The Untold Truth about Madden NFL 09 

Interesting. 09 is nostalgic to me because that was the first time I thought the graphics were lifelike at the time.

"With nostalgia definitely helping" is an extremely important statement in this video that will go overlooked.

The mud on jerseys was the best thing about this game. Legit could tell who was playing and who rode the bench by how.clean uniforms were

Its crazy how most madden player have never experienced how good the older maddens are

Actually, Madden 09 was the first Madden in the 360/PS3 era to use tv commentators at all, with Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth, after using the "radio" format for 06-08.

The Collectors edition also came with NFL Head Coach 09. Spent $100 new on it back in the day for the 2 games.

My favorite era of Madden was Madden 10 to Madden 12. When I got Madden 13 i knew right away that something was wrong lol

Those weird fantasy-style football fields remind me of when the Madden games on the PS1 would include completely made up fantastical teams like a team of robots and their field being solid metal and stuff like that. Honestly, I really miss those days because it seemed like back then, Madden was actually trying. A shame they stopped including them once they jumped to the PS2, Gamecube, and XBox

I’ll always remember this as the Madden with the rewind feature

I’ve been playing 09 on the PS2 and I think it’s the best Madden ever

Madden moments need to come back immediately!!!!!

09 wasn't a good game, make no bones about it, but it was so much better than what we have today. SD hit it on the head when he said they made it with passion, because they did. There was clear commitment to the end product in mind. It was so well polished for its time and it was optimized perfectly for the consoles it was played on. That's not something you can say about the new Maddens, with glitches out the wazzau, and loading times that would make even the sanest man insane.

I LOVED this game on the 360 personally. Played the hell out of it back then 🤣

That soundtrack was an alltimer

Thank you for mentioning the madden community from back then. I know you said you were like 9 but Gideon Prime, Versuz, Hard8Times, BarneyPhife, Ronenic, Brozales, Apex, SimFBallCritic and so many more were expressing how much we needed a Sim Football game and its so dissappointing how the game has gotten even worse from that period. But that era of youtubers were pioneers and I appreciate them any time i watch a madden vid. Thank you SDTV for respecting the past while being a trailblazer yourself in this communinty.

Currently playing thru Madden 08 (PS2) thanks to you, and you are 100% right. It’s the last great Madden

I bought the Madden 09 collection edition. I still have it in the original box with slip case. It also came with NFL Head Coach included as well. It really was a nice package. 👍

Madden 09 was the peak of Rocket Catching online. Those who know...know. The reason why Madden is an animation based game today is because EA had to find a way to nerf the rocket catch.

Soundtrack, graphics and animations that being the tackling and broken tackles were really solid in this game.

I have this on PS2 and it's my jam. I've never played the PS3 version though....

been waiting for an 09 video 🔥

2:55 that's the stadium of the Glaciers. They were an unlockable fantasy team that hailed from Greystone, Antarctica. Their QB was Sven Below and their Halfback was Titanic Sinker. Too soon, I know. 2:57 Those are the Tridents IIRC. Tight End Gary Ladiator was unstoppable. On defense they had End Tzu Nami. He didn't get home often, but when he did, it was with great force.

This is the game that forced me to go back to playing 2K5 with the editor. Then, it was into 2k8 with the editor, for years. I didn't end up buying another Madden until M20, which sucked. Haven't tried any of the newer Maddens yet. I feel like a big part of my life was crushed/stolen by EA. 😢

I remember being so hyped for Madden 2009 when I was 11 because my favorite team was the GreenBay Packers and that Brett favre was on the cover. I went with my dad to my local Hastings which was pretty much a book, comics, home video and video game rental store. Ended up getting a copy for my PlayStation 2 at the time because we hadnt gotten the ps3 yet. I just remember playing madden 09 and having alot of fun it was the last madden I can say I had a good time playing

I remember this Madden fondly because it's the Madden I was on when I first moved out my parents house to Columbus Ohio. I was still on the AV cords and this guy where I worked told me to get HDMI cords. This is still back when HD tvs were still relatively expensive. I remember buying HDMI cords and being blown away at the graphical upgrade 😂😂.

I remember playing madden 07 on the Xbox 360 and I thought it was nostalgic to me to I remember making a team named the Baltimore braves and made it an all out red white and blue uniform with a red helmet blue jersey white pants red and white socks so cool 😎 ❤

The YT algorithm has blessed me lately. Madden 09 was damn near brillant on the ps3, I still go back and play sometimes. It was so deep compared to now. Being able to replay moments needs to be back in Madden.

The ice field and jungle stadium are in the fantasy challenge mode in the ps2/xbox version of madden 08 (and maybe later ones but i don’t remember) would love to see a vid dedicated to this mode because I think its the best mode ever included in any madden

09 was my first madden so it holds a special place in my heart. Really cool to see a video on it and relive my childhood through this video lol

I haven't kept up with Madden at all (last Madden I played with any regularity was Madden 10 a LONG time ago), but Madden 09 was my 2nd ever Madden. I was 12 and just getting into football, and this game wowed me after 08. Everything felt so fun with this game and the visual aesthetic went crazy. I never knew people considered it mid, but then again, I was 12 and probably wouldn't have cared anyway, lol.

Love your videos bro. Helps take me back to simpler times.

I randomly signed in to my old Xbox 360 account a few months back and realized I got all the achievements for Madden 09, which surprised me because I played 10 way more

Love these retrospectives on the older Maddens. Keep them coming!

Madden ‘09 got some burn from my friends and I. The presentation felt like a huge leap, remembering playing the snow. Madden had its glitches, but this era was still beautiful and enjoyable on 360

Best things about Madden 09 are its presentation and graphics. Quite lifelike at the time, even holds up today.

I appreciate that you've been going back to these old games and playing them for your reviews. Hope you've been enjoying that 🤲🏻 Also looking forward to more streams of whatever ones you feel like doing

I can’t believe it’s been 15 years I remember buying this game at Walmart when I was in the Air Force. I miss that time

Much respect from your Chicano Brethren out here in AriZona. Damn good video young man!

Love these retrospective videos

Madden 09 was a solid game, I remember renting it back in the day and enjoying the hell out of it. Interesting point you made about the menus, thats one thing I loved about old Madden, NCAA and NHL games.

Since watching your videos you inspired me to grab every madden I can this one is next. Currently (like while watching this video) I’m playing 08 on PS2. Having a BLAST thanks sd tv

Always love ur vids. Never stop comparing these games to the OG 2k games and PS2 maddens.

Madden 10 is my favorite Madden of all time I had the 360 and it brings me so much nostalgia when I watch videos like these.

I still have the game somewhere for 360. I don't have a console, but i would love to make a franchise mode with the Lions (you know what i mean) or just improving the last season of Mike Holmgren with the Seahawks. The criticisms at the time were understandable, but compared with the current games, Madden 09 looks waaaay better now.

Im 14 and I play the crap out of this game. I like doing broncos franchises and I can do it for hours unlike madden 24 where I can only play for like 20 min. Thank You Softdrink for making this video

I heard “we made it” for the first time playing this game and it’s still one of my all time favorite songs. Madden 09 definitely is my all time favorite

It makes me so mad that madden doesn’t put “all time” or teams like the 08 Steelers or ravens no legendary packers teams nothing just making money in ultimate team

Never played 09, but I have 08, 11, 12, and 13 all for the 360. I tend to play 11 the most out of them

I actually enjoyed PS3 Madden 09 as a kid and put plenty of hours into it. I honestly don’t understand how u still keeping find inspiration for new videos

09 was my first madden and it got me into football and it introduced me to my favorite team the Patriots

transferring the NCAA legend was so FIRE. i loved being able to help my teammates attributes as the leader.

The fantasy teams and stadiums are actually in the PS2 version of the game, in the Fantasy Challenge mode. Pretty awesome feature that I miss to this day. You could also unlock and play with them in play now if you beat them in the tournament.

I found one of my favorite bands because of this sound track.."Innerpartysystem" whoever made the old madden soundtracks..thank you

I remember this was the madden i had most fun with as a kid. It’s between this, 07 on the ps2 and 08 on the 360. My mom got me 09 on the 360 and i loved it but then got me a PS3, the family an HD tv and this on PS3 and it was the most impressive game i ever saw at that point graphically. Plus my Steelers won the Super Bowl that year so i played the game well after the Super Bowl too

Had this on the DS and had an incredible time with it ❤ exient studios killed it with the Madden DS ports. The PS2 and Wii version of NFS Undercover, though? Not so much. Great video, SD ❤

Madden 08 and 09 always been my fav growing up

Love the videos as usual.

One other way you can tell they put some effort in back then: Madden 09 on the Wii was the first version in which they incorporated a 'Call your Shots' feature, where you could literally use the Wii remote to design custom routes for receivers before the snap. It was so satisfying to score touchdowns on plays you were literally creating on the fly! They even upped it a little with Madden 10 to allow you to customize defensive players as well, though I'm not as familiar with that as 09 is the last Madden I ever purchased/played regularly. Graphics weren't NEARLY as good as this, but that's not surprising for a Nintendo system. You might find it interesting.

With you on this one.. I remember my brother, our friends, and I hanging out at somebody's house around when it came out and the graphics blowing me away. It had to have been the snow or the tutorial at the time. I'll swear by this game's soundtrack even as it continues to ring out the same five songs on the DS version lol. In the times that I've played it since (still have my 360 disc) it definitely is a bit wonky - camera has something to do with it. The rewind was a silly gimmick in reality. But I do like the vibe of it all, backdrop to commentary. And it is well worth going into all of the Franchise mode detail. I'm a few years older yet I was really only getting into the Eagles fully in '08-09 so I'm right there in the timeline. Awesome time to catch their playoff run with a really good roster in this era.

Nostalgia is very helpful with a lot of these games. I didn't jump ship to Madden on the PS3 until 2011 and boy, what a difference it was. You still had create a team, but it was severely nerfed and you couldn't make a whole league of teams with different enough logos. The draft classes had some spoof names like Tremendous Johnson, Rocket Mann, and Tremendous Kielbasa. One thing I LOVED about it though was Gus Johnson as the play by play man. His energy really helped you feel excited, while today's current retreads of the human sleeping aids, Gaudin and Davis. I know Madden 25 gets a lot of heat, but I think that was my favorite Madden on the PS3 because of the development system. I was in full control of how players developed. I didn't have to worry about random upgrades. You could even upgrade speed, agility, and acceleration as well as dev trait if you wanted to invest the high points cost. My go to though is still NFL Head Coach 09. That game does so many things right. If it had create a team and relocation, it would be a perfect game in my mind. I didn't need it to be playable. I like to see how my players do on the field without my input.

I was so glad when I found a PS3 copy of the JET Favre cover. It was a temporary download off of the EA store after Brett signed with the Jets.👍

One of the only games ive ever gotten a special edition of

I LOVED the graphics for this game !!!!!! The field actually looked huge and the snow looked great man

one of my favorite things with this madden was the super in depth injury animations

I still love playing madden 09 till this day. Last game of this gameplays generation. 10 started to change this type of PS2 gameplay…some of the best times while I was in HS… ONLY knock I have on it and it’s a big one. The franchise freeze glitch. I can’t get past 2 seasons without it freezing and not letting me go forward

Fav channel I swear

Dude, great video. I LONG for the days when Madden brought me all the excitement in the world. My friend gave me his copy of Madden 21 last year and I played 3 seasons of face of the franchise w/ the Jets. It was kinda fun but it lacked the atmosphere previous games had. I mean back then on superstar you could get drafted by ANYONE, that alone was a thrill. The franchise mode used to go so much harder, my favorite mode. EA really just settles for “good enough” every year now and people keep buying and buying. I miss looking at the in-depth stats they provided in old games. Now it’s bare bones in every single aspect - except for MUT of course. Last Madden I purchased was 15.

I don't remember much about the gameplay but have fond memories of Madden IQ and Trivium - Into the Mouth of Hell We March on the soundtrack 🔥

09 was nostalgic to me cause I played the DS version for hours. Just got the Ps3 version, and yea it feels like it's missing things despite playing pretty well. Ofc as a Jets fan, it's no surprise that they missed up the cover art for Farve and him not being in the Jets in the default roster. Also the soundtrack for this game is memorable

Madden 09 feel and graphics always felt so immersive. Newer maddens looks nice but have never been able to replicate that feel for me

09 was my favorite. Wisconsin native, I loved the rewind system. Super nostalgic

09 is nostalgic for me, but for the psp lol, it meant so much to me that the playoff brackets were correct unlike the older madden of the time kept getting wrong. i even talked about this game on a long video years ago on a franchise i played all 30 years from 2015-2022

an underrated game for sure. the hall of fame players, the madden IQ and virtual john madden, the music, etc. that fantasy football feature would be AMAZING today with the popularity of fantasy football. it really was ahead of it's time. would LOVE to play with my fantasy football team in madden every year. something like a myteam feature and they would strike gold. remember, this madden was released before the microtransaction and MUT craze.

I really liked this madden a lot. I got the ps2 version the year it came out, and ended up playing the Xbox 360 version well into the 2010s.

Bruh making hits. Keep going bro

Madden 08 was so fun bro. Had it on 360. Played that game solo for hours on franchise mode.

You could spotlight receivers in 08. But man I've never seen that concept art. Really wish fantasy stadium type stuff was available in the games

It’s sad that this game was when i personally started turning on the madden series. It’s absolutely wild that as gamers we had no clue that this was still the top tier versions of the game before the absolute dark ages of football gaming

This one had an issue where it would be too flashy, and occasionally the graphics would soft lock the game. Those are the flashbacks I get from seeing this game.

I missed this one in college as I was too busy playing a…pretty broken NCAA 09 for the 360.

Madden 10 will always be my go-to Madden, and when i see your videos pointing out the validity to some of these older titles, i feel more justified in playing these games over newer ones, because obviously i get some crap not going to the newest like so many lol

That blue square that shows up at 8:03 is actually a celebration prompt! You can use the joystick to run the ball carrier to the square, and then do a unique celebration (like dunk on the uprights). It was a sick feature!

I believe some of the concept art is similar to the fantasy challenge teams from Madden 08. You had to face the Dummies, the Glaciers, and the Tridents and the Glaciers were on an ice themed field. Those fields were sick and that challenge was fun and really hard. It was awesome!

09 is nostalgic to me as it was really the last madden I remember playing and enjoying while it was new.

I never played this for the PS3, but I have it for the PS2 This is my second favorite Madden all time behind 07 for the PS2. When I think back on this game, the roster has me putting this right behind 07 but just ahead of 08 cause I liked SuperSim which made games quicker to play through if I just wanted to simulate through. Really solid game on the 2 that has aged wonderfully.

I used to play this game back in late 2008-2009, though I played it for the 2009 NFL season. I played as the Pittsburgh Steelers and the St. Louis Football Cardinals in franchise mode and I added NFL Hall of Famers into most NFL teams (which I used to do when I played Madden NFL 08-10 on the Xbox 360). The game was okay, it was not as good as the earlier games (like Madden NFL 2002), but it was far, far better then the newer games (like Madden NFL 21). I do like the rivalry histories before the start of rivalry games. I still have this game since the end of 2008.

I remember going to target and getting the collectors edition!

Madden 09 was not only my first Madden but playing it on my buddy's PS3 made me want to get the console.

I still have my copy for the original Xbox. Alot of people didn't know that it was made for that system and the only place that sold it was Best Buy.

I got this madden for free, played the heck out of it too...first time i had an hd tv too

Madden 09 was my first madden ever. I got it on the ps3 and loved it

Madden 09 on PS2 and Xbox was a solid Madden.

That appartment/penthouse concept art was actually in Madden 09 on the Wii version in the superstar mode so it is kind of funny that it was shown as concept art in the PS3/Xbox360 version

Madden 09 was actually my favorite on Xbox 360/ PS3! Exceptionally the Madden moments loved the Madden moments and it was actually really good to me. P.s I also liked 09,10,and 11 cuz of music and the Extra point when going through highlights and stats.

I played all maddens except for that madden. Madden 09 I never played it at all, I was in the halo 3 phase as that game was trending in that era

This video made me feel like a freshman in high school all over again

This Madden was absolutely goated and nice it's probably still good bossman. 👑🔥

Loved this game. “U Drive” was an unstoppable play. Loved being able to run around and awkwardly dunk on the goalposts after a TD. Also sorry for nitpicking but that was Madden 10 at 10:39. The nasty man Darren Sharper was not on the Saints until the 09 season.

This was one of my favorite maddens honestly. It was the only madden I liked doing the franchise mode after espn football 2k5. I finished the whole franchise mode and was so sad when it was over. Madden 09 is on my goat list idc

Dynamic difficulty was so good. My games were so competitive back then. Now I have to mess with the sliders for 3 weeks to try to get it even close to what dynamic difficulty was