The game was unsuccessful due to its complexity, and he hoped to one day delegate its rules to a computer. Trip Hawkins created a clone of the Strat-o-Matic paper and dice-based football simulation game as a teenager. The real reason that I founded Electronic Arts was because I wanted to make computerized versions of games like Strat-O-Matic.

1.3.10 EA Sports Madden NFL Football: Season 2.

EA has released annual versions since 1990, and the series' name changed to Madden NFL in 1993 after EA acquired the rights to use NFL teams and players. Because of Madden's insistence that the game be as realistic as possible, the first version of John Madden Football did not appear until 1988.

As of 2013 the franchise has generated over $4 billion in sales.Įlectronic Arts (EA) founder Trip Hawkins conceived the series and approached Madden in 1984 for his endorsement and expertise. Among the series' features are detailed playbooks and player statistics and voice commentary in the style of a real NFL television broadcast. It is also the only officially licensed National Football League (NFL) video game series, and it has influenced many players and coaches of the physical sport. It is named after the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and commentator John Madden, and it had sold more than 130 million copies by 2018. Madden NFL (known as John Madden Football until 1994) is an American football video game series developed by EA Tiburon for EA Sports. Amiga, Super NES, Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, 3DO, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Windows, macOS, MS-DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Saturn, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, Arcade

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