Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Madden '08 Custom Soundtracks

Customisable games thrive even years after their release date for good reason: gamers can make the game their own rather than buy expansions. It's literally the difference between being how to enjoy the game and enjoying the game on your own terms. And who likes to be told? I for one, don't. In that spirit, I'd like to share a simple method for editing Madden '08 (PC only) soundtracks.

  1. First, navigate to your Madden 08 settings folder. You can find this located in My Documents/Madden 2008. Once here, you'll need to locate your madden.ini file. This is a settings file that contains various graphical and general in game options.
  2. Search for MP3. This search will return multiple results but the important one is MP3 Path string. Make sure it is set to C:\Users\Username\Documents\Madden NFL 08\Music.
  3. Grab any mp3 files and place them in the above directory. Make sure the files aren't blocked by pressing ctrl + a -> properties. If any files are locked, 'unblock' will be listed at the bottom of this screen.
  4. You're not home free just yet. The final step involves ensuring each track is using id3v1/id3v2 tags. To ensure only these tags are in use, I recommend downloading Foobar 2k. Foobar is a media player but to my knowledge, it's the only program with a tagging system that actually works. Besides, you may thank me later.
    Anyway, with your desired files in Foobar you'll want to select all tracks (ctrl + a), right click and select mp3 tag types. Make sure check boxes are either in id3v1 or id3v2. A coloured box indicates that only some files use these systems. You can also edit track data by selecting properties from the context menu.
  5.  Before opening your game, copy your music directory location. Once in Madden, click menu (bottom right hand corner) -> settings -> system settings. Delete the provided audio directory and press ctrl + v. Now you can enjoy Madden alongside your favourite music. :)

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