Apr 9
Battledroids, a game of armored combat, FASA, 1984 -- This is the 1st edition of the game that was rereleased the following year as BattleTech due to Lucasfilm claiming ownership of the word "droid." Alan Gutierrez' box art depicts a WHM6R Warhammer mech, and was used on the first 3 editions (1e Battledroids 1984, 2e BattleTech 1985, and first English printings of 3e 1992).
These early editions included mech designs like the Warhammer that were derived from anime art, licensed from plastic model importer Twentieth Century Imports. FASA later discontinued these after disputes over licensing and they became known as the "Unseen" mechs, sometimes mentioned in lore but no longer depicted in miniature or game art.
