We don't often look at sports games on Replay, and considering how integral they are to the success of gaming, we view that as a mistake. The reason why we haven't? They don't slot neatly into the Replay formula, and we know, because we've tried to bring them to you numerous times before, but have always ended up deleting the footage. In celebration of the release of another Madden title this week, we thought we'd give this test another shot. We think we found a formula that keeps with the spirit of the show, and is equally as informative.

Rather than just looking at a few games like we normally do, we decided to look at how far football games have come with quick looks at nearly a dozen titles, spanning the NES era to Dreamcast. As you'll soon see, some game developers didn't quite know how to bring this sport to gaming early on. Their attempts were hilariously bad, and it took numerous attempts before one developer eventually got it right.

Even if sports aren't your thing, we think you'll enjoy seeing just how fast this medium evolves and how quickly innovation hits. Thanks again for watching. We'll see you in seven days!

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