![]() ![]() Well, the Genesis has gone the way of the Baltimore Colts, but Madden has remained a part of my life pretty much from that day forth. Suffice to say, I would go on to spend many hours with both. I actually remember exactly where I was and who I was with the first time I saw Madden being played, which was also the first time I saw the Sega Genesis. ![]() It’s become more than a video game, having long ago crossed over to being a pop culture phenomenon. That’s the thing about Madden: if you’re a male age 10-40, you’ve probably played it and you’ve probably played it a whole lot, over a whole lot of years. Coincidentally, it was also the year I turned eighteen. Yup, it’ll be eighteen years this December since the franchise first hit the market 1989, which may have been the most exciting thing that happened that year. What’s my point? Well, this year the John Madden football video game franchise can legally vote, buy porn, and get drafted. Sure, a responsible adult is happy for their right to vote (after all, people did die for us to have it) but being eighteen isn’t about being responsible, it’s about doing fun stuff, like driving (legally) and drinking (illegally) … just hopefully not in combination with one another. In the realm of landmark birthdays associated with young adulthood, eighteen sits low on the totem pole, lacking the excitement that accompanies turning sixteen (when you’re legal to drive!!) and twenty-one (when you’re legal to drink!!!!). The Good, The Pretty Good, and The Mediocre ![]()
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