Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 18, 2026 With Dylan ready to make their personal pick, our show moves into uncharted territory: 1980s dungeon crawler RPGs! It’s Squaresoft (now Square Enix)’s first RPG, it’s a Mika Akitaka design, it’s Cruise. Chaser. Blassy~! Come enjoy a design that’s far more fleshed out than it needs to be given the hardware it’s for- and a number of reinterpretations besides. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media’s Patreon! If you want to find us on Bluesky, Dylan is lowpolyrobot.bsky.social and Six is six.scanlinemedia.com. Our opening theme is the […]
6 days ago • Subscribe
More like this
Mechanista in G Ep. 273: Recten
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on August 29, 2024 FRIEND FRIEND FRIEND FRIEND. Man, I really gotta watch G-Reco, huh? This guy is such a PAL! That’s Chappie! That’s a gonk…
Mechanista in G Ep. 289: MOGUERA
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on December 18, 2024 Steel Ground Dragon! If MOGUERA were a pokemon, I’d say that was too many types! Though bit aside, MOGUERA…
Mechanista in G Episode 347: CAMS-04 Wuxia
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 11, 2026 If Dylan wants another week to think, Dylan gets another week to think. We will instead see what the…
Mechanista in G Ep. 277: Megas XLR
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 19, 2024 They say “don’t explain the joke.” But what about examining and analyzing a joke from a mechanical design perspective?…
Mechanista in G Ep. 277: Megas XLR
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 19, 2024 They say “don’t explain the joke.” But what about examining and analyzing a joke from a mechanical design perspective?…
Mechanista in G Ep. 301: ASW-G-47 Gundam Vual
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 9, 2025 It feels like they’ve largely surrendered Iron-Blooded Orphans spinoff material to Ippei Gyoubu… not that I’m complaining. Well, yknow? I am…
Mechanista in G Ep. 301: ASW-G-47 Gundam Vual
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 9, 2025 It feels like they’ve largely surrendered Iron-Blooded Orphans spinoff material to Ippei Gyoubu… not that I’m complaining. Well, yknow? I am…
Mechanista in G Episode 346: Skeith, The Terror of Death
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 8, 2026 We have to spoil ourselves every now and then around here. Sure, one can argue that Avatar Skeith is…
Mechanista in G Ep. 262: Warframes (Part 1?)
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 29, 2024 A promise unforgotten. It was a bit of work, and it’s a bit clunky, but we are here to…
Mechanista in G Ep. 260: VF-1 Valkyrie
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 16, 2024 They say “don’t start with a showstopper,” yet in the world of transforming mecha, the designers of Super Dimension…
Mechanista in G Ep. 258: CMS-328 Desperado
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 24, 2024 How do mobile workers, including our Construction Mobile Suit here, play into “mobile suits have never brought happiness to…
Mechanista in G Ep. 303: Leopardon & Nine-Ball
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 24, 2025 As Spider-Man learned, you can’t solve every problem by punching. Well, scratch that- you can’t solve every problem by…
Mechanista in G Ep. 268: July 2024 Cleanup
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 10, 2024 It’s been a while, but it’s time for another cleanup episode! Remember, if you listen to an episode and…
Mechanista in G Ep. 303: Leopardon & Nine-Ball
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 24, 2025 As Spider-Man learned, you can’t solve every problem by punching. Well, scratch that- you can’t solve every problem by…
Mechanista in G Ep. 265: EMS-10 Zudah
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on June 21, 2024 This will not be a ghost podcast. There, Dylan, are you happy? I referenced it. You ever had a…
Mechanista in G Ep. 271: xvt-zgc Ghirarga
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on August 1, 2024 I don’t need Char clones. I need Gallant Char clones. How come none of these boys have a theme…
Mechanista in G Ep. 259: Kamen Rider Faiz
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 9, 2024 With this episode, we’re beginning the Month of Make Goods! It’s time to clear all the red in the…
Mechanista in G Ep. 268: July 2024 Cleanup
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 10, 2024 It’s been a while, but it’s time for another cleanup episode! Remember, if you listen to an episode and…
Mechanista in G Ep. 292: GNZ-003 Gadessa
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 16, 2025 Like a lot of Season 2, the GNZs feel a little underbaked to me. Not that much individually, but…
Mechanista in G Ep. 293: Mega Man X
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 23, 2025 X gonna give it to ya, or so I’m told. Today we make a surprising discovery- at least when…
Mechanista in G Ep. 258: CMS-328 Desperado
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 24, 2024 How do mobile workers, including our Construction Mobile Suit here, play into “mobile suits have never brought happiness to…
Mechanista in G Ep. 265: EMS-10 Zudah
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on June 21, 2024 This will not be a ghost podcast. There, Dylan, are you happy? I referenced it. You ever had a…
Mechanista in G Ep. 271: xvt-zgc Ghirarga
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on August 1, 2024 I don’t need Char clones. I need Gallant Char clones. How come none of these boys have a theme…
Mechanista in G Ep. 293: Mega Man X
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 23, 2025 X gonna give it to ya, or so I’m told. Today we make a surprising discovery- at least when…
Mechanista in G Ep. 292: GNZ-003 Gadessa
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 16, 2025 Like a lot of Season 2, the GNZs feel a little underbaked to me. Not that much individually, but…
Mechanista in G Ep. 304: xvm-gz Defurse
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 30, 2025 It really looks like a mobile suit wearing a mobile armor like clothes, but apparently, it isn’t. It’s a…
Mechanista in G Ep. 260: VF-1 Valkyrie
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 16, 2024 They say “don’t start with a showstopper,” yet in the world of transforming mecha, the designers of Super Dimension…
Mechanista in G Ep. 291: T-34 Tank
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 10, 2025 Really, tanks are just Heavy Cars, right? Kinda. I mean treads turn because of the wheels inside them. So…
Mechanista in G Ep. 304: xvm-gz Defurse
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 30, 2025 It really looks like a mobile suit wearing a mobile armor like clothes, but apparently, it isn’t. It’s a…
Mechanista in G Ep. 262: Warframes (Part 1?)
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 29, 2024 A promise unforgotten. It was a bit of work, and it’s a bit clunky, but we are here to…
Mechanista in G Ep. 291: T-34 Tank
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 10, 2025 Really, tanks are just Heavy Cars, right? Kinda. I mean treads turn because of the wheels inside them. So…
Mechanista in G Ep. 288: MD-0031 Dilanza
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on December 13, 2024 Children like Gundams. Young adults like ace custom versions of grunts. But true maturity is loving a basic, no-frills…
Mechanista in G Ep. 259: Kamen Rider Faiz
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 9, 2024 With this episode, we’re beginning the Month of Make Goods! It’s time to clear all the red in the…
Mechanista in G Ep. 270: Ace Combat 3 Electrosphere
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 25, 2024 With our rotating chair of many guests over on Novel Not New, it’s a rare treat to have Dylan…
Mechanista in G Ep. 290: MSJ-121 Demi Trainer
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 2, 2025 Trainer types are an interesting type of mobile suit we don’t get to see often. The GM Trainer is…
Mechanista in G Ep. 263: GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on June 5, 2024 We’re closing out the last of the major GAT-X suits this week as we return to normal coverage, and…
Mechanista in G Ep. 276: X-EX01 Gundam Calibarn
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 11, 2024 I talk about Ippei Gyoubu, Takayuki Yanase, Kunio Okawara, and more, all the time. But credit to the new…
Mechanista in G Ep. 281: World Heroes (Part 6)
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on November 14, 2024 Tiny, but fierce. We’ve got more SD Gundam designs for you this week, though… it’s mostly just a ton…
Mechanista in G Ep. 300: Bite-Sized Grab Bag
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 6, 2025 Three hundred years of excellence. For our 300th episode, we asked for a bunch of little one-off requests, and…
Mechanista in G Ep. 278: RX-9 Narrative Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 26, 2024 And with one model kit, the narrative has completely changed… as has the Narrative. We didn’t like the Narrative…
Mechanista in G Ep. 278: RX-9 Narrative Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 26, 2024 And with one model kit, the narrative has completely changed… as has the Narrative. We didn’t like the Narrative…
Mechanista in G Ep. 270: Ace Combat 3 Electrosphere
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 25, 2024 With our rotating chair of many guests over on Novel Not New, it’s a rare treat to have Dylan…
Mechanista in G Ep. 300: Bite-Sized Grab Bag
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 6, 2025 Three hundred years of excellence. For our 300th episode, we asked for a bunch of little one-off requests, and…
Mechanista in G Ep. 256: GNY-001 Gundam Astraea
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 11, 2024 FINALLY. It’s time for my one of my favorites to take center stage. I actually mean both the pilot…
Mechanista in G Ep. 269: AMX-101 Galluss-J
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 19, 2024 From such humble beginnings. You know, you could say that about both the Galluss family of mobile suits, AND…
Mechanista in G Ep. 299: GN-0000 00 Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 20, 2025 Why does the “Double O Gundam” ‘s name have six 0s in it? Because that’s not how anything works,…
Mechanista in G Ep. 256: GNY-001 Gundam Astraea
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on April 11, 2024 FINALLY. It’s time for my one of my favorites to take center stage. I actually mean both the pilot…
Mechanista in G Ep. 290: MSJ-121 Demi Trainer
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on January 2, 2025 Trainer types are an interesting type of mobile suit we don’t get to see often. The GM Trainer is…
Mechanista in G Ep. 299: GN-0000 00 Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 20, 2025 Why does the “Double O Gundam” ‘s name have six 0s in it? Because that’s not how anything works,…
Mechanista in G Ep. 269: AMX-101 Galluss-J
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 19, 2024 From such humble beginnings. You know, you could say that about both the Galluss family of mobile suits, AND…