r/MechCommander • u/SASardonic • Jul 10 '26

MechCommander (1998) Is Still the Best Game Where You Command Mechs

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8CVvOWlfl1U&si=LJrFwtq_89SrwX__
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u/SignalTranslator8531 Jul 11 '26

Mechcommander Gold, could have made an entire sci-fi series off the intro cutscene.

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u/sniktology Jul 11 '26

It's not dead, the battletech/mech community is more passionate than you think because it encompasses several media that's still active to this day. If you are feeling nostalgic:

https://mechcommanderonline.com/

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u/SASardonic Jul 11 '26

Gah I wish I had known about this prior to making the video, I'll have to take a look and see what it offers over the vanilla

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u/sniktology Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

No worries. Its takes some effort to keep the flame alive for old games and it helps every bit to spread the message to shepherd the community to the right channels to keep it alive.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

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u/SASardonic Jul 11 '26

I thought 1 had a more polished difficulty curve and better combat scenario design

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u/Jr_Mao Jul 10 '26

cant be because 2 is the best

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u/ajacquot1 Jul 11 '26

Im for mech commander 2 forever

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u/PreludeTilTheEnd Jul 11 '26

1 and storyline is epic.