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First Game
John Madden Football was made in 1988, and featured John Madden himself on the cover. -
Second Game
Features include different field conditons, audibles, and password-saved games. For the first time in a football video game, the game is played from behind the quarterback rather than from the side. -
John Madden Football II
It features John Madden on the cover. This edition had updates such as larger playbooks and more insight from John Madden. -
John Madden Football '92
Madden Football '92 is the sequel to John Madden Football. New aspects of this version include instant replay, two-player cooperative play, quarterback injuries, review and overturn pass interference calls, and more audibles. Whenever a player on the field was injured, it would come speeding onto the field, indiscriminately running over any player that happened to be in its path. -
John Maddeen '93
John Madden Football '93 sold over one million copies, making it a commercial success. It has been cited as the highest-selling game developed by Looking Glass Studios, and Neurath later called it "one of the most successful games I've ever worked on". -
Madden Football '94
This was the first of the Madden games to have Super Bowl teams available for play without any special codes.
Due to an error, the entire rosters for the New York Giants and New York Jets were reversed. For example, the quarterback for the Jets was #11 (Phil Simms of the Giants) while the quarterback for the Giants was #7 (Boomer Esiason of the Jets). -
Madden '95
Madden NFL '95 was the first Madden game to have both the NFL team logo and NFLPA licenses. It is the first to be released to a handheld, being released for the first time to both the Game Boy and Sega Game Gear. -
Madden '96
Madden '96, developed by Visual Concepts, was originally planned to be the first football game on the PlayStation shortly after the console's launch in 1995. But after several delays, the game was canceled because it was not meeting EA's quality assurance standards -
Madden '97
The best team in the overall ranking, with a score of 85 was the Dallas Cowboys and the worst team with a score of 62 was the Baltimore Ravens. The best ranked offenses were between the Cowboys and the Lions with a score of 92. The St. Louis Rams had the best ranked defense with an 86. -
Madden '98
It was the last version of the Madden series to be released for the SNES, Sega's Genesis, and Saturn platforms.The Green Bay Packers had the best team overall in the game with a 95. A 3 way tie for the best defense in the game between the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers with a score of 97. -
Madden '99
The Denver Broncos had the best team overall in the game with a score of 92. The best offense in the game belongs to the Green Bay Packers with a score of 95. The best defense in the game belongs to the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 97. -
Madden 25th Anniversery
In Connected Franchise career mode, players own and manage a NFL team.Players can also move teams to new cities or revive historic teams like the Houston Oilers. -
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