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Join us for a full 1997 discussion! Montreal Screwjob, Chris Farley, Burger King fries? We have it all. Jim from Drink a Beer and Play a Game joins for the ride.

• Sports
  • Montreal Screwjob
  • Elway finally wins the big one
  • The Marlins (???) win the World Series, great roster of 90s-ass guys, Cleveland was clearly the better team
  • Bulls crush Utah
  • Spurrier Gators beat Free Shoes U
  • March Madness: Arizona beats Kentucky, Miles Simon, Mike Bibby
• Gaming
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • GoldenEye
  • Star Fox 64
  • Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  • Tekken 3, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter 3
  • Resident Evil
  • Blood and Carmageddon (computer essentials class)
  • Duke Nukem 3D
  • Fallout
  • Diablo
  • Curse of Monkey Island
  • Tiger releases Game.com
  • Ask for emails about games released in other parts of the world
• Music
  • Radiohead, “OK Computer”
  • Wu-Tang Forever
  • Missy Elliot, “Supa Dupa Fly”
  • Notorious B.I.G, “Life After Death” (was killed later that year)
  • Depeche Mode, “Ultra”
  • Foo Fighters, “The Colour and the Shape”
  • Faith No More, “Album of the Year”
  • Metal: Strapping Young Lad, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor
• Songs
  • Third Eye Blind, “Semi Charmed Life”
  • Chumbawumba, “Tubthumping”
  • Savage Garden, “I Want You”
  • Meredith Brooks, “Bitch”
  • Hanson, “MMmbop”
  • The Verve, “Bittersweet Symphony”
  • Aqua, “Barbie Girl”
  • Smash Mouth
  • Natalie Imbruglia, “Torn”
  • Harvey Danger, “Flagpole Sitta”
  • Sister Hazel, “All For You”
• Movies
  • Titanic
  • Boogie Nights
  • LA Confidential
  • Donnie Brasco
  • Contact
  • Face/Off
  • Good Will Hunting
  • Event Horizon
  • Fifth Element
  • GI Jane
  • Austin Powers
  • Cop Land
• Notable events
  • Princess Diana dies in a car accident being chased by paparazzi
  • Tobacco companies pay $368 billion for states to drop lawsuits for lying about health hazards of smoking
  • Chris Farley
  • Heaven’s Gate
  • Iowa family has septuplets
• Most popular TV shows
  • South Park
  • King of the Hill
  • Oz
  • La Femme Nikita
  • Pokemon
  • Berserk anime
• Teen “cool” food and beverage trends of the year
  • Lifesaver Holes
  • Fruitopia
  • Squeeze-Its
  • Gushers

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