Dragon Ball Z Video Game Retrospective - PART 1 Early Fighting Games
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- PART 1 - 16-Bit & 32-Bit Fighting Games
Dragon Ball Z games have been made since 1991. Let us reflect upon the evolution of the iconic anime's video games.
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One of my favorite parts about Hyper Dimension was that if Piccolo or Cell successful blocked a big special attack, it'd blow one or both of their arms off, forcing them to quickly regenerate it (it greatly reduced the damage the move dealt but caused them to freeze for a couple seconds during the animation). Or Buu would simply be vaporized and reform.
Jared's comeback reminds of DBZ that's why I'm here haha
And now Dragon Ball has controversy. It all comes around.
@@user-mt5ni3cv1x What happened?
@@arisenpawn425 There was audio of the voice actors saying some pretty raunchy stuff in the voices they use for DBZ
@@user-mt5ni3cv1x oh no the voice actors can have fun and make bad jokes. Boo hoo
@@megamonster3538 It's bad because those lines directly violate their contracts. Yet nobody was punished for said violation. This made a lot of people angry since less than a year ago, Vic Mignona was ruthlessly attacked by Funimation for a harmless comment that a fellow voice actor, Monica Rial, took offense to. This controversy shows an underlying hypocrisy within Funimation. By not punishing the involved voice actors for these "outtakes", they're basically saying "oh it's ok when certain people do it."
"Boo hoo" indeed.
don't really watch jared much anymore but these will always be my favorite videos of his. got me into a lot of fun dbz content
It's interesting to see video games this old have characters whom americans didn't see until the Gamecube, Xbox and PS2 era.
Except for final bout. Only valuable part of that game was having the newer characters spoiled before gt came out. Wouldve shat my pants as a kid playing it before gt.
Anyone else coming around after the loss of Akira Toriyama?
Yes
Final Bout is actually just as much as a Dragon Ball Z game as Budokai 3 or the Tenkaichi games.
In Japan and Europe, it was just called Dragon Ball Final Bout, without the "GT" in its title. Considering that it's filled with mostly Z characters, I don't see why it didn't qualify for more than just an "honorable" mention.
Either way, he's not doing anything on Dragon Ball, only Z.
ZodiacPrince
Good job missing the point.
Because it's a GT game...your opinion doesn't change fact.
shitcock86 Did you even read the whole comment? Because I'm fairly sure you didn't.
But this is america
It's nice seeing the evolution of Dragon Ball Z games. I used to buy all the Budokai (non-Tenkaichi) games for my PS2. The new DBZ games all look and feel the same no matter how hard the game developers try. It's not like they can change the story-line but it's still a little disappointing.
why not tenkaichi..i have tenkaichi 3 and the normal budokai 3 and i keep coming back to them...they are both so awwesome
Price1way Well they are changing the story line now with the new DBZ game !
Just set them during Timeskips!
I missed out on this channel for years and I’m glad I got into it recently. The final fantasy ones are amazing
I'm DBZ3 for the famicom, you can make your own story by playing with a friend and add talk during the fight, you can make your own plot line
That's fucking badass.
Wow I missed a lot the only DBZ I owned was burst limit
Nice to meet you, DBZ3.
That's what xenoverse is for lmao
This is like my childhood flashing in front of my eyes.... Them feelz!!.. I am getting old!
Another Butoden game just came out in Japan on the 3DS and will be released in the U.S.A. in October.
I have the demo
Nick the cheetah I AM SO HAPPY I HAVE THE 3DS!!!!
+Nick the cheetah you know if you pre order on amazon you get super butoden 2 download code for free
Wait, really? Holy crap!!
+Nick the cheetah yea go see for yourself www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00X8X082G/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1440972916&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=dragon+ball+z+extreme+butoden&dpPl=1&dpID=61qx3-zFIYL&ref=plSrch it's in the screen shots
two things i always come back to, dragonball and ProJared 😉
i hope you looking forward on Final Fantasy 7 Remake (please be good 😂)
Ultimate Battle 22 has a trademark- or copyright-symbol on every. Single. Character name. What the... o_O ?!
You should check out BSC's round with it.
I remember seeing the playstation dbz games as imports in a magazine when dbz was only at the frieza saga on toonami. I freaked out when I saw all the super saiyans lol. Sucks that the US didnt get any of the early games.
I find your lack of Cha-la-head-cha-la... disturbing...
He is disturbing.
@@colmmchugh7644 NOT!!!
It’s in every other dbz retrospective video so let him be different
@@colmmchugh7644 your comment aged like dollar store milk you dolt.
All I can say is DBZ boudokai tenkaichi 3 is my favorite. Anyone else agree?
While Budokai Tenkaichi is a great series, my favorite DBZ game is Budokai 2 for Gamecube. Controls tighter than a virgin's butthole.
***** what about Budokai 3?
I played the Wii version, and hated it. I'd be willing to bet that the PS version is 100x better, though.
When I had first played it, I didn't know about all the different controller options. I haven't had a chance to play it since though.
***** Yea, GC controller all the way
How could Shin Butoden be forgotten? Dude, the spritework and music in this game are phenomenal! :O
I really like you ProJared, you're really incredible with your reviews.
I’m rewatching some Jared vids and when I heard Dragon Soul I was so happy
Good thing I have been watching all your vids. I nearly forgot you did these kinds of Videos, I was also raised playing most these Dragon Ball games.
Lucky. I'd never heard of most of these games until this retrospective. I'd played Final Bout and Ultimate Battle 22, both of which were awful. Japan got most, if not ALL of the good to great DB/DBZ games. I get why, I'm just saying. Oh well, I prefer Goku's English voice actor over the Japanese one. In japanese, Goku sounds insane, literally. Sounds like an insane lady. I love the DB/DBZ series, but I started out with the Toonami English airing of DBZ. I also read the Cell/Android Saga in Shonen Jump at around that time. It took me a long time to catch up with the series, because I started from near the middle of the Android Saga, and even near the Namek Saga, where Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan were still flying the ship to Namek. I mean, the show kept restarting from the beginning again, and again, so I had quite some time to catch up. But even when I did, they still kept replaying the series from the beginning. So, I stuck to the games instead. Like Budokai, and it's sequels. Still a longtime, hardcore fan of the series, even to this day. Glad to be.
I'm that one person who enjoyed Dragon Ball way better than Z.
Makes 2. And other anime rather than dbz as well.
DarkfoX I do too
DarkfoX I enjoyed them both about equialy well dragon ball just a bit more. But they are like compleatly diffrent genre. one is adventure one is action
DarkfoX I think most people have actually seen both feel that way
DarkfoX I enjoy them both but Dragon Ball is a superior series in pretty much all ways but the combat.
thank you for including DBZ Legend (psone) on this list! tons of memories from that game
Holy shit, just found this series on my recommended and am ready to binge watch
Hyper Dimension was amazing. Very deep and unique gameplay. Playing this game into the night, then into the morning, fighting those endless fights, that's my goddamn childhood.
OMFG Dragon Ball Z The Legend! I remember this game when I was a kid. As a 10 year old playing that game, it was difficult enough to be fun for me and fast-paced looking enough to keep my attention at the time. I loved that game so much, i need to play it again. Thanks for mentioning it in this video Jared
AHHHHHH OH MY GOD THANK YOU FOR THIS THANK YOU HAHA YESSSS THESE WERE AWESOME BACK IN THE DAY AND EVEN THE EMULATOR ROMS!! Hands down one of the best videos ive stumbled upon in a while
Dragon ball z super butouden 2 was fucking kick ass jesus christ i remember spending hours playing roms of it
I remember playing three a bunch too, God the nostalgia
I sooooooo wanna play hyper dimension and super butoden 2 but there is a butoden game on the 3ds that I have
+Stevie Tohill the 3ds one wasnt that good tbh
Well it's a bit slow but I got it for Christmas and I really like it
I am going to hurt you more now. If you preordered that game, you got Super Butouden 2 for free alongside it.
This series puts me in such a good mood, is always nice to come back to it :)
Hyper Dimension was freakin' rad. I liked playing it on an emulator as a kid, even if I wasn't that good at it. The art style was top-notch.
Ive still got a DBZ wall scroll that I purchased while in high school in 1998 on my wall at home. :) Getting to watch SUPER weekly was an awesome treat for a fan of over 20 years.
1. I've heard it called DBZ: Legends more than "The Legend"...any insight there? And that game didn't go "up to" the Buu saga, it completed all of DBZ including the Buu Saga.
so so so much nostalgia. not just with DBZ or these games which I've played 70% (the whole retrospective) but this series. the one that drew me into ProJared. much love Mr Jared
DragonBall was released 30 years ago......
so?
I didn't realize how long it's been out, I found it surprising
YES, THANK YOU for using the music you did in Butoden 3. That song is my favorite and I always put it on when I play the game on my snes.
Hyper Dimension is a forgotten gem in the SNES fighter library, much like that Genesis Yuyu Hakusho game.
Man. The Super Butouden 1 - 3 and Hyper Dimension music takes me back to my 10 year old self. Trying to find ANYTHING Dragonball Z related on my 56k internet connection was a real chore back in the day, but I miss it. Geocities, anyone?
Great videos Jared. Keep up the good work.
I may not be too old, but this is amazing.
fuck you
Poop Dick Ouch man. That cuts deep.
Also, what did I do? I was simply stating that I'm not old enough to appreciate/understand the old games, and was saying how it's awesome to learn about them. Wasn't trying to insult anybody who is of age/an elder.
I think he was a troll.
Special Agent Cake You didn't do a darn thing. Haters gonna hate. Peace out my cake flavored friend.
These reviews are simply awesome. You're my go-to youtuber for lunch time
It's worth noting that DragonBall *Z* doesn't technically exist in Japan. It's all considered Dragonball.
Is that why all the games in japan have Z in their names? Idiot
Probably because Japan adopted the American naming convention. Do your research before you say stupid fucking things.
Mike Jarvis Hey guess what? The games came out *BEFORE* DBZ was aired in America Dumbass
Oh my you're a genius!
Dragon Ball in Japan is actually known as DB2 the Z is actually a typo that was adopted
I’ve never seen or read DBZ and am only watching this because it’s Projared.
loved the snes dbz games
This is one of the coolest videos ever. The DBZ-GT games on the PS1 are one of the most nostalgic games I have ever played.
Great video! Thank you! DBZ was my first anime and is still my favorite. Say what you will about how lame it is but i don't care! It was really cool seeing a retrospective about the games. The fighting games have really been treated poorly. Even so, the games are fun and there's nothing like battling these classic characters.
Hyper Dimension is one of my favorite DBZ fighting games. The combos and sprites were really well made and the backgrounds look great for a SNES game.
Man, I really miss Jerd...
Jerd? :0
Poor Jerd.
Jerd lmao
This retrospect is your best work. I watch it from time to time.
Holy hell this was 9 years ago?!
Wow. Doesn't feel like it, does it? Feels like yesterday, or last week or closer to something like last month? Yeah, I get the feeling. The games themselves don't look that way, but have that feeling. But that's also just how good Jared and his videos have been so consistently great over the last 10+ years. This particular DBZ game retrospective was what made me subscribe originally, well, that and the Pocky & Rocky episode with PBG, and the DBZ Sagas episode. After learning him and PBG were close friends, I knew I had to subscribe, and him talking about one of the best anime/manga series of all time, which I loved and grew up with myself, when it was on Toonami, back in 2004. Sorry, went off-track there. But yeah, this was 9 years ago? Geez, time flies, dude.
@@shawnfields2369 the fact majin buu saga came out in 95 fucks with me way more lol (in japan)
DBZ The legend was awesome. I bought it here in Brazil, completely in japanese. We didn't understand shit, but me and my friends played it every single day after school. I still have it, it's a really fun battle system, and i wish there was some kind of sequel.
Budokai Tenkachi 3 was the best one of them all, in my opinion anyway.
Rusty Shakleford yes i think the same, IMHO followed for buu's fury, xenoverse and legends
The music is so stunning in these games, feeling very nostalgic.
Who know that piccolo is akira toriama's favorite character and piccolo is only 4 years older than gohan
I did!
Jaylon Briggs Just about everyone.
Shame you didn't talk about Final Bout. I rented it from a Blockbuster when I was a kid and played it a lot. The interesting fact is that Final Bout came out in 1997 only a few months after the Z saga premiered in the US. I literally had no idea who most of the characters were.
Rip Akira Toriyama
I remember playing SB2 as a kid (8 years old) all the time with my cousins, since one of them got it straight from Japan for the SNES. I remember mastering the secret code to the point where I could do it 5 times in a row. Good times.
Also, I remember playing most of those on the emulator. They were pretty awesome. Especially Hyper Dimension. Though that was my last Dragon Ball Z game I would play until I hit my late high school years.
The best anime/manga of all time.
Juvia Lockser To bad it's a fact.
Nick The Cheetah Its ONE of the best. My favourite is still Soul Eater X3
Guess what? I'm arguing with you.
SonicPlayer239 Soul eater is great!
Eew.
I dunno why, but I keep re-watching this
I got a DBZ app commercial before this video
Irony.
is it dokkan battle
+Retro Nintendo pretty sure it was.
There was actually another type of struggle system in the hyper dimension game. If two physical attacks connected at the same time while the opponents were in the air, a sort of rock paper scissors mini-game with ki blasts happened, it was pretty cool, but often overlooked because of how difficult it was to trigger
Dragon Ball(original) is better than Z,i think!
no
Yes,few,like story,characters,atmosphere and comedy,which are pretty important for me,at least more than action and animation
Let's see.
-Better storytelling.
-Better atmosphere.
-More relevance for each character.
-Better action.
-Humor.
-Better characters.
Overall, Dragon Ball is the best part of the franchise.
I AGREE
You know, I think out of all the games mentioned in this video, I've played Hyper Dimension the most. One thing I noticed with that one versus the Butoden games is that the sprites were made to look more different from each other. In the Butoden games, they all assumed the same stances and some of them even looked like the same body with swapped heads. In Hyper Dimension, every character had unique stances and art that went a long way to making them look different from eachother.
Am I the only one who hates Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout? It's not because of my dislike for GT, as there were some episodes I actually liked watching. It was wired, clunky, and just not fun. And the voice acting? Jesus, the voice acting. Me and my sister had some good laugh's because of the voice acting.
Great video Jared, very informative! Hyper Dimension and Butouden 2 were my personal favorites.
I'm glad you made this video, DBZ was THE anime that got me into anime and will always hold special place in my heart and memories.
my god..i want Hyper dimension for snes soo freaking bad. i would sell my soul or cut a finger off to get a copy 😟
you can also use emulators to play the game
Stacy Pare jr I still have Hyper Dimension and Super Butouden 2 😁 Haven't played them in a while though.
Hunter Ellis well hunter.. u suck 😔😌
Stacy Pare jr if you chop off your finger, how would you play it.
Dj Group you have thumbs for a reason
I really love the Dragon Ball franchise, Budokai and Budokai Tenkaichi is incredible and holds a place in out hearts. As for the anime it's absolutely breathtaking.
dbz legends was the best, having a mod ps1 in 1996, played that game to death.
Holly shit, I was born the same day as the Dragonball anime. I knew I was born a few days after Zelda, and that's why I have a Hylean crest tat, but now this too.
11:04
You mean to tell me that long'ass title just translates to 'the legend'??
translation logic
logic..
Yeah, japanese makes no sense
+cannonfodder4000 No, it doesn't...
+cannonfodder4000 probably not a literal translation (like most titles for movies and games)..
Ah, the days of Toonami after school and DBZ. I remember being a kid and tuning into for the first time. I was like "The heck is this? It's like, a cartoon, but the style is all different?" Then there was fighting, and lots more fighting, and plenty of epic violence. I was like, "Holy crap, I have discovered the greatest thing in the universe!"
Aaaand from that point on I had to watch every freaking episode. I remember getting hyped with my friends over the new episode that would be playing. Especially when they played teasers for the upcoming Android saga. And then we found out about Budokai.
I didn't know anything about any prior games, so I thought, "A DBZ fighting game? Is this heaven?!" I turn to my Dad, who, wasn't huge into the series but tuned in for the enjoyable fights, and he connected two and two together (Awesome DBZ fights + fighting game = awesome.) and we were like "HELLZ YEAH!" I remember finally getting our copy through the mail, as it was sold out in stores. We had so much fun with that game. Same goes for 2 and 3.
Turns out it's had quite the legacy of fighting games. Still, Some great memories come from the Budokai series.
Why not even quote the first Dragon Ball series? Without it = no DBZ
Meh... Ive been a lifelong DBZ fan but never watched dragon ball.
***** That's a shame, 'cuz that's quite a big part of the story.
Nick Kakyoin I got the gist of it from playing tenkaichi 3. I tried watching it but honestly I cant stand it. Maybe the latter half of it is better but I reached until he got to Master Roshi then after that I gave up.
***** The anime is not that great, read the manga.
So awesome to watch someone review these games, props to you Jared. I had the chance to play SB2 & 3 as a kid; the music is amazing and still resounds in my head to these days.
never seen in the US DB legend? Im from Mexico and I got it :o
Your copy is either an import or pirated. DBZ Legends was available *only* in good old jolly Japan and nowhere else. I lived in Mexico for most of my cheeky childhood and I do remember some bootleg SNES Super Butoden cartridges.
+manuelito1438 Before the TLC Mexico imported a lot of products from Japan directly, which is why DBZ was broadcasted here way before it aired on the US
AGENTE4777
I never stated otherwise... nor did I contradict what you both said.
i had a copy of that here in new York. Had to get some kinda chip for my Playstation to play it tho
I've played every single DBZ game in existence thanks to emulation, lol... back in the days that's all I did.
I searched every dbz game I could play. I've mostly played Hyper dimension and Legend out of these ones though.
Hyper dimension sprites were awesome though for sure.
why does nobody ever talk about dragon ball GT... its like it doesnt exist or something :(
Z-Mr Owl because theirs really not much to talk about because it wasn't that popularly and not very long
AR Card well true but doesnt mean it doesnt exist i actually liked it even if it was short
AR Card Well, it does have one kickass soundtrack, so there's something...
okay I will say the soundtrack is good
AR Card i cant beleive im seriosly the only one who likes it not just because of soundtrack
DBZ The Legend was so GOOD. I used to play it all the time. If you never got a chance to get this game as a kid - Hunt it down now. It's so good.
I hate that GT game with a passion. To me it was the worst db game I've ever played.
Even worse than E.T on the Atari?
Reapermaskhybrid DBZ game
Marquess Pearson *DB:P
Marquess Pearson What, you didn't know that E.T was part of Dragon Ball Z's canon? E.T's planet is actually right next to the Tech-Tech planet
Black INK.I.M wait seriously I don't remember that.
I absolutely love Super Butouden 3. The speed, the special attacks, they really make me feel like I'm playing a DBZ game that actually had EFFORT put into it.
Want to hear a joke. Dragon Ball GT
+Andrew D BURNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
+Andrew D I actually liked GT :P
+MiningShadow to be fair it was worse than all the others and really detour from the cannon in my point of view
I agree, it was NOTHING compared to Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z, but it was a new take on the series and I enjoyed that
+MiningShadow if you like dragon ball I have seen some other good anime with more intense fights and shorter seasons.
thanx for the trip to memories! those games introduced me to life long friends and helped me grow in the confidence department. Can't wait to see your 2nd entry to this.
Very nice retrospect, I like how you covered production and reception of each game as well as a quick breakdown of game mechanics.
The Saturn's Dragonball Z: The Legend was an amazing game. 2 human players with 4 CPU together on screen, battling together. I loved the battle system, simple yet fun. It followed the story too, with characters jumping in and out or only appearing when certain characters.
He should do a series like this for Dragon Ball
Minor correction with Hyper Dimension. Clashes on the ground work the way you say but clashes in the air become a weird rock, paper, scissors game where one character goes in to the background and they take turns attacking and defending. The attacker could choose to use three quick ki blasts or one strong one and the defender had to choose to deflect the quick ones or dodge the strong one, then they switch places. The sequence ended when someone got hit with the strong blast.
I actually picked up that ultimate battle 22 back in 2003 and you know what I had a lot of fun playing it, in fact it blew my mind. I printed up all the moves and played it at my cousins, I didn't care about whatever minor issues it had, I had never seen dbz in 2d sprites and they really still do look damn fine.
Correction!! Butoden was revived with a JP exclusive DS fighter called Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden. (If it were brought over, it would probably add the Z to the title) It controls largely like the originals, and has some very nice features. One of which appears to be "Model Growth." What I mean is that in the first fight with Raditz, Goku and Piccolo are super scrawny, and in later fights seem to buff up. (Granted this is only speculation, as I have only done the first battle myself.)
A friend of min had a modded Playstation and I used to play Dragon Ball Z the Legend. I don't remember too much about it, but I remember it being super fun. Great series so far, Jared.
To this day, DBZ Hyper Dimension remains my favourite. Tight controls, great graphics, awesome in every way. Even the "Story Mode" is great.
The series that got me subbed to my all-time favorite youtube channel.
This is an awesome start to an awesome series, I can tell. Dragon Ball Z is one of my favourite anime series, TV series and video game series so I'm glad that this retrospective has begun. Really looking to my personal favourite, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
You gave me a few games to Let's Play, thanks~
Not to mention you're videos are entertaining as all get out.
Man all those games brought back memories. I used to play all the SNES games on my computer with an emulator back when I was like 12. Brought back a ton of nostalgia seeing them again after 13 years.
Awesome work Jared. Always been a fan of DBZ and Pro Jared so its a great combo.
I wish there would be more reviews for the anime based games with excellent quality like yours keep up the good work Jared
Man, The Legend was a blast !
My favourite, though, was not a fighting game but the legend of Z. I remember playing through it as a kid w/o knowing a word in Japanese.
I'm finding people all over the place who look upon Ultimate Battle 22 fondly, even though Jared's opinion of it matches what I know of the game.
Hyper Dimension and Super Butouden 2 were absolutely my favorites of the older ones. A point you forgot to mention about Story Mode of Butouden 1 is that if you chose the character who won the story fight in the show they were stronger than the other two increasing your chances of winning and incentivizing switching characters. This also introduced a very early form of organic difficulty as you could intentionally choose an inferior character for the fight to increase the challenge.
I remember reading about those import DBZ games in the import sections of video game magazines all the time.
If you're able, I think you should do another retrospective on a series you'd like.
I think that I will enjoy this. Always been a fan of this series and its fighting games.
The best thing about GT Final Bout was the intro song. After that it was all down hill. Legends was the best DBZ games that never made it to the states and I was glad to see it get a little praise.
This series is SOOOOOOOO freaking good, I'm not even a big fan of DB(Z) but holy crap is this playlist great