Heavy Gear: Battle for the Badlands (1970)

"Heavy Gear: Battle for the Badlands" is a 1970 movie directed by and starring by . This vibrantly computer animated series (based on the video game) takes place on the planet Terra Nova. Here, teams meet in an arena to pilot massive machines and play out complex and violent war games. Young Marcus Rover's dream comes true when he is accepted into the Shadow Dragons as a Gear pilot. He finds himself up against difficult odds, however, when he ends up in the Heavy Gear Championship against the Northern Vanguard of Justice.