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That Guy 08-16-2005, 10:35 PM the game... he was the first to go out and get a game going back in the 80s (computers cost $2k+ for green screens and no hard drives) and its still running, it worked on sega, playstation, ps2, xbox, pc etc etc... it really is the original monster of sports and franchise gaming.
he's well known for the broadcasting too, but thats not as revolutionary as his contributions to gaming history.
BigSKINBauer 08-16-2005, 10:44 PM the only thing is when i hear madden, i don't even think about Madden himself, i think about the game,
The demand for his game is rediculous. we have a forum devoted to his game, people(including me) stood in line at midnight to pick up his game and play it for the first time, and us poor bastards buy the game every single year
redrock-skins 08-17-2005, 01:40 AM Without his broadcasting, there would be no video game.
That Guy 08-17-2005, 03:44 AM Without his broadcasting, there would be no video game.
no necessarily, aikman had his own football game before he ever touched the booth.
BDBohnzie 08-17-2005, 09:44 AM Aikman, Marino, Elway, et al all had games before they retired...however, Madden never played. If it weren't for broadcasting, he wouldn't have had a game based on his coaching legacy.
That Guy 08-17-2005, 03:44 PM Aikman, Marino, Elway, et al all had games before they retired...however, Madden never played. If it weren't for broadcasting, he wouldn't have had a game based on his coaching legacy.
it doesn't matter what lead to the other ;) he's a decent (though well liked) broadcaster, but the game that caries his name is a much bigger part of gaming culture than he is to football culture. (if you take out madden NFL andd his insistance to make the game as lifelike as possible, there's no guarantees that football games would be nearly as good now... if he doesn't broadcast, someone else takes his place and that's that)
it is amazing he's been broadcasting since 1980 though.
NY_Skinsfan 08-18-2005, 12:38 AM I choose broadcasting as his legacy.....who will ever forget a six-legged turkey...
skinsfanthru&thru 08-18-2005, 05:17 PM I choose broadcasting as his legacy.....who will ever forget a six-legged turkey...
inside of a duck which is then inside a chicken or whatever it is to create the cholesterol monstrosity known as a turducken.
STPainmaker 08-22-2005, 02:17 AM In about 20 years there will be more people who know the game Madden then the announcer, or the coach madden. Gaming is huge, it accounts for more revenue then the movie industry. Sony makes more money on video games then the rest of their products combined. Madden is a hall of fame coach, an admired broadcaster, but he is absolute bonified video game icon. His name resonates like a fender stratacaster played by Jimi, it is pure legend in the video game industry. His label is a juggernaut in the software industry ranking up there with windows in terms of loyalty. Madden's legacy will be his game, like George Foreman's will be his grill's.
BigRed 08-22-2005, 02:57 PM I don't know... I think there should be a fourth choice: "BOOM!... Tough actin' Tinactin!"
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