Madden NFL 99

The game that introduced Franchise mode.

Madden NFL 99 is a football game for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Windows, and the first video game to feature a Franchise mode. John Madden and Pat Summerall call the games.

Quick Facts

Developer

EA Tiburon

Publisher

EA Sports

Series

Madden NFL

Genre

Sports

Modes

Single-player, Multiplayer

Platforms

PlayStation
Nintendo 64
Microsoft Windows

Lore & Background

Madden himself is on the North American cover, with Garrison Hearst on the European one. It was the best-selling PlayStation sports game of 1998 in North America, at 1.1 million copies. It introduced protecting the ball while running and the chop block and clothesline moves, and adds twelve historic teams such as the 1978 Steelers.

More in Editions & Legacy

Madden NFL 2001 Madden NFL 2002 Madden NFL 98 Madden 2000 Madden NFL 2003 Madden NFL 2004 Madden NFL 2005 Madden Curse Madden Bowl Madden Nation EA Tiburon (EA Orlando)Madden NFL Mobile

Elsewhere in Madden NFL

Brett Favre · Players & Coaches Emmitt Smith · Players & Coaches Madden NFL 12 · Players & Coaches NFL Head Coach 09 · Players & Coaches New England Patriots · Teams & Leagues Superstar Mode · Franchise & Superstar Modes

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