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Engrish dubbed HK boots? I'm almost afraid to ask how they sound.

I think some people need to accept the fact that Yamato clearly hates them, and produces cetain variants just to spite them.

You have a link or something? Their web page hasn't been updated in eons.

That's the article! Thanks!

Didn't somebody once post a rumor that the Freespace crew was working on a new X-Wing game for PC? Any news on that, or was that rumor debunked?

Yes, God forbid that a Gundam deviate too far from the basic RX-78 formula.

[3PO] Here we go again...[/3PO]

Well, not necessarily DBZ then, although the timing does still allow for it. DBZ was just (then) the latest in a line of "Suppa Fighting" shows.

Bringing this thread full circle (and ironically, back on topic) there was an interesting link posted on the old MW forums, once upon a time. It was an interview with one of the veteran Gundam staff discussing G Gundam. Basically, after Tomino had had enough ( sometime after F91 bombed, I believe) Sunrise basically forced G Gundam onto the staff. "Hey, you're making this new show for us. Make the Gundams whacky and stereotypical. And since DBZ is popular, make it about fighting" Sunrise told them. "Uhh...isn't this patently offensive to many different countries." asked the staff? "Nah, just put a 'Neo' in front of the country names." There was a lot more, but it basically dispelled any notion that G Gundam was the result of any real artistic writing. Perhaps somebody still has the link?

Yes....I sure have remembered the whining. Or perhaps I just blocked it out? Standard procedure, I'm afraid. The mentor has to die halfway through, so that the hero can spend an episode sulking, only to return to duty with renewed conviction. This usually coincides with a new Mecha being bestowed upon said pilot. In this case, it was the GP01fb.

Yes, that was part of it as I recall. There was Kou, so full of promise and so eager to excell. Run Kou, run after Nina and prove yourself. And Gato...you'd make him respect you, wouldn't you Kou? Ah well, nice mecha though.

And worst of all, the Wingers and Poki Go Beyblade kiddies will eat it up. Dark times are ahead, methinks. Perhaps it's better that the Gundam forums are all gone after all.

I don't know why people are automatically assuming that this thing is more advanced than the classic destroids. Didn't we go through this with the VF-0 until we learned that it didn't even have fusion engines? For all we know, this thing has 1/3 the armor of a Tomahawk, and 1/2 the ammo capacity of the Defender.

And I can just imagine how trite and childish the new North American SD show will be. Pokegundam, anyone? Yu Gi Gundam?

I've put countless hours into models in the past, often well beyond the point of reason, but I think I would have screamed and given up in frustration after the 5th Zaku.

Hey, even I'm a sucker for ultra kick-ass mech battles now and then. B)

You see, that's what I'm thinking too but here's the problem. With the first MPCs, consumers had the option (in spite of Steve Yun's quick 'delete' finger on the RT forums) of buying Toynami, Yamato or Bandai. Heck, I'll even throw in Banpresto just for kicks. But the Alpha/Legioss has no other competition. It could very likely sell as well as Toynami had initially envisioned the MPC selling. I'd hate to miss out on the Alpha I want in the vain hope that prices come down.

Anybody else think that would make a great online comic?

Conversely, I bet G-Gundam wouldn't draw nearly as many complaints as it does if it weren't a part of the Gundam franchise. Maybe they just should have called it Super Nationality Stereotype Robot Battle. And yes, I too have found that 0083 hasn't really held up upon repeat viewings.

With my luck, I'd still wind up as the poor Zeon footsoldier that can't get a mobile suit.

*cough* I seem to remember you ranting several times how awful Gasaraki was because of the damn ugly TA's.

I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned just how small it seems. Judging by the human profile next to it, this thing is substantially shorter than the classic destroids. And it does seem a little too "Armored Core" in appearance, but I think it's cool nonetheless.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/gundambattle/gbmain.html There's nothing there just yet, but supposedly they're uploading some images pretty soon. I don't really follow BF1942, but I believe this is a fairly new mod so don't expect to download it tonight so you can be the first guy to jump in the Guntank. Now, how about that Macross mod...?

Even with good subs, like the version my buddy downloaded, Yukikaze makes little sense. Unless something mindblowingly cool happens in the next couple of episodes I'm passing on the R1 release. The animation shore is purty, tho.

That is one damn impressive Transformer. I haven't bought a Transformer since the movie was still in the theaters, but I'm going to definitely buy this one. I can't say I'm too fond of the new Sideswipe, though. If it's too late for a return to the drawing board for Sideswipe, then I'll hold out for a redesigned Sunstreaker.