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This article is about the franchise. For other uses, see Robotech (disambiguation).

Robotech is an American science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode

anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko
Production and first released in the United States in 1985.[1]

The show was adapted from three

Robotech
original and distinct, though visually
similar, Japanese anime television
series (Super Dimension Fortress
Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry
Southern Cross and Genesis Climber
MOSPEADA) to make a series
suitable for syndication.[2]

In the series, Robotechnology refers

Title screen from the 1985 television
to the scientific advances discovered
broadcast
in an alien starship that crashed on a
South Pacific island.[3] With this Original work Robotech (1985)
technology, Earth developed robotic
Owner Harmony Gold USA
technologies, such as transformable
mecha, to fight three successive Print publications

extraterrestrial invasions.[4] Book(s) Robotech Art 1

(1986)
Contents Robotech Art 2
(1987)
Robotech Art 3: The
Name origin Sentinels (1988)
The Art of Robotech:
Prior to the release of the TV series, The Shadow
Chronicles (2007)
the name Robotech was used by
model kit manufacturer Revell on Novel(s) Robotech novels
their Robotech Defenders line in the
Comics Robotech comics
mid-1980s. The line consisted of
mecha model kits imported from Films and television
Japan and featured in anime titles
Film(s) Codename:
such as Super Dimension Fortress
Robotech (c. 1985)
Macross (1982), Super Dimension Robotech: The
Century Orguss (1983) and Fang of Movie (1986)
the Sun Dougram (1981). The kits Robotech II: The
were originally intended to be a Sentinels (1988)
marketing tie-in to a similarly named Robotech: The
Shadow Chronicles
comic book series by DC Comics,
(2006)
which was cancelled after only two
Robotech: Love Live
issues.[5]
Alive (2013)

At the same time, Harmony Gold Animated series Robotech (1985)

licensed the Macross TV series for Robotech: The
direct-to-video distribution in 1984, Macross Saga
but their merchandising plans were Robotech: The
compromised by Revell's prior Masters
distribution of the Macross kits. In the
Robotech: The
end, both parties signed a co- New Generation
licensing agreement and the
Robotech name was adopted for the Games

TV syndication of Macross combined Traditional Robotech Collectible

with Super Dimension Cavalry Card Game
Southern Cross (1984) and Genesis
Role-playing Robotech role-
Climber MOSPEADA (1983).[5]
playing games

Video game(s) Robotech: Crystal

Fictional chronology
Dreams (cancelled)
Robotech: Battlecry
The Robotech chronology, according (2002)
to Harmony Gold, is illustrated below: Robotech: The
Macross Saga
Generation / Saga (2002)
Timeline
(release date) Robotech: Invasion
1999 (2004)
Robotech: The
(2009) – (1) Robotech: The New
Macross Saga (1985) Generation (2007)
2014
Robotech II: The Audio
2022
Sentinels* (1987)
Original music Robotech music
Robotech: The Movie*
2027
(1986) Miscellaneous

2029– Robotech: The

(2) Toy(s) Robotech Defenders
2030 Masters (1985) Robotech Robolinks
2031
Robotech: The New
(2042) – (3)
Generation (1985)
2044
Robotech: The
2044– Shadow Chronicles
(2006)

* Asterisked works are now considered 'secondary

continuity'—that is, that their events exist in the
continuity of Robotech, but 'don't count' when conflicts
arise with the primary continuity that comprises the
three-part Robotech TV series and 2006's Robotech:
U.N. Spacy Roundel
The Shadow Chronicles.

In 2002, with the publication of the WildStorm (DC) comics, Harmony Gold officially
decided to retcon the Robotech Universe. The following Robotech material is now
relegated to the status of secondary continuity:

The Sentinels in all its incarnations.

Robotech: The Movie

Robotech comics published by Comico, Eternity, Academy, and Antarctic Press.

Robotech RPGs published by Palladium Books.

Robotech novels written by Jack McKinney, most notably The End of the Circle.

While these materials are not precisely 'retired' or 'removed' from the continuity, their
events are subject to critical review, and are strictly subordinate to the 'official' events
of the 85-episode animated series.

Television and film

The original television series

Main article: Robotech (TV series)

Robotech (1985) is an original story adapted with edited content and revised dialogue
from the animation of three different mecha anime series:

1. Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982–1983)

2. Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (1984)

3. Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (1983–1984)[6]

Harmony Gold's cited reasoning for combining these unrelated series was its decision
to market Macross for American weekday syndication television, which required a
minimum of 65 episodes at the time (thirteen weeks at five episodes per week).[7]
Macross and the two other series each had fewer episodes than required, since they
originally aired in Japan as weekly series. On some television stations, the syndicated
run was preceded by the broadcast premiere of Codename: Robotech, a feature-
length pilot.

This combination resulted in a storyline that spans three generations, as mankind must
fight three destructive 'Robotech Wars' in succession with various invading forces,
each of which is motivated in one way or another by a desire for a powerful energy
source called 'protoculture'. While each of the three animated series used for its
footage informs its content, the Robotech storyline is distinct and separate from each
of them.

The First Robotech War (The Macross Saga) concerns humanity's discovery of a
crashed alien ship and subsequent battle against a race of giant warriors called the
Zentraedi, who have been sent to retrieve the ship for reasons unknown. In the
course of this chapter, Earth is nearly annihilated, the Zentraedi are defeated, and
humans gain knowledge of the energy source called protoculture. Humanity also
learns of the Robotech Masters whose galactic empire the Zentraedi protected and
patrolled.

The Second Robotech War (The Masters) focuses on the arrival in Earth orbit of the
Robotech Masters, who have come seeking what turns out to be the sole means in
the universe of producing protoculture. Through a combination of mistrust and
arrogance, their attempts at retrieving this meet with opposition from the humans
and unleash a war that leaves the Masters defeated and Earth awash in the spores of
a plant called the Flower of Life—the source of protoculture and a beacon to the
mysterious Invid who scour the galaxy for its presence.

The Third Robotech War (The New Generation) begins with the arrival on Earth of
the Invid, who are lured by the Flower of Life and rapidly conquer the planet.
References in the previous two chapters explain to viewers that many of the heroes
of the First Robotech War had left Earth to seek out the Robotech Masters on a
preemptive mission, and it is this Robotech Expeditionary Force that sends missions
back from across the galaxy to attempt a liberation of their homeworld. The storyline
follows one group of freedom fighters as they work their way towards the final battle
with the Invid.

Robotech: The Movie

Main article: Robotech: The Movie

Robotech: The Movie, also called Robotech: The Untold Story, is a feature film and was
the first new Robotech adventure created after the premiere of the original series. It
uses footage from the Megazone 23 – Part 1 OVA (original video animation; made-for-
video animated feature) combined with scenes from "Southern Cross" and additional
original animation produced for the film.

The original plan for the film was to have it set during the Macross Saga, parallel to the
SDF-1's return to Earth from Pluto. The film would also have served as a prequel to the
Sentinels, as both projects were initially meant to share many characters. Harmony
Gold producer Carl Macek worked with the OVA's original creators to make the story
and the new ending work. The film had to be changed again after the distributor of the
film, Cannon Films, saw an incomplete rough cut of the film and were upset by it. They
ordered Macek to remove multiple scenes from the film and to add more violence
(most of the scenes removed were scenes setting up characters and showing female
characters interacting). Macek reluctantly did what they ordered, and created a new
script and rough edit for the film in less than 24 hours. When the distributors saw
Macek act out the new film, they were much more pleased with the new cut.[8] The
opening night in Texas received a positive response, but Cannon Films pulled out after
noting that most attendants were adults; the bulk of the scheduled advertising for the
series was targeted to children. The film had limited success in Argentina and Belgium.
[citation needed]

In 2011, A&E Home Video released, as a part of their Robotech: The Complete Series
collection, a 29-minute version of Robotech: The Movie containing only footage used
from "Southern Cross". There was no attempt to remaster the footage.[9]

Robotech II: The Sentinels

Main article: Robotech II: The Sentinels

This aborted American-produced series would have followed the continuing

adventures of Rick and Lisa Hunter and the Robotech Expedition during the events of
The Masters and The New Generation. The feature-length pilot is composed of the
first three (and only) episodes that were produced. The Sentinels featured characters
from all three Robotech sagas and introduced the SDF-3 along with an overview of
their new mission. The series was planned to have a total of 65 episodes.[10]

In Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels, Carl Macek blamed the cancellation of the series on
the crash of the Yen/Dollar exchange rate,[11] which caused toy partner Matchbox to
withdraw from the project. Harmony Gold lacked the funds to produce the series on its
own, and production ceased after only three episodes.

Robotech II: The Sentinels was released on VHS by Palladium Books.[12] In 2011, a
"remastered" version was released on the A&E DVD set, Robotech: The Complete
Original Series DVD. This version has opening titles resembling those found on the
"Robotech Remastered" DVDs, as well as a new ending with text explaining the fate of
the SDF-3. Also, all of the flashback footage used from "The Macross Saga" has been
removed, including the re-used footage from the episode "Wedding Bells".[13]

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

Main article: Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles

In 2002, Tommy Yune announced development of a new sequel film, which was
untitled until 2004 as Robotech: Shadow Force. The storyline overlaps with and
continues from the unresolved ending of the original series. The title of the story arc
was soon changed to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. The first trailers with finished
animation were shown at Anime Expo and Comic-Con International in 2005. It was not
until February 2006, when Kevin McKeever, operations coordinator at Harmony Gold,
was able to confirm that the pilot movie had been completed. After a series of
delays, FUNimation Entertainment was finally announced as the home video,
broadcast, and theatrical distributor at the 2006 Comic-Con International in San Diego
with the possibility of producing further sequels. Harmony Gold premiered the movie
at various film festivals in 2006, and it was first seen by a public audience at
MechaCon on August 9, 2006, where it was showcased as a charity screening to help
raise funds for the ongoing Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita recovery effort. A
limited theatrical run followed in January 2007, and the film was released on DVD on
February 6, 2007.[14] A two-disc collector's edition was released in November 2007.[15]

Robotech: Love Live Alive

Main article: Robotech: Love Live Alive

First revealed in late 2011 in the final minutes of Carl Macek's Robotech Universe, a
documentary on the making of Robotech dedicated to the then-recent passing of
Macek, Love Live Alive is an adaptation of the 1985 Genesis Climber Mospeada OVA,
Love Live Alive, incorporating some brand-new animation. The film was released on
DVD on July 23, 2013, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in North America.[16]

Other television and film productions

Robotech Wars

This promotional VHS tape created by Matchbox was included with their Robotech
Wars playset. This video includes two episodes cobbled together from clips of The
Macross Saga. Titled "To the End of the Universe" and "Battle Royale", these episodes
contain no new footage, and are not meant to follow any continuity established in the
TV series.[17]

Robotech III, Robotech IV and Robotech V

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Carl Macek revealed ideas for another proposed series, Robotech: The Odyssey, which
would have picked up where The New Generation and end of Robotech: The Sentinels
left off, and eventually created a circular storyline that would end where the original
Robotech began in a giant 260-episode cycle to fill up all the weekdays in a year.
According to Macek, The Odyssey would have involved the SDF-3 travelling back into
the past to the days before the birth of Zor (as well as Scott Bernard's search for the
SDF-3). The SDF-3's crew would become citizens of the Robotech Masters'
homeworld and change time by becoming a part of its history. Ultimately, it would be
revealed that Lynn Minmei was the mother of Zor, making Minmei the focal point of
Robotech. The final episode of the Odyssey would be of Zor dying and his Super
Dimension Fortress (the SDF-1) being launched into space, and eventually crash
landing on Earth in 1999. The next episode after that would be "Boobytrap", episode 1
of the original series which in turn will create an endless loop within the Robotech
universe.[18][19] After the failure of Sentinels, Odyssey never went into development,
although some of its ideas were worked into the final Jack McKinney novel The End of
the Circle, which wrapped up all of the outstanding plot threads left by the original
series and the previous Robotech novels.[20]

Fan publication Macross Life interviewed Harmony Gold executive Richard Firth in
1986, where he revealed that Macek had "plans through ROBOTECH V, which would
give us an episode for each day of the year for a year and a half." He also said that
these two installments would have brought the series to 285 episodes. Regarding the
plot, Firth mentioned a "retired Commodore Hunter, whomever that may be, could very
well be speaking at the graduation of the later day cadets or whatever, and they ask
him to tell them the story all over again: it comes back [to the first episode of the
series]."

Macek himself described a fourth and fifth series envisioned for Robotech in Chris
Meadow's Space Station Liberty podcast in 2007. Macek mentioned the original series
as the first, The Sentinels as Robotech II, The Odyssey as Robotech III, and then 2
further series detailing the evolution of Zor, bringing the combined series' total to
approximately 300 episodes.[21]

Robotech 3000
Main article: Robotech 3000

Macek attempted another sequel with the development of Robotech 3000. This all-
CGI series would have been set a millennium in the future of the Robotech universe
and feature none of the old series' characters. In the three-minute trailer, an expedition
is sent to check on a non-responsive mining outpost and is attacked by "infected"
Veritech mecha. The idea was abandoned midway into production after negative
reception within the company, negative fan reactions at the FanimeCon anime
convention in 2000, and financial difficulties within Netter Digital who was animating
the show. The trailer is hosted on the official Robotech website, and was included in
the 2007 release of the Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles 2-disc collector's DVD,
along with behind-the-scenes motion capture footage.

Robotech: Mars Force

In October 2004, veteran animation writer and producer Greg Weisman revealed that
he developed an animated spin-off series titled Robotech: Mars Force.[22] When asked
about the project, Weisman said that he was under a non-disclosure agreement with
Harmony Gold and was only allowed to mention that he developed the series.[23]

In 2006, Harmony Gold Creative Director Tommy Yune elaborated on the project in the
Space Station Liberty Podcast, saying that Mars Force was a series geared at younger
audiences, following the children of the Robotech Expeditionary Force.[24] A similar
plot would later be used for the canceled 2014 spin-off, Robotech Academy.

Robotech UN Public Service Announcement

A sixty-second public service announcement for the 60th anniversary of the United
Nations, featuring Scott Bernard and Ariel, was animated during the production of The
Shadow Chronicles. Although it did not use the original voice actors and the dialogue
was somewhat out-of-character, it nonetheless marked the first fully completed
Robotech footage in many years.[25]

Robotech: Shadow Rising

On July 27, 2007, at their Comic-Con International panel, Harmony Gold and Yune
unveiled the second entry of the Shadow Chronicles production, titled Robotech:
Shadow Rising and was to be a co-production with FUNimation Entertainment. Pre-
production reportedly began in February 2007 and a projected release date of
sometime in 2009 was originally expected.[26] Production was reporter to have ceased
in 2007 after Harmony Gold terminated their deal with FUNimation Entertainment due
to creative differences.[27]

At Comic-Con 2012, Tommy Yune announced that Love Live Alive would pave the way
for Shadow Rising.[28] As of 2015, the Shadow Rising trademark remains abandoned
since 2007.[29]

Robotech Academy

On July 5, 2014, Harmony Gold started a Kickstarter project for Robotech Academy,
which Macek had developed before he died. The goal of this project was to raise
US$500,000 to produce a new 24-minute pilot episode. The crowdfunding project was
to have closed on August 9, 2014;[30] however, on August 2, the project was canceled
with a pledge level of US$194,574, or 39% of its target.[31] Harmony Gold, however,
announced that further plans to fund the project were being explored.[32] At the 2014
Long Beach Comic Con, it was announced that the producers at Harmony Gold were in
talks with at least one new media network on the prospect of producing the show.[33]
As of December 7, 2015, the project remains abandoned.

Unofficial and parody productions

In the 1990s, Seishun Shitemasu, an anime fandubbing group, produced the parodies
Robotech III: Not Necessarily the Sentinels and Robotech IV: Khyron's Counterattack,
using footage from, respectively, Gunbuster and Gundam: Char's Counterattack,
continuing the tradition of the original Robotech's adaptation of unrelated anime series
into a single continuity.

On July 2, 2010, Ecuadorian animator Patricio "Pat" Mosquera uploaded to YouTube a

teaser for Robotech Skull Knights. On August 17, 2010, second teaser revealed Rick
Hunter standing in front of an image of the VF-4 shown in the final episodes of the
original series. Robotech Skull Knights has not been released yet.[34] In July 2013,
Patricio Mosquera was included as an animation director in the staff list in the IMDb
page of Love Live Alive.[35]

On December 31, 2012, Cesar Turturro uploaded to YouTube an Argentine fan trailer
for Robotech Valkyrie Project.[36] On December, 2013 the first episode was uploaded
to YouTube, and in January 2014, the second episode was also uploaded. The series
was cancelled after Harmony Gold issued a "cease and desist" letter to the producers.
The team was, however, hired to do the CGI effects for Robotech: Academy.

Proposed live-action film

Attempts at producing a live-action Robotech have been in development for an

extended time, with numerous writers, directors, and actors attached at various times
and the film rights changing between studios.

On September 7, 2007, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Warner Bros. had
acquired the film rights to Robotech, with Tobey Maguire producing and pursuing the
lead role.[37] A Harmony Gold representative stated that the company had been
approached by WB and would have "a say" in the film's creative direction.[38] Writers
attached to the project included Lawrence Kasdan in June 2008,[39] Alfred Gough and
Miles Millar in November 2008,[40] Tom Rob Smith in June 2009,[41] and Michael B.
Gordon in February 2015.[42] Nic Mathieu had been announced as director in early
2013.[43]

On March 25, 2015, the Robotech franchise was acquired by Sony Pictures;[44] on July
3, 2015, Harmony Gold clarified that Sony has the rights to release the film worldwide
with the exception of Japan.[45] After Harmony Gold and Big West reached an
agreement which was signed on March 1, 2021 regarding to the Macross and Robotech
franchises, announced on April 8, 2021, Big West officially affirmed as part of the deal
that they will not take any opposition on Harmony Gold's upcoming live action
adaptation of Robotech. Both Harmony Gold and Big West will cooperate on future
projects for the foreseeable future.[46][47]

For the Sony production, James Wan was announced in 2015 to direct a script written
with Kurt Johnstad;[48] Andy Muschietti took over the project in 2017 after Wan
dropped out to direct Aquaman,[49] with Jason Fuchs writing the screenplay from
scratch.[50] On April 27, 2022, it was reported that Hawkeye producer and director
Rhys Thomas will be directing the film, with duo Art Marcum and Matt Holloway
writing.[51]

Other media

At the time of its broadcast, Harmony Gold also launched Robotech through a popular
line of comics to be followed by novels, role-playing games, toys, and other consumer
products. With the cancellation of Robotech II: The Sentinels, many of these licensed
products were discontinued, and led to a drought of Robotech product through much
of the 1990s, except for publishers who continued The Sentinels storyline in print.

Art books

In 1986, Starblaze Graphics published Robotech Art 1, a reference book containing

artwork, Japanese production designs, and episode guides from the original television
series. This was followed by Robotech Art 2, which was largely a collection of art by
various American artists and fans. In 1988, Carl Macek collected much of the unused
designs from Robotech II: The Sentinels into Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels, which also
included his story outline for the rest of the unfinished series, with an explanation
behind its cancellation. In 2007, Stone Bridge Press published The Art of Robotech:
The Shadow Chronicles.

Comics
Main article: Robotech (comics)

Robotech comics were first published in 1984 with DC Comics' short-lived Robotech
Defenders and Comico's adaptation of the first episode of the Japanese version of
Macross. However, the first adaptation of the Robotech television series did not arrive
until 1985 with Comico's Robotech: The Macross Saga Number 2, which continued
from the first Macross issue.

The various comic publishers include:

Comico (1984–1989)

Eternity Comics (1988–1994)

Academy Comics (1994–1996)

Antarctic Press (1997–1998)

Wildstorm (DC) (2002–2005)

Dynamite Entertainment (2013–2015)

Titan Comics[52] (2017–present)

Collectible card game

Main article: Robotech Collectible Card Game

The first Robotech collectible card game was released in 2006 by Hero Factory, which
had previously produced Robotech trading cards.

Music and soundtracks

Main article: Robotech music

Various Robotech soundtracks have been released on records, cassettes, and

compact discs since 1988.

Robotech: BGM Collection, Vol.1 (1988)

Robotech: Perfect Collection (1988)

Robotech: Perfect Soundtrack Album (1996)

Robotech: Battlecry Soundtrack (2002)

Robotech: Invasion Soundtrack (2004)

Robotech: 20th Anniversary Soundtrack (2005)

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Soundtrack (2007)

Robotech: 30th Anniversary Soundtrack (2015)

Novelizations
Main article: Robotech (novels)

Since 1987, Robotech was adapted into novel form by "Jack McKinney", a pseudonym
for the team of James Luceno and Brian Daley, a pair of writers who had been working
with Macek since they had collaborated on the animated series Galaxy Rangers. Using
fictitious epigraphs in the style of Dune, McKinney's novels fleshed out the chronology
(including adapting the incomplete Sentinels source material) in far greater detail than
the original animation. Many Robotech fans consider the McKinney series to be an
unofficial canon of its own, despite notable divergences in the writing from Harmony
Gold's current official animation-based canon. Despite no longer being considered
core-continuity by Harmony Gold, the novels have been recently re-issued by Del Rey
Books as Omnibus compilations.

Role-playing games
Main article: Robotech (role-playing game)

In 1986, Palladium Books published a role-playing game based on the Robotech series,
including several books covering the Sentinels portion of the storyline. The original
Robotech RPG line went out of print as of June 30, 2001, but Harmony Gold and
Palladium Books signed an agreement in 2007 to produce a new line of Robotech RPG
books, beginning with a book covering and promoting the feature-length film The
Shadow Chronicles.[53] The Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Role-Playing Game
sourcebook first book was released on March 21, 2008, followed by sourcebooks
covering the Macross, Masters, and New Generation chapters of Robotech (redrafted
to reflect the Harmony Gold canon). Other sourcebooks and supplements are reflected
in the Palladium Books production pipeline.

On April 18, 2013, Palladium started a campaign on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter
for a tabletop miniatures game based on the Robotech RPG called "Robotech: RPG
Tactics". The miniatures are being produced by Ninja Division (combining sculpting
talents from Soda Pop Miniatures and Cipher Studios), and will feature multi part
plastic miniatures that can be posed during assembly. The campaign reached its goal
in 3 hours, and was initially scheduled to release in December 2013, but delays have
persisted into 2018.

In May 2019, under licensing from Harmony Gold and Strange Machine Games,
Battlefield Press International produced a game book for the new Savage Worlds
Adventure Edition.

Toys

Action figures in the 3.75-inch (95 mm) size of the three Robotech generations were
initially released in 1985 by Matchbox toy company, but then reissued in 1992 by
Harmony Gold (Lunk and Corg were only released by Matchbox and Lynn Minmei was
only released by Harmony Gold). Each included a weapon and helmet where
appropriate. Matchbox also released six-inch (150 mm) figures of Zentraedi characters
from the first generation. These figures were supposed to represent the size difference
between the Humans and the giant Zentraedi forces, but to be correct these figures
would have to have been made about 20 inches (510 mm) tall. None of the larger
figures came with weapons but the Armored Zentraedi came with a removable helmet.

Also many toys depicting the vehicles and mecha from the series were released by
Matchbox in 1985, Harmony Gold in 1992 and Playmates Toys in 1994 (under the
Exosquad line). There were major differences in packaging, toy stickers and colors
between the different releases. The vehicles were designed to be used only with the
3¾-inch figures. The SDF-1 Playset was only released under the Matchbox line in the
1980s and could be used with both the 3¾- and six-inch figures.

Harmony Gold and Matchbox were unable to sell the 1/55 VF-1 Valkyrie toy originally
sold in Japan by Takatoku Toys due to Hasbro licensing it as Jetfire in the Transformers
toy line. Because of this, they settled with manufacturing a non-transformable Veritech
Fighter that could fit any of the 3¾-inch action figures, as well as importing the
transformable super deformed Veritech Fighters (originally manufactured in Japan by
Bandai as Macross VF-1 Valkyrie "Joke machines").

Since the late 1990s, there has been a resurgence of Robotech-related toys. In 2001,
Toynami released the Robotech Masterpiece Collection line, featuring replicas of the
Veritech Fighters of The Macross Saga. Since then, Toynami has become the exclusive
toy manufacturer of the Robotech franchise—having covered mecha from The Macross
Saga, The New Generation and The Shadow Chronicles.

Video games

Robotech spawned five video game licenses, of which the most recent three were
released:

Robotech: Crystal Dreams was a cancelled release for the Nintendo 64 game
system. It was initially being developed by GameTek, but in 1997 Ocean Software
purchased the rights to the game and took over as both developer and publisher.[54]
The game would have taken place during the period between the SDF-1's
destruction and the launch of the SDF-3. The game had a Zentraedi invasion during
what was scripted in the series as a period of peace.

Robotech: Battlecry (2002) for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. The
gameplay takes place in the Macross era, and features a storyline running exactly
concurrent with that era's historical events. Multiplayer support is limited to one-on-
one. Several of the voice actors from the original series, including Tony Oliver,
Melanie MacQueen, Dan Woren, and Cam Clarke, reprised their original roles, or
voiced new characters in this game. The game was a relative success, even though
many fans complained of the over-cartoonified look of the game.

Robotech: The Macross Saga (2002) for the Game Boy Advance, a side-scrolling
shooter that resembles the Japanese Super Famicom game Macross: Scrambled
Valkyrie.

Robotech: Invasion (2004) for the Microsoft Xbox and the Sony PlayStation 2. First-
/third-person shooter. The gameplay covers the New Generation part of the story,