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John Madden wouldn't endorse football with seven players

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Electronic Arts initially wanted to make a heavily simplified 7-on-7 arcade game because processing 22 digital sprites was a hardware nightmare for 1980s computers. Madden practically threw a tantrum, calling it 'not real football' and stubbornly refusing to sign the contract until EA spent years optimizing the code to fit his aggressive gridiron purism.

John Madden wouldn't endorse football with seven players
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