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Super Robot Wars series

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen was the first Super Robot Wars on a console, and the first entry to contain the traditional SRW gameplay that exists to this day.

29 December 1991

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen is a strategy developed by Winkysoft, released 29 December 1991 on Nintendo 3DS and Family Computer.

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What Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen is

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen is a strategy game developed by Winkysoft and released in 1991. It was published by Banpresto. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Family Computer.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Although the title indicates it is the 2nd game in the franchise, this is the first game in the classic timeline, with the first game being a standalone story with no relation to other games. There once was a scientist with a superhuman intellect and extraordinary determination. According to his unmatched brain, the destruction of mankind was drawing near: a monstruous power from space. It seemed to him like humans would not be able to stand against it. So, he built one huge robot in order to draw the power necessary to defend the Earth. This robot's name is Valsion; the ultimate robot, boasting immense power. However, the scientist, Bian Zoldark, felt insecure. He thought if all mankind…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Super Robot Wars series

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen is the second of 83 entries we hold in the Super Robot Wars series. It arrived 8 months after Super Robot Taisen. The next entry was Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen in 1993.

See all 83 Super Robot Wars games in release order →

What it launched against

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen launched on 29 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

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When did Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen come out?
Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen was released on 29 December 1991 for Nintendo 3DS and Family Computer.

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