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** ''[[Super Robot Wars 3]]'': Sequel to the second game, first one for the Super Famicom. Released in July 1993, it revolves around the attack of the Zuvorg Alliance's Inspectors.
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Lune Zoldark'', ''Mekibos'', ''Vigagi'', ''Aguija'', ''Sikalog'', ''Wendolo''.
*** Series debuts: ''[[Raideen|Brave Raideen]]'', ''[[Combattler V]]'', ''[[Daitarn 3]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in The Pocket|Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'', ''Zeta Gundam-Mobile Suit Variations'' (Not an actual series, rather concepts by mechanical designers intended for Zeta Gundam but were never implemented)
** ''[[Super Robot Wars EX]]'': A sequel, of sorts, to the third game. Released in March 1994, this takes place in Masaki's enigmatic world of La Gias, and deals with the Masou Kishin storyline.
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Hwang Yang Long'', ''Tytti Noorbuck'', ''Mio Sasuga''.
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*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Kusuha Mizuha'', ''Brooklyn "Bullet" Luckfield'', ''Rio Mei Long'', ''Ryoto Hikawa'', ''Leona Garstein'', ''Tasuku Shinguji'', ''Yuuki Jaggar'', ''Ricarla Borgnine'', ''Eri Anzai'', ''Kenzo Kobayashi'', ''Robert H. Oomiya'', ''Kirk Hamill'', ''Levi Tolar'' (later known as {{spoiler|Mai Kobayashi}}), ''Laodicea Judecca Gozzo'', ''Euzeth Gozzo''
*** Series Debuts: ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|The End Of Evangelion]]'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam F90'', ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' (Includes the original TV series and movie ''Do You Remember Love?''), ''[[Macross Plus]]''.
** ''Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden'': A [[Gaiden Game]] of the Alpha series involving [[Time Travel]] to an [[Crapsack World|apocalyptic future]] and the battle against the Ancestors/Machinery Children; remains a fan favorite. Released in March 2001 on the [[Play StationPlayStation]], it's the first game to incorporate the Support Attack/Defend system and it also brings back Masou Kishin characters for their final appearance before the [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Original Generation]] sub-series, which was a source of [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] speculation that Banpresto got sued by Winkysoft for using their characters ([[Word of God]] states the team really just wanted a break from the recent spate of Masou Kishin-centric stories). Also features the first theme song in the series, performed by [[JAM Project]], "Hagane no Messiah".
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Sanger Zonvolt'', Machinery Children (''Ansuz'', ''Thurisuz'', ''Uruz Egret''), ''Egret Fehu'', ''Sophia Nate'' (Magus)
*** Series debuts: ''[[After War Gundam X]]'', ''[[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'', ''[[Xabungle|Combat Mecha Xabungle]]'', ''[[Braiger|Galactic Whirlwind Braiger]]''.
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** ''The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen'' (World Breaking Chapter): Part one of the sequel to ''Z'', it will retain almost all of the original cast listing, alongside a surprising number of series additions and returns. This game was intended to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary. Released on April 14, 2011 for the [[Play Station Portable]].
*** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Crowe Broust'', ''Traiya Scott'', ''Esther Elhaas'', ''Aihm Laird'', ''Marguerite Pistail'', ''Cheval Reptail'', ''Shiony Regis'', ''Carlos Axion Jr.'', ''Gaioh''
*** Series Debuts: ''[[Armored Trooper VOTOMS]]'' (Includes the original TV series, ''The Last Red Shoulder'', ''Red Shoulder Document - Roots of Treachery'' and ''Pailsen Files''), ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' (Season one), ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen|Shin Mazinger Impact! Z Chapter]]'', ''[[Dai-Guard|Earth Defence Enterprise Dai-Guard]]'', ''[[Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion]]'' (Season one), ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (Includes the original TV series and ''Gurren-hen''), ''[[Macross Frontier|Macross Frontier: The False Songstress]]'', ''[[Eureka Seven|Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows]]''
** ''The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen'' (Reborn World Chapter): Part two of ''The 2nd Super Robot Wars Z''. Released on April 5, 2012 for the [[Play Station Portable]], ''Saisei-hen'' has broken the record set by ''Alpha 3'' with the largest number of individual series in a single game.
*** Important Banpresto Original Characters debuting here: ''Elgan Laudic'', ''Wayne Reptail'', ''Geraud Garce Bantail'', ''Anbrorn Jeus'', ''Marilyn Catto'', ''Uther''
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** ''[[Super Robot Wars Judgment]]'': The final SRW for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in September 2005. A bit notorious for the lack of Universal Century Gundam and [[Getter Robo]] entries, and the inclusion of [[Powered Armor]]-using series'. Deals with the Lunar Fury invasion.
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Touya Shun'', ''Calvina Coulange'', ''Katia Gringard'', ''Festenia Muse'', ''Melua Melna Meia'', ''Al-Van Lunks'', ''Jua-Mu Dalby'', ''Fu-Lu Mu-Lu'', ''Shana-Mia Eterna Fura'', ''Gu-Landon Goetz''
*** Series debuts: ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' (Includes the first-half of the original TV series and ''Fumoffu?''), ''[[Mazinkaiser|Mazinkaiser VS the Great General of Darkness]]'', ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''.
** ''[[Super Robot Wars W]]'': Debut SRW for the [[Nintendo DS]] in March 2007. Brings back [[Getter Robo]], but still no Universal Century Gundam (or any shows directed by [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]], in general). Deals with the mechanical Database. Notably the first SRW to have a cast list made exclusively of shows licensed in the United States (save perhaps the particular version of Shin Getter the game uses, although [[Getter Robo|Getter Robo Armageddon]] was released in the States and the cast here is classic [[Getter Robo|Getter G]], e.g. the group that got dubbed into [[Macekre|"Starvengers"]]) with at least one franchise (''[[GoLion]]''/''[[Voltron]]'') being incredibly obscure in Japan and seemingly only really included to appeal to Americans. Despite this, the game has not come out in North America.
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Kazuma Ardygun'', ''Mihiro Ardygun'', ''Blessfield Ardygun'', ''Shihomi Ardygun'', ''Akane Ardygun'', ''Horis Horion'', ''Aria Advance'', ''Regulate'', ''Applicant'', ''Inference'', ''Critic''
*** Series Debuts: ''[[Tekkaman Blade|Tekkaman Blade 2]]'', ''[[GoLion]]'', ''[[Detonator Orgun]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray]]'' (Includes the original manga series and ''X Astray'', ''[[Full Metal Panic!|Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid]]''
** ''[[Super Robot Wars K]]'': Released for the DS in 2009. Uses an interface similar to W's with a brand-new Partner Battle System. The cast is even more notorious than Judgment, by having no Universal Century Gundam, no [[Getter Robo]], and even no [[Great Mazinger]]!.
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Mist Rex'', ''Angelica Shartill'', ''Sheldia Rouge'', ''Lu Cobol'', ''Verinee'', ''Ispeil'', ''Gazum''
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*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Brad Skywind'', ''Katz Folneus'', ''Manami Hamill'', ''Aisha Ridgemond'', ''Arklight Blue'', ''Elrich Schtazen'', ''Selain Meneth'', ''Reese Greasewell''
*** Series Debuts: ''[[Giant Robo]]'', ''[[God Mars]]''
** ''[[Super Robot Wars GC]]'': The only SRW for the [[Nintendo GamecubeGameCube]], released in December 2004. Done in full 3D and uses a unique parts system that determines where damage is dealt to a machine (head, torso, limbs). Gets ported to the Xbox360 as ''Super Robot Wars XO'' in November 2006, which adds a turn-based online multiplayer mode.
*** Important Banpresto Original characters debuting here: ''Akimi Akatsuki'' (male and female)
*** Series debuts: ''Baxinger'', ''Sasraiger'', ''Daiorja'', ''[[Mazinkaiser]]'' (OVA), ''[[Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh]]''
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* [[Color-Coded Armies]]
* [[Combination Attack]] (Mostly ones from the same series, but there have been crossover combinations)
* [[Character Exaggeration]] (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in Thethe Pocket|Gundam 0080]]'''s Bernie Wiseman often gets depicted as a Zaku fanboy. Heaven forbid he cross paths with the [[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Borjarnons]]...)
** Kou Uraki's dislike of carrots, basically a throwaway gag in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'', is made distressingly canon...
*** ...which would [[Hilarity Ensues|lead to the inevitable]] when ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' makes it onto the games. Ninjiin loves you yeah!
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* [[No Export for You]] (Out of all the above, the US market only get two GBA games, Original Generation animes (undubbed) and ''[[Endless Frontier]]''. International copyright regulations ''suck'', don't they?)
** To be fair, Bandai and Toei combined currently own the American distribution rights of all the newer series. Anything [[Macross]]-related, though, is caught in the legal snarl that prevents most of it from ever making it overseas by itself. In fact, ''W's'' lineup consists entirely of Bandai and Toei-held, American-released series... barring [[Voltron]] (still held by World Events Productions, who are in dispute over it with Toei for the rights to make a movie).
*** And [[GaoGaiGar]] and Tekkaman Blade, which are Media Blasters property in the US. And Mazinkaiser, [[Martian Successor Nadesico]] and [[Full Metal Panic!]], which are held by ADV. Face it, licensing a SRW game will never be remotely sane
** To all those who stayed hopeful the [[Video Game Remake]] ''Original Generations'' might get localized, [http://www.siliconera.com/2009/06/03/so-about-super-robot-taisen-original-generations/ well...]
** ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'' will hopefully serve as an inspiration for Bandai Namco to put forth the effort
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* [[Transformation Name Announcement]] (Aside from any and all obvious anime-based examples, two of the best known users amid the original characters are Ryusei and Sanger...Good God, SANGER!)
* [[Transforming Mecha]]
* [[True Final Boss]] ({{spoiler|Septuagint in ''Original Generation'', Neue Regisseur in ''Original Generation 2'', Neo Granzon in ''Alpha Gaiden''}} and many more. Until it reached the [[Play StationPlayStation 2]], the series ''loved'' this trope)
* [[Turn-Based Strategy]]
* [[Units Not to Scale]] (Averted in the ''Scramble Commander'' titles)
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]] (As a result of [[Fix Fic]])
* [[The Alliance]] (Classic Timeline's Zuvorg Alliance subverts this: it's all just the Zuvorg, from what we can see, and they have their share of bad apples)
* [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] (During the [[Play StationPlayStation]] era, Takara made games known as ''Brave Saga'' series with very similar gameplay, including ''Yuusha Commands'' in place of Spirit Commands. As the name implies, it's a crossover of Sunrise's [[Brave Series]] but also included ''[[Armored Trooper VOTOMS]]'', ''[[Fang of the Sun Dougram]]'' and ''Panzer World Galient'' as [[Real Robot]] representatives)
* [[Alternate Continuity]] (''Classic'', ''Alpha'', ''Compact''/''Impact'', ''[[Original Generation]]'', etc...)
* [[Alternate Universe]] (Each game continuity's essentially an [[Alternate Universe]] to each series included. ''Z'' takes this trope and ''runs'' with it - poor Setsuko!)
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** It's taken to [[Fix Fic]] levels in ''Reversal'', preventing the [[Downer Ending|downer endings]] of some shows, the fictional [[Downer Ending|downer endings]] of events that are supposed to come to a good end, and averting {{spoiler|[[Chars Counterattack]] and [[Martian Successor Nadesico|Prince of Darkness]]}}.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]] (Many characters, and thanks to [[Fix Fic]], [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji's]] ''much''-appreciated badassery stands out the most in ''Alpha 3''. He took enough levels to do a Bright Slap, for God's sake)
** [[Shinji and Warhammer 40 K (Fanfic)Warhammer40K|However, he still falls short of the Golden Standard...]]
** But is still above the badass level of Rebuild Shinji.
* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]
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