The Last Good Madden 

I remember playing this game a lot back in the day and will never forget playing as Jamaal Charles and breaking a play wide open while Gus Johnson is screaming "HE'S GOT GET AWAY FROM THE COPS SPEED!"

All madden is now is cheese and glitches, the “Pro players” aren’t even good they just exploit the game as much as possible.

Remember way back in Madden 2000 when they had a little quiz during the load screen? That was neat.

RIP Create-A-Team Madden 2002 - Madden 12

Remember when Greg Jennings carried his team when they needed him

Also madden 12 had probably the best soundtrack

Imagine where we would be 8 years later if they kept building upon the game.

"Madden is removing all the fun game modes" Madden 22: **removes play now**

Oh hey. Peyton Hillis. Haven’t seen that dude in a while.

I just don’t think ea cares

I easily played 1000+ hours on this game. The animations were the best in recent memory. Even after all the hours I had played I still was able to find animations I hadnt seen before.

Why do you show Gus Johnson the comedian instead of Gus Johnson the football announcer? ROFLMAO!

I have Madden 2003 and guess what create a team was there 😂

Man this the first madden I played and being from the U.K. it’s what got me into football

I played this Madden for 5 years thinking I was missing out on the newer Maddens... Crazy to see the decline... Definitely the last GOOD Madden IMO!!

I remember sitting down watching my dad play Madden 12 on the 360...he had a franchise with the Panthers...he played 20 years in the franchise...even when Madden 13, & 25 came out he still played Madden 12, & honestly if I still had my 360 I would play Madden 12 over 20, or even NCAA 14

we gotta stop buying madden until they start listening to us the players

madden 12 on the wii was so fun for me with 5v5 mode... great soundtrack... very nostalgic game, thank you SDTV for covering it ❤️ 🔥

Someone needs to come out with a new football game thts actually decent

7:14 “That’s A Smoove Move.”

This was my last madden game I played 😥

The last madden I genuinely had fun playing...

i miss madden 12, i created a whole team of created players, uniforms, and stadium on that one.

I had Madden 12 for the Ps2. The soundtrack formed a lot of my taste in music. Madden for ps2 had the best game modes. For the ps2, it had special elemental teams, like a team where their home field was ice and it was slippery and difficult to gain yards. I loved the camera angle for the Superstar mode in ps2 madden games. It was zoomed in on your player and your player only. It was fun to play as a CB and track ball and intercept it. Such good memories

Does anyone remember the bug in the early 2000's (03 or 04) if your franchise won three superbowls in a row, all of your player's AWR would jump to 99 automatically?

You're finally doing a video on my fav Madden. Thank you

I agree, I got Madden 12 from a friend after I already had 13 and 15, it was a lot better and I had a lot more fun with it, especially the Madden Moments, why didn't you mention that?

I need the front and back loading of contracts; restructuring and converting contracts; 5th year options and varying bonuses ( signing, workout, roster). Great video!!!

I still believe ESPN NFL 2K5 and Madden 12 are the greatest NFL football video games ever made, with the Madden games from the mid 2000's decade close behind.

This detail is soooooo underated, I don't see you mention. In Madden 12 they put lesser known/players who didn't get draftable grades. It was really just randomly generated UDFA but most would suck, but sometimes you land a beast of a player. Because algorithm would have random proportions.. a feature will probably never see 🙈 again.

Great video! Love your stuff. You've helped me buy some of the older games I haven't played in a while. Might even pick this game up too if I find it in the flea market

Madden 10 was my favorite Madden 06 was according to my experience the best Madden 17 is the last tolerable

thank you so much for posting these I love them

Dude I really appreciate this video so true. To this day I still play madden 12 because it’s the last madden to have a real franchise mode. I’ve played through all 30 seasons twice and it’s so enjoyable. For me the draft classes are so awesome because you identify with each player as if they are real. The pictures are real even if they are just photo shop versions of bad players. As you said the mode has so much detail. Its not without its flaws like some players are white when they’re portraits are black and vice versa but that’s rare and the progression style is messed up. The solution is not hard if they cared. Literally copy the formula for madden 12. Give 30 years of draft classes with real photos. Make the players accurate to photos. Fix progression so it’s more performance based. Then add in better gameplay for modern times. I personally like the interface from 12 but my favorite was madden 08 on ps3 with the titantron look.

Sad that I grew up with late PS3 early PS4 Madden but I’m glad that I had 12 to play. Played so many hours on this.

Why get rid of coaching tree? Why get rid of pump up crowd? Thanks EA for everything.

I quit modern madden 4 years ago now and switched back to madden 12 and it’s like night and day. With the proper sliders the game play is challenging but makes me feel like ive earned wins, the off-season is something I look forward to, and making moves during the season like resigning players and restructuring contracts feels good. It’s sad that an 11 year old game makes me feel better than anything put out now, it’s a disgrace.

Madden 12 or 13 (I forget the year) the draft classes would repeat every 3-4 years and at that point I stopped buying it

Madden 12 is the last I bought. I've been playing all pro football 2k 8 ever since. And have never looked back

Also I loved the thumb stick power and finesse moves on defensive line. Me and my brother drafted a DT named Steven Twilly and he was basically a super Aaron Donald. We still talk about that even today.

Madden 12 was fun playing with my older brother

No one: Phil Sims on madden 25: MY GOSH

I think this is a perfect example of what happens when a company has no competition. EA know that with that exclusive deal they can throw out any old game and it well sell, simply because there are no other "NFL" games that can be made. Plus without the NFL rights there's no reason for other larger game companies to jump in and make a game since the return to investment won't be there. Mix that in with smaller studios and their restrictions in budget and talent nothing can come close to a great functioning football game. Great video as always man.

Madden 08 and 09 were my childhood, this brought back so much nostalgia

Madden 11 had much better gameplay thats the last great madden game.

Ngl madden 12 had the best intro

Madden 12 was so much fun. Me and my friend used to play 2 player on the same team and would have a ton of fun pancake blocking people with a FB and clearing a path for a big run.

PS2 was definitely the golden age of Madden games! I miss the way Madden use to be. The franchise mode was fantastic. The preseason position battles. I remember the small details that would be in the game. Like in practice mode. They actually wore practice Jerseys. It was so immersive. Madden looks great now, but sadly that's all it has going for them.

great game and great sound track. I love replaying madden 12 because it was by far the best recent franchise modes especially with create a team and importing from ncaa. Always hated the trade logic and how players under contract just randomly became free agents, but other than that one of the last great maddens

Madden 12 is the best one to me besides 04 for ps2. I play 12 more than anything for ps3.

Good video. It would be nice to see you make a retrospective on every Madden (or at least starting with the PS2 ones).

I love watching your videos and this was the game a grew up playing so I hold this on high pedestal and love this game. If I had the chance to play the ps2 versions I would but this game holds a place in my heart

Hands down my favorite Free Agency mode. The bidding war on the clock made you feel like you really had to target specific players.

This makes me want to cry and I'm 25.....

I still play M12, one thing I didn't see mentioned was in Superstar mode, when I simulate a playoff game, it will sometimes have me lose a game yet I still advance to the next game. For example, I'm in the WC round, I'll simulate the game, and it displays the final score, let's say L(23-33), yet I still advance to the next game. If I back out, reload the game and do the same, it sometimes even posts the same score/results, but I actually have lost the game without advancing. That's really my ONLY knock on this game. Great video, by the way

Honestly to me, Madden 12 or maybe even Madden 05 might be the best football video game besides ESPN NFL 2K5 that I have ever played.

“The last good madden” - proceeds to show a PAT from the 40 yd line

I used to love this just because they showed the stadium in the menu before you went to play the game, that’s literally the reason I love franchise so much

Bro you are always on point. Great Video.

I still play madden 12 on ps2 and I just made a franchise where I relocated every team and I'm taking it one year at a time. We need to keep this (#NFLDROPEA) alive

I agree with you a 100%. I loved Madden 12 and Madden 08. The only way Madden will change if people stop buying the game and governments catch on to EAs Bs And Stop them From Putting gambling into Rated E Games

Solid video. Great Job

This was the last Madden game I really played. One thing I remember is that the game was clearly trying replicate pressure from the defense leading to an inaccurate throw. But what really happened was that if you were hit while throwing the ball, it would just go to straight to the nearest defender, sometimes defying physics. Made it so much easier to throw interceptions in a game that is already know for unrealistic interceptions.

You forgot to add Madden 12 had dymaninc attendance. Weather, record of the team, and time of year would be a factor on what the attendance would be. For example if the 1-11 Jaguars were facing the 2-10 Browns then no one would show up.

Madden 11 is my all time favorite

I remember on one of the last NCAA titles, I took a player through college and went to export him and it wasn't an option. Like what? For years, I would create a player in NCAA then export to Madden. Not having that option anymore really turned me off from the EA Madden/NCAA franchise. That and Franchise mode taking a massive dump.

While ea makes an ass of themselves over there, I'll just be over here... still playing NFL 2k5

I spent hours on Madden 12 create a team and miss it more and more every year. That's one reason I like 2k, it's fully customizable and you can even upload logos and uniforms to use in the game. It's a shame EA went down this path and even sadder that I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.

Madden 12 was on ps2 aswell. I think the ps2 version had all the features in madden 08.

Never stop doing these football game videos bro 👍🏽

Thank you for this excellent video! I really enjoy this channel. It truly is a shame to see how far the Madden series has fallen since the PS2 days. To be honest, I am not sure why they had to throw away the PS2 Madden engine to begin with. I may have to resign and accept that Madden will never reach the levels that it did during the PS2 era ever again.

I loved creating my high school football team back in the day, along with the other HS teams that I played. And fictional HS teams, like the Japanese mana Eye Shield 21. I got so much use out of the create a team. I haven’t touched Madden since they got rid of it.

I remember as a kid this was my first ever Madden game. I played Madden 12 and really did not realize just how bad the series got after until several years later. I never had Madden 13 but from everything I heard..... Yeah, awful. Then I decided to buy Madden 25. So, how much did I like Madden 25? I played a few matches, checked out some of it's features and wondered why it was a lot worse then Madden 12. So then I just stuck with Madden 12 until SEVERAL years later when I eventually got a next gen console in late 2017. I decided to pick up Madden 18 because I figured that it would be cool and I saw that it just went to a new Engine and got a new story mode called: Longshot. I personally really enjoy playing Madden 18. Plus I experience like ZERO glitches. It's frozen like once but that's it. For those of you wondering I either play the regular Matchups against the CPU or, what I do most of the time, play as my awesome QB in custom Franchise mode. I was disappointed that I couldn't be Field Goal kicker but, it's alright. Now, in 2020 I am still using Madden 18 and have not upgraded to Madden 19 or 20. From everything that I've seen online, Madden 19 and 20 are both extremely buggy and glitchy. Also almost the exact same as 18. I am expecting to buy Madden 21 as it is most likely the last Madden game on this generation of consoles. Maybe Madden 22 gets supported on both this generation and the next generation of consoles, but that's no guarentee. I hope you all enjoyed my little story that I made here on my history with Madden games. If you liked it I would appreciate a thumbs up so more people can see this lovely comment. Anyways I hope you all have an amazing day, Goodbyeeee.

Nice video I wanna play madden again. Can you do a video on the best current gen madden?

Madden 25 did not allow you to upload a player from the heisman road in ncaa 14. You can however do draft classes from the franchise mode in ncaa 14 however.

I still play madden 12 and will never buy a new one. I just love creating custom players and teams to compete in tournaments or insert into franchise mode. When 13 came out, literally every feature I mentioned disappeared. Fuck that. I never gave a shit about ultimate team. 12's gameplay is "chunky," but I honesty prefer it over the floppy look of the newer games trying to be realistic. The rosters had most of the best players of the last decade and you can add whoever you like. 12 is the most updated madden that counts in my mind.

Do a video on/called "The Last Tolerable Madden"

I miss superstar especially as a CB that's one thing i wish they brought back

Love these sports games retrospectives. I'd love to see MVP baseball 2005 or Tiger Woods 2004 on here

Exactly why I haven't bought a Madden since Madden 17

Between 11 and 12 when they switched the tackling systems was the decline of madden. Madden 11 was the last good madden.

I like the feature when ur team sucks or there is bad weather, there are actual empty seats, and I love that, too bad that got removed, I might just get a Xbox 360 for Christmas this year instead of the next gen Xbox.

This felt the most realistic with a natural gameplay. Now everything is getting picked off and players are just to elite on the video game. 2K come help them out

you should just do a madden 20 review again, but call it “the last madden”

This is the last Madden I owned, been updating 2k5 ever since. Smh

This is the only madden I have right now. Found it at a thrift shop and am loving it. It’s making me get back into football again.

I had a Wii-U with Madden 13 on it. Really enjoyed it. It was different than the PS3/360 version. It was essentially Madden 12 with a roster update. We bemoaned that fact at the time as Wii-U owners, but in retrospect I think we lucked out. I had no idea how bad Madden 13 was on PS3/360.

Very well done. THUMBS UP!

“I’d like to see the stats of my players I’d like to sign before I sign them” “WHAT?! *expodes*”

I love the fact that you can save highlights from games in this

Soft Drink that Gus Johnson joke was really funny Love your vids and Gus

the fall of franchise really hurt me, this has been my favorite part for many years

I thought I was tripping for loving this game so much. Now I see I wasn't alone lol. Love madden 12.

Imagine how cool it would have been having the pro bowl during the unconferenced years and drafting your own team

Not Only all those Features you forget and HONESTLY....it’s one of the best ...when your best players HOF worth retired there was a hall of Fame page where you could go back and look at there stats and the awards you won w them ..build a legacy immersions baby!

I miss the auto draft they had in superstar mode 🤧🤧

Bro. Everytime I turned on my 360. I played this. This was my first madden besides madden arcade 2009. Superstar mode was so great and I loved it. There was a difficulty called "custom" that could allow you to put up over 100 points! EA please make better games again. I always made teams, Jerseys, and stadiums. Franchise was the best thing ever. I always used to be mad bcuz teams would win my player would always get a better offer from a different team in franchise😂

Great video! I also really enjoyed madden 11 on ps2/360. I think its because Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels

Even though I love playing Madden 20, I always go back to games like Madden 12 for having a really cool roster mixed with hall of fame talent and current day greats as rookies, that killer soundtrack, and all the fun customization options that the game has.

Also i still play ps2 madden games and just manually update the rosters every few years