Super Robot Taisen J (English Translation) for the GBA is basically a love letter to mecha fans—if that love letter involved grid-based battles and way too many laser swords. You start off picking your squad from a ridiculous roster of robots pulled from different anime series, and yeah, I spent way too long just staring at the selection screen trying to decide between a Gundam or something bulkier.

The fights are pure turn-based strategy—positioning matters, terrain affects your shots, and if you don’t time your combos right, you’ll watch your favorite robot get wrecked by some alien grunt. The translation patch makes it playable, though don’t expect Shakespeare in the dialogue. It’s cheesy, over-the-top, and exactly what you’d want from a game where giant robots yell attack names before obliterating entire grids.

Honestly, half the fun is just seeing how absurd the animations get. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching your upgraded mech unleash a screen-filling beam attack that probably violates several laws of physics. If you’ve ever wanted to pit classic anime robots against each other in tactical battles, this is your game.