Part of being a really old gamer is recalling the games that as a youth I spent countless hours on. Back then it wasn't about franchise modes and gang tackles it was about fun. We kept stats the way we did for our strat-o-matic games with a pencil and paper, we ran league the same way. With that out of the way welcome to Going Old School V1 the first in a series of look backs to my youth in gaming.

GRIDIRON! (1986 Amiga - My Age:20)

Considering the lack of popularity...

Danimal

Don't you wish there was a good way to scout your upcoming opponents in franchise or online franchise? Shouldn't the virtual coaches and scout play more of a role then just in college recruiting?

I really wish that Madden would consider putting in a scouting report. Each week before you're upcoming game you would get a detailed report. You should be able to see things like whats plays they like to run 1st and 10, 3rd and between 5-7 etc.

What sets they run the most....

Danimal

I think to the hard core Madden fan the online franchise added in Madden 10 is something that is adding life to the game, even in it’s limited form. Even though it was hinted we would get feature upgrades because the system was “server based” those upgrades never came. While that certainly scares me a little, I can’t see EA removing this feature from the game. So how can we improve it?

Ask most Madden players and they are going to tell you we need contracts, cpu trades and better...

Danimal

Just too many games out now and not enough time, why am I more excited to play FIFA then any football games. These are the things I ponder today....

What to play tonight Gears 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3 or Call of Duty. Just one more week to we're all killing zombies....

Danimal