<s>
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
formerly	O
Banpresto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
the	O
Compati	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
is	O
having	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
crosses	O
over	O
several	O
popular	O
mecha	O
anime	O
,	O
manga	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
allowing	O
characters	O
and	O
mecha	O
from	O
different	O
titles	O
to	O
team	O
up	O
or	O
battle	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
are	O
standalone	O
games	O
,	O
whose	O
background	O
stories	O
may	O
involve	O
the	O
plots	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiden	O
:	O
Masou	O
Kishin	O
-	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
Elemental	O
for	O
the	O
SFC	O
was	O
ported	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
NDS	B-Device
(	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
OG	O
Saga	O
prefix	O
replacing	O
Gaiden	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
that	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
bundle	O
with	O
part	O
2	O
of	O
this	O
series	O
,	O
named	O
OG	O
Saga	O
:	O
Masou	O
Kishin	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
two	O
titles	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
(	O
the	O
former	O
also	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Compact	O
,	O
Compact	O
2	O
and	O
Compact	O
3	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
(	O
in	O
that	O
order	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
series	O
game	O
on	O
WS	O
Compact	O
was	O
remade	O
as	O
Compact	O
for	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compact	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
three	O
chapters	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
trilogy	O
was	O
later	O
compiled	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
as	O
Impact	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consists	O
of	O
Impact	O
and	O
MX	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Compact	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
three	O
chapters	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
trilogy	O
was	O
later	O
compiled	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
as	O
Impact	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
between	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
Impact	O
and	O
MX	O
,	O
Compact	O
2	O
and	O
Impact	O
are	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MX	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Impact	O
as	O
it	O
reuses	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
and	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
remixed	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MX	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
with	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
and	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Original	O
Generation	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
were	O
compiled	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	O
Generations	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
the	O
remake	O
version	O
of	O
Masō	O
Kishin	O
-	O
The	O
Lord	O
Of	O
Elemental	O
,	O
Masō	O
Kishin	O
2	O
:	O
Revelation	O
of	O
Evil	O
God	O
,	O
2nd	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	O
Generation	O
,	O
Masō	O
Kishin	O
3	O
:	O
Pride	O
of	O
Justice	O
,	O
Masō	O
Kishin	O
F	O
:	O
Coffin	O
of	O
The	O
End	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	O
Generation	O
:	O
The	O
Moon	O
Dwellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
featured	O
anime	O
also	O
has	O
their	O
plots	O
intertwined	O
:	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
the	O
White	O
Fang	O
from	O
New	O
Mobile	O
Report	O
Gundam	O
Wing	O
allies	O
with	O
Paptimus	O
Scirocco	O
's	O
rebellion	O
from	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
Zeta	O
Gundam	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
enemy	O
forces	O
working	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
are	O
turn-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Banpresto	O
released	O
SD	O
Battle	O
Ōzumō	O
:	O
Heisei	O
Hero	O
Basho	O
,	O
the	O
debut	O
entry	O
in	O
its	O
Compati	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
between	O
"	O
super	O
deformed	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
congratulatory	O
gift	O
for	O
Yukimasa	O
Sugiura	O
,	O
who	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
had	O
been	O
promoted	O
president	O
of	O
Banpresto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SD	O
Battle	O
Ōzumō	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
prompting	O
Banpresto	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
mature-oriented	O
successor	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
creation	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
continued	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
turned	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
into	O
a	O
franchise	O
following	O
its	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
2nd	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
several	O
months	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
outsourced	O
development	O
of	O
earlier	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
to	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Winkysoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Complete	O
Box	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
moved	O
production	O
in-house	O
,	O
with	O
Banpresto	O
's	O
consumer	O
game	O
division	O
Banpresoft	O
handling	O
development	O
of	O
future	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugiura	O
intended	O
for	O
4th	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
lasting	O
popularity	O
prompted	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
further	O
sequels	O
to	O
meet	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
sequels	O
added	O
more	O
original	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
its	O
scope	O
expanded	O
,	O
Terada	O
showed	O
more	O
appreciation	O
and	O
embraced	O
his	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
became	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Holdings	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
30	O
,	O
only	O
Original	O
Generation	O
games	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
market	O
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
given	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Taisen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
also	O
released	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Taisen	I-Application
OG	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Endless	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2016	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
have	O
announced	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
OG	O
:	O
Moon	O
Dwellers	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
will	O
be	O
given	O
an	O
English	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Southeastern	O
Asian	O
version	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Chinese	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
announced	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
X	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
market	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
announced	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
T	I-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
market	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
30	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
global	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
about	O
13	O
years	O
that	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
exceeded	O
16	O
million	O
copies	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
entry	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
190,000	O
units	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
best-seller	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
during	O
its	O
first	O
few	O
weeks	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
is	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
α	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
having	O
sold	O
over	O
715,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
have	O
become	O
consistent	O
best-sellers	O
for	O
both	O
Banpresto	O
and	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
,	O
having	O
regularly	O
appeared	O
on	O
top	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ollie	O
Bardner	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
described	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
most	O
enduring	O
mecha	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
showing	O
appreciation	O
towards	O
its	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
and	O
large	O
roster	O
of	O
mecha	O
series	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bardner	O
believes	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
success	O
is	O
introducing	O
its	O
players	O
to	O
older	O
mecha	O
anime	O
series	O
:	O
"	O
Originally	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
mere	O
mecha	O
anime	O
crossover	O
vehicle	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
become	O
something	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamers	O
Kat	O
Bailey	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
extremely	O
faithful	O
tribute	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
mecha	O
genre	O
and	O
its	O
history	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
beautifully	O
 [ remixes ] 	O
everything	O
from	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
to	O
Voltron.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	O
Getter	O
Robo	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Ken	O
Ishikawa	O
's	O
manga	O
for	O
Getter	O
Robo	O
Go	O
,	O
then	O
became	O
by	O
its	O
apparition	O
in	O
various	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
until	O
receiving	O
its	O
aforementioned	O
OVAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mazinkaiser	O
appeared	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
F	I-Application
Final	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mazinger	O
Z	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Mazinger	O
franchise	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
super	O
robots	O
such	O
as	O
Shin	O
Getter	O
Robo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JAM	O
Project	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
veteran	O
anime	O
theme	O
musicians	O
,	O
like	O
Hironobu	O
Kageyama	O
,	O
Rica	O
Matsumoto	O
,	O
Eizo	O
Sakamoto	O
,	O
Masaaki	O
Endoh	O
,	O
Hiroshi	O
Kitadani	O
,	O
Masami	O
Okui	O
and	O
Yoshiki	O
Fukuyama	O
have	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
many	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
soundtracks	O
,	O
usually	O
providing	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
song	O
and	O
the	O
song	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
closing	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnimeMasō	O
Kishin	O
Cybuster	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
adaptation	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
Banpresto	O
mecha	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
into	O
a	O
26-episode	O
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
allies	O
of	O
the	O
Cybuster	O
's	O
pilot	O
Masaki	O
Andoh	O
and	O
original	O
characters	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
Banpresto	O
released	O
the	O
animated	O
OVA	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	O
Generation	O
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
a	O
3-part	O
non-canonical	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
Original	O
Generation	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
OVA	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	O
Generation	O
:	O
Divine	O
Wars	O
,	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Original	O
Generation	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fall	O
2010	O
,	O
Banpresto	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	O
Generation	O
:	O
The	O
Inspector	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Original	O
Generation	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
several	O
Manga	O
adaptations	O
that	O
retell	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
across	O
the	O
Original	O
Generation	O
timeline	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
various	O
authors	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
stories	O
from	O
OG	O
Chronicle	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
