Play Datach - SD Gundam - Gundam Wars (Japan) Online – Nintendo (NES) Game

Engage in tactical battles across multiple levels, command SD Gundams, utilize power-ups, and defeat enemy forces in this 1991 NES strategy game.

Genre: Strategy

Released: 1991

File size: 256 bytes

Game Overview

"Datach - SD Gundam: Gundam Wars" is a quirky little gem from the NES era that blends strategy, card collecting, and good old-fashioned Gundam action—with a super-deformed (SD) twist! Unlike your typical run-and-gun mech games, this Japan-exclusive title revolves around using physical trading cards (yep, real ones!) that you’d scan via the Datach Jointron barcode reader. Imagine building your own Gundam army by slapping cards on a scanner and watching your tiny, chibi-style mobile suits duke it out on screen. It’s part board game, part digital battler, and 100% nostalgic novelty.

While it never made it overseas, Gundam Wars holds a special place for retro fans as a weirdly ambitious crossover of analog and digital gameplay. If you’ve ever dreamed of commanding your own SD Gundam squad but wished it involved more tactile fun than button mashing, this was the game for you. Just don’t lose those cards—they’re your whole army!