"Buccaneer", eventually titled "Rings of Power", was originally designed for DOS and Amiga computers until EA decided at the time that Genesis games were more profitable. As a result, it became Naughty Dog's first console game. EA had reverse-engineered the Genesis for the development of its early titles for the console, and the makeshift development kits altered surrounding electronic signals, which interfered with television reception. Because the white noise pattern would change depending on how busy the development kit's graphics hardware was, Gavin used the television across his dorm room as a debugging aid. The "Rings of Power" cartridge includes an EEPROM for the purpose of storing saved games. An easter egg that replaces the Naughty Dog mascot in the opening credits with a topless woman is included within the game that can be activated by holding down a certain input on the controller at startup. An issue of "Game Players" was pulled from distribution at Toys "R" Us for printing an unedited screenshot of the alternate title sequence.