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enigmasurrey8
Mad Cat was the shit back then. Loves this series, especially mercenaries
Grenateh
GBL was the shit. Arrow IV all the mechs.
MixingGoat
Mechwarrior. Choose your clan.
Adamarket
Oh man, I loved that game.
EverythingWithFries
Real O.G's had this joystick to go with it. MechWarrior hooked me on PC gaming for life.
wraith3
I remember getting a new Gateway PC which is the first PC I had that had a subwoofer. I was playing the game and the stomp sound was so loud, my mom who was outside gardening, came in and asked what was going on because the front house lights were rattling! Good times!
Ch3mis7
The two player was weird and fun. I shoot you move.
0570
I hope this game gets a remake with the next gen graphics engine
veritas1980
load that mf with machineguns and sandpaper everything down.
Digitalblade
Oh wire frame more on net mech, how I miss those days
CloseupCaptionReaction
Is this post about mechwarrior, or expansion packs?
ToonamiT0M
feren
The OST for all things Mechwarrior 2 were awesome.
ScottHitz
YES! This!
AidanPrydeCork
I can hear this in my head, every time! https://youtu.be/NCmrp38KjYg
Bystandr
Bone Machine ruled because you could get it as a fully playable demo and TCP/IP up to 4 friends together.It would even play over phone modem
Bystandr
and my Rockwell 56K modem gave enough bandwidth (which was mostly 6.9 Kb /s) to play head to head - for FREE !
PenguinNamedWobbles
It was all a out mechwarrior mercenaries. You would target just the cockpit of the enemies so you could trade up to better mechs or sell them if they weren't too busted up.
dart223
I can hear bitching Betty now.... sensors online, or the trainer calling me a freebirth
GadenKerensky
The MW2 Clan Betty never said 'sensors online' (maybe it did in GBL). It'd list planet name, ambient temperature, local time, then "ASN"
dart223
I dont know which one I played in the 90s but it said reactor online, sensors online, weapons online, all systems nominal and my tag on it says mw2 .. mebbe mercenaries ?
GadenKerensky
Probably Mercenaries, because I vividly remember the startup sequence for the first Clan Wolf mission in base MW2.
dart223
Ok
esterion
Reactor - online
Revelant
sensors - online
2ant
Weapons Online
2ant
Spanish Inquisition
OmenJones
My favorite mech game.
PinkEater
Played that on a 21 inch monitor. The monitor came on a pallet and the delivery guy had a back brace.
adzc1987
Ohhhh yes we had something similar (don't know exact size) my dad got it from a friend who I don't think realised the value.
Strahnariffic
The closest I feel I've ever come to death as an adult was moving a 21" CRT. Almost tipped backwards with it.
Hellstorm99
Mr Moneybags over here, those weren’t cheap back then. ;)
B0ardski
yep, paid $800 for a state of the art 21" Samsung, cost twice as much as the 386
rathos
I used to cart my 21" CRT around to LAN parties! So heavy...
emilytangerine8910
I loooved this game when I was little
raftus
Netmech was amazing
Khrome
best soundtrack
Durahl
I see your submission and raise it:
Allaboutweimsoranythingreally
thedeadmarchhare
Wow Heavy Gear...
quelin
"I have made contact with the main enemy force" I loved the cinematic cut scenes
0Durgan0
O man heavy gear was another quality one.
Wirefish
that looks like the shelf in my husband’s office!
SnepInTime
No MechCommanders?
Durahl
I was more into Base Building RTS Games so essentially Dune 2, Command & Conquer, Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, etc... ( and while more a Base Management Game - Factorio 😁 )
SnepInTime
about 50 hours into a factorio run atm.
CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo
Dodel1976
3D version of Walker on the Amiga.
feren
That intro cinematic was ominous AF. Thank you for taking me back.
Omegaspecter
Freeeeeebirth!
GadenKerensky
So that is what he screams before the DFA?
CloakedFigure
And suddenly, I’m right back in my childhood… thank you for posting this
CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo
I got you covered my dude. /gallery/RzfqyRK
CloakedFigure
Ahh clan jade falcon! You just made my morning
bigtwindaddy10
HamsterOnAGoat
CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo
BigUglyBear
Was that a mechbear? How have I never heard, or seen this, before?
CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo
Kodiak in Spirit Bear spec.
WorkLurker
That's a badass pic.
Manae
It's the Clan Ghost Bear totem 'mech, the Kodiak. https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Kodiak
ThatMoustachio
Kodiak 'Mech. You haven't heard of it before because you're probably not a filthy clanner.
CrunchWrapFrappuccinoo
Hold your tongue free birth!
teberoth
and because if you had you'd not likely survive the encounter.
YuanTiAreMisunderstood
Reactor Online. Sensors Online. Weapons Online. All Systems Nominal.
YesMyNameIsCalvin
Joystick + the mouse nub on a thinkpad + some keys that were under my pinky
MSL2321
I read it in the voice
Xionis
Owl Systems Nominal.
WaaaahiteWolfRamza
Chain fire!
YuanTiAreMisunderstood
Override the shut down! RIDE THE RED LINE!
barnwolf
I'm really bummed the new games are still isolated battlefields with just a handful of mechs that spawn in waves. With improvements in technology I was hoping for more of an open world sorta thing.
YuanTiAreMisunderstood
I'd have been incredibly happy of a MW4 Mercs kinda thing. Smaller, but branching storylines depending on contracts. Even with the DLCs, MW5 is too big, doesn't feel meaningful in any way
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
Get the Mech 4 merchandise from MyAbandonware. It has all the early Mektek stuff and a bunch of fan-added content, most of which is canon to lore, so you won't see op "ORIGINAL: THE MECH- DO NOT STEAL" stuff. It's all things that already exist and adds an entirely new life to the game.
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
Mech 4 mercenaries*
PinkyTheUnicorn2
MW5 with mods is fun, but it feels like a sandbox. I much preferred MW4s scripted missions.
Whyyouhavenokindness
Played with a sidewinder joystick. Peak memories.
Poipoine
You just unlocked one of my old core memory. Thank you
barnwolf
That was a very good joystick. I bought a joystick to try playing again and it's just not the same, the mouse is far more responsive and precise.
Freemasonry
I feel like that was part of the experience, you were in a giant mech, you're not supposed to have pinpoint accuracy or be able to turn all that quickly or suddenly
TheRidg
Force feedback 2
RandAIFlagg
the only way to play
vissago
i still have the soundtrack cd
circlebreaker
Back it up, those babies start to degrade slowly over time. I'm going to make a friendly suggestion to double your hard copy and rip it as well. Stuff like this is always a pain in the ass to replace if lost or destroyed.
Asharil
You mean the game itself? Red book audio, skip track one (game data) and the soundtrack would follow.
vissago
yeah - i used to leave in the cdrom and play multiplayer doom and descent on bbses. made for a great perk :D
wernerru
What i'd give for a modern-gen looking one so I can stomp around firing PPCs
eppykaze
Have you tried Armor Core? Seems to be a close fit.
wernerru
Yup, looking forward to the new one as well, as it's definitely much more in the same vein
moonshadowkati
I like to load up MW4 Mercs now and again, go listen to Duncan Fisher while I zap mechs in Solaris. :)
BrigidtheMechLady
GOOD NEWS! Mechwarrior 5 is actually pretty decent.
Hrafna55
I enjoyed Battletech. The turn based version where you have a whole lance.
Zaranthan
Hell yeah, Battletech (2018) is great!
RabeMeansRaven
Mech Warrior Online, Mech Warrior 5 Mercenaries. Exactly what you're describing.
Roqinn
Just played some MWO! Got my butt kicked every single match.
RabeMeansRaven
Me too... I just finished a little while ago.
SP4x
Keep at it, you'll soon get the hang of it
iguanodont
Titanfall 2 is wonderful. Console multiplayer is fek'd up.
AfterImager
Titanfall 2 is such a great game. We'll probably never see another one of its kind again. Avoid the multi-player but absolutely snag the single player.
OmenJones
Mechwarrior 5 is a thing.
1wholurks
It is a very bad thing by comparison, or maybe my memories are biased.
LeftenantSarnie
They are different style of games but there are more gameplay pros for 5. The MW2s were super janky, objective flags breaking sometime, your projectiles sometimes just passing through enemies and terrain, the armour system making arms stupidly fragile. The writing in certainly MW2 Mercs was far better, the journal entries of your pilot had a lot of character and fit the tone. But after all the patches MW5 is a lot of fun, the scripted missions are neat, but majority is small, random jaunts.
1wholurks
I was not impressed by the story. As you said, MW2 was far better in that aspect. I agree it was Janky, but as Bethesda would say, that's a feature. MW5 just didn't have the same feel. It is smooth and beautiful even on console, but the content IMO was not up to par.
LoligoTX
I tried, I really did, but it got repetitive SO fast.
wernerru
tbh I played 5 for a bit, and it felt less like I wanted - maybe i need to try again haha
Saro87
Mods. Mods make it so much better. Unless you are a console player.
stavesacre
At launch MW5 was rough and just not that fun. The base game has come a long way and there are a lot of good mods available now as well
RabeMeansRaven
You might be thinking of that isometric 3rd person game. MWO and 5 are a "stomping around" so you can fire your PPCs game.
JaceTiger
MechAssault and it's sequel (Lone Wolf?) on the OG Xbox? Those were a delight
Barantor
Battletech by Harebrained Schemes is the XCom style 3rd person turn based game, based more on the tabletop game than the Mechwarrior games. Both are good, but different experiences.
OmenJones
Mechwarrior 2 was faster and more visceral. I liked it more. But 5 is as close as I can get these days.
ThatMoustachio
Nexusmods. That site has tons of mods to make the game significantly better. I suggest anything that starts with "Yet Another". If you feel overwhelmed, I have a file with a good choice of mods you can DM me for.
MassiveSquish
This man is very wise
Saro87
Baradul has a great list of mods he uses for his play through. Easy to install on steam