Q 01/05

Which Electronic Arts founder conceived the Madden series and first approached John Madden in 1984?

A) Larry Probst

B) Trip Hawkins

C) Bing Gordon

D) Rich Hilleman

Answer · why

B) Trip Hawkins

Hawkins had written a football simulation on a PDP-11 as a Harvard student and said his real reason for founding EA was to make computer versions of g...

Q 02/05

The very first John Madden Football, released in 1988, debuted on which computer?

A) Commodore Amiga

B) Apple II

C) Atari ST

D) IBM PC

Answer · why

B) Apple II

The game took three years to build, more than twice the usual development time, and its box called it 'The First Real Football Simulation'.

Q 03/05

Madden refused to lend his name to the game unless each side had how many players?

A) 11

B) 12

C) 14

D) 22

Answer · why

A) 11

His line was 'I'm not putting my name on it if it's not real', and the full complement overwhelmed the home computers of the day, slowing the game to ...

Q 04/05

Because of the long delays, the first Madden game earned what nickname inside Electronic Arts?

A) The Eleven-Man Problem

B) Project Gridiron

C) Madden's Mistake

D) Trip's Folly

Answer · why

D) Trip's Folly

EA's outside auditors even advised writing off Madden's $100,000 advance because they assumed it would never be recouped.

Q 05/05

Because of Madden's fear of flying, EA's 1984 follow-up pitch meeting with him took place where?

A) On an ocean liner

B) On an Amtrak train

C) In his broadcast booth

D) On his tour bus

Answer · why

B) On an Amtrak train

Over two days the executives learned football plays from Madden from sunrise to midnight; he had taught a Berkeley class called 'Football for Fans' an...