Several options are similar to other PC Sports games you might have played and some are not. You can play an exhibition game with your favorite team against your most hated enemy, setting the field, the conditions and even the play books to use. You can take any NFL team through the 1998 season, or you can practice any skill used in the game, for example that 40 yard field goal at the end of the game for the win. The things that Madden NFL 99 offers that you don't normally see are the Franchise option, Tournaments and Fantasy Drafts. When you own your own franchise, you have the ability to trade players, sign free agents in the off season, and sit in the owner's box at the games.
Tournaments can be either single player or multiplayer.
This allows you to skip the regular season and head right into the playoffs if you wish. The Fantasy Draft option was particularly fun to play with. You can choose how many owners, players per league, and it will automatically draft teams or let you pick players. Another set of options allow you to choose your style of play. I do not own a game pad, so I found the new One Button style of play very simple to learn and easy to play.