Schmeiser Robo

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is a fighting arcade game developed and published by HOT・B. It is HOT・B's only attempt in the fighting game genre after the success and craze of Capcom's Street Fighter II, which inspired other companies to create their own inspiration as well. It is also one of HOT・B's few coin-op arcade games, and was the first giant mech-based fighting game in the modern fighting era, which later ones include from Mobile Suit Gundam-based ones like Banpresto's Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue, to originals like Capcom's Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness.

Gameplay

Schmeiser Robo plays similarly to other 2D versus fighting games during its release, which the player's character fights against his or her opponent in best two-out-of-three matches in a single player tournament mode with the computer or against another human player. However, unlike most other fighting games released at the same time, the game uses an 8-way joystick and 3 buttons: one for punching, another for kicking, and the last one first introduced in the game during the modern era of fighting games, the guard button. Every character can do moving and attacking in spite of repeatedly pressing the guard button; however, they can’t block their opponents' attacks by using it. Other unique features introduced in this game are quick (or small) jumping, air-guarding, counter-attacking, guard-canceling and rush-attacking. To perform rush-attacking, when the player's basic standing punch or kick hits, the player must tap the same key separately and rhythmically. The damage balance setting is extreme. In most fighting games, players usually see invisible walls or barriers in both corners of each stage, but in Schmeiser Robo, there are visible force beams that prevent anyone from flying past them. Demo footage is only in the Japanese version.

Characters

There are eight characters to choose from in the game and each of them fight inside their own unique mechs called "Walkers". Unlike most fighting games at the time, each character also has a 'fighting rate' score which increases or decreases depending on how well they fight.

Pilot:
The protagonist of the game. He pilots a Walker that performs electrical punching moves.
Pilot:
A teenage female pilot that regulates a Walker that can do rolling attacks and rapid punches.
Pilot:
A military soldier.
Pilot:
A pilot that controls a head-standing Walker.
Pilot:
A pilot from China.
Pilot:
A young girl who pilots a gorilla-like Walker.
Pilot:
A ninjitsu-performing Walker piloted by a young boy.
Pilot:
A pilot that controls an arachnid-based Walker.
Celberus
Pilot: Z'Hell
The final boss and only unplayable character in Schmeiser Robo.