History VideoGame / MadTV1991

''Mad TV'' is a 1991 SimulationGame for MS-DOS and the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, which casts you as an executive producer working for one of the three competing TV stations that occupy the same building. By buying movies, signing ad contracts and setting up the daily schedule, you're trying to get your company to the top. Your ''real'' objective, though, is to win the heart of the sexy culture show host, Betty... but your two competitors have the exact same motivation.

Not to be confused with the [[Series/MadTv sketch show of the same name]].

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* {{Nerd}}: Betty, who only likes unbelievably dull cultural programs.

* MultiGenerationalHousehold: The family that watches the programs, used as a visual indicator of current ratings. Depending on viewership, it ranges from a half-asleep grandpa staring at your boring cultural programs, to the entire family gathered around TheCouch watching the box office hit flick.

* YouALLLookFamiliar: All three libraries/news studios/film studios of the three stations are apparently staffed by sets of identical triplets. And Mr. Raffer is always your boss, no matter which station you're working for.

Had a sequel released in 1996, as well as an unofficial sequel named ''Mad News''. Completely unrelated to its [[Series/MadTV TV series]] namesake.

''Mad TV'' is a 1991 SimulationGame for MS-DOS and the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, which casts you as an executive producer working for one of the three competing TV stations that occupy the same building. By buying movies, signing ad contracts and setting up the daily schedule, you're trying to get your company to the top. Your ''real'' objective, though, is to win the heart of the sexy culture show host, Betty... though your two competitors have the exact same motivation.

* MultiGenerationalHousehold: The family that watches the programs, used as a visual indicator of current ratings. Depending on viewership, it's either a single half-asleep grandpa staring at your boring cultural programs or the entire family gathered around TheCouch watching the box office hit flick.

* RagsToRiches: The real-estate agent Higwig starts off as pretty much a bearded hobo. If you keep giving him profit by buying and selling studios, he'll get richer and richer until he's a smug businessman.

Had a sequel released in 1996, as well as an unofficial sequel by an unrelated developer, named ''Mad News''. Completely unrelated to its [[Series/MadTV TV series]] namesake.

''Mad TV'' is a 1991 SimulationGame for MS-DOS and the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, which casts you as an executive producer working for one of the three competing stations that occupy the same building. By buying movies, signing ad contracts and setting up the daily schedule, you're trying to get your company to the top. Your ''real'' objective, though, is to win the heart of the sexy culture show host, Betty... though your two competitors have the exact same motivation.

A 1991 SimulationGame for MS-DOS and the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, which casts you as an executive producer working for one of the three competing stations that occupy the same building. By buying movies, signing ad contracts and setting up the daily schedule, you're trying to get your company to the top. Your ''real'' objective, though, is to win the heart of the sexy culture show host, Betty... though your two competitors have the exact same motivation.

Had a sequel released in 1996. Completely unrelated to its [[Series/MadTV TV series]] namesake.

* YouALLLookFamiliar: All three libraries/news studios/film studios of the three stations are apparently staffed by sets of identical triplets.
** And Mr. Raffer is always your boss, no matter which station you're working for.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mtv_002_9034.png
[[caption-width:320:''You'' are watching the watchers.]]

A 1991 SimulationGame for MS-DOS and the {{Amiga}}, which casts you as an executive producer working for one of the three competing stations that occupy the same building. By buying movies, signing ad contracts and setting up the daily schedule, you're trying to get your company to the top. Your ''real'' objective, though, is to win the heart of the sexy culture show host, Betty... though your two competitors have the exact same motivation.

Had a sequel released in 1996. Completely unrelated to its [[MadTV TV series]] namesake.

* GoodBadBugs: By repeatedly selling and buying your studio (whose price increases greatly each time), you'll eventually be in such a colossal debt (represented by having negative money) that the minus sign will not fit into memory... thus getting you billions of dollars.