Mobile Suit Gundam

• Title — Mobile Suit Gundam • Developer — BEC • Publisher — Bandai • Series — Mobile Suit Gundam • Platforms — PlayStation • Released — June 23, 1995March 29, 1996 Version 2.0 • Genre — First-person shooter • Modes — Single-player

Adapted from the 1979 anime of the same name, Mobile Suit Gundam is a first-person shooter where the player takes on the role of rookie pilot Amuro Ray in the cockpit of the titular RX-78-2 Gundam. There are ten stages in total. The game features a control scheme utilizing ten buttons on the gamepad. In combat, the player can utilize a shield and weapons selected either manually or automatically. The types of weapons include a machine gun (weak with infinite ammunition), a laser rifle (medium strength but overheats), a bazooka (strong but with limited ammunition), and a laser sword (strong but with short range).

Mobile Suit Gundam was developed by BEC, a subsidiary of conglomerate publisher Bandai. Assistant producer Hirofumi Inagaki, the original plan was to show both the protagonist Amuro Ray and the Gundam on-screen, but they settled on the cockpit perspective. The game was initially released in Japan on June 23, 1995. An update, subtitled Version 2.0, was released March 29, 1996. Improvement were made to the gameplay, visuals, and audio; new stages, enemies, CG cutscenes, and anime clips were added; and a new playable character was included in the form of antagonist Char Aznable in his red Zaku. Mobile Suit Gundam was not released internationally, possibly due to the Gundam franchise being relatively unknown at the time.