History VideoGame / Gundam0079TheWarForEarth

''Gundam 0079: The War for Earth'' is an FMVGame based off the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam first series]] of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, released in 1996 in Japanese and 1997 in English for the PC, Platform/AppleMacintosh, Platform/{{Pippin}}, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It is notable for being the only official game in the franchise to be created by a developer from North America, specifically Presto Studios of ''VideoGame/TheJourneymanProject'' fame.

* HongKongDub: The live actions scenes are filmed in English, with the Japanese release having the original voice actors dub over the lines. No attempt is made to match the lip sync.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the anime and its compilation movie, Ryu Jose performs an HeroicSacrifice by ramming a Core Fighter into Crowley Hamon's Magella Top seconds before she can destroy the base. In the game, Duke is ambushed by Char and his Guntank destroyed before he can react, but the ending shows that he survived the ordeal, albeit bloodied and bandaged-up.

* TakingYouWithMe: The Gouf pilot attempts to catch the Gundam in their mobile suit's explosion. Responding to the quick time event in time will cause the Gundam to throw the Gouf over the edge and into the Thor Cannon.

''Gundam 0079: The War for Earth'' is an FMVGame based off the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam first series]] of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, released in 1996 in Japanese and 1997 in English for the PC, UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, UsefulNotes/{{Pippin}}, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It is notable for being the only official game in the franchise to be created by a developer from North America, specifically Presto Studios of ''VideoGame/TheJourneymanProject'' fame.

''Gundam 0079: The War for Earth'' is an FMVGame based off the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam first series]] of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, released in 1996 in Japan and 1997 in English for the PC, UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, UsefulNotes/{{Pippin}}, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It is notable for being the only official game in the franchise to be created a developer from the United States, specifically Presto Studios of ''VideoGame/TheJourneymanProject'' fame.

* AdaptationalWimp: The Gundam in the original series is a SuperPrototype, demonstrating its power before it has even stood up for the first time when the shots from Gene's Zaku Machine Gun [[NoSell bounce off of its armor]]. Here, that same machine gun can destroy the Gundam. Notably, Char in the anime has to get creative when trying to destroy the Gundam by bringing heavy weaponry or applying brute force so that Amuro being thrust around in the cockpit will inflict injury, while one of the failure scenes here show that his Zaku punching the Gundam in the face [[MadeOfExplodium is enough to destroy it]]. (Conversely, the Gundam is still capable of taking out weaker mechs in one or two shots.)

* RefusalOfTheCall: You can "refuse" Bright's offer for an officier commission by not responding to the QuickTimeEvent quickly enough, whichs prompt a disappointed Bright to accept your decision and offer to offload you at the closest opportunity.

* FreezeFrameBonus: There's some rather interesting text that scrolls by on the feed of the security camera at the beginning:

''Gundam 0079: The War for Earth'' is a FMVGame based off the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam first series]] of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, released in 1996 in Japan and 1997 in English for the PC, UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh, UsefulNotes/{{Pippin}}, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It is notable for being the only official game in the franchise to be created a developer from the United States, specifically Presto Studios of ''VideoGame/TheJourneymanProject'' fame.

* RoleReprisal: Surprisingly, almost the entire cast of the original ''Gundam'' anime reprise their roles in the game's Japanese voice track, with Duke changed back to "Ryu" and having him voiced by Creator/ShozoIizuka to solidify that. It also helps identify the speaker at Garma's memorial service at the end as [[spoiler:Gihren Zabi]] thanks to the voiceover there being Creator/BanjoGinga.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Ryu is named "Duke", and Bright Noa is "Noah Bright".

* DubNameChange: Ryu is named "Duke".

* GameOverMan: The game over screen features a shadow of a Zaku standing over the Gundam's disembodied head.

* RefusalOfTheCall: You can "refuse" Bright's offer for an officier commission by not responding to the QuickTimeEvent quickly enough, whichs prompt a dissapointed Bright to accept your decision and offer to offload you at the closest opportunity.

* AdaptationalNameChange: Ryu is named "Duke".

* AdaptationalWimp: The Gundam in the original series is a SuperPrototype, demonstrating its power before it has even stood up for the first time when the shots from Gene's Zaku Machine Gun [[NoSell bounce off of its armor]]. Here, that same machine gun can destroy the Gundam. Notably, Char in the anime has to get creative when trying to destroy the Gundam by bringing heavy weaponry or applying brute force so that Amuro being thrust around in the cockpit will inflict injury, while one of the fail screens here show that his Zaku punching the Gundam in the face [[MadeOfExplodium is enough to destroy it]].

* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The game was one of the piece first ''Gundam'' media officially released in the West (literally the 2nd after Frederik L. Schodt's translations of the novels), so many names are [[SpellMyNameWithAnS romanized differently]]. Among these are Char Aznable rendered as "Shar Aznabull", and Zakus are "Zaks". Oddly, the [[AllThereInTheManual in-game supplementary materials]] use the more modern translations. `

* MadeOfExplodium: The Gundam is apparently made of paper, with a few small shots or just ''a punch to the face'' being enough for it to go up in flames. Granted, mobile suits exploding from little damage is nothing new for the ''Gundam'' franchise, but it's a little odd to see with a main character suit.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the anime and its compilation movie, Ryu Jose performs an HeroicSacrifice by ramming a Core Fighter into Crowley Hamon's Magella Top seconds before she can destroy the game. In the game, Duke is ambushed by Char and his Guntank destroyed without any attempt to defend himself but the ending shows he survived the ordeal, albeit bloodied and bandaged-up.

* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The game was one of the piece first ''Gundam'' media officially released in the West (literally the 2nd after Frederik L. Schodt's translations of the novels), so many names are romanized differently. Among these are Char Aznable rendered as "Shar Aznabull", and Zakus are "Zaks". Oddly, the [[AllThereInTheManual in-game supplementary materials]] use the more modern translations. `

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the anime and its compilation movie, Ryu Jose performs an HeroicSacrifice by ramming a Core Fighter into Crowley Hamon's Magella Top seconds before she can destroy the game. In the game, Duke is ambushed by Char and his Guntank destroyed [[TooDumbToLive without any attempt to defend himself]] but the ending shows he survived the ordeal, albeit bloodied and bandaged-up.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Duke goes out being ambushed and shot by Char [[TooDumbToLive while failing to be prepared for the possibility of being shot in a battlefield]] in this game, as opposed to the anime’s HeroicSacrifice.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaption: Duke goes out being ambushed and shot by Char [[TooDumbToLive while failing to be prepared for the possibility of being shot in a battlefield]] in this game, as opposed to the anime’s HeroicSacrifice.

* DubNameChange: Ryu is named "Duke".

* EarlyAdaptationWeirdness: The game was one of the piece first ''Gundam'' media officially released in the West (literallly the 2nd after Frederik L. Schodt's translations of the novels), so many names are romanized differently. Among these are Char Aznable rendered as "Shar Aznabull", and Zakus are "Zaks". Oddly, the [[AllThereInTheManual in-game supplementary materials]] use the more modern translations. `

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* DubNameChange: The game was one of the piece first ''Gundam'' media officially released in the West (literallly the 2nd after Frederik L. Schodt's translations of the novels), so many names are romanized differently. Among these are Char Aznable rendered as "Shar Aznabull", and Zakus are "Zaks". Oddly, the [[AllThereInTheManual in-game supplementary materials]] use the more modern translations. In a more intentional change, Ryu is named "Duke".

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Duke (Ryu) is the first member of the White Base crew to die, getting caught off guard by Char.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Ryu Jose dies by kamikazeing his Core Fighter into Crowley Hamon's Magella Top. The game's version of him, Duke Jose, is caught off guard by Char as his Guntank returns to the White Base and dies when his mobile suit is destroyed.
* DubNameChange: The game was released before ''Gundam'' was officially released in the West, so several names are translated differently. Among these are Char Aznable rendered as "Shar Aznabull", and Zakus are "Zaks". Oddly, the [[AllThereInTheManual in-game supplementary materials]] use the more modern translations. In a more intentional change, Ryu is named "Duke".

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: One of the four actions that can be taken is to use the Gundam's shield to defend. While this won't always work, it is necessary to survive the second Zaku exploding.

* TrialAndErrorGameplay: The player is given a very brief window of time to perform actions before a game over triggers, and there are not always clues about which action is the right one. Expect to see the Gundam exploding a lot.

* FriendlyFire: During the final battle, Char will land his Zaku on the White Base's bridge. If the player doesn't respond to the quick time event in time, the Gundam will try to fire at Char and hit the White Base's bridge instead.

* FriendlyFire: During the final battle, Char will land his Zaku on the White Base's bridge. If the player doesn't respond to the quick time event in time, the Gundam will try to fire at Char and hit the White Base's bridge instead.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The game ends with the White Base reaching Jaburo and Char giving an EvilLaugh because he is confident he will win next time they meet. Presumably, Presto Studios intended to make a sequel to cover the rest of the original series' story.