SD the Great Battle
{{Short description|1990 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = SD the Great Battle
| image = File:Sdthegreatbattlebox.jpg
| developer = Banpresto
| publisher = Banpresto
| platforms = Super Famicom
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 29, 1990}}
| genre = Shoot 'em up, platform
| series = Compati Hero
| modes = Single-player
}}
{{nihongo foot|SD the Great Battle|SDザ・グレイトバトル|Esu Dī Za Gureito Batoru|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a top-down platforming shoot 'em up video game released for the Super Famicom on December 29, 1990. A crossover of the Ultra Series, Kamen Rider, and Gundam franchises, characters from these franchises are playable. The game is presented in a super deformed style. It is also part of the Compati Hero series.{{cite web |last1=Lopes |first1=Gonçalo |title=Zany Super Famicom Great Battle Series Gets Translated Into English |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/03/zany_super_famicom_great_battle_series_gets_translated_into_english |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Gamer Network |language=ja |date=March 12, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924030600/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/03/zany_super_famicom_great_battle_series_gets_translated_into_english |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |url-status=live }} A North American release by Bandai was slated for June 1992, however it was never released.{{cite news |title=CES Special Report - Genesis & SNES Games For 1992 |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_033_April_1992/page/n27/mode/2up |access-date=February 19, 2021 |agency=GamePro |issue=33 |publisher=International Data Group |date=April 1992 |page=26}}
Gameplay
SD the Great Battle is a shoot 'em up game with platforming elements at a top-down perspective.{{cite news |author1=Skullo |title=Analisis - SD The Great Battle |url=https://archive.org/details/BonusStageMagazine/Bonus_Stage_Magazine_18_House-of-the-dead/page/n3/mode/2up |access-date=February 19, 2021 |agency=Bonus Stage |issue=18 |date=December 20, 2014 |pages=4–6 |language=es}} Players must shoot enemies while jumping over obstacles like pits. Three initial characters can be switched to during gameplay, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and the RX-78-2 Gundam.{{cite book |author1=QTQ |title=スーパーファミコンクソゲー番付 |date=2017 |publisher=Myway Publishing |isbn=9784865117097 |page=113}} Over the course of the game, three more characters will be available to be played as, Kamen Rider V3, Ultraman Taro, and the Knight Gundam. There are a total of seven levels to play through, and between them a cutscene will play, further advancing the story.
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Category:Japan-exclusive video games
Category:Kamen Rider video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games