Art by: Peach Momoko

Once the veil is lifted, there is always piracy. Arrr!

Holy pete! And they have just about every popular mech in the Battletech universe to pilot? You made my day. Just knowing one is still kicking is just fantastic.

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When I saw an article on these in one of my dad's computer magazines I really, really wanted to make a pilgrimage. Alas, lost to time.

Incredibly advanced but notoriously finnicy to maintain, Virtual Worlds eschewed traditional VR headsets by putting players in a "monitor cell" to allow players multiple views of the action, providing international multiplayer at a time home consoles were still in the 8-bit era.

Battletech arcades were decades ahead of their time, holding global 3D matches before we'd even played a SNES - here's their story

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