Madden 64 - WTF?

Not a big Madden fan myself. I prefer Midway's Blitz franchise.

But I was reading in the Digital Press Collector's Guide how Madden 64, the first football game for the 64, lacked NFL licencing.

How can this be? 

I don't have this game, but figure it is collectible on the basis that it is a Madden NFL game without NFL licensing.  Anyone have it? 

I still have that game lol , the game dosent have any of the team logos and team names but alll the teams are the right colors.
ex: New England is called foxborough in the game
Tennessee is Nashville, ect

Okay, I found the answer to this piece of trivia. I was reading the May 1998 issue of EGM and apparently Acclaim had exclusivity on team names and logos for one year - thus Madden was teamless.aspro73

just casually perusing the pile of EGMs and nabbed may 98?  god, you do tarot readings with those backissues too?

I still have that game lol , the game dosent have any of the team logos and team names but alll the teams are the right colors.
ex: New England is called foxborough in the game
Tennessee is Nashville, ect

Sillybanger

That's pretty funny. Hang onto that one, it's a collectible. 

I seeked out and bought the game based on this thread. cosmostein77

Then my work is done.  That makes me happy. 

[QUOTE="cosmostein77"]I seeked out and bought the game based on this thread. aspro73

Then my work is done.  That makes me happy. 

I played my copy (for the first time) because of this thread...

Well, I'm affraid I still have little to no intrest in sports games unless they have Nekketsu characters in them. :Pinkwolf

Not even Mario? :O

Not even Mario? :O

Hizang

Hmm... yeah, not even Mario so much. But that does help somewhat. As a kid (and still today) I've had absolutely zero interest in sports; I didn't play them, didn't watch them on T.V., and never even bothered to learn all the rules. (I know the basics, but I'm clueless about anything more complicated than a foul ball, touchdown, or 3-point shot.) I only have very few of the Mario baseball, tennis, or whatever games; and most of those I only have 'cause I found them very cheap. So yeah, Mario sport games are alright, but I'd probably pick any other non-sports game over one of those if I had to.

[QUOTE="Hizang"]

Not even Mario? :O

inkwolf

Hmm... yeah, not even Mario so much. But that does help somewhat. As a kid (and still today) I've had absolutely zero interest in sports; I didn't play them, didn't watch them on T.V., and never even bothered to learn all the rules. (I know the basics, but I'm clueless about anything more complicated than a foul ball, touchdown, or 3-point shot.) I only have very few of the Mario baseball, tennis, or whatever games; and most of those I only have 'cause I found them very cheap. So yeah, Mario sport games are alright, but I'd probably pick any other non-sports game over one of those if I had to.

I tend to agree with you...