Battletech – Obsolete Gamer

We talk BattleTech, MechWarrior, Shadowrun, and Crimson Skies with Jordan Weisman including details on his Kickstarter that is bringing BattleTech back! From concept to lore and everything in-between if you love the BattleTech world you will want to watch this extended interview with a true gaming legend.

The Obsolete Gamer Show

J.A. Laraque

The Obsolete Gamer Show: Jordan Weisman, Regina Carpinelli

First up we talked with Jordan Weisman creator of BattleTech, MechWarrior, Shadowrun and Crimson Skies just to name a few on the BattleTech Kickstarter by Harebrained Schemes. Mr. Weisman was kind enough to give us an extended interview as J.A. played the role of the newbie to the BattleTech universe while Ignacio was the awestruck fan.

Modern PC Gaming

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Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries

Basically in this game you run a startup mercenary company that was sponsored by one of the big mercenary companies such as Wolf’s Dragoons. You can pick different sponsors and will get perks throughout the game based on who your boss is. Wolf’s Dragoons, for instance, give you access to Clan technology all throughout the game. The game consists of you managing your mercs in between you doing missions. You have to manage the nubmer of mechs, pilots, weapons you have, and everything costs money to run. All damage taken in missions takes time and money to fix so you have to keep extra mechs so when your best mechs are damaged you get to use your backups while repairs happen.

Guides

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Mech Commander 2 Review & Strategy Guide

If you are a hardcore Battletech fan and you’ve never played this, go out and play it NOW. If you want to play an RTS game that requires patience, you will like this game too. I don’t think they’ll ever make another game in the Mech Commander series again, which is a real shame. We’ll see though… If MechWarrior Online starts to do well when it does come out, there is hope. It’s nice to see that Battletech is not entirely dead. It has a special place in my heart alongside Warhammer 40k.

Humor

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Why I Prefer Video Games Over Board, Card, and Pen & Paper Games

I grew up playing a ton of board games, card games, and pen-and-paper RPG games but for many years now I’ve been sick of playing them and have favored video games ever since multiplayer and playing online against other people became abundant.

The Music Hall

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Mechwarrior 2 Soundtrack

What can I say about the music to Mechwarrior 2 except that this IS how you write the best soundtrack to one of the ultimate PC games of all time!