Banpresto Original is a blanket term for the many characters and machines created by Japanese gaming company, Banpresto, for their various crossover games. Many of the best-known Banpresto Originals exist mainly within the Super Robot Wars series, supporting the featured series and providing a larger plot connected to the various series plots. Other Banpresto Originals have appeared in other Banpresto game series, including The Great Battle and Hero Sakusen. Banpresto Co. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ... Super Robot Wars: Alpha Gaiden, one of many SRW games released by Banpresto in Japan. ...

The first Banpresto Original character was Masaki Andoh, pilot of Cybuster, the Masō Kishin of Wind, which was introduced in Super Robot Wars 2, released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1991. The first game by Banpresto to devote itself entirely to its originals was Super Robot Wars Gaiden: Masō Kishin - The Lord Of Elemental for the Super Famicom, released in 1996. Masaki Andoh Masaki Andoh (マサキ・アンドー) is a fictional character in the Super Robot Wars series. ... The Cybuster is an original mecha which originated in the Banpresto strategy Role Playing Game series Super Robot Wars. ... Masō Kishin (lit. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) was a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia, and Brazil between 1990 and 1993. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

More recently, Banpresto has begun a new original-centric series of Super Robot Wars games, titled Original Generation. The first two games, Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation and Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2 were released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, with the first having the distinction of being the first Super Robot Wars game officially translated and distributed in English by Atlus. A third game titled Super Robot Wars Original Generations, an enhanced retelling of the first two games for the Sony PlayStation 2, was released on June 28, 2007. Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation, a three-episode OVA series, based on the first two games and set after the second game, was released in 2005. Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars, which began airing October 4, 2006, retells the events of Original Generation with its own special twists. “GBA” redirects here. ... Atlus ) is a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. ... Super Robot Wars OG: Original Generations (Japanese スーパーロボット大戦OG オリジナルジェネレーションズ, Romaji Suupaa Robotto Taisen OG Orijinaru Jenereeshionzu) is a tactical role-playing game for the Sony Playstation 2. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... PS2 redirects here. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ...

Trivia

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• The names used for many Banpresto Originals is derived from various languages:
  • Many Earth-based original mecha are given names derived from the German language, as are the extraterrestrial Einst.
  • Mecha from the Ze Balmary Empire in the Super Robot Wars Alpha and Original Generation series have Hebrew names.
  • The Ruina mecha in Super Robot Wars Destiny for the Game Boy Advance have Latin names.
  • The Shura God machines in Super Robot Wars Compact 3 have their names taken from ancient demons.
• A number of the Banpresto Original characters also have either given names or surnames taken from firearm manufacturers.

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External links

• The Gate of Magus - an up to date site on Banpresto Originals