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.

Reveal List

1. Super Mario World
2. Street Fighter II
3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4. Super Castlevania IV
5. TMNT IV: Turtles In Time
6. Soul Blazer
7. The Lost Vikings
8. Final Fantasy II
9. Out of this World
10. Space Megaforce
11. Actraiser
12. UN Squadron
13. Super Mario Kart
14. Cybernator
15. Top Gear
16. Star Fox
17. Contra III: The Alien Wars
18. Lemmings
19. BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge
20. Hook
21. Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose
22. The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
23. Darius Twin
24. Super Off Road
25. F-Zero
26. SimCity
27. Legend of the Mystical Ninja
28. Mario Paint
29. B.O.B.
30. Alien 3
31. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
32. Spanky’s Quest
33. Super Star Wars
34. Super Buster Bros
35. HAL’s Hole In One
36. NCAA Basketball
37. Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
38. NHL 94
39. The Irem Skins Game
40. King of the Monsters
41. The Addams Family
42. Congo’s Caper
43. Gradius III
44. Joe & Mac
45. Super R-Type
46. Super Soccer Champ
47. On the Ball
48. PGA Tour Golf
49. Super Soccer
50. NHLPA ’93
51. Magic Sword
52. Dinocity
53. Rival Turf!
54. Sonic Blast Man
55. Shadowrun
56. Rampart
57. Super Double Dragon
58. Batman Returns
59. Hit the Ice
60. Super Smash TV
61. SimEarth
62. Push-Over
63. Imperium
64. Populous
65. Drakkhen
66. Desert Strike Return to the Gulf
67. MechWarrior
68. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
69. Final Fight
70. Pilotwings
71. Super Play Action Football
72. John Madden Football 93
73. John Madden Football
74. Krusty’s Super Fun House
75. Harley’s Humongous Adventure
76. Firepower 2000
77. Musya
78. Arcana
79. True Golf Classics Pebble Beach
80. Super Valis IV
81. Bubsy: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
82. Spiderman and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge
83. Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
84. Lagoon
85. Brawl Brothers
86. Cacoma Knight in Bizyland
87. Cool World
88. The Hunt for Red October
89. Addam’s Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt
90. Pro Quarterback
91. True Golf Classics Waialae
92. Axelay
93. Super Turrican
94. Taz-Mania
95. Dungeon Master
96. Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
97. Tom & Jerry
98. Lethal Weapon
99. Phalanx
100. Strike Gunner STG
101. Outlander
102. Wing Commander
103. Prince of Persia
104. Hyperzone
105. Jeopardy!
106. Paperboy 2
107. Super Tennis
108. Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
109. Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
110. Super Black Bass
111. Super Bowling
112. Aerobiz
113. Super Conflict
114. Power Moves
115. Super Ninja Boy
116. Gods
117. Raiden Trad
118. Dragon’s Lair
119. Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally
120. Fatal Fury
121. King Arthur’s World
122. Test Drive II: The Duel
123. James Bond Jr.
124. Extra Innings
125. Street Combat
126. Super Strike Eagle
127. Doomsday Warrior
128. Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball
129. F1 ROC Race of Champions
130. Super Adventure Island
131. D-Force
132. Uncharted Waters
133. Vegas Stakes
134. Monopoly
135. Nolan Ryan’s Baseball
136. Jack Nicklaus Golf
137. Super Batter Up
138. Super Bases Loaded
139. Smart Ball
140. The Chessmaster
141. Gemfire
142. World League Soccer
143. Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
144. NBA All-Star Challenge
145. Q*Bert 3
146. Super Slap Shot
147. Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
148. American Gladiators
149. Inindo: Way of the Ninja
150. NBA Showdown
151. California Games II
152. Wheel of Fortune
153. The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare
154. The Termnator
155. Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye
156. Battle Grand Prix
157. Wordtris
158. The Combatribes
159. Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
160. Captain Novolin
161. Chuck Rock
162. Clue
163. Faceball 2000
164. WarpSpeed
165. Roger Clemens MVP Baseball
166. Garry Kitchen’s Super Battletank: War in the Gulf
167. Cyber Spin
168. Ka-Blooey
169. Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
170. Xardion
171. Spindizzy Worlds
172. Super TKO Boxing
173. Best of the Best Karate Championship
174. Skulljagger: Revolt of the Westicans
175. Family Dog
176. Wayne’s World
177. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York
178. George Foreman’s K.O. Boxing
179. Space Football: One on One
180. Thunder Spirits
181. David Crane’s Amazing Tennis
182. Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge
183. WWF Super Wrestlemania
184. Goal!
185. Gunforce
186. Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball
187. Toys
188. Wings 2: Aces High
189. Ultraman
190. Earth Defense Force
191. Home Alone
192. Road Riot 4WD
193. RPM Racing
194. Robocop 3
195. The Rocketeer
196. Pit-Fighter
197. Race Drivin’