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''Fatal Labyrinth'' is a [[Roguelike]] that was originally available via the failed (and [[No Export for You|Japanese only]]) Sega Meganet service, eventually re-released for the the Sega Genesis. The aim of the game is to reach the the 30th floor of the titular labyrinth in an attempt to recover a holy goblet from a dragon.

[[Roguelike|Considering the genre]], [[Nintendo Hard|it isn't quite that simple.]].

* [[Death by Gluttony]]: You never know how much food is on the ground, and if you reach 99+ fatigue, you die on the spot, your last words being "I'm stuffed.".

* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: ''Even the food is trying to kill you.''.

* [[Inventory Management Puzzle]]: You've got different menus for potions, staffs, weapons, scrolls, armor, and rings. There is only so much you can carry in each, but they're independent from each other. So you have to manage ''six'' different inventories.

* [[Randomly Generated Levels]]: Sort of. There are 28 different level designs for as many levels (10, 30 and 31 are always the same), but they appear randomly -... level 4 in one playthrough could be level 23 in another, albeit with different coloured tiles. Played straight with item and enemy placement though.

* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Granted, you'll likely be carrying around multiple weapons, but throwing a weapon you aren't intending to use is actually a valid strategy. Throwing any useless equipment is a good way to test for [[Chest Monster|Ghosts and Mimics.]].

* [[Yet Another Stupid Death]]: As expected for the genre. [[Schmuck Bait|Try]] reading an unidentified Sleep Scroll on floor 31, or drinking a Digest Potion when there's no food in sight, or tackling a dragon, wizard or robot-type enemy on low health. Fortunately, YAAD[[Yet Another Stupid Death]] is averted here -: [[Hell Is That Noise|alarm tiles]] and pit traps are merely annoying and [[Chest Monster|Ghosts and Mimics]] are easily avoidable (Seesee [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]] above).

** Considering the rarity of ways to cure oneself of an ailment or that there's an equal amount of nasty effects available from consumable items like scrolls and potions, using unidentified ANYTHING will invariably lead to YASD[[Yet Another Stupid Death]].