John Madden Football '93

John Madden Football '93
North American Genesis box art
DeveloperElectronic Arts
PublisherElectronic Arts
ProducerScott Orr
ProgrammerMark Lesser
ArtistDouglas Wike
ComposerRob Hubbard
SeriesMadden NFL
PlatformsSuper NES, Genesis/Mega Drive
ReleaseSuper NES
  • NA: November 1992
  • PAL: 1992
Genesis/Mega Drive
  • NA: December 1992
  • EU: December 17, 1992
GenreSports (American football)
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

John Madden Football '93 is a 1992 American football video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the Super NES and Sega Genesis. The player controls a football team in modes such as tournament play and sudden death. Officially endorsed by John Madden, it was the third Madden game for the Genesis and the second for the SNES, being the first title in the series to receive a simultaneous release on both platforms.

The Genesis version was developed by LookingGlass Technologies, which was simultaneously creating Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss. John Madden Football '93 adds new animations and features, and allows players to play as and against famous teams such as the 1976 Oakland Raiders. Aside from Madden Football 64, the game was the last in the Madden franchise to lack the NFL license, which was featured in Madden NFL '94 onward.

Upon its release, John Madden Football '93 was a commercial success, and went on to sell more than a million copies. Critics awarded the game high scores and praised its updated graphics, but several reviewers complained that little had changed since John Madden Football '92. Royalties from the game funded the expansion of LookingGlass Technologies, and the company's director, Paul Neurath, later commented that the size of these royalties led EA to develop future Madden titles in-house.

The game can be played on the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation version of Madden NFL 2002, as well as the PlayStation versions of Madden NFL 2003 to 2005, including the collector's edition of the latter game on the PlayStation 2, with updated rosters and official NFL team licenses.