John Madden's Video Game
John Madden and his Video Game
John Madden once said, “Discipline is knowing what you're supposed to do and doing it as best you can... On third down and short yardage, the Raiders don't jump offside. That's discipline - not a coat and tie, not a clean shave.” John Madden was a football player in the NFL. He was drafted in 1958, by the Philadelphia Eagles, but an injury in his first season ended his career. Later he became the Oakland Raiders Linebackers Coach. After two seasons, he was selected to be the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 1969. Madden began broadcasting after retiring from coaching in 1979. He broadcast for Fox and won 16 Emmy Awards. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1988, John Madden released his first video game called “Madden NFL”. John Madden has been …show more content…
Strat-O-Matic is a simulation of pro football, and is an interactive way to feel the grief of pro football coaches. Players are rated by how well they can run, pass, catch, block sack the QB, stop the run, and stop the pass by choosing the play type rather to pass or to run, which player to throw it to, and who is going to run. Later, came along Hawkins and EA. In 1982, Trip Hawkins founded EA, which has developed into one of the biggest video game companies today. One year later, EA made an innovated basketball game called “Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One-On-One”. Soon after Hawkins approached John Madden about helping him make a new football video game. “Their effort paid off, giving them what would become perhaps the all-time best-selling video game franchise in America” (Parish 3). This helps the thesis statement because it tells why over time Madden sold over 100 million copies. In return, Madden would get his name and face on the cover. Madden accepted, except he has on stipulation. ‘“If it’s not 11-on-11, it’s not real football. That was a deal breaker. If it was going to be me, and
John Madden once said, “Discipline is knowing what you're supposed to do and doing it as best you can... On third down and short yardage, the Raiders don't jump offside. That's discipline - not a coat and tie, not a clean shave.” John Madden was a football player in the NFL. He was drafted in 1958, by the Philadelphia Eagles, but an injury in his first season ended his career. Later he became the Oakland Raiders Linebackers Coach. After two seasons, he was selected to be the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 1969. Madden began broadcasting after retiring from coaching in 1979. He broadcast for Fox and won 16 Emmy Awards. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1988, John Madden released his first video game called “Madden NFL”. John Madden has been …show more content…
Strat-O-Matic is a simulation of pro football, and is an interactive way to feel the grief of pro football coaches. Players are rated by how well they can run, pass, catch, block sack the QB, stop the run, and stop the pass by choosing the play type rather to pass or to run, which player to throw it to, and who is going to run. Later, came along Hawkins and EA. In 1982, Trip Hawkins founded EA, which has developed into one of the biggest video game companies today. One year later, EA made an innovated basketball game called “Dr. J and Larry Bird Go One-On-One”. Soon after Hawkins approached John Madden about helping him make a new football video game. “Their effort paid off, giving them what would become perhaps the all-time best-selling video game franchise in America” (Parish 3). This helps the thesis statement because it tells why over time Madden sold over 100 million copies. In return, Madden would get his name and face on the cover. Madden accepted, except he has on stipulation. ‘“If it’s not 11-on-11, it’s not real football. That was a deal breaker. If it was going to be me, and