Are the SNES MechWarrior Games Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk

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[@eleanorerceg1676]

I believe those people who explode in 3050 are actually in mini-mechs called elementals. You can see their shoulder mounted rocket pods.

[@iyyappan4971]

Hi

[@kayarelanah]

If you're really interested in the Mechwarrior series, the easiest is to play Mechcommander 1+2 & Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries. In MC you've got a squad of Mechwarriors. You've got several pilots as well as way to many Battlemechs which you actually can salvage off of the battlefield. In Mechwarrior you, (like in the first SNES game) sit inside of your own costumized Battlemech (First-person view), but since it's controlled with mouse + keyboard it's pretty nice to handle. I feel like i do have to mention Mechwarrior Online, a online (duh) 12v12 game. Sadly it isn't as polished as the old Mechwarrior games since the developer sadly isn't good^^ I've done my fair share of games (~2k hours playtime, which is a big thing since my attention span is really short) and you've gotta be good at video games to really have fun with the game since it is very hard to play. The learning curve is also very high in the beginning and you learn more in steps than in a line. From time to time something clicks and your performance skyrockets.^^ Anyway: The Mechcommander games count to the most fun games I've ever played and i can only encourage you to try them if you like strategic games.

[@daveincognito]

The first SNES Mechwarrior game had a late game mission I couldn't beat, at all. It was protecting a base all on its lonesome with hordes of enemies converging on it. Bad guys could win by blowing you up, blowing it up, or gaining access to the base (standing on top of it and taking a lift down). That was as far as I ever made it.

[@siler7]

I had to load up on short-range homing missiles and just fire those while running in terror. Couldn't beat it any other way.

[@kurtmager1626]

There's an easy INVINCIBILITY code. Any time during a battle, pause the game, and hit ALLY ALLY ALLY, and then unpause the game. (Note: "L" is "left shoulder button")

[@bingo5694]

I couldn't get a PC until college, so playing this and Wing Commander on my SNES were what got me by for several years. They definitely stretched the limits of those consoles, for sure.

[@Klumpozyte]

Really liked the first Mechwarrior game on SNES for its atmosphere. Back then mech stuff wasn't widely available like nowadays. For many mech fans this was the only first person mech game they could get.

[@minorikawanishi7738]

I rented the FPS game from Blockbuster when I was in kindergarten and I very clearly remember having pretty close to zero idea what I was doing but I loved the music and aesthetic. For the 5 days I had it I pretty much just jetpacked around and shot missiles until I died. I vaguely remember buying stuff for the mech hoping it would make things easier, but the more I changed things the more confused I got about how to control it. 😂

[@ryanpolenz7741]

I understand. I traded my nes and the 7 games my parents worked their asses off for for this game I begged for. But we had 71$ in credit so I asked for the game a played at Double Duals roller rink. Thank fucking God that game was Street Fighter 2.

[@Milshare]

I played this back in the day, and I actually really enjoyed it. I may have to play this again and see what I think of it now.

[@aliceahlers6518]

I just did that Still great but with many flaws But not so Hard as He said And dont use lock on missels he did it wrong 🤭 He made it harder than it's need to be

[@jessedanger8788]

What day? Tuesday?

[@JohnSmithAprilMay]

MechWarrior, the PC game based on a boardgame inspired by Japanese toys but named after the role playing game based on the boardgame inspired by Japanese toys.

[@White_Tiger93]

is that it? I thought mechwarrior came first & then japanese version came with robotech plus maccross thing. also wasn't this " mech tech " thing came from west first? kinda confused??

[@kayarelanah]

You've gotta think of how different the 'Mechs are in comparison. In no way a Battlemech will start flying around like a jet or start holding a weapon. Weapons are mounted onto the 'Mech and the 'Mech is a massive 20-100 ton heavy unit (and one feels that). And well, in Gundam & co. they're flying around using pistols like humans with jetpacks.^^ The oldest (official) Novel is from, I think, 1986 and called Decision at Thunder Rift and the oldest Macross show is from 1982, so it could well be that it's inspired but it's just as likely that some guy just started doing that. Besides that, 'Mechs aren't THAT innovative. It's simply a humanized tank.

[@eins2001]

@@kayarelanah Battletech did steal a lot of Robotech designs

[@patrickflying17]

@@eins2001 Licensed. problem was teh poeple that gave it didnt ahve the actaul license

[@adzi6164]

the point is: the maker of BattleTech really liked the general theme of mecha being a standard part of wars, instead of being either a singular wunderwaffe, or being about superhero antics, but he disliked the storytelling tropes in those shows.

[@DavidPat]

I loved this game. Customizing mechs is my jam.

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

Yeah, any mech enthusiast will enjoy this game. You either know that world first hand or you're on the outside looking in. Being really into Mecha Anime and models or other mech themed games ain't it. The table top and the sims, Piloting and as you said, customizing, that is the thing.

[@mrbigmouth502]

The first Mechwarrior on SNES is a minor favorite of mine, though that's partly because I used to watch my dad play it as a kid. I actually found the combat and controls to be pretty easy to get into, and I think it's amazing what they managed to pull off given the SNES limitations. I only wish they would've found a way to make the terrain more dynamic, maybe by using sprite objects to represent walls and buildings. What would have made it REALLY cool though, is if they used the SuperFX chip for it. That could've been a system seller.

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

This is a sane an accurate account. Absolutely.

[@gldmj55]

Never played the SNES version, but my friend had the MechWarrior DOS game back in the early 90's. I never figured out how to beat it (I guess it's beatable without ever doing a mission), but I still had a blast doing missions, recruiting people, and upgrading my mechs. At least, it was fun at the time. I recently tried it out again on DOSBox for nostalgia sake. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold up.

[@mikehart8114]

I loved this game on SNES. One of the very first customizable hero type game.

[@ImWithTeamTrinity]

Front Mission is a turn based RPG that features mech combat. mechwarrior is a action mech game, you cant really compare them as they offer totally different experiences.

[@themadatheist1976]

Had both MW and 3050 for the SNES, both were fun. MW had the cheat code ALLY, and 3050 codes let you play as the other enemy mechs.

[@DoomRater]

That Mechwarrior game with the isometric view and co-op play is more playable in co-op than you might think. You just need someone who understands what their role is, and one person is going to have to be the captain. I never got the urge to spike controllers playing this co-op.

[@mukinha]

I am playing the Mechwarrior 3050 in the last days, this game is super fun! The moving isn't the best but when you get it the game works very well. It is like an Desert Strike with steroids, and the radar view is ahead of its time! Great game, I recommend it! ;)

[@Metsudo82]

Old vid, I know, but just wanted to tell you that the little guys blowing up is because they are elementals, which are smaller power suits that are a little bit bigger than man sized.

[@VegarotFusion]

I loved _BattleTech._ As soon as I started playing my first thought was _"this reminds me of Desert & Jungle Strike, but with giant war mechs. Awesome"._

[@siler7]

I loved the Strike games.

[@KoboldGamer]

own 3050 beat 3050 took a LONG time to beat it, despite it's only 5 levels, it's definitely one of those games you just have to keep playing and figuring out the most efficient way to deal with each level.

[@wkeil1981]

The music was from same creator as shadowrun

[@1999tacotrd]

MechWarrior was great back in the day. loved it

[@akiradkcn]

Mecha fans, good news for all you guys: a previously playstation-exclusive called Relayer was recently announced for PC, its pretty much a modern take on Front Mission, turn-based isometric view, mecha customization and all Pretty fun

[@siler7]

I remember that I loved the sound of the PPCs.

[@bearwooden660]

My first rented game on SNES. I loved it, but probably because it was my 3ed SNES game. still good memories

[@Johny40Se7en]

3:33 damn, that is SO weird and cool seeing a Tiberwolf in 16 bit(?) graphics 😅😄

[@TheRealMonsterD]

I used to own Mechwarior 3050. That game was a lot of fun! There was nothing quite like stepping on exploding humans!

[@zacharyhunt9594]

any time you make a cowboy bebop reference, you earn a like

[@HoursFreeAOLsp]

Zachary Hunt or space ghost coast to coast

[@sjvlecwokrtqamp]

You deserve more views and more subscribers. Keep up the good work and soon you will be famous. Thanks :)

[@SNESdrunk]

+ΤΟ ΤΙΠΟΤΑ Thank you for watching!

[@rudebwoyjunglist]

Man used to love this game when I was a kid.

[@inceptional]

Eh, the SNES controller really should lend itself brilliantly to a first person MechWarrior game imo: Move forward/back and turn left/right on d-pad, strafe left/right with L/R, cannon with Y, jump with B, cycle weapons with X, target mode with A, toggle radar view on/off with Select, enter pause menu with the start button--or something like that. That could and should have felt great to control on SNES, kinda like an old school console fps game, if they'd actually bothered to use it. Also, it's abit disappointing how basic the in-game stuff looks here when a game like Street Racer shows very clearly the SNES can handle a fully rotating/scaling/translating Mode 7 track plus a background with multiple layers of parallax, as well as showing a bunch of sprites moving around oncreen too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKXYo4OenKqUjNE Really, a first person MechWarrior game on SNES could have been brilliant in the right hands.

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

Shadow Gunner on the PS1 reminds me of the first Mechwarrior on the SNES.

[@lucagatta1869]

my PERFECT mech type = giant mech assaut sell engine --12 000 3 cannons 1 laser medium ( for continuous attack combos that block enemy missiles except ostriches ) 4 radiarors ( for NO PROBLEM in lavic planet , cannons overheat too much ) 520 armor MAX 25 propulsors MAX i am super powerful , resistant and speed

[@DrownedInExile]

I had a lot of fun with this back in the day. But you're not wrong about the clunky controls.

[@tcdahn7]

I loved mechwarrior.

[@jmyers1385]

Played a lot of Battletech and Mechwarrior games on PC, and the first Mechwarrior game on the SNES is just a bit too ambitious for that system. Never tried 3050, but after this video, I'll likely skip that over and possibly try out Battletech on Genesis. It's a series you'd really like to work on the SNES because the lore of the series is very rich, but they needed a very well made game built from scratch to pull it off with any kind of bravado, and it doesn't sound like anyone had the time/money/patience/confidence to pull that off.

[@chaser5616]

Thank you for reviewing it SNESDrunk, i am so happy that you review it,also sorry if that game is pretty outdated,now i know mechwarrior has a sequel in snes.Thanks Again

[@dalanwanbdiska6542]

Wtf are you apologizing for.

[@tedizmyname]

I rented MechWarrior when I was in Rochester, NY back in the days. Very Dope and interesting game. The Music is very awesome in my book. #RealTalk

[@Mk101T]

MechWarrior 3050 is a run and gun ? Even the first map you have to be strategic , which by the way is best to figure your own plan of attack rather than listen to the mission plan on that one. While the first map is fairly generous with ammo and coolant ... after that you have to start making every shot count and get the most out of your coolants , making the fore thought strategy count just as much as the real time combat skills ( the Dance of Death with enemy Mechs)

[@death2all79zx]

cybernator, metal warriors, front mission, front mission gun hazard

[@browndemon386]

Armored Core!!!

[@showersmoker]

I'm always looking for good mech games. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@AFnord]

+Jonathan Hughes If you can, check out the MechWarrior games on PC. 3 is a pain in the rear to get to run on any modern system, but 2 & 4 are not a problem. Beware that running MechWarrior 2 in Dosbox does require a beefy machine. Then there's MechCommander 1 & 2, and they are very good. And finally, a new game is coming out next year, made by one of the original creators of Battletech. Oh, and unless you have a high tolerance for late 80's PC RPGs and their clunky interfaces, stay away from the two CRPGs.

[@wkeil1981]

Nothing beats the music in this game.

[@robzilla730]

I still remember it. very techno

[@thescopedogable]

Please do a snesdrunk video on front mission

[@SNESdrunk]

+thescopedogable I talked about it a bit in "Super Famicom RPGs Part 3"

[@matthewbanes6591]

I've attempted to play through Mechwarrior twice and both times I hit a ceiling where even negotiation the max price for missions it was costing me more money to run missions than I was getting paid. I never understood what I was doing wrong.

[@jamesperkins191]

Sell your surplus salvage?

[@chancepaladin]

MechWarrior 3050 is so freaking fun. ;o the weapons are just so damn satisfying.

[@SpiritOfBagheera]

Battletech was NOT a "pen and paper roleplaying game." Battletech was a tabletop wargame.

[@Cynic667]

Common mistake, but in this context understandable: The PnP RPG in the BattleTech universe is named MechWarrior, so it's no wonder that the computer games are often liked back to that, and not the older BattleTech borad game. And that's tragic; I really love the board game :-)

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

Yeah, this review seemed cribbed from cliffnotes. Its a vehicle sim, not a first person shooter.

[@siler7]

@@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase It's both.

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

I think you need to check out Brigador!

[@omega311888]

LOVED this game!

[@bear6385]

I had both plus shadowrun it was a good game back in the day I might get t agin and see have I do

[@DannyGruesome]

I had a friend when i was 5 that said he didnt like this game cause it was too hard. I played it one day after begging him to let me tryit and it was so fun. Idk how but i caught on pretty quick

[@dannyhartwig7595]

loved that one... was the only one to beat it in friends

[@misterj8815]

The co op of Mechwarrior 3050 resulted in so many brother fights...

[@DoodleBug84]

Never played this one myself, but I watched my brother and father play it for hours when I was a kid. It was fun to watch, but really not my cuppa for gameplay.

[@Magus04]

The “missiles” at 2:25 look an awful lot like chickens

[@bear6385]

played all 3 I still like it plus I do have front misson 4 too for the ps 2

[@CosmicCosmo1]

So much nostalgia for this game

[@otaking3582]

A SNES game based on a PC game based on a tabletop game that was sued for legally using artwork from one of the three anime series that went into a completely different anime series.

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

I still play this. Piloting Mechs has as much to do with first person shooting as riding a bike does with walking up steps. The controls are good for a mech, which is like a tank and drives like a riding lawn mower not a car. Take a look at Steel Battalion, this is a type of vehicle simulation. Battle tech 3050 you mentioned is a pretty horrible game. Nearly unplayable. Play Mechwarrior 4 then take a second look at this maybe. Mechwarrior is a separate thing from other tabletop and Videogames. It's like paint ball or WW2 reenactments; it's a lifestyle. If you like this sort of thing this is a really great 8/10 game. Especially for this hardware. For me this is closer to gold, not trash. The Battetech 3050 games are trash, I literally threw those out. Sega and SNES. Cybernator and Metal Warriors are mech themed, totally different, great, but essentially unrelated. Mech simulation is a genre in and of itself. Love your reviews and I don't always agree but in this case this seemed clueless. There's racing games, flight sims, mech sims...its a vehicle not "make go boom" whatever thats supposed to mean. The back drop is a sleazy cyberpunkish dystopian future like in 3 for pc. Well...I mean the aesthetic, its all MW from the tabletop material. You can like what you want but this is not another casual video game concept and it sounds like you might not have been judging it on its own terms. Which you are certainly free to do, this is all very subjective, obviously. I write this only because people may be mislead by what you said here, so, for the record, this is an A tier (or close) SNES game that managed to be a mech sim, which is usually a pc kind of thing, and you didn't like it. Not a confused out dated bunch of gobbledygook that can be substituted with Cybernator or Batteltech 3050. That's like saying if you don't like Outrun play RC Pro-Am it's got cars "Varoom, Varoom." Just my two cents. I joked about making mean comments on your channel on Dans Letterman channel, oh well, I guess I've lived up to that now, heh. But hey, I liked and I left a comment? Edie: I regret being so harsh here, I was whiskey drunk when I wrote this, I probably should have been SNES drunk only. Heh.

[@robzilla730]

Hemingway said: write drunk. edit sober. worked for me when writing my English essays and term papers 😉

[@silentfanatic]

I'm pretty fond of Mechwarrior on SNES. The story is pretty dark and the whole thing has an oppressive atmosphere. It's absolutely clunky as hell, but I still have a soft spot for it.

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

I don't understand how it's clunky? Compared to other mech games its pretty simplified and streamlined. Completely confused by people trying to find a way to agree with this nonsense.

[@silentfanatic]

@@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase I said it’d a good game, bro. It’ll be okay.

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

@@silentfanatic Im not having an aneurysm but thanks for doing that. Jesus.

[@garybuseyfan4]

Mechwarrior 3050 Has A Definite Desert Strike Vibe To It. Certainly An Improvement Over Mechwarrior. You Should Do A Video Sharing Your Thoughts On The Desert Strike Series!

[@koopakape]

So Mechwarrior 2 on SNES is where they got the idea of Cho'Gall's gameplay in Heroes of the Storm. Interesting.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Mechwarrior 3050 is basically a Jungle Strike spiritual sequel, and that's why it's so difficult and not at all fun to play.

[@chaser5616]

Yeah,i agree,but didn't jungle strike is not that hard?

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Chaser All the Strike games on SNES are hard as balls.

[@chaser5616]

+Ghost81 okey

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

Yeah, I hate it. The strike games are...okay...but i just find them boring and awkward. Battletech 3050 was trash. Mechwarrior was great.

[@Enzo_Bello]

I love this game.. 👽

[@Brian-qn7fn]

BattleTech is NOT a pen and paper role playing game. It is a table-top wargame.

[@Robert-hc4vu]

Great review as always SnesDrunk. Thanks!

[@SNESdrunk]

Thanks Robert

[@whispersignal1]

The menus/non battle screens remind me of Overlord on nes. 🙂

[@thedigital1]

This was a game that i saw at the video rental store but never rented 😆

[@miamimagicians]

its really innovative for its time!

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

It's a great game, I still love it, especially negotiating fees.

[@miamimagicians]

One of the theeeeeee most underrated 16 bit games ever made is RED ZONE for Sega Genesis

[@joedog4277]

Target Earth for the Sega Genesis!

[@_Only_Zuul]

sooo many games i never even knew existed!..😮😮😮

[@terrymartin4234]

😳This game still looks great today. Your crazy.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MerkhVision]

He didn’t say it looks bad, just that it plays bad.

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

It plays great.

[@LukeAvedon]

Great as always. Are you actually drunk when you make these?

[@maximillionroivas3893]

I remember this game. I sucked at it.

[@josephgregor2455]

You suck at life

[@joekurr6030]

Sounds a lot like a precursor to Armored Core

[@siler7]

There are a lot of similarities.

[@alumlovescake]

@@siler7 one died the other continued when it probably shouldn't have

[@robzilla730]

loved Mechwarrior, hated Armored Core. MW felt like lumbering, walking tanks, AC felt like Ninjas jumping around.

[@danedmonds119]

BattleTech!

[@Bluehawk2008]

The infantry explode because they're wearing power armour.

[@K0rNb4LL]

So the Genesis version of 3050 is the same game just easier to play? I have an SNES copy of 3050 but haven't had an SNES in years, but I do have a Genesis and the local shop has a copy of the Genesis version that I was eyeballing.

[@eins2001]

The Genesis game is still hard af

[@Mk101T]

If you treat it like a run and gun , it is impossible. It takes a few trial and error so you can figure out how to be strategic with your ammo and coolant. Hence making every shot count and getting the most out of your coolant which means a lot of back tracking to find those items you bypassed when you didn't need them. But even spending all the time to figure it out and finally beat it (SNES) It felt like it did not have enough content. So if the Genesis vs did not have at least 1 more map , that feeling would probably be worse with it , albeit I guess the initial frustration would be less. It's definitely a game worth playing over again though , once you forgot the strategies ;)

[@robertdavis4192]

I love your work Drunk, honestly I'd love to see you expand into other media

[@warrmalaski8570]

I Have beaten them both .

[@bigcountry443]

The only people who really appreciate this game are our Gen X generation. I enjoyed it and did very well.

[@daktaklakpak5059]

Hello, Future Top Dog Game Developer here. Looking for mighty investor so i can create Mech games. I will call the Main Franchise Battle Spec. And along the way shall be released numerous Mech Harrier games. Invest now, and you shall be named in the credits... once.

[@danedmonds119]

get this man a 100k more subs stat

[@CyrusBluebird]

If you are interested in a bit more "all things Battletech" I suggest this video by Raz0rfist, he will fill in the blanks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmqVf2lpetF8atU Battletech for the Genesis used its CPU well with the speed of the game, even sounds like a DOS game so might be a laugh. The SNES ones seem to have aged due to their framerate.

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

It's the same with desert strike, the Genesis version doesn't have noticeable slow down and sounds like a DOS game

[@Linkacide]

In short, simple more fun.

[@ryanpolenz7741]

This is way too late and it definitely dates me but I'm pretty sure I told my mom that I would give Santa my left (good) testicle to be able to run MechWarrior 2 on my 486 dx33. Santa obviously didn't accept my trade.

[@JimmyBackbeat]

Good video as always. Thumb up: check

[@bideobamers]

I'm going to be honest here, being able to strafe would make the game worse in my opinion. Just based off the fact that battlemechs in battletech can't strafe... that would honestly annoy me to no end.

[@haliesymmons6255]

Mechwarrior 3050 was rad. 2 player was cool.

[@warriorsrace6960]

"Their each, $6.00 or $7.00 on eBay", Or you could just grab the ROMs...

[@chzzyg2698]

Everytime I played this game I ended up quitting after a few levels. It's way too hard, and the controls aren't setup for the type of game it is.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

the difference between oldskool and outdates

[@CarloNassar]

I think both were simply done by the same dev which led to this. If both were the same dev, maybe the SNES game would be better than that.

[@robzilla730]

SUBBED!

[@CompBioQuest]

mechwarrior series is amazing in pc. great story but sadly the nintendo version is too anoying

[@_Only_Zuul]

that 2nd mech game looks wayyy better cool top down view

[@shrekscringecompilation2059]

Pen and Paper rpg =/= board game.

[@dustfinger5312]

Tabletop RPG’s are not board games

[@oceanpacific886]

its titanfall for Snes

[@ianoneal3543]

they are Mechs not robots

[@LavaDa1shi]

its not a mech robot its a battlemech get it right nerd ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.