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Episode 132:

War Machine Keeps Rolling with David Seley

Runtime: 77 Minutes

Today, we're joined by David Seley as we learn about the BattleTech Universe, all about its creation, and the career of its creator, Jordan Weisman. As part of its story, we'll learn all about its table top gaming origins and the BattleTech Gaming Centers. We'll also touch on just about every video game made using the BattleTech license, starting with BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception, and working our way through the most current game, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Let's all jump into our mechs, and ready ourselves for battle to enjoy today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Battletech:  The Crescent Hawk's Inception

References:

Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception Cover Art

Additional Sources:

  Wikipedia, "FASA"
  Wikipedia, "Traveller (role-playing game)"
  Sarna.net, "Jordan Weisman"
  Wikipedia, "Battledroids"
  Sarna.net, "Unseen"
  Wikipedia, "Battletech Centers"
  Wikipedia, "Battletech"
  Wikipedia, "Smith & Tinker"
  Wikipedia, "MechWarrior Online"
  Wikipedia, "MechAssault"
  Wikipedia, "BattleTech (video game)"

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/