Description of MechWarrior

Probably the very first giant robot game that can proudly claim to be a simulation than a straightforward action shooter, Mechwarrior is a great game set in FASA's famous BattleTech world of giant robots. It was, and still is, one of the best BattleTech games ever made.

In this game, you play a young man whose reputation has been soiled by an evil usurper. You have five years to build a force of giant robots and great pilots strong enough to attack your foe. Take on mercenary missions for any one of the 5 houses from the first generation world of FASA's BattleTech (Kurita, Davion, Steiner, Marik, Laio). The missions themselves take place from first-person perspective, in 3D-rendered worlds, where you pilot your robot, fighting other robots of the same ilk.

Gameplay, based on Dynamix's excellent physics model used in its early flight sims, is top-notch. Robots move convincingly, and the 3D polygonal graphics are exciting for its time. Add some slight roleplaying, team building, planetary intrigue, and goofy EGA pictures of non-player-characters and you've got a great classic that goes a long way toward immersing you in its world. The role playing was primarily textual - reading paragraphs, choosing between fight or run, and then being killed or moving on accordingly. The game's main focus, robot fighting, is very exciting. Combat usually lasts under 10-20 minutes because the maps are small, the opponents are few, just with less dense graphics and more abbreviated gameplay.

Overall, Mechwarrior is a must-have for anyone even with a slight interest in giant robot games. It sets the standard for other games in the giant robots genre, and its role-playing elements are sorely missing from today's mech games where the focus has shifted to strategy and 3D graphics than plot and atmosphere. Two thumbs up!

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Comments and reviews

N2020-02-200 point

Thank you so much! This is trip to memory lane! I felt young again!

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Scarecrow1072019-08-25-2 points

Hello. I have the game working and changed the config file, but the game runs at lighting speeds. How do I get the game to play at it's normal speed? During combat, everthing moves as if in fast forward, my mech and the enemy mech. I can't complete even one mission. Thanks. I hope someone is still looking at these posts.

MekBanditR2019-04-252 points

here is download link to preconfigured preinstall of first mechwarrior game for dos and yes i give myabandonware.com permission to make use of this file for their site: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/292885066789683200/548447111566458895/MechWarrior.rar

MekbanditR2019-04-061 point

At the Battletech Retro Gaming league discord chat server we have in our download channel a preinstalled dos copy of this game. if you wish to access it here is invite link to our discord chat server: https://discord.gg/rxrddpA

BWyuh2018-07-060 point

I bought this game when it first came out. Stayed up late nights playing it. Won it. played it again. This game still rocks!

GUY FAWKES2017-07-070 point

I found a fix for the codes here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/mechwarrior/hints/hintId,6/
not sure if it works.

Guy Fawkes2017-07-061 point

Also does anyone have a crack to disable the annoying input codes?

Guy Fawkes2017-07-062 points

Does anyone else think it odd that it gives you 'Tandy MT-32' and 'Roland'? Shouldn't it be 'Tandy' and 'Roland MT-32'?

Alex2432016-01-131 point

sorry for my grammar

Alex2432016-01-131 point

Thanks for the help, but do u play it on D-Fend because I did the step but it play's on a small screen and I cant full screen it play, also its no on my D-Fend

Crypto1372015-12-151 point

Fix for hang up without using a frontend. (Thanks BOOPY for this final solution)
*try midi setting 'mpu401=uart' in conf.*
For Windows 7 and maybe others:
-Go to where your DOSBox is installed
-Open 'DOSBox 0.74 Options'; Select All; Copy
-Open Notepad; Paste
-Go to the midi setting and change 'mpu401=intelligent' to 'mpu401=uart'
-Save as 'gamename.txt' inside your Mechwarrior folder
-Copy a new shortcut for the DOSBox App
-Right-click, go to Properties, and set Target with file locations similar to this:
'DOSBox.exe location' -conf 'new notepad txt location'
Example of my target:
'C:Program Files (x86)DOSBox-0.74DOSBox.exe' -conf 'C:GamesMechwarriormechwarMW_1.txt'
-Rename your new shortcut to 'MW-DOSBox' or something of the sort
-Now drag your 'MW.exe' application into your new MW-DOSBox shortcut and the game shouldn't hang up anymore.
I hope this helps and is not too confusing :)

kampf762015-10-280 point

@ boopy
Thank you very very much!

Boopy2015-01-184 points DOS version

i found a solution of hang after mission.
try midi setting 'mpu401=uart' in conf. (using frontend like D.O.G is easiest way to change conf settings.)
it works fine on DosBox 0.74

Frank2014-07-07-1 point DOS version

I had the same problem playing the game, but I read elsewhere it works better with DOSBox 0.61. Sure enough, using this version of DOS Box solves the problem of it hanging with a blinking cursor after missions. Now I'm mech-ing it up left and right!

This is FAECES2014-05-24-3 points DOS version

It can't be worse than MW2, can it?

mazmur2014-04-080 point DOS version

nice blog

Krioni2014-02-280 point DOS version

I'm having the same issue as Colonel. Screen goes black with a blinking cursor in the top left.
Anyone know the solution?

Raider Marine2013-11-080 point DOS version

awesome game, needs to be played

OM2013-02-032 points DOS version

...Jeez, kids these days. Try speaking a *real* language, ya thugs.

yung buck2013-01-190 point DOS version

DOPE GAME YO!! CHECK IT OUT MANG!
peace homies.
yung buck put em up, riding high

Colonel2012-11-160 point DOS version

Having problems after killing my first mech, the game seems to hang up.
After killing the first mech, the screen goes black with a blinking cursor (like it's going to go to another screen) but it just sits at the blinking cursor..
any ideas?

Vryus2012-07-100 point DOS version

I loved this game as a kid. My friend and I used to play the board game (BattleTech, not the MechWarrior RPG). I used to sit in front of the screen manning the guns on the keyboard. My friend would sit next to me with the old Tandy joystick. We would run as many missions as we could that way. So much fun!
The only funny quirk- You can take out almost anything in a Locust by running up to it (even the leg of a BattleMaster) and then just pounding like heck on the machine guns until you blow the leg out.
So much fun!

quickrick2008-08-290 point DOS version

this game is awsome i remember playing it as a kid and i enjoyed playing again. it was better as an adult becaus i payed attention to the story.

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