[WendellM]

Psitticine: "I also remember Star Blazers/Yamato very fondly."

Hai! Most certainly, yes!

LintMan: "As for the Wave Motion Gun - Star Blazers was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. The WMG was the Big Gun on the Yamato."

Another fan... Yes! Yes! Yes!

Repo Man: "BTW, does anyone know the true source of the Wave Motion Gun?"

Yes!, Uchuu Senkan Yamato [Space Battleship Yamato], a.k.a. "Star Blazers" in the U.S.

I'm a big 4X fan: MOO2, BOTF, IG II, and now SE IV, yeah! But, Yamato/Star Blazers has a special place in my heart.... Nice to see WMG in SE IV. It was a "game-killer" in the show, though.