Talk:John Madden Football (1988 video game)

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BetacommandBot 22:54, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Fair use rational has now been provided. Bonus Onus (talk) 18:17, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Article Name and First Year of Release
There's a problem, the game wasn't released in 1988, it was released in 1989.

It's a common misconception because of various sources on the internet use the incorrect date, the copyright of the game and it's image used on the front is 1988, but the game was not released for sale until 1989.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6130897/p-12.html

Also, on the display at the Football Hall of Fame there is an entire exhibit dedicated to the game where the date is listed at 1989.

216.211.255.98 (talk) 20:48, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Ummm...
Why does John Madden have blonde hair?--71.235.92.16 (talk) 20:26, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It's probably just the resolution of the cover being tinted yellow or something, or he actually was blonde during this time, which I doubt, since he had brown hair back with the Raiders.  Zappa  O  Mati   20:43, 24 May 2013 (UTC)