Madden NFL 2000
Madden NFL 2000 game history with photos of the PlayStation PS1, Nintendo N64, Game Boy Color and Mac OS video game systems.
Madden NFL 2000 Macintosh OS
Madden football for the Classic Mac OS was ported by Aspyr Media and released in late 1999. It holds the distinction of being the first live action football game ported to the Mac platform.
Madden For Mac OS
Nintendo Game Boy Color Packaging for Madden 2000
Released in November 1999 by THQ, Madden for the Nintendo Game Boy Color features top-down 2D sprite graphics with official licensing for all 31 NFL teams from the 1999 football season.
Madden For Game Boy Color
Madden NFL 2000 Nintendo N64 Game
The Nintendo 64 was released by EA Sports on August 31, 1999 for the Madden NFL football series. Th N64 was the last game in the franchise to feature John Madden on the North American cover.
Madden for Nintendo N64
Madden 2000 Classics PC CD-ROM
The Madden Classics PC CD-ROM (published by EA Sports) is a budget re-release of the iconic 1999 Madden professional football game retro title for the vintage Windows computer gaming system.
Madden for PC Classics
Madden NFL 2000 and the various gaming systems and consoles history
Launched in August 1999, Madden NFL 2000 represented a significant milestone in EA Sports' Madden NFL series, serving as a bridge between fifth-generation consoles and the emergence of 3D gaming. This landmark release solidified the franchise's supremacy over rivals such as NFL GameDay by incorporating on-field taunting, the inaugural multi-user Franchise Mode, and the ability to track careers over thirty seasons.
Below are the primary hardware platforms that hosted Madden NFL 2000 and how the franchise evolved across generations:
5th Generation Consoles (The Primary Launch Platforms)
- Sony PlayStation PS1: Released in July 1999, this iteration of Madden NFL 2000 showcased complete 3D polygonal graphics and established a new standard for football simulation.
- Nintendo 64: Debuting in August 1999, the N64 version capitalized on the console's distinctive controller design, facilitating quick and user-friendly play-calling menus and audibles.
- Game Boy Color: Released in November 1999, this portable adaptation employed simplified sprites and top-down mechanics to deliver a handheld football experience to gamers.
Madden for Home Computers Gaming
- Microsoft Windows: Released in August 1999, the PC version leveraged higher resolutions and mouse-and-keyboard controls for comprehensive playbook editing and franchise management.
- Mac OS: The Mac OS version, published by Aspyr Media, marked the first instance of a football game being ported to this platform.
The period from 1998 to 2002 marked a significant transformation in the history of the Madden NFL football franchise. In these five years, the series evolved from 2D sprites to fully 3D graphics, launched its renowned multi-season Franchise Mode, transitioned from featuring John Madden on the cover to showcasing actual NFL players, and navigated the substantial hardware advancement from the 32/64-bit generation to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox era.
