Ten fun facts about Madden NFL

Fact 1
Madden NFL was brought to John Madden in 1984 but wasn't released until 1988 because Madden wanted the game to be as real as possible.

Fact 2
There are 29 games total John Madden Football games.

Fact 3
John Madden was on the cover of every game until 1999, where the company then chose Garrison Hearst to display on the cover.

Fact 4
Starting in 2004, the company EA games ran a simulation of the Super Bowl. According to the simulation, the game predicted 8 of the last 11 winners of the Super Bowl correctly.

Fact 5
Since it's release, Madden NFL has been one of the best selling EA Sports games.

Fact 6
John Madden was the commentator until Madden NFL '09. That is the last version of the game where Madden is the commentator.

Fact 7
Museum of the Moving Image featured an exhibit that portrays the long journey of the Madden game history. It has currently been 25 years long.

Fact 8
Since 1992, the Madden NFL games have always held a title with a year later than the year it has come out, except for the most recent edition to the series. That game is titled Madden NFL 25.

Fact 9
The first John Madden Football game could only be played on MS-DOS. Madden NFL 25 can only be played on Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One or PS4.

Fact 10
John Madden Football was the original name of the games. EA acquired the ability to use any NFL teams or players in 1993, thus changing the name to Madden NFL.

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