bdoughty
08-30-2011, 04:51 PM
Steve posted this at OS and it is a terrific read and had things I never knew about Madden.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100805/madden
What followed became one of the biggest secrets in video game history: EA built a "Montana" game for Sega that was designed to compete with "Madden." Sort of.
"We made sure it was totally inferior," Hawkins said.
Working from the "Madden" code base, EA removed the 3-D field, slashed the pro-style playbook from 113 plays to 13 and added cartoony, big-headed player graphics.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100805/madden
What followed became one of the biggest secrets in video game history: EA built a "Montana" game for Sega that was designed to compete with "Madden." Sort of.
"We made sure it was totally inferior," Hawkins said.
Working from the "Madden" code base, EA removed the 3-D field, slashed the pro-style playbook from 113 plays to 13 and added cartoony, big-headed player graphics.