Virtual Mike Vick became this generation’s version of virtual Bo Jackson from “Tecmo Bowl” – which means Vick was virtually unstoppable in the game.Ģ005: The defense finally gets some love with the introduction of the “hit stick,” which lets gamers light up opposing ball carriers and have a chance at making bigger, game-changing plays on that side of the ball.Ģ006: The franchise debuts on the Xbox 360, but the reaction is mixed, to say the least.Ģ007: This version is better received, and this year marks the time when “Madden” comes to the PS3 and the Wii. It was also the year that “Madden” arrived on Xbox Live, meaning players from all over the country could play against each other. You get to hear Al Michaels in the booth for play-by-play, alongside John Madden.Ģ004: The Michael Vick year. The introduction of polygon gave the series a different, more fluid look.Ģ000: “Madden 2000” celebrated the franchise’s 10-year run with expanded playbooks for the PlayStation 2 and the PC.Ģ002: The franchise comes to Microsoft Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube for the first time. The biggest change is smarter artificial intelligence, which made the computer opponent tougher to play.ġ999: Gamers saw the introduction of “franchise mode,” which allowed players to take control of their favorite teams over several seasons. There were also video intros, a broadcast crew and a step up in visuals, starting with motion-captured players.ġ998: “Madden” football spreads to the Genesis, Super Nintendo, Saturn, Nintendo 64, PlayStation and the PC. You also had classic teams as well as John Madden himself in the virtual “broadcast” booth.ġ997: The classic teams make a return on the 32-bit PlayStation and Saturn systems. It also had new plays and formations.ġ994: This edition used the NFL license for the first time, so you had real team names and logos.

Back in the day, you just had numbers.ġ992: “John Madden Football ’92,” available for both the 16-bit Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, featured player injuries, weather conditions and the rest of the teams that were missing from the previous editions.

It had 16 of the 28 NFL teams, but no NFL license meant no team names, logos or players.

It was the first football video game to feature full 11-on-11 action. 1989: “John Madden Football” comes out for the Apple II computer.

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