BattleMechs , the hulking flagship units of the franchise , made a natural subject for computer emulation .
So in 1988 Infocom released a PC based RPG called BattleTech : The Crescent Hawk 's Inception .
BattleMechs , the hulking flagship units of the franchise , made a natural subject for computer emulation , and so in 1988 Infocom released a PC based RPG called BattleTech : The Crescent Hawk 's Inception .