Or a "New Age" one would say...
The vast body of knowledge of game design and Anime Mecha Fandom will rise in America again!!!
In the mid 90's America got a big dose of "Mobile Suit: Gundam" in the for of Cartoon Network's Toonami. Though the Sci Fi Channel had aired a few Episodes of Macross and other "Mecha" features it was Gundam W (ing) that set the stage for the "Sudden Gundam Craze in America" that had Anime Conventions and even Anime/Manga stores pop up with a HUGE number of Sales for "Mecha Models". Popularity waned in the following years. Though "Gundam" and other mecha still gets Translated and distributed across English Speaking Territories the ONLY things that keep fans going are the off-chance releases of video games and the various Macross/Battletech or Homebrew Inspired RPGs. Most of these games run of a d20 system or some form of Palladium's game design but what if someone came up with a new system? A System that is built around the action of Mobile Suits and Gundams?
It just so happens that an Unofficial game has been designed and bare-bone structured since 1998. Robert Rankin, the Author behind the soon to be popularized Eon Legacy, has been testing and hosting sessions with various veteran Table Top and Traditional Role Players for years now. With the perfect mix of dice rolling, Table-top relative location placement, streamlined numbers, and Mobile Suit Lore/Tech Mobile Suit: New Age has potential to reawaken popularity and fans! Though the game itself is still in the "Waiting Room" phase with Bandai as of today, 12/1/2013 the potential is resting in their hands. With the potential to sell a SMALL yet handy Sourcebook (Estimated 130 pages WITH art) and Mobile Suit Miniatures (1-2 Inches ideally) there stands to be a LOT of potential for both a Franchise to return, collectibles to be made (many of them already exist just check E-bay). Imagine if Bandai and Sunrise were to Greenlight this game? The application of technology, save for a little gimmick tweaking here and there, across every Gundam Universe would beget desires to collect all and any miniature that suits the Mobile Suit Master (Game Master) and players. You can check out some already produced Minis here Online but if you want the Gundam RPG that feels authentic you may want to call Bandai America/Bandai and Sunrise and tell them "You want Mobile Suit Gundam: New Age Tabletop!" and give them this blog link because until it's official the guy writing it won't be "Mass Distributing" nor "Reselling" nor "Public Domain-ing" it any time soon! The good news is you can ask him ALL about it on his Facebook Page!
"Gundam", "Mobile Suit" are © Sunrise and Bandai.
Update: Some have asked for a "Sample" of the game. So here is the standard requirements for a session-
~Pencil
~Paper (Character Sheets)
~Glossy Dry Erase Board/Cardboard 3x3 or 4x4 (All depends on size of combat area)
~Collected Dice: 4d6 (Needed for Hit/Miss/Dodge, Damage, and Combat Feats), 1d4, 1d8, 1d10, 1d12, 1d20
~Mobile Suit Miniatures (at MOST 2.5 inches high used as Placeholders in the Combat Area for relative positions, ranges and facing placement) or some form of chess or mini.
~M.S. "Mobile Suit": New Age Guidebook Materials
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