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MechWarrior is a profession in the fictional universe of BattleTech, a wargaming and science fiction franchise created by FASA Corporation and currently owned by Topps^[1]. MechWarriors are individuals who pilot BattleMechs, large robotic war machines that are central to the BattleTech series.

MechWarrior may also refer to:

• MechWarrior (video game series), a video game series for PC and consoles.
  • MechWarrior (video game), the first game in the MechWarrior series.
  • MechWarrior (reboot), a reboot of the MechWarrior series.
• MechWarrior (role-playing game), a role-playing game set in the BattleTech universe.
• MechWarrior: Dark Age, a collectible miniatures-based wargame (also known as MechWarrior: Age of Destruction).
  • MechWarrior: Dark Age (novels), a book series that serves as a companion to the miniatures game of the same name.

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MechWarrior
Developer(s)	Activision
Publisher(s)	Activision
Release date(s)	1989
Genre(s)	Strategy, simulation, adventure
System(s)	MS-DOS
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	RSAC: V1
System requirements (help)	286, 640KB RAM
Input	Keyboard, Joystick, Mouse
Followed by	MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
Series	MechWarrior

This is the first game in the MechWarrior series. For other games in the series see the MechWarrior category.

For the SNES game, see MechWarrior (SNES).

MechWarrior is the first in the popular MechWarrior series of games set in the BattleTech universe. The storyline focuses on the player, a member of the Burning Aces, who seeks to avenge his father and restore his family's honor with a time limit of five game years.

The game uses a mix of strategy, simulation and adventure mechanics; players are free to travel between dozens planets, recruit lancemates to fight alongside them, ally themselves with any faction they choose, and take randomly-generated missions. They can also engage in trading, buying cheap mechs on one planet and selling them for profit on another, and enemy mechs can be scrapped for cash. Following the storyline missions is necessary in order to complete the game, but none of the missions are forced upon the player.

Later games in the series (with the exception of MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries and MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries) abandoned the trading and adventure mechanics and instead focused on cockpit action.

Currently, the game can only be run properly under true DOS or using DOSBox version 0.61. Newer versions crash upon mission launch.

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