Talk:Rogatka/@comment-73.18.241.107-20150621001952/@comment-26476084-20150621125935

MechWarrior was originally a board game, very similar to what we're playing now. This was BEFORE computer games. You had a board with hexagonal or octagonal "squares". You had a piece of paper for each mech you controlled - you had to use a pencil to keep it updated with damage and heat (heat was a big issue in this game). You used dice for hits. Weapons were things like machineguns (for the very light, fast mechs) and lasers and autocannons and missiles and a plasma cannon or something like that. There were fast, light mechs. There were heavy, slow mechs. And stuff in between.

Then it became a computer game...in NINETEEN EIGHTY NINE (1989)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFE-JjQEgV4

I am sure it's copyrighted or whatever so that's why it's not used in this game description. Yes, I played both of these when I was a kid and yes I'm pretty old. :)

T-Ron