Talk About Super Robot Wars Here

The thing about Super Robot Wars, the attacks are all awesome. Let's start with videos of the pillars of Super Robot Wars, Mazinger Z (and Mazinkaiser), Getter Robo, and UC Gundam.

Mazinger Z

• Mazinger Z's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2  ^*
  ^{Also has Getter Dragon and Great Mazinger's attacks}
  • Mazinkaiser's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
• Mazinkaiser's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden
• Mazinkaiser's attacks from Super Robot Wars Judgement
• Mazinger Z's attacks from Super Robot Wars K
• Mazinger Z's attacks from Super Robot Wars MX
• Mazinkaiser's Attacks from Super Robot Wars W
• Mazinger Z's attacks from Super Robot Wars Z

Great Mazinger

• Super Robot Wars Compact 3
• Super Robot Wars MX
• Super Robot Wars Z

Getter Robo

• Stoner Sunshine Spark combination attack from Super Robot Wars Advance Portable
• Shin Getter Robo's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
  • Black Getter's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
  • Shin Getter 2 and 3's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 3
• Getter Robo 1,2, and 3's attacks from Super Robot Wars Destiny
  • Black Getter's attacks from Super Robot Wars Destiny
  • Shin Getter Robo's attacks from Super Robot Wars Destiny
  • Shin Getter Dragon's attacks from Super Robot Wars Destiny
• Shin Getter Robo's attacks from Super Robot Wars W
• Shin Getter Robo's attacks from Super Robot Wars XO
  • Shin (Neo) Getter Robo 2-3's attacks from Super Robot Wars XO
• Getter Dragon's attacks from Super Robot Wars Z
  • Getter Liger's attacks from Super Robot Wars Z
  • Getter Poseidon's attacks from Super Robot Wars Z

Final Dynamic Special

• Super Robot Wars Neo
• Super Robot Wars MX
• Super Robot Wars W

UC Gundams

• V2 AB Gundam's attacks from Shin Super Robot Wars
• Gundam RX-78-2's attacks from Super Robot Wars Advance
  • Full Armor Gundam from Super Robot Wars Advance
• Crossbone Gundam X3's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
  • Crossbone Gundam X1 and F91's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
  • Full Armor ZZ Gundam's attacks from from Super Robot Wars Alpha 2
• Hi-Nu Gundam's attacks from Super Robot Wars Alpha 3
• V2 AB Gundam's attacks from Super Robot Wars Destiny
• Zeta Gundam's attacks from Super Robot Wars Z

edited 13th Nov '09 8:15:57 PM by josh6243

Aim For The Top! really needs to get into another SRW, it's just so awesome and yet has so few appearances; Die Buster might be a little hard to include, but if they used lots of space-heavy series (Crossbone Gundam, Nadesico, J9,and Macross Plus onwards jump to mind), it could work. In fact, I really want a game that's almost entirely in space (provided they cut the whole space movement costing EN thing).

edited 14th Nov '09 6:56:34 AM by Amadeus Windfall

Aim For The Top! really needs to get into another SRW, it's just so awesome and yet has so few appearances.

This. Also check out the first level (that is not the prologue) in Super Robot Wars Alpha that has some of the units of Aim For The Top! Gunbuster, it also has Isamu and the VF-19 making an appearance.

08th Ms Team

• Super Robot Taisen 64 - Ez-8 Gundam(Shiro) Vs Apsalas(Aina)
• SRWA Gundam 08th MS Team Attack Exhibition
• SRW A Portable - Ez-8 ~ Full-Burst Attack
• SD Gundam G Generation WARS - Ez8 All Attacks
• Xbox360 Super Robot Wars XO 08th Ms Team

Nagahama Romantic Trilogy

• Super Robot Wars Alpha - Voltes V
• Super Robot Wars Alpha -Combattler V
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 2 - Combattler V and Voltes V
  • SRWR Combattler V and Voltes V Atttack Exhibition
• Combattler V & Voltes V - Choudenji Spin V no J
  • Super Robot Wars J- Choudenji Spin V no Jigiri
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 2 - Daimos
  • Super Robot Wars MX - Daimos
  • Super Robot Wars Advance: Tosho Daimos Attack Exhibition
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - Choudenjii Reppu Seikenzuki

Daitarn 3 and Zambot 3

• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - Daitarn 3
  • Banjou vs Vigagi
  • Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden - Sun Attack Variations
  • Super Robot Wars Z Daitarn3 all attacks
• Super Robot Wars Z Zambot3 all attacks
• Super Robot Taisen Advance Portable Daitarn 3 and Zambot 3 all attacks except Ion Cannon
  • SRWR Attacks Exhibition: Zambot 3 and Daitarn 3

G Gundam

• SRW A Portable - G Gundam ~ Shuffle Doumei Ken
• Super Robot Wars A Portable God Gundam Sekiha Tenkyoken DK
  • Super Robot Wars MX - God Gundam - Seki Ha Ten Kyo Ken
• Super Robot Wars MX - God Gundam - Double God Finger

You know, It kinda depresses me how Shiro and Aina are practically always the only two characters from The08th MS Team who appear in a game.

EDIT: Also, no mention of Gundam X's Satellite Cannon?

edited 28th Dec '09 5:08:29 PM by catch_the_sun

• Domon and Master Asia vs. Alberto the Shockwave It is truly awesome.
• Super Robot Taisen 64 - Vs Avi Ru & Musashi's Sacrifice
• Super Robot Taisen 4 (SNES) - Cybuster
• SNES SRW Gaiden Wind Masoukishin Cybuster

Dancougar

• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 part 1
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 part 2
• Burning Love Alpha Gaiden version
• Love is Miracle (IMPACT ver.)
• SRW IMPACT - Dancougar
• Super Robot Taisen J - Final Dancougar

EDIT: Also, no mention of Gundam X's Satellite Cannon?

Edit: Every Gundam X pilot using the Satellite cannon. Bonus points for Witz putting his Satellite Cannons on, Roybea firing the Bry-Satellite Cannon, and Carris sniping with the Howling Satellite Cannon.

edited 17th Jan '10 9:56:08 PM by josh6243

You know, I've never really played this before, although I'm very familiar with its style of gameplay (through various doujin pastiches).

I...just get lost in the many incarnations; I mean, where does one start?

Start with the Original Generation series, Endless Frontier and the Aeon Genesis Super Robot Wars 3 and Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden translations and work your way up.

edited 17th Jan '10 9:55:19 PM by josh6243

Wow. There's dialogue with everybody? Sweet, I have to try that sometime...Oh, yeah, and I've never been able to stand SuperRobotWars3. It all felt sorta flat and the gameplay was lacking a lot of things I usually associate with SRW's (post-movement ranged attacks for one thing)...Honestly, I really didn't think that much of it...

EDIT: Although, given the limitations of the era, I think I'll forgive them for the gameplay. It's still annoying how little the Super Robots effect the plot, though...

edited 19th Jan '10 12:07:34 AM by catch_the_sun

Super Robot Wars Destiny:

• Big O: Attack Exhibition
• Melior Esse: Attack Exhibition
• Fatum: Attack Exhibition

edited 19th Jan '10 9:03:17 AM by Ryan914

Super Robot Wars 3 was also kinda Nintendo Hard, ie the normal ending final boss required me to do some copius Save Scumming.

@ zpa: As for where to start the series, I think I went SRW 3 -> Alpha Gaiden -> OG 1/2 -> Alpha 3. And I still need to finish Z. I would reccomend starting with Alpha Gaiden or OG on the GBA. Let me know if you need/want help "obtaining" copies.

Also, there are English story summaries avaiable on GamFaqs for most of the untranslated ones. I used this to know what was going on in @3 and Z.

edited 19th Jan '10 9:33:05 AM by zzzdragon

I started on the Original Generation games. Then I moved onto the other GBA games (A, D, J, R, etc....). And then Alpha Gaiden. I couldn't find a copy of Alpha that actually worked, oddly enough...

Also, wait a sec but did that first vid have Amuro as an enemy? And the Big O mech having 0 HP?

edited 19th Jan '10 3:58:36 PM by catch_the_sun

I do not own enough consoles to play through the entire franchise, even if I had the time. "Best of.." recs plz?

EDIT: Actually, scratch that. I've got emulators for everything but the PS 2 (which I've got), and DS (which I haven't); I'll take zzzdragon's offer up on locating the games though. Time is still an issue, sadly.

edited 19th Jan '10 11:56:32 PM by zeroplusalpha

Uhm, well, I'm sort of limited already having no access to a PS 2 and half of the better games that I've heard about (Alpha 2 and 3, Impact, Z, MX, Original Generations, etc..) being on it. I think I'll recommend starting with the Original Generation (GBA) games. Or the Alpha series (PS for 1 and Gaiden; PS 2 for 2 and 3) if you want a game that's a more typical SRW.

edited 20th Jan '10 12:30:23 AM by catch_the_sun

-revels in the awesomeness of his PS2 emulator-

@ zpa: Well, where would you like to start? catchthesun and I share pretty much the same view. The nice thing about the gba OG games is that they are only like 40-ish stages, while the console ones are about sixty or so. The gba games do tend to be a bit harder. They also don't require the vast-breadth of mecha viewing to truly appreciate the way the console games do.

Also, a bit off-topic, but what would the interest level be if I were to say, liveblog Battle Moon Wars?

I'd follow it; it's a great game. (Then that thread I started when Methuselah was a boy might finally see some action).

The OG games are the only ones I've made any significant progress in, in part because they've got a professional translation and no slide cards or mod chips are required to play them—plus portable games are so easy to pick up and play when you've only got like five minutes. They seem like a fine place to start—they've certainly whetted my appetite for more. Endless Frontier didn't cut it for me.

edited 20th Jan '10 9:14:33 PM by Shadowtext

Endless Frontier didn't really feel like a SRW game to me. It felt more like a Final Fantasy game, really (you know, one of those wandering RPG's)...

Not to bash on it too hard, but it felt more like an RPG Maker game to me. There was just something about it that didn't feel finished. Almost amateurish.

edited 20th Jan '10 9:18:27 PM by Shadowtext

Hmmm. I think OG seems to be the way forward. How do the graphics compare to say, BMW?

Here. I would say that it's quite a bit poorer, but it didn't really bother me...

EDIT: Wait, hold on, zero. The GBA games or the PS 2 game? The graphics are on completely different levels.

edited 20th Jan '10 9:29:39 PM by catch_the_sun

The GBA games, which is where you suggested I start. Sensible, as my machine can emulate it perfectly.

• Super Robot Taisen 4 (SNES) - S Gundam
• Super Robot Taisen 4 (SNES) - ExS Gundam
• Super Robot Taisen Neo - Random Final Attack Part 1
• Super Robot Taisen Neo - Random Final Attack Part 2
• SRW A Portable Dragonar Lifter units + Ashsaber all attacks
• Shin Super Robot Taisen - Shining Gundam Vs Wing Gundam
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 - Kotetsu Jeeg

Gundam Wing

• Super Robot Wars Alpha: Gundam Wing Units Part 1
• Super Robot Wars Alpha: Gundam Wing Units Part 2
• Super Robot Taisen W: Gundam Wing Endless Waltz All Attacks
• Super Robot Taisen D - Wing Gundam Zero
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 2 - Wing Gundam Katoki ver.
• Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 Gundam Wing

edited 21st Jan '10 12:58:01 AM by josh6243

You know, it's a bit embarassing, now that I admit it, but I have a tendency to mistake the Dragonar units for Gundams. It's the shape of the head, I swear....

Oh, by the way, just wondering but who's your favourite OG character? Mine's, well, Ibis Douglas. There's just something really appealing about unloading massive numbers of missiles into your opponent. That and her theme song is made of love...

edited 21st Jan '10 4:23:34 PM by catch_the_sun

My favorite is Sanger, Sanger Zonvolt—THE SWORD THAT CLEAVES EVIL!

edited 21st Jan '10 4:49:51 PM by Shadowtext