The Last Great Madden
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- Опубликовано: 20 июн 2019
- The last Madden NFL game that could be considered a great game would be the Playstation 2, original Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube versions of Madden NFL 08 with Vince Young on the cover. This video is NOT about the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of the game, which were very different. The franchise mode, superstar mode, and more were incredibly deep and detailed. Easily my favorite Madden. Enjoy the retrospective on the game. Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:41 Franchise Mode
08:11 Superstar Mode
08:57 Fantasy Challenge Mode
09:38 Madden Cards
10:21 Skill Drills/Situation/Tournament
10:58 Create-a-team
12:08 Create-a-fan
12:40 Gameplay
15:01 Rosters
15:25 Closing thoughts
Thanks for watching guys. I have more videos coming! Sorry for the audio quality. I made a mistake on audition. I accidentally used an effect twice instead of once, amplifying the white noise.
You should collab with Ryan Moody
You guys are great at what you do
It's even better on pc
Problem is the PC version has issues running on modern windows. It's hard to find without pirating it, and the graphics don't go above 1080p. Emulating the gamecube version has nicer graphics and a crisper resolution. Only thing I like more about the PC version are the mods
@@SOFTDRINKTVWhile there ate problems on windows 10 you can find it easily on Amazon for 10 bucks without pirating it and there are mods to fix the w10 problems, and with a game as old as madden 08 is there really a difference between 1080 and 4k? Idk personally I feel like the mods make up for the differences between them but if the next windows OS is even worse with madden 08 then it's going to be bad
Madden ultimate team is the worst thing to happen to madden
Lyrick - Music Channel exactly.
Same with just about every other EA game out there
How ironic
No lol
They also used to waste a lot of program on idiotic stadium tours
After I won a superbowl I definitely built a new stadium, made it 80,000 seats and made everything expensive as hell. 7$ hotdogs out here
@Trump 2020 that's a fact. I miss that. I got Vince young 4 superbowls and 3 mvps
Know that's right because they'll buy it anyway!!
@@dewaynewhite2928 damn right. After two superbowls they better buy some food
@@abravenewman57 I heard that!!
ma'd Johnson same I imported my running back from ncaa and got drafted to the eagles we won I built a glass roof stadium and got rid of Mcnabb because we drafted this rookie QB who was an 80 overall and was fast.
When he said that “as a kid, I probably put the most hours into this game more than anything.” I felt that one.
Me too. Me too.
Ditto, this is the one I played the most also, but on PS2
"Mad Catz pulled a fast one one me. This isn't a life support... THIS IS JUST A BREADBOX!"
“You’re a therapist, where do you go to therapy?” “The mirror”
Hey All Scott Here And don't mind me, just passing the time by spending money on passing the time. Wait a tick, I should relate more to the everyday common man! I should be in poverty! This Blows
You missed the best part.
Importing your draft classes from NCAA.
There's nothing like playing 4 years of Heisman mode then importing into superstar mode to have your created player go from highschool to the HOF.
Clive Doe yes! You’re so right
Yes I would import every draft class
Yea that's great so there's like 0 challenge
Definitely
literally had entire careers from ncaa to madden! it was crazy.
Who hasnt created a 7ft 400lb QB with all 99 stats?
Majin Drew or a runningback
@@dylanwheeler110 i always played RB on NCAA and QB in Madden...400lbs but could juke anyone out of their shoes
me i made a 6'1" 210 RB that started as a 79 overall and ended up being the AFC off RotY and i won 2 superbowls and went from 2nd string to starter for the Pats
Mines was 7' but was 300lbs 😂
Definitely a running back. My qb was always small. My running backs and wide outs were behemoths.
My all time favorite small detail that has been missing in the new maddens for YEARS was in the older maddens in franchise mode..... the raiders had the baseball dirt on their field for the first few weeks of the regular season
@20RainMaker yup ….money
This was when madden was good. They had the time to work on franchise mode. Now all they care about it MUT and 💴
That baseball field in the beginning of the season. Great memories
This is making me sad.
Why can’t someone bring this to EA and say “do this again”
Because for over a decade now, they've stripped features from the game and bled customers dry with Ultimate Team, receiving very little backlash. Yea, there were a few vocal people complaining every year, but the vast majority kept shelling out for the "new" game and x amount of money on the Ultimate Team. The review outlets kept giving the game 8.whatever scores. The sheep finally woke up from their zombified state and spoke up this year. Next year's game will be better, guaranteed. Thing is, it'll only be marginally better. EA will do the bare minimum to get back to those 8.whatever review scores and have the sheep back in their zombified state. Make no mistake, it'll only take the bare minimum to do that.
Sadly until people stop buying the game, EA has no reason to change. So disappointing
Because we’d be tired of it and complain
I feel your pain bruh
They don’t care because of how rich micro transactions have made them.
Nothing will ever beat that perfect hit stick that knocked the ball loose.
Beat me to, i could never understand why they removed it
Brian Dawkins was OP
The helmet pop off beats that lol
Ed Reed on the Ravens. I used to wreck boys with his I believe sledgehammer weapon hits!!! Good times.
@@Savage_7_99 bob sanders. And when vick threw a interception if you user him and hit stick ball carrier it was always a massive hit and 90% caused fumble
Did y'all catch the name of the custom franchise "Philidelphia Foreskin?"😂
Frost Bight 😂😂 probably because he’s asian that’s why ☠️☠️ i ain’t asian, but foreskin gang gang 😤☺️😂
Oof
I searched the comments to find someone who had mentioned it 😂
Haha I seen it !!! I was like WTF did I see that right ???? 😂😂😂
Wtf was that about lol
This franchise mode was so ahead of its time, and the new ones are so behind.
Far behind.
I'm just starting through now on Gamecube and honestly, I don't notice much difference yet? Maybe it has more features as I move through the season? I don't really make us of create a player, team, superstar mode or training camp or anything.
Scott: “I’m glad you chose Madden 08, because if not, I was going to have to use this handy dandy shotgun…”
Hey all, Scott here.
For the longest time I thought it was “hey y’all”
Husky Gaming wait, it isn’t?
Kameron Mullaney apparently now according to Krinkle
Those pesky vegans
*yall
The only reason the cone was "controversial" was because trash players got exposed. Loved the video.
Exactly! That's what made Madden 12 years ago good! It was for these none Madden MUT players... most of all the sucky ass players play MUT... they need an all star team to play competitively
They should bring the cone back, they want “realism” QB’s can’t pass the ball without seeing where to throw the ball in real life. 🤔 But they have X-Factors?
Don’t you dare bring up Mahomes 😭
kcpkp3
I agree to a certain extinct.
I loved the vision cone and really wish they would bring it back!. But I will say the x- factor
Abilities are also a great addition as well. I never besides the glory days of madden, felt like I had to game plan around elite players I played the beta and the game felt amazing!
The lighting, the player movement, the throwing trajectory, the animations, almost everything felt incredible!. And I really hope the don’t fuck it up🤞🏾I’m telling you when you play this years version you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about.
I can’t wait!
Seriously it was such a great idea
Not exactly you just gotta know how 2 play def w/o cone(cause could argue ur trash on d & need the cone lol) also it's ppl would take advantage of the cone with brady/manning & couldn't use guys like Vick cause ev1 would know were u were throwing with thin cone line
I don’t even play Madden games, and I’m shocked by how in-depth ‘08 seems from your description. The idea that all of that functionality could be crammed into the PS2 and Gamecube but now it overwhelms the PS4 seems absurd.
08 was the last time I played madden and when I finally decided to get madden 20, I remembered the reason why I stopped
I did the same thing bro
Metoo
The crazy thing is people will argue with me about why I’m requesting certain features in Franchise mode. I have even heard the phrase, “You’re asking for too much”. Crazy how soon people forget what EA once created themselves. Great video man!
They have slot machines, at least casinos give you free drinks.
This sums up the video game industry as a whole.... Gta 5 makes these same excuses!
Exactly. Crazy to think Franchise mode was once this in depth. People seem to block it out though
The problem is the people who play Madden religiously and give it a pass every year and the ones who say your asking for too much, probably didn't get the experience the maddens and the NFL2k in the 2000s. They probably was little babies. So they probably only grew up on games like Madden 13 to Madden 20.
@@pp3k3jamail you're right but it's kinda insane to think about cud I'm only 22 and my first football game was Madden 03. You'd think even if they were only 19 or something they at least played Madden 10 or 2k5.
No worries. They’ll just keep putting these items back in little by little and call them “new”.
Bring back NFL 2K.
Nah micro transactions from tak2 would kill it.
Nfl 2k would just do the same thing. 2k franchise is doing to to nba what EA is doing to madden. It's sad
Yes, but when they do, they will take one out too !
2k football never coming back. No company wants to spend couple hundred million to create a game that may not bring in money
Yep Madden 20 added Superstar Mode again 😁
That last touchdown is a pick 97% of the time in “competitive” mode now
Remember when “if he’s even, he’s leavin” was a thing??? Now it is “if he’s even, he’s getting picked off”🤦🏽♂️
This video makes my late teenhood feel so validated. I have so many memories playing this into AM hours in my room on a 20" tv. I spent 10+ years in franchise mode across multiple teams, documented great games I had and season summaries (I still have the notebook!), took notes for drafts... This was always, and probably still is, in my PS2. Such a great game
What’s your football game of choice now?
Bro fr it's that type of game
I think madden was great when Greg Jennings carried the team on his back
Nani Khattak underated comment🤣
That’s was 11 💯😭
😭😭😭😭😭😭
I very much remember that meme 👍🔥💯
FUCK YOU GUMBY!
lol EA swapped this for “better graphics” over time.
soon funny thing is, you can say better graphics, but to me they range from slightly better to way worse. Something about the “better graphics” of modern madden games makes them look far worse than the likes of 06-08.
Bo Horn no they don’t lol.
That’s just personal preference buddy. You’d have to be brain dead to say that 08 has more graphic fidelity then 19 or 20 lol
Booker The Wolf yeah, well I meant to phrase them as a preference, which is why I said to me. Looking at the pictures of 19 vs 08 definitely favors the 19 graphics, but in gameplay 19 looks really cheap and flimsy to me, 08 looks solid and full of weight in my opinion. (Btw I mean the overhead cam during playing, not cutscenes and replays.)
Bo Horn you shoulda just said the animations
I think the older games just look heaver in general. So that’s where I think your coming from
Booker The Wolf a bit of both I think. I think part of the effect is the better graphics look better up close but in long shots sometimes its too crisp. Similar to how you can take a blurry photo and try to sharpen it. Perhaps the graphics are better than my eyes? I think youre right ftmp but there was something that made me dizzy about the 19 look overall.
“Pick any game you want
You have my guaranteeeeee
Because there’s a madden just for me”
I recently re-acquired a PS2 and immediately hunted down a copy on Mercari. Even with the lack of presentation of the newer maddens, I'm having so much more fun in 08 than I've had in YEARS. Plus it's so nice to hear John's voice again. Now if you'll excuse me, it's week 14, Big Ben just came off of injury, and we have to take on the Brady-less Pats. Kinda bummed he's injured
When Madden use to be an automatic purchase... now, I wait 'til it drops to $20 and sometimes skip a year.
Sy Ku fucking true
That’s what I did with madden 19. Waited till it was $20-$25 and let me tell ya, I wasted that money and I wanted a refund. I won’t buy 20. I actually just bought an original Xbox and got 2k5 and 08 😂
Scotty W lmao same. I took my $60 yo GameStop and got madden 08 and an extra controller. Fuck paying $60 for these games with less features than we used to get for $30-$40.
Hell, I buy it used. I don't want EA getting any money from me.
@@djentyman4002 my man
Another thing that was possible was when a famous player retired he might show up in the off-season as an available coordinator for you to hire, this always happened to me with Terrell Owens for some reason.
It's unbelievable to look back and realize that EA cared about their product instead of releasing the same game every year with updated rosters and gamble mechanics (MUT).
The last Madden I brought was 15 and for some reason when I played the training mode I was expecting the players to come out with the training uniform but that was nothing but a distant memory when NFL football games were good. Thanks for the vid, it sure made me look way back to better times.
Hell, even FIFA got that treatment until the last few years when they started abusing the MUT in that game too. FIFA 15 let you play as a player, retire, and then coach and maybe OWN a team later on down the line.
I WISH there was HALF the passion and creativity in those games nowadays, compared to their older versions. Makes me so sad.
Yes! I ended up hiring Jerry Rice as my Offensive Coordinator for the Niners, and a couple seasons later promoted him to Head Coach. Right now, I'm playing Madden 08 with last year's mod, and I have Aaron Rodgers as my OC and Frank Gore as my Special Teams Coordinator.
I forgot which game it was I remember that when they retired they would actually return for another year and be a free agent. Ray Lewis always retired fully after being on my time
I made ray Lewis my DC every time lmao
I always hired Micheal Vick as my coach
I started playing Madden 08 again 2 weeks ago. And im literally having a blast making current players and seeing how they do in the game. LOVE IT! MADDEN 21 BLOWS!
Thats awesome ! Still playing it ?
@@johnnytsunami3558 Yes sir l am. I take breaks from time to time but there are always players to make and see how they do. For example, l made Jalen Hurts & put him as the Eagles starting QB and played them against the 1992 Dallas Cowboys I made. It was a shootout Hurts vs Aikman. But Dallas edged the Eagles 33 to 31. Charles Haley managed to get a huge sack in the last minute that iced it for Dallas. I give all the players real stats, and most teams are comprised of their best players from the past, or present so all the games stay competitive.
@@breal1183 what speed, agility and acceleration u give him and can u trade future picks? I'm trying to get the best one sean taylor is one plus the best franchise mode, stuck between 2005 and 2008 madden
@@thegoat6325 I just started doing this on Madden 08 a few months ago, so I have not gone in too much depth with the draft stuff yet, but I will let you know if you can when l get there. So far l have mainly messed with the rosters and play testing them. Whose SPD AGL and ACC ratings are you asking for Hurts' or Haleys? I go back n forth between madden 08 and 05 all the time lol. I can go back and dig up every Sean Taylor ratings if you need them. I have ratings going back to Madden 98.
@@breal1183 im use to playing Madden on madden 12 but recently got a ps2 and madden 2005, on the drafts in madden 05 the prosoects ratings are all, mosty due to speed, all of their speed is low at every position for some odd reason, is the other maddens on ps2 the same as far as drafts concerned? Example: madden 2005 the first pick in the draft was a 67 overal running back who didn't have not one 90 at any of the speed levels, all of them draft prospects speed low, one lineman had a 33 in speed. Is the other madden drafts on ps2 like this? Or are draft picks atleast respectable on other maddens? Like top first round picks should atleast be 80 overall and up
I miss this game, along with the NCAA games. I'd buy each one every year
Scott the Woz: *heavy breathing*
I was gonna make a comment like this 😂
I STILL play Madden 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, and Arena Football: Road To Glory regularly on my PS2. My 10 year old son is always amazed at how much better these old football games are compared to today's Madden games lol.
It's a good thing your son appreciates greatness.
Wow, that Road To Glory shout-out brought me back. My best friend and I put so many hours into that game.
Is madden 08 good on Xbox 360 or is it only good on the of xbox
@@austin.case_ Personally, I think it's better on Xbox. But the Xbox 360 version isn't THAT bad either. If you have an Xbox, get the Xbox version instead.
@@reliablethreat23 thanks I might have to buy the og Xbox cause I want the best
That Hail Mary at the end had me stressed lol
When you said your friends think it’s weird you play such an old game ... I still go through this currently !!! It’s a sad reality but I’ll continue to play madden 08 also for the next decade
Proof that EA got lazy
they got lazy with nba live too.
@@encycl07pedia- yep. stop buying their shitty product.
@@OtherBarry4908 they should focus on that, so much potential
Proof that EA got greedy
They got greedy. Stuff that you could customize now they want you to pay to have. They don't want you to have a great offline experience anymore, they want you online to milk your dollars buying upgraded players & so on. Madden has truly become garbage ever since Calvin Johnson made the cover. But yeah, it got worse after this one ('08).
Man the good old days sitting around chilling with yo cousin on some competitive shit..... Alot of game time
Fr Fr 💯
I don't even talk to my cousin anymore. but I got our football memories.
J Cal 87 me and my cousin use to play madden with are pants 👖 off the good ole days
Miss it now I got kids and dont have time to play
@@IYPITWL talk to him. You built those memories for a reason.
I loved how u could create ur own team in this game . I played madden 08 for countless hours man . Such a classic
Found a copy on Amazon for 11 dollars for the PS2! Didn't realize just how much fun this game was and still is!
@@bp4_archive Not a bad adquisition (certainly better than getting the latest Madden game), but keep in mind that Madden 06, 07 and 08 are different games in the sixth gen consoles (PS2/GameCube/Xbox) compared to the versions on the seventh gen consoles (PS3/Xbox 360), and it is usually agreed that the sixth gen versions of Madden 06-08 are the best versions of those games.
So if you can, try to get the sixth gen version of Madden 08 so you can have both versions of the game.
@@bp4_archive Not even an Xbox 360 or early model PlayStation 3?
@@bp4_archive I mentioned the Xbox 360 and early model PS3 because you can use those consoles to play the sixth gen games since both have backwards compatibility with their predecessors (any Xbox 360 plays a lot of og Xbox games, and the early model PS3 can play almost all PS2 games).
If you got an Xbox 360, seek out NFL 2K5 and NFL Fever 2004; and if you got an early model PS3, get the PS2 Madden games (especially from 2005 to 08), as well as NFL 2K5.
@@bp4_archive Unfortunately no og Xbox Madden game works on the Xbox 360 because it seems EA did not like that Microsoft made NFL 2K5 and other third party NFL games backwards compatible on the Xbox 360, so they didn't let Microsoft make their og Xbox Madden games backwards compatible on the Xbox 360.
No worries, you still got a lot of options of og Xbox NFL games to play on the Xbox 360: NFL 2K2, NFL 2K3, ESPN NFL 2K5, NFL Fever 2004, NFL Blitz 2002, NFL Blitz 2003, and NFL Blitz Pro. You still got options for your Xbox 360 to get amazing 🏈 games (ESPN NFL 2K5 in particular is a MUST HAVE).
There needs to be a support group for football game players that hate current Madden games
alex morales Yes.
When and where brother? ... When and where?
My names Rickey and I’m a Madden Hater!!
Hi Rickey!👋🏾👋🏾
yet still buy em...every year
lol
EA ruined every one of their franchises with their "Ultimate Team." As an EA NHL player, I can attest to that.
Senators97Fan oof hows being a sens fan right now?
@@zaedrah3378 bro... yotes fans exist??
sports fanboy930 got me there lol
they are making more money now than ever on thier sport games because of UT microtransactions and thats what stock shareholders want thats what the company wants and they are still selling because of thier monopoly on the sport game market and we are still buying
Himan Grant it’s trash dude, all fake and trash lmao
Just ordered this and 2k5 off eBay can’t wait to play these quality football games again🔥
How’d it go?
@@darryljones973 sadly the disc I bought off eBay was too damaged, never even played😭
@@Kam_15 so unfortunate how about 2k?
I love your content. Madden used to be the best game. It's hard not shedding a tear of nostalgia watching your gameplay. I plan on finishing my pc build soon.
I miss when probowl had the player's correct team they're on helmets... :( even their own uniforms!
Vasty Andrews they don’t care now it’s just a cash grab
Miss when there was a pro bowl
@@christiansobczak6359 They brought it back for 20, which was a long time coming
I remember waking up Christmas morning and my dad had Madden 08 for me ready to watch me play. I miss those days.
Edit: @10:33 I hate you so much for this
Matthew Williams yes, those days were the best! Btw, I’m a Vols fan sadly. Let us borrow your backups so we can win a game lol. At least my Titans have Henry, he had a great game today
So your whole life revolves around football?
@@rkotitan10 I'm sorry to hear that lmao and well I'm a Falcons fan. Good luck today
@@Clay3613 mostly lol. I love football
Matthew Williams I like Atlanta teams, but I’m hoping the Titans get the W. Lol. Maybe the Braves will win the pennant
Man, I remember all of this. It's so odd how these features were sitting in the back of my brain as vague memories but when I saw them pop up in the video I was like "I remember all of this stuff".
I was asking for this for Christmas, it was at the top of the list and I’ve been nonstop playing it for hours lol 😂
Ultimate Team ruined Madden. You can’t change my mind.
agree 1000 percent, they put no focus on there best feature franchise which is why a-lot of people even play madden to build a team.
FACTS
You aren't wrong.
true cause they get their millions from it so they don't need to try to implement new features.
NoctemAeternusMusic Franchise mode is where it’s at and they haven’t even added anything for the past 10 years! I agree with you
I agree the best Maddens were made in the PS2 era
ExtraOrdinary MUSIC and Basketball games in general
No doubt.
Facts
The best.maddens were made on ps2 the good maddens were made on Xbox 360 and ps3 the worst maddens were made on ps4 xbox1
Create a play!!
I still play Madden 07 on my fat PS2 today because of how in depth it is. Megan nowadays won't remotely compared. Great video, sucks you aren't gonna be making more videos but I respect the reason you did it. Wishing you the best of luck 🤙🏾.
Man you hit the nail on the head in this video. This video is bringing back so many memories. I used to love using the cards in game. Too bad EA will never make a game remotely close to this.
Bro you were sooooo on point about the stats showing the players former teams THATS BEEN A HUGE gripe of mine and I’m glad someone else feels like that lol
It's so stupid. It works me up whenever I think about it.
Agreed man, I'm not exactly sure why it irks me so much, it's the same with NHL as well. I guess like buddy said in the video, to attach some sort of value or importance to individual games/player matchups, and just learning in general I guess, "so-and-so used to play for them? Hmmm interesting"
Man I teared up watching this 😭 He spitting straight facts
U feeeeeel me!!!
@Razh 80 god bless u
@@Davizzle408kpoplovr FINALLY! someone who thinks PC version is best (with mods)
@@nitroseven wwhere tf can i find it
I remember buying this game in 2008 and i wasn't even an american football fan back then, i just loved the trailer and the presentation, then i started playing it and it was so detailed that turned me into an NFL fan so i could perfect my knowledge to enjoy this game to the fullest. 12yrs later i still play it on my PS2 pretty regularly when i have time to spare and I LOVE IT
Madden 08 also had the best Madden intro ever imo. When Brian Dawkins opens up with "Can you feel that?"
Ps2 Madden from 04-08 were the best
Agreed
I see no lie there!
Agreed, but I still really love 03. It was that kinda awkward transition from the clunky slower Maddens before, to the smoother quicker Maddens after. It introduced sooo much and help be a great base for a bunch of the next Maddens after it
@@KaiVellichor 09 madden the best. They added the sideline catch for receivers. Plus you can turn qb vision off on all madden unlike the previous versions. Plus it's john maddens last game he commentated on for the ps2.
@@realone3602I actually didn't like 09 as much. I mean it's a great madden, but it feels like dlc for Madden 08. Plus if i remember correctly, 09 had some really wonky CB issues, where they would really struggle to pick off anything, even if it was thrown at them. But it has been forever since I last played it so I could be mistaken
You make some great points.
I’m sitting here wondering why I don’t play madden anymore and you just outlined why.
You’re spot on about franchise mode, I had my Baltimore Ravens 25 years into the future. The draft was my favorite feature. Sometimes I would simulate the entire season just to go through the offseason.
This video has made me want to replay madden ‘08.
Yes. I loved building my teams from the draft.
Yep I got into simulating games just to play with the fun draft/off season
same, go Ravens
I bought this game again because of you. Dude your videos kick ass. Keep up the good work bro
I forgot how much I enjoyed madden ‘08. And after having kids and doing old people things for over a decade, I finally picked up a ps4 with the intention of experiencing nex-gen Madden with my kids. Although fun, It doesn’t have that “it” factor I had with ‘08. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, I don’t know, but I found myself agreeing with your video. Thanks for the memories!
Just went to my local retro game store and got a copy of 08 after watching your review, had forgotten how much awesome stuff USED TO be in Madden
"Every One Have Their Own Madden" ~ Scott The Woz
KameBuster pick any game you want, you have my guarantee cause there’s a Madden just for me!
2003-2012 is considered the "golden" Era of the series.
Anything pre 2003 is too old
And anything past 2012 just isn't as deep.
I PERSONALLY like 08-12 on ps3 more then the ps2 iterations.
More plays, better graphics, and just fun.
Madden 2003 was my childhood Madden
Favorite madden of all time. The Mini games, create a team, superstar mode...THE HIT STICK with helmets flying off. Oh man
This video is amazing it literally hits my heart ❤ SoftDrink you have a gift my guy. This is my favorite game of all time not just my favorite Madden great minds think alike Iol when things started getting bad for Madden and I started to realize how bad the new maddens were this is the one game that always stuck out in my mind this video just confirms to me that I was right for the way I was feeling Madden 08 was the best Madden ever made thank you so much Soft! appreciate your hard work bro this is instantly one of the best videos on RUclips ever made God how I miss a good simulation football game
Madden 08 you could relocate teams. I relocated Buffalo Bills to Toronto called them Bandits
you put the bills back right now
Lol... I think the bills were the team everyone relocated
@@stewartgoodwin9488 i tried to relocate the raiders to las vegas in 08 they wouldn't let me. I think you can only relocate one team on mad 08
Ha cool. I moved the Jaguars to Springfield IL and call them the Bulldogs
I always moved Cleveland
3:06 Anyone else notice Philidelpia foreskin?
Yup
Yes
Yeah and 8:10 his career mode name is Richard Sack AKA Dick Sack
@@TheVids525 bruh
maybe it was create a team idk
Man I miss this game. Just bought it again on EBAY but I don’t have a PS2 yet. I’ve been blasting EA on Twitter for awhile now and I’m glad SoftDrink is leading the charge this year.
Yo Sidney Rice is on my Bengals squad lol. I spotted him on the Vikings in the vid 👀
The amount of STUFF in franchise mode is insane. I had to look up exactly what franchise tagging was (more than once lol) . I probably got recommended this vid because I was looking up this stuff. I go back to my franchise every once in a while, and right now I'm playing through another couple seasons. My brother and I and some of our friends made characters back in the day and my franchise has them as well. I tried some newer NFL games and something felt.... off. Glad to see I'm not losing my mind. Great vid!
I miss those training camp drills
3:25
No joke, I spent at least 80% of my free time during college playing this game.
Man, I still play Madden 08 on my old ps2. Thank you for this video!
I thought I was alone in this madden world until you showed thanks you from being here with me gang 💯
Uploading your NCAA Football player into Madden every year was 🔥🔥🔥!!! This video is giving me all kinda feels!!!
Bruh those were the days that felt realistic to me.
Buying NCAA a month before Madden came out playing all those seasons and then exporting the draft class and drafting your own players or players that beat up on your team man that was the best
Jdub,,it's giving all of us those feels...
I went and got a PS2 once I saw my homies PS2 with one of those super thick-ass component cables that made his NCAA (2005i think) look HD..
So I got ps2 with that same HD component cable and now play it on my 4k tv.. yeah it's weird af but making my quaranteen manageable fo sho
Btw, the vision cone was one of the most simulation features Madden had ever had.
In the new Madden's you pretty much start franchise mode and almost instantly start playing. When I play Madden 08 its probably 2 hours before I even start my first preseason game because of all the preseason trades and free agent signings. Plus going through training camp is awesome. Such an awesome game with a super deep franchise that we probably will never get again..
For me that'd make it a little harder to get into the game. HOWEVER THE OPTIONS SHOULD ALL BE THERE HOMIE.
0:57 I remember watching my brother doing those drills on his season damn the nostalgia😭
I used to zone out and play this for hours, my girlfriend used to be pissed 🤣🤣🤣
@Charles Martel , You must be gay 😖😖eww
@Charles Martel naw pussy, I got a new bitch....
Watch they bring back mouth pieces nd call it a new feature
Anthony Hill The same way they did with tattoos on madden 16
@@willheezy They never had tattoos on madden 16 brah what u talking about 😂.
Mouth pieces been in madden since madden 02
AYO_JJDAMN U wrong
@@willheezy No u wrong. They aint never allowed you to have tattoos for your creative player. When madden 18 came out they updated player likeness and added OBJ's tattoos, Derrick Carr's tattoo and That Bryant guy who played WR for the Steelers amd raiders they added his tattoos and Collin Kaepernick's tattoos. I think Collin was the only who had tattoos on 16 but once 18 came out I would change OBJ"s name to my name cause I wanted tattoos for my player.
The algorithm just served me this video. Dude. PREEEEEACCCHH!!! 100%!!! I still adore this game!
Great video!!!...I remember playing Madden 08 I created a Defensive End on Superstar Mode and it was the best one I ever created, so great I had 202 sacks
Ahh the classics...
I made a complete custom franchise of all cupcake teams and let the chaos unfold.
The South Park Cows vs the Portland Trees
The San Antonio Banditos vs the Manhatten Minutemen
If anybody ever tries this themselves, the first few draft classes are EPIC. You will find 90+ overall players in every round. The game "rebuilds" the quality of the league. I always turn off trading in franchise, so draft picks are more important. Rebuilding teams in this mode was the most fun I ever had. Every team had insane cap space so there was never any free agents. Those 7 draft picks became literal gold. It would take years to make a winning roster, and when you did, you remember where every player on your team came from.
Highly recommend any madden franchise players to go back and create thier own league just as a nice change.
joe fox i had no idea i could do this...i know what im doing the rest of the day
Man immediately maxed out the rear on his player lmfaoooo
I played the Playstation 2 Madden 08 to death. I wish I could still play it. I had forgotten how many cool features were in the game. "If it's in the game, it's in the game!" The slogan wasn't a lie back then.
Your videos made me buy Madden 08 and 12. Thank you
I thought I was the only one that still playing MADDEN 08 & NCAA 08 till this day on PS2
Not all my original set up from 12 years ago but that’s the beauty of eBay and amazon
Crazy , thanks for the video 🙏🏻
same here! bought another ps2 off of amazon and a slightly used copy of madden 08 and used all my old memory cards to have fun playing football games again
ComebackKing77 I did the same thing for the original Xbox. I got nfl 2k5 and nfl street 2. thinking of getting this game too
Pro Equity Cash Buyers EBay has a new ps2?. Safe bet is Amazon. I got a new ps2 in 2013. My very first one was 2003 or 04(whenever True Crimes streets of L.A came out). 05 Madden & San Andreas are the best (True Crimes SLA is 3rd)
I still play I'm in like year 16
Do you look at reviews on ebay and amazon before buying a ps2 or how does everyone approach the purchase ?
I hardly ever comment on videos. But this video was great 10/10 work
Bro you crushed this video, thank you
Madden 08 is my favorite simply for the in-depth Superstar mode. The IQ test, the combine, even having to hire an agent, the adjusted camera angle, it really made you feel like a real player.
It was also one of the last games where running the ball actually worked well. In new Maddens, AI-controlled linemen being blocked will instantly tackle you if you get too close like the O-lineman isn't even there, but if you try to use the lineman you'll still be stuck in the block and I hate that so much as someone who is awful at passing and relies on the run.
You forgot about being able to creating your own plays and formations from scratch 😍
That stuff was around since like 04 I think. Amazing that features that were around back TWO generations ago are nowhere to be found in 2020.
I can’t believe we let EA get away with making such a shitty game that doesn’t even deliver half as much as a game they made from 2007.
LT LT LoL what would you do about it
@@FreakinHigh420 steal every copy if madden 18 and leave it in a trashbag at a vegan gathering
@@GameboyFanatic fr I got Madden 20 on my birthday I was so happy then my some how my player just glitched.
After watching your video you right. I do miss those preseason drills.
I trained myself on this game using "Situation Mode" and one of my favorites was coming back from 25 point deficit with a score of 28-3 with the 1990 Bills against the 1990 New York giants in my own personal "super bowl 25" and beat the giants with Thurmond Thomas and Others, I just loved every minute of it.
Yes, Madden 08 was the best. I loved running laps around the field with Adrian Peterson 😅😂
You should definitely mail this video to EA. I haven't played Madden since "08. I always wondered why they didn't add scuffles/fights into these games.
I think that was more of an NFL call. Certain things they dont want in the game, like hits that knock the helmet off and fights. Looking out for their image
They don’t care. People shell out 60 bucks every year for the “new” game. They fail to realize it’s basically the same game.
@@thepassingstatic6268 I thought some Maddens had that, were the helmet could come off? I haven’t played ‘07/‘08 in a long ass time, but I thought that could happen.
@@grandoblivion5268 you could, but the NFL had EA take that out, along with concussion as an injury
@@thepassingstatic6268 yes. Concussion had been EA's massive ghost.
Oh the memories with this one. Madden 11 was out and I was still playing this. Omfg I had two Madden 08 for Xbox 360 😅
came here cause of scott the woz, stayed because the video essay was legitimately enticing
Foreskins will be 2020 super bowl champions calling it now
Unless Refball helps the Patriots
Yesss httr
Lol
I saw that and was like wtf
Super Bowl 54 Chicago Bears😎
“Pick any game you want, you have my guarantee that there’s a Madden just for me!”
Madden 03 and 4, you played for the lore, packed with stuff, never done before!
Madden 97, turned into 11, this game can cure all kinds of depression!
Madden 25, what, did we travel through time?! Nah, I mean it was pretty alright...
John Madden's Football, now I've seen it all, shows how the mighty just refused to fall!
Pick any game you want, you have my guarantee, cause there's a Madden just for Me!
Madden Overdrive, not a nosedive, EA Sports you continue to thrive!
What's their bottom goal? Their honest intent? Reminding players with pride and accomplishment.
Madden CD, oh boy, oh gee! Why can't these things start growing on trees!
Madden 08, it's nirvana on a plate!
I don't like that one
You're a fucking disgrace.
Pick any game you want, you have my guarantee!
'Cause there's a madden just for me!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I like this one.
Great vid man! I feel like I was meant to find this. I played and loved Madden 05, 06, and 07. Never 08! Downloading to PCSX2 now.
08 on 360 was legendary. 06-07 on ps2 was legendary as well
just the passing features in 08 alone make it far better then what is available right now. the audible customization. ability to call out run or pass on defense. really, so many things about 08 are soooooo good
"Madden 08 with Vince Young on the cover for game cube" is the greatest gaming experience I've ever had in my life and all I ever did was even play against friends and do offline franchises
is game cube much better than ps2?
@@justinwise6781 nah its the same
Was Madden 08 as good on the 360, ps3 as it is on Xbox,ps2, and GameCube?
@@carsoncottrell4435 From what I remember hearing, it was better on the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube era consoles.
@@Jerrel28 oh well is the 360 version deeper than today's madden and madden 12?
Madden has undergone ABSOLUTE REGRESSION
. It’s a terrible video game.
Like a 38 year old D-lineman.
Madden 08 now has roster updates for original Xbox: xbmcxbox.bigcartel.com/product/madden-nfl-08-roster-update-xbox
Damn. This is so long ago I didn’t remember until now. Thank you