Mechwarrior Downloads

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Mechwarrior (724 KB) - Here it is, the original Mechwarrior, zipped in all of its glory. The minimum requirements for the game are a 286 processor and 640 KB of RAM, which is laughable at this point.

Game Manual (PDF) (21.9 MB) - Here's a scanned version of the physical manual for the original Mechwarrior. Though mirrored here as a PDF for easy access, find it in other formats at the Internet Archive - Mechwarrior Manual.

Game Manual (TXT) (60.3 KB) - I picked this up off of some site decades ago, but I can't remember where. Anyway, if you need to know how to play the game, this'll help you out. It's got all of the contents of the paper manual, but in a simple text-only file.

Slowdown (33.1 KB) - Odds are you'll need this program to run Mechwarrior at an acceptable speed. If you start the game and the first time you face combat, the game ends within a second, you need to download this. Check the included readme to see how to work this program. On the other hand, if you run the game through DOSBox, you can control the speed that way, too.

PDF Manual added - 6/30/25