goal. Replace '98 Nilis with '20 Lukaku and we're all set.")
The game allowed you to drag your favorite country all the way from the qualifying rounds to the finals of the World Cup '98 in France. Not only that, it also had an in-door mode, and more importantly, it allowed you to customize a team and pit them against the dreaded Brazilians. I used to put my grandfather in the goal, but on the amateur difficulty level, he usually was quite bored. Even on harder difficulties, the game is still relatively easy, but that doesn't make it less fun!
The game allowed you to drag your favorite country all the way from the qualifying rounds into the finals of the World Cup '98 in France. Not only that, it also had an in-door mode, and more importantly, it allowed you to customize a team and pit them against the dreaded Brazilians. I used to put my grandfather in the goal, but on the amateur difficulty level, he usually bored himself to death. Even on harder difficulties, the game is still relatively easy, but that doesn't make it less fun!
The box boasted the 3DFx logo. What a wonderful time for PC gaming, the year 1997. Those with money to burn installed three video cards: two PCI Voodoo cards connected with SLI and another one that occupied the AGP slot for 2D rendering. A year later, the Voodoo2 would be released, dramatically increasing the texturing abilities. My much overpowered [GeForce 3](/post/2021/01/win98-upgrade-geforce3/) doesn't even flinch, while rendering the laughably bad face textures of seemingly cloned football players. Back in the day, it looked incredible.