The dub was translated from the original Japanese, just with a lot more jokes written in. The series is more comedic in nature than Yu-Gi-Oh!, but no where near the case of being considered a self-parody without the dub.
Anyways, I just found what I assume was my deck. It's kind of nasty since I'm fairly certain I wouldn't be able to win any matches with this thanks to mana requirements.
Darkness:
Necrodragon Izorist Vhal
Ice Vapor, Shadow of Anguish
Skeleton Soldier, the Defiled
Chaos Worm
Bone Spider
Black Feather, Shadow of Rage
Gigastand x2
Bat Doctor, Shadow of Undeath x2
Nature:
Fortress Shell
Whip Scorpion
Tri-horn Shepherd
Vine Charger
Bronze-Arm Tribe
Poisonous Mushroom
Steel Smasher
Essence Elf
Water:
Impossible Tunnel x2
Aqua Shooter
Aqua Jolter
Emperor Maroll
Tekorax
Light:
Glena Vuele, the Hypnotic
Diamond Cutter
Betrale, the Explorer x2
Fonch, the Oracle
La Ura Giga, Sky Guardian
Ur Pale, Seeker of Sunlight
Ladia Bale, the Inspirational
Cyclolink, Spectral Knight
Fire:
Engineer Kipo
Fists of Forever
Quakesaur x2
Armored Blaster Valdios
Magmadragon Ogrist Vhal
Aerodactyl Kooza
Cavalry General Curatops
Crimson Hammer
My local hobby shop has had Duel Masters packs in the clearance bin for years. Maybe I should give them a home...
Here's the Duel Masters Victory
website.