1998

This page is about events and releases from the year 1998.
== Events ==
== Fictional Events ==
=== Unknown Date ===
=== July 23-24 ===
* Events of Resident Evil 0 occur
=== July 24-25 ===
* Events of Resident Evil (1996)/Resident Evil (2002) occur
=== August 22 ===
* Events of Max Payne's Prologue occur
=== September 26-30 ===
* Events of Resident Evil 2 (1998)/3: Nemesis/2 (2019)/3 (2020) occur
=== December ===
* Events of Resident Evil: Code Veronica occur
== Film ==
=== Film Releases ===
Date 	Title 	Production/Distribution 	Genres
June 1 	The Truman Show 	Scott Rudin Productions · Paramount 	Comedy · Drama
June 5 	Mulan 	Walt Disney Animation Studio 	Musical · Action-Adventure
July 10 	Small Soldiers 	DreamWorks · Amblin Entertainment · Universal	Action · Comedy
July 24 	Saving Private Ryan	Amblin Entertainment · DreamWorks · Paramount	Drama
October 2 	Antz 	DreamWorks 	Comedy · Adventure
November 8 	The Rugrats Movie 	Nickelodeon · Klasky Csupo · Paramount 	Comedy
November 14	A Bug's Life 	Pixar Animation Studio · Walt Disney Company 	Adventure · Comedy
December 16	The Prince of Egypt	DreamWorks 	Musical · Drama
== Music ==
=== Album Releases ===
====January-June====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
January 9 	Bowling for Soup 	Rock on Honorable Ones!! 	Pop Punk
January 20	Bright Eyes 	A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 	Folk Rock · Emo
January 26	Hoobastank 	They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To	Nu Metal · Jazz Rock · Hardcore Punk
January 27	Hum 	Downward Is Heavenward 	Grunge · Progressive Rock · Hardcore Punk
February 3	Pearl Jam 	Yield 	Hard Rock · Grunge
March 24 	Semisonic 	Feeling Stragely Fine 	Post-Grunge · Pop Rock
March 31 	Fuel 	Sunburn 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
April 21 	Skillet 	Hey You, I Love Your Soul 	Electrorock · Post-Grunge · Nu Metal
April 21 	Soulfly 	Soulfly 	Nu Metal
April 21 	Zebrahead 	Zebrahead 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
April 28 	Eve 6 	Eve 6 	Pop Punk · Post-Grunge
April 28 	Fugazi 	End Hits 	
April 28 	One Minute Silence 	Available in All Colors 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock
May 5 	Bad Religion 	No Substance 	Punk Rock · Pop Punk
May 12 	Soul Asylum 	Candy From a Stranger 	Grunge · Pop Rock
June 2 	The Smashing Pumpkins	Adore 	Progressive Rock
June 30 	System of a Down 	System of a Down 	Nu Metal
====July-December====
Date 	Artist 	Album 	Genres
July 7 	Barenaked Ladies 	Stunt 	Pop Rock · Grunge · Folk Rock
July 14 	Beastie Boys 	Hello Nasty 	Hip-Hop · Rap Rock
July 21 	Candlebox 	Happy Pills 	Grunge
July 28 	Fear Factory 	Obsolete 	Nu Metal · Electrorock · Thrash Metal
August 10 	The Appleseed Cast 	The End Of the Ring Wars 	Emo · Post-Grunge
August 11 	Saves the Day 	Can't Slow Down 	Hardcore Punk
August 18 	At the Drive-In 	In/Casino/Out 	Hardcore Punk · Emo
August 18 	Death Cab for Cutie 	Something About Airplanes 	Emo · Post-Grunge
August 18 	Korn 	Follow the Leader 	Nu Metal
August 25 	Godsmack 	Godsmack 	Nu Metal · Hard Rock
September 1 	Nickelback 	The State 	Post-Grunge
September 8 	Sunny Day Real Estate 	How It Feels To Be Something On	Emo · Grunge
September 15	Marilyn Manson 	Mechanical Animals 	Electorock · Glam Metal
September 22	Queens of the Stone Age	Queens of the Stone Age 	Post-Grunge · Hard Rock
September 22	Spineshank 	Strictly Diesel 	Nu Metal · Electrorock
October 13 	Alkaline Trio 	Goddamnit 	Punk Rock · Pop Punk
October 13 	Zebrahead 	Waste of Mind 	Nu Metal · Rap Rock · Pop Punk · Punk Rock
November 2 	Bright Eyes 	Letting Off the Happiness 	Emo · Folk Rock
November 9 	Meshuggah 	Chaosphere 	Progressive Rock · Thrash Metal · Heavy Metal
November 17 	The Offspring 	Americana 	Pop Rock · Pop Punk · Punk Rock
December 13 	Flaw 	Flaw 	Nu Metal
==Television==
=== Program Debuts ===
Date 	Show 	Channel 	Genres
April 4 	CatDog 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy
August 31 	Hercules: The Animated Series	Disney Channel · ABC	Comedy · Fantasy
September 1 	The Wild Thornberrys 	Nickelodeon 	Adventure
September 12	Animorphs 	Nickelodeon 	Drama · Science Fiction
October 25 	The Famous Jett Jackson 	Disney Channel 	Coming of Age
November 18 	The Powerpuff Girls 	Cartoon Network 	Superhero · Action
=== Program Finales ===
Date 	Show 	Channel 	Genres
January 15 	The Secret World of Alex Mack	Nickelodeon 	
March 4 	101 Dalmatians: The Series 	ABC 	Adventure
November 14	Animaniacs 	Cartoon Network	Comedy
November 14	Pinky and the Brain 	Nickelodeon 	Comedy · Science Fiction
November 16	Goosebumps 	Fox 	Horror
==Video Games==
===Game Releases===
Date 	Title 	Platform 	Genres
January 21 	Resident Evil 2 	PS1 	Survival Horror
March 23 	Warhammer: Dark Omen 	PC · PS1 	Real-Time Strategy
March 25 	Star Wars: Rebellion 	PC 	Grand Strategy · Real-Time Strategy
May 22 	Unreal 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
August 21 	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 	PC · N64 · PS1	First-Person Shooter · Tactical Shooter
September 3 	Metal Gear Solid 	PS1 · PC 	Stealth · Action-Adventure
September 9 	Spyro the Dragon 	PS1 	Action-Adventure · Platformer
September 15	C: The Contra Adventure 	PS1 	Third-Person Shooter
November 16 	The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard	PC 	Action-Adventure
November 17 	Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus 	PS1 · PC 	Platformer
November 19 	Half-Life 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
November 20 	Tomb Raider III 	PS1 · PC 	Action-Adventure
November 23 	Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate 	PC 	Turn-Based Strategy
November 24 	Heretic II 	PC 	Action-Adventure · Third-Person Shooter
November 25 	Blood II: The Chosen 	PC 	First-Person Shooter
== See Also ==
Category:1998