Are you ready for some (pixelated) football?

I got the old Playstation (first edition) out of the closet and Owen and I have been playing Madden '99 (yes, as in 1999). I've been letting Owen play the AFC Allstars and I've been the pre-Warner Rams.

The graphics are pretty simple, but the game is still a lot of fun to play. Today, Owen beat me 35-28. On one of the plays the prerecorded John Madden remarked: "To effectively stop the running back you have to hit him on his side of the line of scrimmage." On a separate play, after a pass was broken up, he had this wisdom to offer: "To break up the pass you have to stop the ball from ever getting to the receiver."

Funny, I don't remember Madden being that insightful in real life.

Other highlights: Owen had no pass attempts but ran the ball 50 times for 427 yards with Terrell Davis setting the all-time NFL single-game rushing record.

Comments

Amy P said…

I'm going to guess that the NFC Allstars are the blue team, right?

January 16, 2010 at 8:56 PM

JohnJohn said…

Doh! I meant the AFC Allstars (I changed it just now). Interestingly enough it's the RED team! Owen is branching out in his color preferences for sports teams.

January 16, 2010 at 9:51 PM

mama mia said…

Already corrupting that boy with football! Just think how "eat up with it" he'd be if he lived in Texas!

January 17, 2010 at 10:00 PM

The Ghost of John Brown said…

Perhaps, Owen should try play-action, now that he has you thinking run...

January 20, 2010 at 9:43 AM

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