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You hustle to schedule shows and land ads while rival stations snipe your best content, all while trying to impress Betty—who’ll ditch you for the competition if your channel tanks.
Mad TV is a 1991 MS-DOS game published by Rainbow Arts, a title that fit right in with the era's growing interest in business and management simulations. It didn't try to wow you with graphics; it was more about the strategic puzzle of running a television network, a concept that felt fresh and engaging for its time on the PC platform.
You control the station manager, making daily decisions about which shows to produce, what time slots to fill, and which advertisers to court. The main objective is to build viewership and revenue over a set number of weeks, outperforming rival networks. Key mechanics include a detailed daily schedule where you assign programs and commercials, a budget screen for managing finances and production costs, and dealing with random events like shows getting stolen by competitors. The pacing is deliberate, almost turn-based, and the difficulty comes from balancing popular but expensive content against your limited funds. It feels like a constant, satisfying juggle between creative ambition and cold financial reality.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
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You can download this ROM to play Mad TV offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
