John Madden Football
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…
John Madden Football is a simulator developed by Electronic Arts, released 1 June 1988 on Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
What John Madden Football is
John Madden Football is a simulator game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1988. It is available on Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Madden series
John Madden Football is the first of 122 entries we hold in the Madden series. The next entry was John Madden Football in 1990.
What it launched against
John Madden Football launched on 1 June 1988, within three weeks of Blaster Master and Altered Beast.
Released around the same time: Blaster Master, Altered Beast.
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