John Madden Football

Moby ID: 3389
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Old american football simulation co-designed by famous sportscaster John Madden. The first game in EA's long-running Madden series. Different versions of this game have been available on almost every platform - with the Mega Drive version being the most famous of them all. The game concentrates more on tactics than pure action.

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Before John Madden was requested to be the game’s endorser, Trip Hawkins (founder of EA) had two other candidates - quarterback Joe Montana and coach Joe Kapp. Joe Montana declined as he already made a deal with Atari (which never seemingly happened), while Joe Kapp demanded too many royalties EA couldn’t provide.

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Game added by Brolin Empey.

Apple II, Commodore 64 added by Terok Nor.

Additional contributors: Rik Hideto, ZeTomes, DillyDylan.

Game added February 24, 2001. Last modified December 13, 2023.