MechWarrior (PC/DOS) 1989, Activision/Dynamix, adlib

There have been many computer games produced that were set in the universe of Battletech boardgame. Today we will talk about one of the earliest that graced our hard drives. The very original Mechwarrior. In Battletech, players take control of giant war machines called Battlemechs. On the first glance most people would call them “robots“, but this is not true at all. In the cockpit of every Battlemech sits a live, breathing human who controls this giant behemoth of destruction. These brave men and women are the Mechwarriors. The background story is the typical “last survivor of your family“ style. To cut it short, you are Gideon B. Vanderburg, a son of ruling family of Ander’s Moon colony. All of your family were killed and your family heirloom, the Chalice of Herne, was stolen during a surprise attack by an unidentified group of Battlemechs. You’ve sworn to avenge your family and reclaim what is rightfully yours. And here your adventure begins. During the game you must find out where the murderers of you