Even as a non hockey fan I played the shit out of this on pc.. But most of my time went to fifa 98 Road to world Cup and international superstar soccer 98:) great year for sports games
Are you willing....to donate....your body? Got a problem....with authority? Would you stop a speeding bullet? Are you afraid......of the masked....man?
is it bad when you in your late 20s and early 30s and look back at these videos of games and other things and say dam I miss it so bad and want to be back in that time because everthing seem so easy then and enjoyable
Oh yeah for sure. I'm a Detroit native btw, and grew up as a little kid watching Yzerman, Shanahan, Fedorov, Hasek and Osgood. Used to hate the Avs when Roy, Sakic, Foote, Claude Lemieux and Forsberg were playing. Good times.
Omg. I remember the first time hearing this in stereo! Still have this. Right after the intro comes a booming fade in with the dude saying: 'EA Sports NHL.....'98. Awesome shit!
It's almost depressing to see the presentation of this series today, compared to back then. EA is just so lazy with music anymore. Pulling some songs out of "Top 40" and slapping them into their games. Nothing memorable about NHL since around 2001. That's a really, really, long time.
When everything mattered including 90's hockey!!!! I still get that rush watching this, yet when I play anything newer or watch anything current it bores the crap out of me?!!!
Back when I was 3 years old and the beginning "are you afraid of the masked man" part scared the shit out of me for some reason,Gaming on the computer oh my lord
@MAPLELEAFSdennis They don't even have intros anymore! I thought these intros were pretty boss, I watched them load up all the time. The one with the Garbage song was pretty amazing too (NHL 2000).
The only intro that made you actually want to turn off the game and strap on the gear after watching it and go play. Hell we even had it once played in our roller hockey warm ups
О да... Она ещё была дико сложная, в сравнении с 2001 NHL, помню в лет 7-8 с отцом играли на двоих и придумывали тактики чтобы просто забить шайбу - это было круто и такой интерес, уже к сожалению не будет к какому либо спортивному симулятору)
I spent a lot of hours in this game with my younger brother when we were kids... he went away of cancer 1 year ago and when I hear that music I almost cry
Over 20 years old and still one of the greatest intros to any video game let alone sports game. If you know someone that wonders what's great about hockey...show this to them.
Only thing that could've made this any more epic is after the score board exploded your psone supernovad and you dove out the 3rd story window as your house exploded.
what hapend in life !?!? things suppose to get better with year but what hapend ? , this is what I call real intro miss these days the world going bad now , music, games/intros movies , plz explain someone, itsmake me sad n happy when I see this lit intro
Even in 2024, NHL 98 INTRO still is the BEST! The gameplay also is amazing like NHL 14. Such a shame that NHL series fell apart forever ever since the PS4 port of NHL 15. 😭
Damn those were the days... I remember playing this with my big brother back in the days. Often I used the keyboard and he had the mouse. Where is the intro in NHL 2022??
I remember playing this game when I was in High School....Staying up until 2 am when I was in the playoffs...Red Wings at it's BEST!! Still have the game!
I remember playing a league with my classmates back at elementary, playing against AI teams at home and occasionaly visiting friends at their place when we played agains each other.. saving results on a floppy disc that was passed around.. memories :)
When? He says: Are you willing to donate your body? Got a problem with authority? Would you stop a speeding bullet? Are you afraid of the masked man? Come on! Bring it on! Think you got a game? I never hear "Got a problem with the body?" once in this.
If i could go back in time, I would never want to tell myself, the kid that bought NHL 98 and LOVED every second of it, how the EA NHL franchise became recycled money grabbing trash at some point. This game was made with so much love, its just nuts. NHL 98, 99, 2000... best NHL games.
Awesome. Excellent. Terrific. I remember it pretty clearly and I still have the CD. I also remember I was so impressed when I bought a 3dfx (APAC Voodoo1) for the first time....I also remember I was even typing a message in Outlook Express asking EA Sports if they were going to release NHL99. I never sent it, though - I didn't have access to the internet then. I do miss the '90s... But it was too bad that it was really easy to score a goal in the game itself. I got really disappointed. Luckily, they mostly fixed that in NHL 99. Go Ducks :-)
There it is. I was looking for exact that intro (especially Arnott going into the box). After NHL 98 I knew 90% of all NHL players and their teams. Loved that intro, loved that game.
Phenomenal Intro. Everything fits here: Music, Editing, selection of Scenes, Voiceover. Everything. By the way: The game was fantastic too. That was the time when EA still stood for the highest quality.
This was Bad A back in the day! Still bad to the bone it gives you chills doesn't it? Got you pumped for a game to play that would never work because your green computer sucked some days ah! I used think my computer would crash sometimes just because of this amazing intro it was to much coolness for a lame 98 Windows.. I would just put the CD in to just watch the intro and never play the game. That's a good intro where you would rather watch that over and over again then play the game. Plus the fact the intro is still in my head after all these years and here I am writing a comment wasting my time on how much I liked it back in the day. Even my grandpa wanted to play hockey after watching that intro and never skated once in his life...
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The only game where I was able to watch the entire intro everytime before I played.
+Jeff Smith the intro for 99 was also awesome!
I think that the 2000 was also good, but 98 is best :)
if I remember correctly I dont think you could skip it anyway! lol still awesome though
Yes me too!!!!
,,Are u afraid of the masked men?"
Watching this intro is like a religious experience
Well stated! 💯
still gives chills. remember playing the shit out of this on pc. Hockey was better in the 90's.
+rodz0r Everything was better in the 90's my friend
@@joerhodes3219 +
Even as a non hockey fan I played the shit out of this on pc.. But most of my time went to fifa 98 Road to world Cup and international superstar soccer 98:) great year for sports games
NHLPA 93 Genesis was the best version ever.
Me too. I purchased speakers with a subwoofer. I got so good I could beat an NHL all star team with team Japan! I mastered a glitchy shot.
back when EA sports wasn't a sell out or sucked
They need clean house of bad employees and fix their game
Whenever I saw "EA Sports" back then, I always knew it would be a terrific experience 😊
Konami suffered the same fate, BTW.
Still the best NHL intro to this day.
It's good but 99 was better
Agreed, 99 for the win
*NHL 97 has entered the chat*
Nhl 99>>>>
@@Draftspike 1 day ago? didn't think anyone would be watching this 12 years later
Are you willing....to donate....your body?
Got a problem....with authority?
Would you stop a speeding bullet?
Are you afraid......of the masked....man?
S R C’MON BRING IT ON....... THINK YOU GOT GAME!!!!!!?????
the masketta man
Still the best NHL intro yet. Man I miss this! EA need to stop focusing on spending bucket loads on music licences and get back to in house music!
Brian Costelloe man idk.. nhl 99 was pretty good
98 > 99 Intro. LOL But we can confidently agree on one thing. EA don't do good intros like this any more.
Yea.. The ones of today are traash
This sounds like rock hockey has always been like that and i love it
Brian Costelloe This one and the NHL '99 intro "Heroes" always get me pumped up and brings twars to my eyes.
is it bad when you in your late 20s and early 30s and look back at these videos of games and other things and say dam I miss it so bad and want to be back in that time because everthing seem so easy then and enjoyable
exactly what i was thinking
I got so tired of NHL 15 so I'm playin' this and 99 to pass the time. Hopefully 16's a lot better.
Late 20 but shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht :D
Oh yeah for sure. I'm a Detroit native btw, and grew up as a little kid watching Yzerman, Shanahan, Fedorov, Hasek and Osgood. Used to hate the Avs when Roy, Sakic, Foote, Claude Lemieux and Forsberg were playing. Good times.
and beast ROY!!!
Best NHL intro ever!!! 25 years later still exciting!
Now 2024, 2 years after Nijigasaki Anime Season 2.
Back when you were actually excited about the video intro of a video game.
I remember that Owen Nolan goal at the all-star game. Pointing at the net and scored.
# classic
That was pretty sick. That was his home ice too, wasn't it?
Sure was
but i think hasek let the puck pass ;-)
Anyone remember that stupid glow-puck?
i dont think it was that bad of an idea; couldn't you take the glow off?
This intro is so good! Probably the only intro I never skipped over.
still get chills watching this intro, cuz when you heard the music you knew everybody was ready to hop on the sticks n go hard
just went down a rabbit hole and found out the original dualshock was released a month before this game
Best intro in history ever!!!
Omg. I remember the first time hearing this in stereo!
Still have this.
Right after the intro comes a booming fade in with the dude saying: 'EA Sports NHL.....'98.
Awesome shit!
Ah yes, thoes were the days.
I definitely think it's the best intro for any hockey game still, brings back memories, loved racking up the abuse of the official penalties.
Jay P 99's better lol
EA sports presents NHL 98
Oh man the memories
It's almost depressing to see the presentation of this series today, compared to back then. EA is just so lazy with music anymore. Pulling some songs out of "Top 40" and slapping them into their games. Nothing memorable about NHL since around 2001. That's a really, really, long time.
Their music isn't top 40 it's alternative rock nobody listens to
Newer games dont got this testo vibe at all,
This intro was the reason why i fell in love with hockey. Epic!
I wanna cry. This was the ultimate intro, when i have play ps 1. Thanks for this seeing about 26 years later 😂😊.
aahhhh I remember the days when EA made great hockey games
When everything mattered including 90's hockey!!!! I still get that rush watching this, yet when I play anything newer or watch anything current it bores the crap out of me?!!!
And one of the best intros ever!!
This game inspired me to join and play hockey when I was 7 , became obsessed and knew all the players on every team, hockey was way better In the 90's
And back then 1990s EA SPORTS games have the best gameplay, graphics, and features unlike EA SPORTS EVER SINCE 2015 to 2024!
I don't think there is anything that can be more badass than this!!! What a sick and epic intro!!
"This is great! And all I did was enter my name!"
This is such a 90s intro! I love it!
Oh god I remember this!! CHILLS. Would be awesome if EA brought these kind of intros back!! Love Kamenskys spingoal, GO AVS GO!
это да. Блин, почти 15 лет прошло, а все равно игруха классная
Back when I was 3 years old and the beginning "are you afraid of the masked man" part scared the shit out of me for some reason,Gaming on the computer oh my lord
it was probably because Felix the Cat was scary as shit.
Anyone else here because of the Oilers fan from Germany who fell in love with the team because of this intro?
Yes 🤣 I had to look it up
@MAPLELEAFSdennis
They don't even have intros anymore! I thought these intros were pretty boss, I watched them load up all the time. The one with the Garbage song was pretty amazing too (NHL 2000).
The only intro that made you actually want to turn off the game and strap on the gear after watching it and go play. Hell we even had it once played in our roller hockey warm ups
1-й НХЛ в который я играл! Вспоминаю до сих пор с теплотой!
I remember playing this in college. I wasn't even into hockey at the time, but the intro alone got me into spending lots of hours in this game.
2nd best behind NHL 99 anthem
we can heros bro
О да... Она ещё была дико сложная, в сравнении с 2001 NHL, помню в лет 7-8 с отцом играли на двоих и придумывали тактики чтобы просто забить шайбу - это было круто и такой интерес, уже к сожалению не будет к какому либо спортивному симулятору)
It’s 2021 and 23 Years ago this came out and STILL the best intro !
I spent a lot of hours in this game with my younger brother when we were kids... he went away of cancer 1 year ago and when I hear that music I almost cry
BEST FUCKING INTRO EVER!!!!
Back when the NHL was epic.. this brings back great memories
Over 20 years old and still one of the greatest intros to any video game let alone sports game. If you know someone that wonders what's great about hockey...show this to them.
Only thing that could've made this any more epic is after the score board exploded your psone supernovad and you dove out the 3rd story window as your house exploded.
Watching this gives me goosebumps. Gr8est intro EVER!!!
what hapend in life !?!? things suppose to get better with year but what hapend ? , this is what I call real intro miss these days
the world going bad now , music, games/intros movies , plz explain someone, itsmake me sad n happy when I see this lit intro
@minimalkonsens i disagree. NHL 99 is the best
25 years later and still the best intro ive ever seen
oooh cant believe i found it,,best intro ever still sorry ea sports
От одной только заставки бегут мурашки... А какая в NHL 98 была музыка!? - Это ж просто бомба! В общем, легендарная для своего времени игра!
0:20 one of the coolest masks of all time
Even in 2024, NHL 98 INTRO still is the BEST! The gameplay also is amazing like NHL 14. Such a shame that NHL series fell apart forever ever since the PS4 port of NHL 15. 😭
My friend had this game. The moment I saw it, that's when I knew I had to save my money and get a PlayStation.
This was such a great game. Many a nights leaving my friends house pissed or elated.
YEAH! I love this intro!!!
Excellent intro nhl 98
this game had a cheat code that made the zamboni drive around the ice during the game.
When Optimus Prime made voices to EA Sports
Это была первая из трех моих игр. Играл в нее год. Практически каждый день. Сейчас смотрю - чуть не плачу ))
@billc756 exactly!
They don't make intro's like this anymore.
Best EA intro, it goes down hill after this year.
Great guys in prime spotted.. Tony Amonte, Selanne, Nolan
Damn those were the days... I remember playing this with my big brother back in the days. Often I used the keyboard and he had the mouse. Where is the intro in NHL 2022??
I remember playing this game when I was in High School....Staying up until 2 am when I was in the playoffs...Red Wings at it's BEST!! Still have the game!
1:14
Martin Brodeur's goal... Never forget! 👍
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То время, когда NHL в EA Sports делали профессионалы, а не менеджеры ))) Один саундтрек чего стоит! Спасибо (Thank you) за ностальгию!
I remember when we first started the NHL 99 with friend and got this intro. Then we just turned the gamer off and started it again :D
This was my first ever nhl game!! I wished all nhl intros were this sick.
This is the only intro that I would watch EVERY time I played the game. Simply Epic!
Hockey is the most fucking awesome sport, I love hockey! this intro always got me psyched up to play some Playstation Hockey!
remember when games were good?
My childhood was awesome
as good as NHL Hockey 96. '97 sucked a bit...
What's the story behind the New Jersey player putting his face in his hands?
2021 anyone
Блять, 18 лет прошло(((
+Николай Леонов Молчи грусть ((((
Because I played it 18 years ago, as a child. Now I have children of their own))) Time flies.
I played the whole season was 82 games, and in the finals in the playoffs for the Stanley Cup I lost 3: 4. I spent three months on it.)))
Уже, сука 20(((
"А что вы хотите, дальше будет только хуже..."(с)
I remember playing a league with my classmates back at elementary, playing against AI teams at home and occasionaly visiting friends at their place when we played agains each other.. saving results on a floppy disc that was passed around.. memories :)
I never had a PS1 so I never played this game, but holy shit, this intro is amazing O___O Why can't the newer NHL games have intros like this?
because ea sucks this days.
But! the new NHL 15 intro is with real NHL scenes. But not as good as 98-2000
When? He says:
Are you willing to donate your body?
Got a problem with authority?
Would you stop a speeding bullet?
Are you afraid of the masked man?
Come on!
Bring it on!
Think you got a game?
I never hear "Got a problem with the body?" once in this.
TELL ME ABOUT THE MAN
WHY DOES HE WEAR THE MASK?
LOTTA LOYALTY FOR A HIRED STICK
HE DIDN'T SLIDE SO GOOD
If i could go back in time, I would never want to tell myself, the kid that bought NHL 98 and LOVED every second of it, how the EA NHL franchise became recycled money grabbing trash at some point.
This game was made with so much love, its just nuts. NHL 98, 99, 2000... best NHL games.
Awesome. Excellent. Terrific. I remember it pretty clearly and I still have the CD. I also remember I was so impressed when I bought a 3dfx (APAC Voodoo1) for the first time....I also remember I was even typing a message in Outlook Express asking EA Sports if they were going to release NHL99. I never sent it, though - I didn't have access to the internet then. I do miss the '90s...
But it was too bad that it was really easy to score a goal in the game itself. I got really disappointed. Luckily, they mostly fixed that in NHL 99.
Go Ducks :-)
Every year I watch this just before the start of the season and every year it gets me pumped up like nothing else.
another 12 years later, is this still true? :P
Still playing this game until the Master Chief Collection drops for the Xbox One.
best intro EA SPORTS ever had
The glitch goal in this was awesome
There it is. I was looking for exact that intro (especially Arnott going into the box). After NHL 98 I knew 90% of all NHL players and their teams. Loved that intro, loved that game.
Phenomenal Intro. Everything fits here: Music, Editing, selection of Scenes, Voiceover. Everything. By the way: The game was fantastic too. That was the time when EA still stood for the highest quality.
As a kid the first 15 seconds where hes asking those questions used to scared the f out of me lol Are you afraid of the masked man? Yes...yes I am
This was Bad A back in the day! Still bad to the bone it gives you chills doesn't it? Got you pumped for a game to play that would never work because your green computer sucked some days ah! I used think my computer would crash sometimes just because of this amazing intro it was to much coolness for a lame 98 Windows.. I would just put the CD in to just watch the intro and never play the game. That's a good intro where you would rather watch that over and over again then play the game. Plus the fact the intro is still in my head after all these years and here I am writing a comment wasting my time on how much I liked it back in the day. Even my grandpa wanted to play hockey after watching that intro and never skated once in his life...
I dont know whats wrong with ea game IT SHOULD BE INTRO LIKE THIS LIKE COME ON IT IS 2019 !?!?
That intro just melted my face!
@TAG037 Please bring back the quality in their games that they used to make back then.
“ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE MASKED MAN?!”
-still think of this every time i see a goalie…
Compared to 97, this one is just lame.
That 90's grunge font looked silly even back then.
Its a pity this does not work on 64 bit systems. Unfortunately Unplayable.
This is literally the first thing I have seen on computer.
It's certainly hard and rough, but I'd rather not call this death metal. It's more like Rammstein's style of metal music. Still, this intro IS epic!
It's a problem with authority, thus showing Jason Arnot. Who was one of the biggest fighters in NHL slamming the door on the penality box.
i was always ready…. 0:25 question: “ are you ready” i was about explode, you know Korn, NHL….sooo i was ready
EA get me angry when they stop doing NHL fo PC. Wait I am still angry because of this
I have an NHL 2005 and NHL 7 playstation For second