tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post7492116529388415039..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Breast Fire, Rocket Punch, Form Blazing SwordAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-35285331713438442322011-01-14T23:13:02.035-05:002011-01-14T23:13:02.035-05:00Due to my early exposure to Japanese Anime I could...Due to my early exposure to Japanese Anime I could never really embrace Battletech, Mechwarrior and its ilk. The robots seemed meaningless since tanks overheated less, planes were faster and more manuverable and the mechs were not really very versitile. <br /><br />And ugly. Gawd damn those ^*@kers are uglier than Captain Ugly's Ugly Wife after being beaten with an Ugly stick. They give supermodel good looks to Alice the Goon from the old Popeye cartoons. <br /><br />Bleh.<br /><br />I was always more partial to Mekton II than Z. I think Z, while amazing, is also too much work. I prefer the simplier mechanics of Mekton II.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-22637901954240007602011-01-14T20:24:46.009-05:002011-01-14T20:24:46.009-05:00Interesting. I just made an android in Gigacrawler...Interesting. I just made an android in Gigacrawler. <br /><br />Verification Word: FanconC'nor (Outermost_Toe)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01580315916281876117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-15862845403852508892011-01-14T19:59:20.367-05:002011-01-14T19:59:20.367-05:00I loved this game too, and I was probably infected...I loved this game too, and I was probably infected by "Shogun Warriors" from when I was a kid before we really had any anime and the Marvel Comic was the only thing close. I found the original source later of course and enjoyed some of them too. I hung on to Mekton Z up until last year when I decided to thin out some of those Never Played games. For some reason I never could get a group to give it a try -I think Mechwarrior claimed that niche early for us and never released its grip.Blacksteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289298640828309072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-37951920555774520362011-01-14T19:16:15.160-05:002011-01-14T19:16:15.160-05:00@Trey- That's beautiful man. The kids these da...@Trey- That's beautiful man. The kids these days are spoiled bro.<br /><br />@Fred- Why yes! In the early days of Japanese animation, Giant Robots were less scientific and more like building sized superheroes. In accordance with martial arts theories and Japanese theatre, the characters yelled out their attacks when making them. Mazinger's flying fist was 'Rocket Punch' and his most powerful attack, an energy blast from his chestplate was called 'Breast Fire'. In a latter series the mecha Daion Gamma can perform the attack.<br /><br />@Jerry- We did indeed play Robot Warriors (or 'Robot Hero' as we called it) and my Hero System Guru Genius friend Will did conversions so the mecha could build any power from Champions into their systems. We had mecha that could Teleport, Move at Super Speed, Become Intangible, Shapeshift and Multiply themselves.<br /><br />@Jay- Not specifically that world but the similarity to Batman did give us the idea for a short campaign set in an alternate DC universe where 'Batman' is a Giant Robot piloted by Bruce Wayne, Robin is a young android girl, Superman is essentially Tobor the 8th Man, Wonder Woman is akin to Revolutionary Girl Utena, Green Lantern and Green Arrow are vaguely reminiscent of the Elric Brothers from Full Metal Alchemist and Flash is a Naruto-esque Ninja. Together they formed the JLA or Japanese Legendary Assault.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-41186229801388048232011-01-14T17:39:47.813-05:002011-01-14T17:39:47.813-05:00BA, I'm sure you've seen the Big O, any th...BA, I'm sure you've seen the Big O, any thoughts on running a campaign in that world?<br /><br />ALL HAIL THE GIANT ROBOT RENAISSANCE!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-41294634349139277382011-01-14T10:29:33.568-05:002011-01-14T10:29:33.568-05:00From what I hear, Maximum Mike is working on a new...From what I hear, Maximum Mike is working on a new edition. I think it's going to be more rules-lite than the earlier games. More along the lines of the Cinematic system from the Tactical Display.<br /><br />Since you were into mecha and playing Champions back then did you ever play Robot Warriors?Jerry Corneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657432306103298802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-64984438031891531502011-01-14T10:06:53.038-05:002011-01-14T10:06:53.038-05:00...Breast Fire?...Breast Fire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-68978835384041309872011-01-14T06:52:09.336-05:002011-01-14T06:52:09.336-05:00Never played Mekton, but I do remember the ads for...Never played Mekton, but I do remember the ads for it--and I remember fondly that "traded bootleg VHS" era of anime fandom, though I was not yet a particular big fan myself. I remember a friend of mine who's now a professional comic book artist loaning several filsm completing in Japanese with no sub-titles: "the animation's really cool, man!"Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com