Not your Lucky day: ALF | Segaiden 083

One of the more bizarre and infamous games on Master System—not because of the game itself, which is fairly mundane and unremarkable. It's just... of all the properties to license, why ALF? And if ALF, then why not base a game on one of the cartoon spin-offs that lends itself more to outlandish fantasy settings and gameplay conventions? Nevertheless, here's Sega dipping into that licensing budget to create a video game about an annoying little alien whose entire world while trapped on earth consists of hiding in a suburban home with a family of uninteresting mid-tier sitcom Americans. Not exactly a gripping premise for a video game, at least not by the standards of the Master System! I'm sure a modern indie dev could knock it out of the park, but this was video gaming in 1989. The experimental, anything-goes recklessness of the early-to-mid ’80s had subsided by this point. And this is what it gave us. Please support this channel by buying books—by me! Based on these videos! https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books Production notes: Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! Master System footage captured from MiSTer (thanks to MiSTerAddOns) with a SNAC adapter for Paddle Controller material. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4K. RGB cables courtesy of StoneAgeGamer.com and Allie Bellrose. Thanks to Josh Fairhurst for hooking me up with this terrible game!