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Title: Super Metal Crusher / Auto Crusher Palladium
Post by: exodus on June 22, 2013, 09:47:48 PM
hey folks -
recently a friend of mine showed me Super Metal Crusher, a game I had never really considered picking up before. It's a strategy game where all you really do is increase/decrease stats for robots, then watch them fight using their own super poor AI.

It's pretty boring if that's all you're doing - but if you have it going on a second TV while you're doing something else, or at a party or something, it's actually super great. You've got about 15 seconds of decision making, then about 3 minutes of watching your robot fight successfully, or explode in a shower of sadness. It's great for social situations.

Anyway! I suspect that Auto Crusher Palladium is the sequel. It has Crusher in the name, has a robot on the front cover, and is also made by pack-in-soft. I can't find video of it anywhere though, so I'm uncertain. Has anyone played this?

thanks!!!
Title: Re: Super Metal Crusher / Auto Crusher Palladium
Post by: exodus on June 22, 2013, 09:55:00 PM
Hilariously just as I posted this I remembered NicoNico exists.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14944637

so there it is! seems to be in the same universe, but significantly more involved.

Anyone else played these games? Super Metal Crusher is pretty fun as a secondary experience!
Title: Re: Super Metal Crusher / Auto Crusher Palladium
Post by: esteban on June 23, 2013, 12:46:31 AM
Hilariously just as I posted this I remembered NicoNico exists.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm14944637

so there it is! seems to be in the same universe, but significantly more involved.

Anyone else played these games? Super Metal Crusher is pretty fun as a secondary experience!


You know, the creative and varied animations for each mecha is pretty nice (Auto Crusher Palladium). This is not the sort of game that piques my interest, but I love the concept of a "party game". The music seems decent (if generic) and fits the game. UPDATE: I like moody synth intro to the track playing during the Ninja VS Wyvern battle @ 13:20 !!! (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcds.png) Sadly, it quickly morphs into a generic blah. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png)

The Talos VS Undine battle: I love the HUGE rifle (long range) that Talos uses. FRIGGIN' GARGANTUAN.

STATUS:  I know nothing.
Title: Re: Super Metal Crusher / Auto Crusher Palladium
Post by: Ninja Spirit on June 25, 2013, 06:10:56 PM
Super Metal Crusher can be a great gambling or drinking game too :D
Title: Re: Super Metal Crusher / Auto Crusher Palladium
Post by: PunkicCyborg on June 25, 2013, 06:35:35 PM
I always thought games like this and monster pro wrestling looked awesome. Yeah too hard to figure out though without Japanese skills.