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[Virgil Caine]

I was in 7th Grade. Which was like eons ago. Musta been about 12. It actually does make it more like 20 years+. Being 32 now.

[Johnjay Haawk]

Since cardboard cut out mechs were a good idea. Since the 2750 tech book was hot stuff. Since before Harmony Gold were selfish *****. I'm sorry, was that last part out loud. Since the Battletech universe still had the Stinger, Wasp, Phoenix Hawk, Shadow Hawk, Wolverine, Rifleman, Crusader, Ostroc, Ostol, Archer, Marauder, Warhammer, Bttlemaster, MKII, oh wait. Not the MKII! You all get my point.

[Johnjay Haawk]

I remember the first time playing the board game. I took the Marauder because of Robotech. I wished it had just 2 more heat sinks!

[BoxOfAids]

My dad bought me MechCommander 1 (not gold) back when I was like 10-ish (I'm 21 now). Since then, I've played MechCommander Gold, MW3, MW4, MW:LL, and MechAssault. I've just started getting back into BattleTech now, with MW:LL and reading some of the novels and such.

Edited by boxofaids, 07 January 2012 - 03:39 PM.

[pbiggz]

I started with mechwarrior 2 ati rage edition in roughly 1998, my big brother played it, and so did i, i was 4.
No word of a lie i watched Blue's Clues and at the same time slew the dishonourable falcon from the cockpit of my Summoner.

Im 17 now.

Edited by pbiggz, 07 January 2012 - 03:41 PM.

[Erhardt]

Started when it was originally called Battledroids. 1984.

I remember making our group's monthy run to the gaming store and picking it up, and we were hooked immediately. D&D fell the wayside in no time flat, and from there forward, our group was pretty much 80% Battletech/Mechwarrior with the other 20% keeping things fresh with stuff like Renegade Legion, Star Warriors (Star Wars fighter combat game), Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator, and Axis & Allies. Good times.

[Mad Mage]

Started playing the TT version in 87-88

Then was lucky enough to live 40 minutes away from the original Battletech Center in North Pier Mall...

God I miss those days, hope that this will help provide a experience that is almost as much fun as those days.

[RyannVonDoom]

Coming up on 20 years. I was 9 when I got into it.. but I dont turn 29 until march,

[RyannVonDoom]

boxofaids, on 07 January 2012 - 03:39 PM, said:

My dad bought me MechCommander 1 (not gold) back when I was like 10-ish (I'm 21 now). Since then, I've played MechCommander Gold, MW3, MW4, MW:LL, and MechAssault. I've just started getting back into BattleTech now, with MW:LL and reading some of the novels and such.

You missed out on the Multiplayer back then.. it was insane back in 99-01..

[Redbear6]

I stumbled into my local game shop just about 17 years ago, and saw 20 people playing this strange and interesting miniature game with GIANT ROBOTS! and really haven't looked back since.

[SilentWolff]

We've had quite a few new registers in the last few months, I've bumped this for new votes to continue to get a feel for the average time spent in the Battletech universe.

[Di]

I can't call myself a part of the universe, i have only one book and read battletech history, but i'm a fan of mechwarrior series since i saw MW3 and MC in 1999.

[Kilroy]

I've been part of the battletech universe for the past 18 years.

I'm 19 years old and started out with Mechwarrior 2 and moved on to play the rest of the games, play classic battletech, and read every last one of the classic novels.

[Solarflux]

Since I was about 10, so I guess 16 years.

[RL Nice]

If you mean MechWarrior, then about ten years, I've been playing 31st Century Combat since I was about six. If you mean BattleTech, then only a couple of months- I started getting into the fluff only very recently.

[sssoniccc]

14 years and counting.

[Charles Martel]

Table top and the first edition MechWarrior RPG supplement back in 1986 every lunch period when I was in middle school, then high school, college, and adulthood. Friend of mine from back then nearly died laughing when I said.......

"Y'know, exactly 25 years ago I was messing with an Atari computer while reading the latest issue of New Mutants after a game of BattleTech. And today, I'm messing with an Atari computer while reading the latest issue of New Mutants after a game of BattleTech."

More things change, the more things stay the same I guess.

Edited by Charles Martel, 30 April 2012 - 11:57 AM.

[Volturnus]

I started playing MechCommander when I was in the single digit ages, I don't quite remember... I'd say something like 12 or 13 years. I didn't start getting into the lore until about a month ago, though.

[Elder St00bert]

Started with the SNES game in '93. That was old by week 2, so I Tried MW1 for the PC. So 19 years of being a virtual 'Mech jockey. Never got into TT (sorry purists), but I have read a couple of the books, and love the Lore. BT/MW would make for several good movies IMHO.

BTW, I went to check out how long it had been since I started this love of mechanical destruction on Wikipedia. I almost died laughing at the system requirements for the old PC games... A 90 Mhz Pentium? Really? HAHAHAHA!!! Ahhh, the good ol' days!

[Steinar Bergstol]

Bought the TT game in the late 80's. '88 or early '89 if memory serves, so 23 - 24 years.