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This is the first game work on the subject of the "Gundam series" developed by the company, and compared with Gundam: The Battle Master (1997), PlayStation (PS) software developed by the company and released later, it incorporates a variety of controls that were remarkable for the time, such as the guard dash and the boost jump, and its elements as a fighting game are stronger.
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel was released during the boom of fighting games after the launch of Street Fighter II as one of the last titles to appear on the Super Famicom.
Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel was the first title to be based on the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime series and was released during the boom of fighting games after the launch of Street Fighter II on Super Famicom.
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel was released on March 29, 1996, making it one of the last titles to appear on Super Famicom and was housed in a 16-megabit (2 MB) cartridge.
According to Famitsu, Endless Duel sold over 34,641 copies in its first week on the market.
Iwatsuki stated that he used PC-98, a MIDI driver called UNYA, a Roland Sound Canvas and a Roland W-30 workstation keyboard for audio.
However, four reviewers of Famitsu gave the game a "less than impressive" outlook.
José Ángel Ciudad of Spanish magazine GamesTech praised its visuals for Super Famicom standards, audio, gameplay and "chain combo" mechanic reminiscent of Capcom's Versus series. Łukasz Ossowski of Polish publication PSX Extreme commended the gameplay and audiovisual presentation, calling Endless Duel as one of the best fighting games on the console.
Alberto Canen of Brazilian website Nintendo Blast commended its fast gameplay reminiscent of Darkstalkers and Street Fighter Alpha, addition of the "vulcan gun/machine cannon" mechanic and balanced character roster, regarding Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel as one of the best fighting games on Super Famicom.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu,the game scored a total of 23 out of 40. In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by Family Computer Magazine,it scored 22.9 out of 30, as shown below.
According to Famitsu, Endless Duel sold over 34,641 copies in its first week on the market.
The title sold approximately 52,232 copies during its lifetime in Japan.
José Ángel Ciudad of Spanish magazine GamesTech praised its visuals for Super Famicom standards, audio, gameplay and "chain combo" mechanic reminiscent of Capcom's Versus series. Łukasz Ossowski of Polish publication PSX Extreme commended the gameplay and audiovisual presentation, calling Endless Duel as one of the best fighting games on the console.
Likewise, Nintendo Lifes Gonçalo Lopes noted the overall improvements Natsume Co., Ltd. made over Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Editions engine in Gundam Wing: Endless Duel, praising the detailed graphics compared to Kidō Butōden G-Gundam, fighting system and controls but criticized its low roster of playable characters and lamented the lack of a western release.
Endless Duel was never released outside of Japan but a fan English translation patch was released in 2002.
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