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[bender]

Still waiting for a return to glory

Not going to happen. Microsoft dumbed it down with MW4 and ruined it with the MechAssault games.

I'd kill for GoG releases of MechWarrior 2-3 and MechCommander.

Still have a sealed Saitek X35/36 combo. I played so much MW3 online. I'll miss you MS Gaming Zone. I wonder if Starlance is still a thing.

 

[nubbe]

>Load up on the heaviest, most power-hungry weapons possible

>Aim at enemy mech and fire all of them at once

>Hope to dear god you hit it, because your mech isn't going to power back on for a good 5-6 minutes

Prepare to fire
Sir, which weapons?
All of them!

 

[Cameron122]

One day we will have a glorious giant robot resurgence, both eastern and western.

 

[Lime]

If anyone ever wondered how the different 3D versions looked, someone made a nice youtube video with all the different dedicated renderers. .

 

[BigTnaples]

So many memories. Best mech game of all time by far.

The Titanium Trilogy was one of my most played games, and the one that really made me love PC gaming so much.

 

[HariKari]

MWO is terrible. The franchise deserves better.

 

[Ubersnug]

I still love the intro to Mech Commander. TRACK THAT POD!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeeyCau4MI4

Would love a new, modern take for a sequel.

 

[epmode]

I can hear the voice now. "Planet... <whatever>. Ambient temperature... <whatever>"

That voice and the music made this game. I haven't played a better mech sim before or since.

 

[Lord Panda]

I remember getting up at 6am in the mornings, after my parents left for work, so that I could immerse myself in this game. Loved the atmosphere, the gameplay, the music, and the god tier Arrow missile system in Ghost Bears Legacy.

Why did games like these get left by the wayside?

MWO seems like such a waste of a legacy.

 

[donkey show]

Ah my first big game for my old ass Pentium 90. This and Ghost Bear's Legacy was the best. I also used to go to a local Virtual World in Pasadena and do weekly tournaments in their Battletech Pods. So good.

 

[Nikodemos]

I'm probably biased for not entering the series until the 3rd, but I prefer the hardpoint-style loadout from 4 (and MechCommander 2) over the weight-based one in 2/3 (and the first MC).

 

[nubbe]

I'm probably biased for not entering the series until the 3rd, but I prefer the hardpoint-style loadout from 4 (and MechCommander 2) over the weight-based one in 2/3 (and the first MC).

you weren't there, you will never understand

 

[Lord Panda]

Ah my first big game for my old ass Pentium 90. This and Ghost Bear's Legacy was the best. I also used to go to a local Virtual World in Pasadena and do weekly tournaments in their Battletech Pods. So good.

While everyone was trundling around in their 486DX2—33 and 486DX2—66s, I (well my dad) was rocking a Pentium 90 with 16MB memory.

 

[Lime]

Sorry for bumping this, but with the Kickstarter for Harebrained Schemes' new Battletech game, someone on the sub-Reddit named drouu uploaded a scan of a promo flyer for Activision's marketing campaign for the game. There is some really cool art:

It has some really interesting bits: