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Tokyo Game Show '99 (東京 (とうきょう)ゲームショウ'99 tōkyō gēmushou '99?) (TGS 1999 for short) was a biannual game show held in Japan at Tokyo's Makuhari Messe convention centre. The events were coordinated by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, which represented the three biggest Japanese console manufacturers Nintendo, Sega and Sony. The Spring show lasted from 19–21 March, and the Autumn show lasted 17–19 September.

Events[]

Spring event[]

The event began Friday 19 March, though this was a closed event only for industry representatives and the press. The general audience was welcome on Saturday and Sunday, though to discourage truancy children were not admitted until the afternoon.[1] Planned events included a talk event featuring game directors, a quiz and a cosplay competition with winners picked from each booth.[2] Capcom featured a number of games at the event, including gameplay demos of Resident Evil 2 for Nintendo 64 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis as well as a trailer for Resident Evil CODE:Veronica. Capcom brought in a man dressed in a Nemesis-T02 costume who could menace visitors for promotional photographs.[3]

Autumn event[]

Capcom set up three booths for the Autumn event, themed as "Bio", "Rockman" and "Capcom", which represented games in general, children's games and merchandise, respectively.[4] This included re-shows of the three Resident Evil games featured at the Spring event,[5] as well as footage of Resident Evil Survivor.[6]

Sources[]

  1. 次回ゲームショウは、1999年3月19日~21日(19日はビジネスデー)、幕張メッセで! (Japanese). TGS. Retrieved on 2022-04-17.
  2. 「危険なクリエイター・トークバトル」などイベントステージプログラム速報 (Japanese). TGS. Retrieved on 2022-04-17.
  3. Capcom Friendly Club Vol.11 (August 1998).
  4. TOKYO GAME SHOW Information (Japanese). tgs.cesa.or.jp. Retrieved on 2020-11-26.
  5. TOKYO GAME SHOW Information (Japanese). tgs.cesa.or.jp. Retrieved on 2020-11-26.
  6. TGS 1999: Capcom Lines Up to Fight. IGN (16 September 2001). Retrieved on 2016-01-01.

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