SNEScapades
Dungeon Master Edition

Link couldn’t even be bothered to get far enough into Dungeon Master to get a proper screenshot of an actual character on a repeat playthrough for the cover art of this episode.
The theme of today’s episode is “Who thought this was a good idea?” Who thought it was a good idea to release a 6-year-old western computer RPG on a system that had some of the best RPGs for consoles? Who thought it was a good idea to make a game based on an imperiled animated sitcom that no one seemed to want? And who thought it was a good idea to release a minimal-effort, top-down racing game on a system that already had Top Gear and Mario Kart on it?
We can’t tell you the “why”, but we can tell you the how as we do some deep-dives into the creation of the original Atari ST smash Dungeon master and the dumpster fire that was the production of Family Dog. Also, we remember that we played Kawasaki’s Caribbean challenge this week.
Not the best crop of games, but listening to us talk about them has to be better than playing them.
- Super Mario World
- Street Fighter II
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Super Castlevania IV
- TMNT IV: Turtles In Time
- Soul Blazer
- The Lost Vikings
- Final Fantasy II
- Out of this World
- Space Megaforce
- Actraiser
- UN Squadron
- Super Mario Kart
- Cybernator
- Top Gear
- Star Fox
- Contra III: The Alien Wars
- Lemmings
- BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge
- Hook
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
- The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
- Darius Twin
- Super Off Road
- F-Zero
- SimCity
- Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- Mario Paint
- B.O.B.
- Alien 3
- Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
- Spanky’s Quest
- Super Star Wars
- Super Buster Bros
- HAL’s Hole In One
- NCAA Basketball
- Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
- NHL 94
- The Irem Skins Game
- King of the Monsters
- The Addams Family
- Congo’s Caper
- Gradius III
- Joe & Mac
- Super R-Type
- Super Soccer Champ
- On the Ball
- PGA Tour Golf
- Super Soccer
- NHLPA ’93
- Magic Sword
- Dinocity
- Rival Turf!
- Sonic Blast Man
- Shadowrun
- Rampart
- Super Double Dragon
- Batman Returns
- Hit the Ice
- Super Smash TV
- SimEarth
- Push-Over
- Imperium
- Populous
- Drakkhen
- Desert Strike Return to the Gulf
- MechWarrior
- Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
- Final Fight
- Pilotwings
- Super Play Action Football
- John Madden Football 93
- John Madden Football
- Krusty’s Super Fun House
- Harley’s Humongous Adventure
- Firepower 2000
- Musya
- Arcana
- True Golf Classics Pebble Beach
- Super Valis IV
- Bubsy: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
- Spiderman and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
- Lagoon
- Brawl Brothers
- Cacoma Knight in Bizyland
- Cool World
- The Hunt for Red October
- Addam’s Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt
- Pro Quarterback
- True Golf Classics Waialae
- Axelay
- Super Turrican
- Taz-Mania
- Dungeon Master
- Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
- Tom & Jerry
- Lethal Weapon
- Phalanx
- Strike Gunner STG
- Outlander
- Wing Commander
- Prince of Persia
- Hyperzone
- Jeopardy!
- Paperboy 2
- Super Tennis
- Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
- Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
- Super Black Bass
- Super Bowling
- Aerobiz
- Super Conflict
- Power Moves
- Super Ninja Boy
- Gods
- Raiden Trad
- Dragon’s Lair
- Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally
- Fatal Fury
- King Arthur’s World
- Test Drive II: The Duel
- James Bond Jr.
- Extra Innings
- Street Combat
- Super Strike Eagle
- Doomsday Warrior
- Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
- F1 ROC Race of Champions
- Super Adventure Island
- D-Force
- Uncharted Waters
- Vegas Stakes
- Monopoly
- Nolan Ryan’s Baseball
- Jack Nicklaus Golf
- Super Batter Up
- Super Bases Loaded
- Smart Ball
- The Chessmaster
- Gemfire
- World League Soccer
- Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
- NBA All-Star Challenge
- Q*Bert 3
- Super Slap Shot
- Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
- American Gladiators
- Inindo: Way of the Ninja
- NBA Showdown
- California Games II
- Wheel of Fortune
- The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare
- The Termnator
- Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye
- Battle Grand Prix
- Wordtris
- The Combatribes
- Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
- Captain Novolin
- Chuck Rock
- Clue
- Faceball 2000
- WarpSpeed
- Roger Clemens MVP Baseball
- Garry Kitchen’s Super Battletank: War in the Gulf
- Cyber Spin
- Ka-Blooey
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
- Xardion
- Spindizzy Worlds
- Super TKO Boxing
- Best of the Best Karate Championship
- Skulljagger: Revolt of the Westicans
- Family Dog
- Wayne’s World
- Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
- George Foreman’s K.O. Boxing
- Space Football: One on One
- Thunder Spirits
- David Crane’s Amazing Tennis
- Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge
- WWF Super Wrestlemania
- Goal!
- Gunforce
- Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball
- Toys
- Wings 2: Aces High
- Ultraman
- Earth Defense Force
- Home Alone
- Road Riot 4WD
- RPM Racing
- Robocop 3
- The Rocketeer
- Pit-Fighter
- Race Drivin’