Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel[a] is a 1996 fighting video game developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. and published in Japan by Bandai for the Super Famicom.
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.
[1][2][8] Unique to Gundam Wing: Endless Duel is the "vernier" mechanic, which allows the player's mech hover down briefly after using an air dash by holding down to attack an opponent on the ground.
[10] The staff reused the same game engine from Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition for Gundam Wing: Endless Duel, albeit with some exclusive improvements added.
[2][5] Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel garnered positive reception from critics who reviewed it as an import title.
[20] 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.
[8] 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.
[16] Hardcore Gaming 101 agreed, giving positive remarks to the Capcom-style gameplay system and audio design, regarding it as one of the best fighting titles on the platform.
[1] 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.
[7] Likewise, Nintendo Life's Gonçalo Lopes noted the overall improvements Natsume Co., Ltd. made over Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition's 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.
[8][19] Endless Duel has since been featured in competitive play at fighting game tournaments as a side event like CEOtaku, CEO and Climax of Night [re:run].