The year, 1997. The Jacksonville Jaguars were actually doing decent, ESPN still showed the NHL, and Madden Football 64 came out. This game was the first game in the Madden series on the Nintendo 64. John Madden and Pat Summerall get the call in this game. There is only one major downside, and that is that there is not an official license to the NFL. The players were there, in all of their glory. Marino with Miami, Elway with Denver. But the teams do not have their actual names, jerseys, and stadiums. A notable example of this is with some of the St. Louis Rams historical teams, who are referred to as "Anaheim." The Patriots, Panthers, Vikings, Cardinals, and Buccaneers are referred to by the city their team plays in. The game goes down as one of the classic Madden NFL games.
The year, 1997. The Jacksonville Jaguars were actually doing decent, ESPN still showed the NHL, and Madden Football 64 came out. This game was the first game in the Madden series on the Nintendo 64. John Madden and Pat Summerall get the call in this game. There is only one major downside, and that is that there is not an official license to the NFL. The players were there, in all of their glory. Marino with Miami, Elway with Denver. But the teams do not have their actual names, jerseys, and stadiums. A notable example of this is with some of the St. Louis Rams historical teams, who are referred to as "Anaheim." The Patriots, Panthers, Vikings, Cardinals, and Buccaneers are referred to by the city their team plays in. The game goes down as one of the classic Madden NFL games.