From: kgnome@cs.concordia.ca (MATIS stephane)
Newsgroups: rec.games.board
Subject: Re: BTECH: Jap Crap
Date: 15 Nov 92 23:52:29 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

From: dv52151@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (RedSwordTarga)

> lunatic@netcom.com (Lunatic Johnathan Bruce E'Sex) writes:
> 
> >     _
> >    /-\s Stephane pointed out, you oughta get a look at the art in the
> > Japanese version of BattleTech.  It's absolutely gorgeous!  If FASA
> > had been selling the few copies they had at Pacificon for less than
> > $35 each I would have bought one myself, just for the art!  I'll bet
> > that if they had brought a dozen copies with them and sold them for
> > $20 each they would have had any left to bring back.  Everyone who
> > saw it there was impressed.

> Well, that may be so. However, the art in the Comstar book sucked eggs. 
> The Mech's looked just plain stupid. If FASA wants to use anime style
> drawing, that's cool but at least get good anime. 

Ok. The Comstar book 'Mechs are NOT Anime. Their from the SEGA game
acrtridge and they look out of place in the Comstar Book. But that's
what's called merchendising. FASA put them in for the "connection" with
upcoming new players they are forseeing when the SEGA cartridge is going
out. I guess they'll have a FASA catalog in there and will make sure
that 3rd Edition BTEch is out by then. I teaches the game in simple
words.

So, I agree, the Comstar 'Mechs are NOT the best. But their origin is
not that great either... I hate pointless shoot-em-up games like SEGA
cart will be. Opinions are my own.

BTW I sent a copy of MECHWAR to FASA's Scott Jenkins so he can look at
it. Now let's see their "reaction". I told him to be "nice".


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PS. Thank Lunatic for the "Gunhead" clue. My brain couldn't identify it
for the life of me. I was going to go to Mecha*Press and rumage through
our data/videos to find the name. Oh well, that saves me the trip for
some yaking instead.... MTS for Mekton is out. (Hurray!) No, I'm not a
convert.... just happy. :-)

Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA