Yeah...I've been horribly behind on things XP
But I'm lazy, so give me a good strong push and chances are I'll get back to work
Meanwhile, I feel like introducing you all to the biggest shapers of my concept of the Technological Influence, so get ready for some DESTRUCTION >8D

(1) Battletech [link]
One of the most well known hi-tech universes, likely next to things that have movies of themselves, but yeah, Battletech, and PARTICULARLY the Mechwarrior series have shaped much of my thought on armored combat ^^ I mean, waliking around in an armed and armored fusion reactor is just CRAZY, right? Not when you can dish out THIS level of punishment! Just steer clear of exploding mechs, they tend to do bad things to anyone nearby Plus PPCs and Gauss Rifles ROCK >8D
Edit: and this too cause it's just so awesome and I love the music ( [link] )

(2) Total Annihilation [link]
The ULTIMATE RTS in my opinion, only a few small tweaks on gameplay would make it GOOD ENOUGH in my book. And few things are EVER GOOD ENOUGH in my book. I mean...even nowadays, how many games have aircraft that actually make STRAFING AND BOMBING RUNS? Not StarCraft, that's for sure And C&C has them head back after JUST ONE PASS DX. Plus TA has a STAGGERING amount of units. And weapons as well 8D. Nanolathes, EMGs, Lightning Guns, ENERGY SHELL CANNONS...And not to mention that RIDICULOUSLY Badd Azz D-Gun that the Core commander loves to splatter people with in cutscenes (so gruesome they never actually show it to you >8D) [link] See?

(3) Heavy Gear [link]
Not as HI-tech as Battletech, but STILL a wonderful game. Weapons galore, unlimited single-player gameplay, AWESOME music, and SO many ways to make your own war machine. Don't like arc weapons on your otherwise favorite chassis? FINE! Just put a rocket or missile launcher on in it's place 8D Don't like the speed of your Gear? Just slap a bigger engine on, pump up the legs and give it better hydraulics! (YES, you CAN mess around with the internal components!) Course then you get striders and you just slap a field gun and two anti-tank missile launchers on 'em and you can go to frickin TOWN! >8D

So...I love these old games so much...but the only one I can still rampage in is TA, cause the others are too old to run (and need a joystick to play with any sort of true grace -.-), so I feel so nostalgic seeing all these old cutscenes and openings. Even looking up the cheatcodes brought on a wave of longing for the good ol' days ^^