History VideoGame / AssaultSuitsValken

* CharClone: Major Beldark. An AcePilot in a [[TheRedOnesGoFaster fast]] [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority red suit]] who plays TheRival to your protagonist and pilots a [[spoiler:souped up super-sized robot with remote control arms and no legs as his final boss form]]. There's no portrait of him, but from what we see of [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/assaultsuits/assaultsuits.htm Assault Suit pilots]] it probably wouldn't be too out of place to imagine him looking like [[http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/File:Img_1216674_37978005_0.jpeg Char in his pilot suit]]. This is confirmed by the art book's [[https://imgur.com/iBRe7Cm concept art for the characters]]; Beldark (or Berdach, as the book gives his name) seems to draw inspiration from Char circa Char's Counterattack.

* VideoGameFlamethrowersSuck: The secret Napalm Gun upgrade fires a flaming ball of death across the screen. Both the rate of fire and rate of travel might be low compared to the usual standbys of the [[MoreDakka Vulcan cannon]] or [[WaveMotionGun Laser cannon]], but it basically annihilates most non-boss enemies in a single shot. Even a near miss can wipe out smaller units.

''Assault Suits Valken'' is a side-scrolling shooter game for the UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES developed by Creator/{{NCS}} in 1993; the American release by Creator/{{Konami}} was retitled ''Cybernator''. This game is part of the ''Assault Suit'' series and a prequel to ''VideoGame/TargetEarth'' (known as ''Assault Suit Leynos'' in Japan). You play the role of [[SpaceMarine Jake]], an assault suit operator in a three-man squad following the exploits of the ''Versis'' through the war between the [[TheRepublic United Pacific States]] and the Eurasian Union (which is unnamed in the game proper, but whose name is mentioned [[AllThereInTheManual in additional materials]]). The English localization in ''Cybernator'' is known for scrapping character portraits in dialogue entirely, making it hard to understand the storyline, in addition to removing some scenes (like a character commiting suicide). A UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 remake was released in Japan in August 2004 in Japan and then in PAL territories in June 2005.

For side-scrolling mecha games similar to ''Assault Suits Valken'', compare and contrast to Creator/LucasArts' ''VideoGame/MetalWarriors'', Astroport's ''VideoGame/GiganticArmy'' and Dracue Software's ''VideoGame/ArmoredHunterGUNHOUND''. In an unexpected appearance, Jake and Crea along with the titular Valken join the pilots and Rounders of ''[[VideoGame/SenkoNoRonde Senko no Ronde 2]]'' as DLC characters.

''Assault Suits Valken'' is a side-scrolling shooter game for the UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES developed by Creator/{{NCS}} in 1993; the American release by Creator/{{Konami}} was retitled ''Cybernator''. This game is part of the ''Assault Suit'' series and a prequel to ''VideoGame/TargetEarth'' (known as ''Assault Suit Leynos'' in Japan). You play the role of [[SpaceMarine Jake]], an assault suit operator in a three-man squad following the exploits of the ''Versis'' through the war between the [[TheRepublic United Pacific States]] and the Eurasian Union (which is unnamed in the game proper, but whose name is mentioned [[AllThereInTheManual in additional materials]]). The English localization in ''Cybernator'' is known for scrapping character portraits in dialogue entirely, making it hard to understand the storyline, in addition to removing some scenes (like a character commiting suicide). A Playstation 2 remake was released in Japan in August 2004 in Japan and then in PAL territories in June 2005.

For side-scrolling mecha games similar to ''Assault Suits Valken'', compare and contrast to Astroport's ''VideoGame/GiganticArmy'' and Dracue Software's ''VideoGame/ArmoredHunterGUNHOUND''. In an unexpected appearance, Jake and Crea along with the titular Valken join the pilots and Rounders of ''[[VideoGame/SenkoNoRonde Senko no Ronde 2]]'' as DLC characters.

''Assault Suits Valken'' is a side-scrolling shooter game for the UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES developed by Creator/{{NCS}} in 1993; the American release by Creator/{{Konami}} was retitled ''Cybernator''. This game is part of the ''Assault Suit'' series and a prequel to ''VideoGame/TargetEarth'' (known as ''Assault Suit Leynos'' in Japan). You play the role of [[SpaceMarine Jake]], an assault suit operator in a three-man squad following the exploits of the ''Versis'' through the war between the [[TheRepublic United Pacific States]] and the Eurasian Union (which is unnamed in the game proper, but whose name is mentioned [[AllThereInTheManual in additional materials]]). The English localization in ''Cybernator'' is known for scrapping character portraits in dialogue entirely, making it hard to understand the storyline, in addition to removing some scenes (like a character commiting suicide).

For side-scrolling mecha games similar to ''Assault Suits Valken'', compare and contrast to Astroport's ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/278930/ Gigantic Army]]'' and Dracue Software's ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/273240/ Armored Hunter GUNHOUND]]''. In an unexpected appearance, Jake and Crea along with the titular Valken join the pilots and Rounders of ''[[VideoGame/SenkoNoRonde Senko no Ronde 2]]'' as DLC characters.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the Japanese version, the final stage features a scene where the president of the nation that controls the enemy forces, upon realizing that he has been overthrown, commits suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. The English version circumvents showing this by not only truncating the final stage so that the game ends before this cutscene takes place, but also ''writing the president out of the game's story entirely''.

* LeftHanging: There is a secret conversation that starts several minutes after the credits roll. The conversation was cut out of the western localizations and has not been translated by fanmade patches.

* TheStinger: [[spoiler:After the credits, you see the transmission that would eventually lead to ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suits Leynos]]''.]]

** Gunfire Mountains: If you do not destroy the enemy artillery in time, it will be used to destroy ''all of Versis'' and its crew, including Jake's MissionControl and LoveInterest Claire, leaving him alone against the enemy faction. This is by far the outcome you must avoid the most if you wish to clear the game with the GoldenEnding.

* WeakTurretGun: Loads of them abound in the first level. They can't take much damage and they only fire a single shot after a ''very'' long interval.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The scene where [[spoiler:the enemy President commits suicide]] is omitted in the non-Japanese versions of the game.

* BloodKnight: Major Beldark. The final battle in particular; he's knows his side has just lost, and is doing it just ForTheLulz.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Once you enter the enemy's congressional capital in the final level, the jetpack on your AS which can ordinarily only keep you hovering for about two seconds, suddenly has unlimited fuel and can keep you in the air indefinitely for the final duels against Beldark. And no, you are not using the rocket booster either, apparently your suit magically conjured up an infinite jetpack for the finale.

* FanRemake: A team of amateur game programmers called "Robo Action Game VII@2ch" created a freeware PC remake of Valken entitled "Assault Suits Gunvalken". They didn't just do a vanilla remake, however; they added a spate of new Assault Suits for you to pilot (including Leynos, Exzas the near [[GameBreaker gamebreaking]] [[SuperPrototype experimental]] successor unit to the Valken from the [=PS1=] Tactical RPG sequel, a seafood-themed JokeCharacter "Marine Blue", the Blodia mecha from ''VideoGame/ArmoredWarriors[=/=]Powered Gear'', the title mecha from the game ''Veigues Tactical Gladiator'', the [[VideoGame/{{Genocide}} Tracer Type-2]], the title mecha from the extremely early Squaresoft game ''Cruise Chaser Blassty'', fellow doujin mecha Gunhound, the [[VideoGame/FrontMission Zenith]], various mecha with the VideoGame/{{Thexder}} homing laser, and more), changed the weapon system (each AS has a set loadout of four weapons) and included a "practice" menu that lets you replay any stage in the game with a full loadout of fully-upgraded weapons.

%%* FinalBattle: "Last Stand".

* AcePilot: Jake becomes one.

* BittersweetEnding: If you get the bad ending, the war is still over, but [[spoiler: almost everyone on the Versis is dead and Jake is completely devastated.]]

* DecisiveBattle: "Attack on Arc Nova". After capturing Arc Nova, the enemy lost their only constant resupply point for space troops and control of the lunar mining route.

* FinalBattle: "Last Stand".

* {{Homing Laser}}s: A very annoying turret enemy on the Arc Nova uses these.

* SequentialBoss: The shuttle; you have to destroy its thrusters before you can destroy the body proper.

* TheStinger: [[spoiler:After the credits, you see the transmission that would eventually lead to [[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suits Leynos]].]]

* EveryoneDies: [[spoiler:In the bad ending; the implication is that Jake ultimately kills himself too.]]

''Assault Suits Valken'' is a side-scrolling shooter game for the UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES developed by Creator/{{NCS}} in 1993; the American release by Creator/{{Konami}} was retitled ''Cybernator''. This game is part of the ''Assault Suit'' series and a prequel to ''VideoGame/TargetEarth'' (known as ''Assault Suit Leynos'' in Japan). You play the role of [[SpaceMarine Jake]], an assault suit operator in a three-man squad following the exploits of the ''Versis'' through the war between the [[TheRepublic United Pacific States]] and the Eurasian Union (which is unnamed in the game proper, but whose name is mentioned [[AllThereInTheManual in additional materials]]). The English localization in ''Cybernator'' is known for scrapping character portraits in dialogue entirely, making it hard to understand the storyline in the process, in addition to removing some scenes (like a character commiting suicide).

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[MoralGuardians Cut from the American release]], [[spoiler:in the Japanese version the enemy president refused to take responsibility for the war [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler and would rather shoot himself than be put on display at trial]].]]

* CharClone: Major Beldark. An AcePilot in a [[TheRedOnesGoFaster fast]] [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority red suit]] who plays TheRival to your protagonist and pilots a [[spoiler:souped up super-sized robot with remote control arms and no legs as his final boss form]]. There's no portrait of him, but from what we see of [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/assaultsuits/assaultsuits.htm Assault Suit pilots]] it probably wouldn't be too out of place to imagine him looking like [[http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/File:Img_1216674_37978005_0.jpeg Char in his pilot suit]].
** Pretty much confirmed by the art book's [[https://imgur.com/iBRe7Cm concept art for the characters]]; Beldark (or Berdach, as the book gives his name) seems to draw inspiration from Char circa Char's Counterattack.
* ColonyDrop: The enemy plans to do this [[spoiler:once you breach the command deck and they realize they can't hold Arc Nova anymore]].
** And if [[spoiler:you fail to destroy it's thrusters, you get to see the results in the next mission.]]

* DialogDuringGameplay: Jake talks to the rest of the squad occasionally. Again, this was cut from the American localization.

* DrivenToSuicide: The Japanese version of the game contained a cutscene that was deleted in the NTSC and PAL versions. [[spoiler:The scene shows the enemy President shooting himself in the head.]]

''Assault Suits Valken'' is a side-scrolling shooter game for the UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES developed by Creator/{{NCS}} in 1993; the American release by Creator/{{Konami}} was retitled ''Cybernator''. This game is part of the "Assault Suit" series and a prequel to ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suit Leynos]]'' (known as ''Target Earth'' overseas). You play the role of [[SpaceMarine Jake]], an assault suit operator in a three-man squad following the exploits of the ''Versis'' through the war between the [[TheRepublic United Pacific States]] and the Eurasian Union (which is unnamed in the game proper, but whose name is mentioned [[AllThereInTheManual in additional materials]]).

The American localization suffered intensely from [[BlindIdiotTranslation bad translation]], [[MoralGuardians censorship]] and feature removal: for [[{{Macekre}} inexplicable reasons]], the translation team removed character portraits and in some cases removed whole dialogues and destroyed the storyline in the process. One of the game designers went on to work on ''VideoGame/FrontMissionGunHazard''. The character design was supplied by Satoshi Urushihara of ''VideoGame/{{Langrisser}}'' fame.

* TheAllegedCar: By the end, Versis is barely airworthy. [[spoiler:May be a contributing factor to it getting shot down, with the loss of everyone on board, in the bad ending.]]

* EveryoneDies: [[spoiler:In the bad ending; the inference is that Jake ultimately kills himself too.]]

''Assault Suits Valken'' is a side-scrolling shooter game for the UsefulNotes/{{S|uperNintendoEntertainmentSystem}}NES developed by Creator/{{NCS}} in 1993; the American release by Creator/{{Konami}} was retitled ''Cybernator''. This game is part of the "Assault Suit" series and a prequel to ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suit Leynos]]'' (known as ''Target Earth'' overseas). You play the role of [[SpaceMarine Jake]], an assault suit operator in a three-man squad following the exploits of the ''Versis'' through the war between the [[TheRepublic United Pacific States]] and an unnamed enemy Axis.