History VideoGame / SuperRobotWars30

[[labelnote:Series marked with a * made a prior debut on a mobile title; ''30'' is their first appearance on a console installment.[[/labelnote]]

[[labelnote:Series marked with a *]]These entries made a prior debut on a mobile title; ''30'' is their first appearance on a console installment.[[/labelnote]]

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* MythologyGag: The Mazinger Z, Shin Getter Dragon and Nu Gundam's poses on the box art are based off of their respectives poses on the cover of the franchise's [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars1 first game]].

* AnachronismStew: As Universal Century ''Gundam'' is present, this trope double as ForegoneConclusion and RecurringElement per series tradition - roughly 70 InUniverse years separate ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Victory Gundam''. However, ''30'' has a notable example where the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78-2]] has a unique pilot cut-in for its Beam Rifle with ''Char's Counterattack''-era Amuro Ray, hailing from a time that has fully-panoramic cockpit views and targeting systems for mobile suits, has to reach for the original Gundam's primitive, binocular-esque targeting sight.
* TheBusCameBack: ''Victory Gundam'' returns to ''Super Robot Wars'' after precisely 20 years, its last appearance being ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden]]'' in 2001. ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''L-Gaim'', on the other hand, have a shorter 8-year absence from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE''.

[[labelnote:Series marked with a *]]These entries made a prior debut on a mobile title; ''30'' is the first appearance on a console installment.[[/labelnote]]

And just so we're clear, the "''30''" in the game's title is because [[MilestoneCelebration it was made to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of]] ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant It is not]] [[NumberedSequel the 30th entry in the series.]][[labelnote:In case you're curious...]]It's actually ''[[LongRunners the 69th]]''.[[/labelnote]]

* AnachronismStew: As Universal Century ''Gundam'' is present, this trope is a [[RecurringElement foregone conclusion per series tradition]]; roughly 70 in-universe years separate the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam''. However, this game has a particularly notable example in that the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78]] has a unique cut-in for its Beam Rifle where ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]''-era Amuro Ray, hailing from a time that has fully-panoramic cockpit views and targeting systems in-universe, has to reach for the original Gundam's primitive, binocular-esque targeting sight.
* TheBusCameBack: ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'' returns to ''Super Robot Wars'' after precisely 20 years, its last appearance being ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha Gaiden]]'' in 2001. ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and ''Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim'', on the other hand, have a shorter 8-year absence from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE''.

And just so we're clear, the "''30''" in the game's title is because [[MilestoneCelebration it was made to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of]] ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant It is not]] [[NumberedSequel the 30th entry in the series.]][[labelnote:In case you're curious]]It's actually ''[[LongRunners the 69th]]''.[[/labelnote]]

And just so we're clear, the "''30''" in the game's title is because [[MilestoneCelebration it was made to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of]] ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. [[IThoughtItMeant It is not]] [[NumberedSequel the 30th entry in the series.]][[labelnote:In case you're curious]]It's actually ''[[LongRunner the 69th]]''.[[/labelnote]]

* AnachronismStew: As Universal Century ''Gundam'' is present, this trope is a [[RecurringElement foregone conclusion per series tradition]]; roughly 70 in-universe years separate the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and ''Mobile Suit Victory Gundam''. However, this game has a particularly notable example in that the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam RX-78]] has a unique cut-in for its Beam Rifle where Amuro Ray in his ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'' pilot suit reaches for the original Gundam's comparatively-primitive targeting sight.

[[labelnote:Series marked with a *]]These series first debuted in one of the mobile titles; this is their first debut in a "full" console title.[[/labelnote]]

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''30'' will be the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC'' where no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up. This is also the first time a {{Tokusatsu}} (well, an anime adaptation of one, but still) appears in ''Super Robot Wars'' proper.

* MilestoneCelebration: The 30th anniversary game.

* ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative''

* ''Anime/MajesticPrince''

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''30'' will be the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC'' where no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up. Thid is also the first time a {{Tokusatsu}} (well, an anime adaptation of one, but still) appears in ''Super Robot Wars'' proper.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''30'' will be the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC'' where no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up and the first time a {{Tokusatsu}} appears in ''Super Robot Wars'' proper.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: ''30'' will be the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'' where no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up and the first time a {{Tokusatsu}} appears in ''Super Robot Wars'' proper.

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''Super Robot Wars 30'' is a video game that is part of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise. It is designed to be part of the franchise's [[MilestoneCelebration 30th anniversary]].

It will be released on UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 4}}, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on October 28, 2021.

!!Series Featured in this Game (new entries marked in Bold):
* ''Anime/CombattlerV''
* ''Anime/MazingerZInfinity''
** '''''Mazinkaiser Infinitism'''''
* ''[[Franchise/GundamExpandedUniverse Missing-Mobile Suit Variants]]''
* ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam''
** ''Zeta Mobile Suit Variants''
* ''King of Braves Anime/GaoGaiGar FINAL''
** '''''King of Destruction [=GaoGaiGar=] vs. Anime/{{Betterman}}'''''
* ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''[[note]]Series first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega''[[/note]]
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''
* ''Manga/GetterRobo Armageddon''

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''
* ''Anime/GunXSword''
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative''[[note]]Series first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega''[[/note]]
* ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam''
* ''Anime/MajesticPrince''[[note]]Series first appeared in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega''[[/note]]
* '''''LightNovel/KnightsAndMagic'''''
* '''''Anime/BravePoliceJDecker'''''

* ''Banpresto Originals''[[note]]SRX and Cybuster in the main game, four others will appear as DLC[[/note]]

* AdaptationExpansion: ''Mazinger Z: Infinity'' adds in Mazinkaiser, who was designed as part of a “What if?” dream novel series.
* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: This is the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'' that no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up. This also the first proper entry that stars a ''Tokusatsu'' hero.
* MythologyGag:
** Mazinger Z, Shin Getter Dragon and Nu Gundam's poses on the boxart are based off the poses on the boxart of the very first ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars1 Super Robot Wars]]'' game.

* TheBusCameBack: A big bus this time around!
** ''L-Gaim'' and the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' make their big comeback since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE''.
** ''[=GaoGaiGar=] FINAL'' returns for the first time since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW''
** ''Betterman'' takes a ''long'' bus trip, returning for the first time since its first appearance back in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3''
** ''Victory Gundam'' makes a proper appearance for the first time since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsDestiny''
** Go, Gai and Kei return to ''Armageddon'' after sitting out ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT''

** Mazinger Z, Shin Getter Dragon and Nu Gundam's poses on the boxart are based off the poses on the boxart of the very first ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars1 Super Robot Wars game.]]''

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: This is the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'' that no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up. This also the first proper entry that stars a ''Tokusatsu'' hero.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness:
** This is the first entry since ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars4'' that no AlternateUniverse ''Gundam'' series shows up. This also the first proper entry that stars a ''Tokusatsu'' hero.

** Go, Gai and Kei return to ''Armageddon'' after sitting out ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT''

* '''''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection'''''

* '''''Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative'''''

* '''''Anime/KnightsAndMagic'''''

* '''''Anime/{{SSSS GRIDMAN}}