ROBOTECH: A Retrospective & Games Review

A complete history of Robotech with additional coverage on Macross, the various entertainment mediums, and a special focus on the recent rise of Robotech-themed board games. This was intended to be my swan song for The Dice Tower. I had committed myself to make a full-length retrospective of Robotech which covered the original Japanese cartoons, the legal controversies, and the various toys, comics, and games. CONTENTS 1:23 Introduction 3:10 1983: The Lead Up 4:50 1984-1985: The Series 8:02 The Original Cartoons 10:21 The Story of Robotech 12:40 Analyzing Story 16:14 The Dawn of Merchandise 16:51 Robotech: The Movie & The Sentinels 18:08 1986: The First Games 19:19 The Collapse of the Franchise 21:03 1987: Life Support (Comic, Games, and Novels) & the rise of Streamline 24:36 Meanwhile in Japan: Legal issues & the return of Macross 28:44 1996: More Comics, More Legal Issues, & the Beginning of Imported Anime 29:53 1997-1998: Failed Projects 31:07 2000: The First Robotech Video Game 31:43 Macross Zero 32:14 2002: Wildstorm & the First Tabletop Game 33:06 2004: The Last Robotech Video Game and the Emergence of Shadow Chronicles 36:14 2008: Macross Frontier 36:51 2010: R.I.P. 37:27 2013: The Short-Lived Return of Robotech and that infamous Kickstarter. 41:10 Robotech RPG Tactics (an actual review) 48:38 2014: Another Failure 49:06 2016: Macross Delta 49:38 2017 Macross Video Games & Titan Comics 51:32 2018: Robotech Board Games (Finally!) 51:56 Robotech Force of Arms (Game Review) 53:50 Robotech Crisis Point (Game Review) 55:53 Robotech Invid Invasion (Preview) 56:57 Robotech Ace Pilot (Game Review) 57:50 Robotech Cyclone Run (Game Review) 59:06 Robotech Brace For Impact (Game Review) 1:03:00 Robotech Attack on the SDF-1 (Game Review) 1:08:10 Macross Board Games (or lack thereof) 1:08:57 Final Thoughts. Check out these great creators that inspired me to make this video. Mercury Falcon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeWDKo2xp8rQ8rXwbqH0bg Toy Galaxy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoe3Qo_DymYyBR6X9VxFjQ