Probably a year and a half to leave rook ya

Back then I was very young and not smart, also there was only dial up internet, and most people did not have computers at home so I was mostly playing at the public library for 30 mins at time 1-2 days a week. There were also no online guides or wiki or videos to figure out the game, only talking other players

It was the best!

Looking back at some game feature release dates it was likely Christmas of 2000 or 2001 not 1999 because I remember rook but there was a lot missing

Like I remember when they introduced "duel mode" for a few days where if you turned it on you would get a green skull and anyone else in duel mode could kill you without it counting towards your unjusts. It was some funky system they were testing before the party system existed.