This week we take a look back at the history of arguably the most influential sports franchise of all time: Madden!

Are its annual iterations enough to warrant staying away from the earlier games, like this week's Madden 2004? Or is each and every entry timeless?

On top of tracing the history of the franchise, we find time to make up call signs for one another in anticipation of Top Gun 2, and predict which modern games will be fodder for Retrograde reviews 20 years from now.