Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Some licensed games felt less like actual ideas and more like somebody spinning a wheel in a boardroom. So today we’re diving into a few 16-bit games that had absolutely NO business existing — from a sunglasses-wearing cheetah mascot to fast food video games and televised muscle people screaming at each other for ratings.
Were these games hidden gems… or just marketing departments completely out of control?
Chapters:
0:45 Chester Cheetah Too Cool To Fool
8:18 American Gladiators
15:49 McDonalds Treasureland Adventure
21:01 Outro
#SNES #Genesis #RetroGaming #VideoGames #GamingHistory #ChesterCheetah #AmericanGladiators #mcdonalds
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Some licensed games felt less like actual ideas and more like somebody spinning a wheel in a boardroom. So today we’re diving into a few 16-bit games that had absolutely NO business existing — from a sunglasses-wearing cheetah mascot to fast food video games and televised muscle people screaming at each other for ratings.
Were these games hidden gems… or just marketing departments completely out of control?
Chapters:
0:45 Chester Cheetah Too Cool To Fool
8:18 American Gladiators
15:49 McDonalds Treasureland Adventure
21:01 Outro
#SNES #Genesis #RetroGaming #VideoGames #GamingHistory #ChesterCheetah #AmericanGladiators #mcdonalds
Check out our podcast here!
(https://retrovaniacs.podbean.com)
Wanna know who does the character art for these videos? Check her out below:
(instagram.com/standardamandard?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==)
Wanna chat with us on Discord?
(discord.com/invite/4UZRsSjegR)
Or check out more of what we do here:
(retrovania.net/)
