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Interstate '76
The year is 1976. The gas crisis is in full effect and your sister has been murdered. She was an 'auto-vigilante,' who strapped weapons on her car to take the law into her own hands. She stumbled onto something big, and it's your job to find out what...
Mechwarrior
Strap in, load up, and head out. Take to battle with your 60-ton behemoth of a killing machine and prove that you're worthy of the title 'Mechwarrior.'
SEGA
Ever have a Saturn? A Dreamcast? Played in the arcade? Then surely you'll recognize the games Virtua Fighter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Nights, Virtual On, and Shenmue, as well as many others.
Battlezone
The space race was just a cover-up. The truth is that the the U.S. and the Soviets were battling over a super-metal that was found on fragments of a meteor that landed on the Earth. And somewhere in the vastness of space, there was more...
Deus Ex
In the not-so-distant future, the world isn't the greatest place to be - a mysterious virus is spreading, revolutionaries are fighting, and terrorism is on the rise. Take the role of J.C. Denton, a nano-augmented agent of an anti-terrorism organization, and investigate the recent Statue of Liberty bombing. But there's more underfoot than meets the eye.
Heavy Gear
Terra Nova is fighting for its freedom from Earth. Join the Black Talons, an elite group of gear pilots and take part in covert raids and battle across assorted planets.

2026 Battlezone Site Updates

Battlezone: Combat Commander

Friday, July 3, 2026

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Categories: Battlezone, The Local Ditch

Although I consider the Battlezone and Battlezone II sections as strictly archives at this point, I updated the BZII page so that it’ll show the latest Battlezone-related news on the main page, just like the updated BZ1 section. Also, like the I ’76 and Mechwarrior sections, there’s now a Q&A page for the BZ and BZII. Similar idea: the BZ specific questions will show up. Or, you can to head the main Local Ditch Gaming index and see it all. Full list of updates below.

Site updates:
Battlezone – Codes – Added missing codes
Battlezone – About – Updated
Battlezone – Q&A – New page added
Battlezone II – Updated to match current site name
Battlezone II – About – Updated
Battlezone II – Links – Updated and cleaned broken links
Battlezone II – Demo – Download link fixed
Battlezone II – Patches – Download links fixed
Battlezone II – Message Boards – Updated
Battlezone II – Q&A – New page added
Interstate ’76 – Trivia – Community cameos added.
Mechwarrior – Downloads – Mechwarrior 1 Manual PDF added.

Multiplayer Battletech: Solaris

Multiplayer Battletech Solaris Revival

June 27, 2026 - The game servers for MPBT Solaris have been reverse engineered and the game has been modified to run on current computers.

Back in the Club

June 18, 2026 - Club Sega has been updated for the first time in almost 17 years. Check out the secrets of the original Virtua Fighter and its development!

Crazy Taxi World Tour Announced

June 13, 2026 - We get our first glimpse of Crazy Taxi World Tour from XBOX Games Showcase 2026.

System Shock: Shodan

Shocking Images

March 3, 2026 - Q&A: Where'd you get those System Shock images?

Multiplayer Battletech 3025 Title Screen

MPBT: 3025 in 2025?

December 20, 2025 - Q&A: Game files for Mulitplayer Battletech 3025 have been found! Spread the word.

Battletech Legends II Cover

Words from a Mechwarrior Historian

June 24, 2025 - Q&A: Taking questions and sharing knowledge with the Mechwarrior historian that runs the Art of Battletech archive!