Is Legacy Of Goku REALLY That Bad?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- After many requests following our retrospectives of the old Dragon Ball Z games, we are returning to Legacy Of Goku. However, we're doing it in a new way! Today, we dive deep into this Gameboy Advance relic which was critically panned and see if it's truly as abysmal as they say...
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Yes! Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku Sucks! PokePark Pikachu’s Adventure is better than Legacy of Goku!
The legacy of goku games, and buus fury, as well as GT Transformation were all a staple of my childhood. Back then reviews didn’t exist to me, and this game was a gem!
Legacy 2 and Buus fury were genius. Alas I was only able to experience it on a gba rom on my PC. Easily my favourite DBZ games of all time. I love how they used Bruce Falconer's music score aswell.
Legacy of Goku II, Buu's Fury and Transformation are unbelievable games. Legacy of Goku 1 is rough
Nothing better than that blind buy as a kid that was an absolute score.
@@Croftyhere LoG 1 is fun to fly into energy blasts and become immortal until you fly again. Lol, it was a broken game, you either get man handled or become immortal and kill everyone else. It's a great way to train once regular enemies start doing ki blast attacks, especially since the game is full of difficulty spikes
Back then reviews definitely existed…
Who else remembers being stuck in the Namekian temple trying to get that dang green artifact?
I just found it without looking for the solution! You can go through some walls in the tempel!
Yep. Had to get my cousin to do it for me lmao
I think half the gameplay time is that level, I’m in my 30s now and I still would be confused I think u just walk around until u figure it out, and a quarter of gameplay time is using the glitch to beat bosses,
I like what the video pointed out that it’s the exploration that is where it shines as a kid this was my only access to dragon ball besides reruns, the music and getting to explore and use my imagination makes it special
I purchased a GBA just to buy this game. And for it’s time, and my youth, I loved it.
I did extra chores and yard work odd jobs for months for family and neighbors to save up the cash for the GBA and this game!
If you ask me, it definitely is the worst legacy series game. BUT, being the worst in a series as good as legacy isn’t saying much. There are full console dbz games I’d put LoG 1 ahead of. I’d play log 1 for a week straight before I’d touch super dragon ball z on ps2 ever again
This game was so disappointing as a kid but without it we wouldn’t have legacy 2 and buus fury so I’ll gladly expect as this game for what it is
God bless webfoot technologies and their contributions to handheld gaming. Log 1 is definitely a weak title but we have to respect it for the improvements they made after. Clearly, there was a vision, and a great vision at that. It just took getting the first game out of the way to realize that vision
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They did not switch Developers.
Webfoot tech is the team that made all 3 Legacy of Goku games. They were making the 1st Legacy and that awful GBA fighting game at the SAME TIME with only about 9 months of development time. They had more time and tools to make Legacy of Goku 2 afterwards.
Infograms was the Publisher, who later rebranded to ATARI
You mean to tell me he did not do his proper research?
Thank you. I was gonna say it but i looked to make sure someone else hadnt already said it before I started typing aeay
@@PikaLink91 Honestly thought I had the proper knowledge. I didn't feel unsure saying it, but happy to be corrected. Thank you @herodm77 ! Hearted your comment so more can see.
@@retrorebound8887 Love your work man!! Keep game collecting and preservation alive!!!
They made taiketsu at the same time which i had. It was awful xD
I never hated the first game, but damn was it diffcult, had an acquaintance that let me borrow his copy. Says a lot when this game is the only game that makes Raditz feel intimidating. Unfortunately I hadn't managed to beat the game without the invincibility cheat lol.
actually Attack of the saiyans has raditz as a boss fight like 1/3 of the way through the game and it's actually a bit of a difficulty spike if you aren't loaded up on items. it's not the hardest RPG but it's a far better game than legacy of goku
I've played attack of the Saiyans but I mean in the context that Raditz is usually the first boss or opponent you fight in most DBZ games@@jackdiddles4304
@@jackdiddles4304 I played Attack of the Saiyans in around 2010 for the first time, The Legacy of Goku I and II around 2018! I really enjoyed that Attack of the Saiyans was a turn-based RPG!
You’ve become one of my favorite channels in like 3 weeks. Binged every single video you have. Keep ‘em coming!
#meatrider
Up, Down, Left, Right, B, A (during the intro song.) 😂
It says something about how huge the DBZ Boom of the early '00s was that a game as genuinely awful as this even got a sequel in the first place. Legacy of Goku II is easily one of gaming's biggest glow-ups.
Remember they start out with a very small budget as a small studio. As soon as the money started coming in that's when the real meat of the franchise started coming in.
It wasn’t THAT bad.
@@westonmeyer3110 It was. Even as a kid I thought it was trash.
@@GamingintheAM0801 You aren't the only one. The game got fairly middling reviews. I don't see why people try to defend the first Legacy of Goku. The combat is fundamentally flawed and most of Goku's other abilities don't aid you much. There's no real way to beat this game without stocking up on herbs and spamming Solar Flare.
Honestly, as a young teen when it come out it completely captivated my imagination and I loved it dearly. Still do. Sure, as an adult it is a bit grindy. Slow paced, but it was the first experience where I felt like I was actually apart of the story. For that and it's presentation alone it will always be precious too me.
Obviously 2 was better and Fury was phenomenal.
The whole trilogy is absolutely worth playing for any DB fans.
Same! I was like 9 at the time and I loved it!
Literally decided to play through the game again because of this video. I haven’t played it in almost 20 years. It’s BAD. I beat it in about 6 hours but oh jeez it’s rough. Never got around to the sequels and the quality jump from 1 to 2 is immense. Thanks for starting a dragon ball z game binge for me!
Buu's Fury is the real gem
No all three dragon Ball z game boy advance games in that RPG style we're actually really fun and very faithful to the anime and even had many Easter eggs hidden in them
The first was trash
Legacy of Goku 1 was shitty broken game, the other 2 games were gold though
@@rodrigonascimento1800 Legacy 1 was like Pokémon Red and Blue. It has its charm to this day but shows clear signs of being the first, and its sequel was infinitely better.
You’re two thirds right…
Remember Legacy of Goku II only happen cause Legacy of Goku 1 was selling like hotcakes back then despite the game not being quite as good. Back in 2002 the Dragon Ball Z hype were hot in North America and the urge of getting a chance to play the very first ever North America Dragon Ball Z game was exciting. Remember before the GBA, PS2, GameCube era, there was never a Dragon Ball Z game released for NA yet and as Toonami brought the DBZ anime to a more wider western audience, the DBZ hype was big. Almost as big as the Pokemon hype, I remember getting excited seeing DBZ been showcase on GamePro magazine saying there will be DBZ games coming for PS2, GameCube, Xbox, and GBA, as soon as the games are coming, my excitement got the better of me. I end up buying all DBZ games back then whether or not they're good or not and I'm glad I did cause because I help bought LOG1, the money I throw at Webfoot lead to them improving the game with the sequels.
This game had a glitch where you could use flying to make yourself invincible. Figured it out randomly and finally beat this game after having it for months as a kid.
I genuinely believe in the concept of judging games not just as individual experiences, but also as combined groups. The Legacy of Goku series for example. You can look at each game individually, but taking into account that they are a series together and that certain ones came before others contextualizes them. Judging Legacy of Goku 2 as a standalone game by today's standards, it might not hold up as well to a new player as it might someone nostalgic to it. However, starting with the first game will contextualize it to them to where they might be able to see what improvements were made in the second game, and they will be more capable of appreciating those little details. It doesn't guarantee they will like they game, but they might at least be able to acknowledge that it was an improvement.
However, at the same time, I don't think that people should get so obsessed with judging games as a group that they forget they are individual experiences. It's logical to compare to what came before or since to a certain extent, but it's also important to remember that each game is also it's own thing. It's important, I think, to examine games from both perspectives. It's normal and natural for us humans to have preferences and biases, but we should try to put such things aside when trying games out for the first time. A game being old or made in a particular style doesn't necessarily mean you won't like it, and you can't know for sure unless you can give it a genuine chance. We can't even trust mainstream opinions to tell us what we will and won't like, the only way to know for sure is to go in as blind as possible and give it a shot. Reviews should be treated as a guidance on what to expect, not a mandate on what to and not to like.
I remember watching my step brother play through all of Legacy of Goku 1 to 3 on my mom's laptop back when I was a kid, never got to play it, but always wanted to.
They're just such a vibe
Your bro wouldnt let you play? That sucks could of have awesome memories
I appreciate all the Dragonball game uploads man I've been watching you for a long time started with fallout on your main channel, never commented before but if you or anyone wanted to ever try a mmo version of log/buus fury check out Dbz Heroes United, its a BYOND game on PC and it has a discord and a old trailer on TH-cam its been around since the early 00s and still gets updates today. The most recent big one was a battle royale mode like fortnite
Wait this is considered a bad game??? Don't tell this to childhood me. Seriously love this game
Bro I loved LoG2 and Buus Fury as a kid and I went back to play all 3 and my god LoG1 was ROUGHHHH
I use to play this on my gba on the bus to school everyday, til some punk ass kid stole it out my bag...
It was always considered a terrible game. Nothing has changed.
First I'm hearing of it being bad. Loved this game as a kid.
oh it was a blast, but then Legacy 2 came out, and man on man... it blew the first one out of the water
You made a really good point that in a game like DBZ Kakarot (2020) most people would expect that the exploration aspect of the game would be pretty good, but Legacy of Goku (2002) actually did a better job with the environments having much more stuff to actually find and interact with.
I think the only good GBA system is the GBA SP that flips open and close.
The GBA system that actually allows you to see what is on its screen.
I had a blue one, and I miss it man.
This was the first game I got with my og gba agb-01 back in Christmas of ‘02☺️ so much nostalgia struggling with this game, trying to find some good lighting and extra batteries. Sounds awful on paper but the memories are still sweet
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, B,A IYKYK.
I unironically enjoyed this game, played it in a GBA emulator on my PSP, so no nostalgia from me lol (didn't use any cheats, just like grinding and seeing the exp number go up☠️)
Yeah, the combat was bad compared to the other 2, so it incentivised you to grind, but one shorting enemies and watching them fall down is hilarious ☠️
Not like the other two where they just go poof, no, the guys you kill just lay down and die😂
The "Goku is a bad father" meme is so tired now. It's time we as a society move on.
People watched too much dragon ball z abridged thats the problem and it ruined goku’s character
The combat for this game was completely broken. It was utterly impossible to have a sensible fight. The only way to play without pulling your hair out, you have to spam the solar flare technique which freezes the enemy momentarily. You can get in a few hits before running away again. There was a cheat code for unlimited health you could use, which was the only way I could enjoy the game
There was an infinite health cheat?
Fuck, that would've made things bareable playing it.
I beat the game by spamming kamehameha and poping all the sensu beans you get in game as ssj2 gohan.
@@-LastStand- Yes! You have to put it in at the start of the theme song before the menu pops up. It’s honesty the only real way to play the game and enjoy the story without having a heart attack fighting a dog in the forest 😂
Hey, I know that The Legacy of Goku is very challenging, but I was able to complete it two times without dying once. I collected plenty of herbs and used the senzu beans wisely. In addition, I defeated the dinosaur in the forest very often to reach level 10 quickly (600 EPs every time). If you make use of the glitches, you should be able to beat the game consistently 🙂👍🏻
I know for sure I had DBZ LoG nd Im not 100% sure if I had LoG part 2.. but I am 50% sure I probably did have it bcuz I do remember seeing the androids nd playing as future trunks when future 1arm Gohan gets killed etc.
The thing I remember most about this game is the glitch that if you are hit with an energy blast while flying you become invincible. that's what i used to beat freeza
I really hope to see you cover Supersonic Warriors for gba, that was probably my favorite game growing up
Man that game is fun😂
Great fighting game
Please do Aliens: Colonial Marines 😂...I never heard the hype or saw the trailers. So when I bought it as a kid, I actually really liked it.
Anyone who suffered through this game you're godlike
its the reason I never gave 2 and buus fury a shot lmao
Suffered?
@@bri1085 this game was always impossible for me 😭 2 and buus fury are all time classics though ofc
@@parkernv wait realised I only played the sequel and not the original, 2 was a lot if fun.
This game was amazing back then to me lol
The time to kill for Legacy of Goku was AWFUL. Thankfully they fixed it in LOG2
Up down left right b a
Only reason I beat this game plus that part on namek with the finger pointing through the wall stumped me forever as a kid. Up down left right b a
Loved This game took forever to figure out how get the 3rd ball /red/green/blue.
If they remake legacy of goku 1 with buu fury gameplay and be able to play as gohan picollo krillin and vegeta it would be a instant hit
Brooo I started with like buus fury and went to buy the first but it was so hard since they dont give you no slack for when you fight stuff.
Man I loved these games growing up
You think this game is bad you should try taiketsu oh boy that game is 10 times worse and has nothing positive to say about that game at all lol
Definitely do a review of Legacy of Goku 2 and Buus Fury
They had to know that this game was rough because the developers put an invincibility code in the game
This game wanted to be db kakarot, another example of something ahead of its time
Great video as always!
Underrated but DBZ Attack of the Saiyans and Dragon Ball Origins were also awesome!
We had some good handheld DBZ games looking back now.
origins was horrible (i haven’t played it since it released so idk how i would feel about it now.) Attack of The Saiyans is in my top 3 DB games of all time tho.
Agree with you for Attack of the Saiyans. A shame nothing similar came for the other sagas. The exploration was great in this too especially for its time.
I just got a GBA player for my GameCube ( did not know this amazing piece of technology existed until a couple months ago, fucking mind blown now as a man) and the first series I wanted to play was the legacy of goku… wow did I forget how terrible the first game was, I hated it as an adult lol. But 2 and buus fury more than made up for it. Playing them up on my TV was incredible tho lol.
I used to play Pokémon on my GameCube all the time using that thing. Loved it
Also just got a gamecube recently. Gonna get that gameboy player but now I don't know if I'll get legacy 1 if 2 was better, supposedly
i bought the first game on release ans loved it. but the same happened when 2 came out and that one blew me away because it had improved upon the first game it literally every possible way. but honestly when the first one was new it was great! just didnt have very much content. never played the 3rd buus fury.. think you can use equipment and things like that aswell
I'm glad you talked about LoG I. Honestly, I remember having a hard time with it, but overall enjoyed it. I remember loving Buu's Fury, and spent a lot time on it. LoG II, however, I barely remember anything about, even though I finished it twice while I only finished I once
I loved the sequels, but god this is one of the roughest games I’ve ever played and beaten
Legacy of goku 2 was a top 3 GBA game for me
Damn forget about these! Only played the first one as a kid and the memories of me struggling vs the Saiyan invasion brought me back. And the puzzles (?) on Namek. Was awesome as a kid especially the “cutscene” going super saiyan.
Would enjoy seein the other Legacy games yeah
When I was a kid I couldn't beat Raditz without the infinite life cheat so I played the whole game with it on.
Definitely used that cheat constantly
Well that was stupid
Having just completed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, I felt the Castlevania "death by touch" hate. So many times, I got frustrated by a boss because I took damage from a light graze against my ankle.
Yessss!!! love this game and your content
Short answer. Yes it is that bad.
This game will always be special to me because of how I got it (I don't have my copy anymore) but even as a kid I knew it wasn't the best game, the sequels were much better.
Same. I wished for LOG2 for my birthday but got LOG1 instead. Like a good kid I of course showed gratitude, but my dad could see I wasn't happy, so he took me to Toys R Us to trade it for the sequel... I thought... in actuality he bought me the sequel and let me keep the first game too.
@@PikaLink91 I had anxiety as a kid so instead of sleeping in my bed I would sleep on the couch in the living room so I could see the light from my mom's room, this bothered my stepmother for some reason ( mom didn't care and my therapist said it was actually kind of a common thing for kids to do) so my dad made a deal with me to buy the game in exchange for sleeping in my bed.
Anyone else really enjoying the Dragon Ball content.
I am ;)
I loved the first two games as a kid
It sucks. Spoiler haha.
It is pretty bad not gunna lie but i actualy realy love it, played it so many times and enjoyed it every time
The age I played it, I found it way too difficult. I can still remember how long it took to beat Raditz. And because of that, I didn't finish and never bought another DBZ handheld.
Up, down, left, right, B, A
I used to enjoy the Legacy of Goku trilogy as a child, but looking back on it... The gameplay doesn't feel like Dragon Ball Z.
It's basically a Secret of Mana knock-off where the Z-Fighters have a puny and limited amount of combos, powers, and abilities.
The trilogy would've been much better on 3D consoles like the GameCube where there are more controls and less limitations.
I can't tell you how god awful Legacy of Goku 1 was. Even as a kid i could tell how shit it was, especially coming off of the Budokai games and the other GBA entries. I remember being so excited to come back to Legacy of Goku 2 on the bus, meanwhile the first game just rots away, staring back at me, giving me PTSD flashbacks of fighting unfair dinosaur fights to barely beat Raditz and everything 2-shotting me to death on Namek. If it weren't for the Solar Flare spam2win, this would be next to impossible to beat, even you're maxed out
I played this one after LOG2 and my god was it a major step backwards. Admittedly, I still loved it because I was a major Dragon Ball fan as a kid and loved anything that had to do with the series. But I just remember it being sooo hard. I eventually beat it but I remember never playing it again after that.
I was actually able to secure a CIB copy a year or two ago just so I could have the complete GBA DBZ collection, but I still don’t plan on revisiting it any time soon lol.
To this day I’ve never been more disappointed with a game, going from LoG2 back to LoG1 was such a huge bummer for me bc the saiyan/frieza saga were my favorites
How could it be a step backwards if you went back to the first game from the second ? Lol LOG2 is a huge step forward from it's predecessor.
I will say, LoG1 at least has good bangin' music. There's a lot of great tracks. Starting with LoG2, the music would then be based on the Faulconer soundtrack, with some liberties. And then in Buus Fury, it's full recreations of tracks from the Faulconer soundtrack, very few liberties. They all sound great though!
But yeah, LoG2 was a massive improvement over LoG1. Though, it did introduce something I really hated, that came back in Buu's Fury too: The Level Gates. Surprisingly, despite LoG1's broken combat mechanics, you never actually need to grind in the game. I did a playthrough of it, just passing through all the areas once, and killing whatever comes across me, and did just fine. Goku ends up at Level 23 by the end of that, 2 levels under the max. But at least nothing stopped you from doing that.
Starting with LoG2, however, now you're forced to do these grind sessions every now and then, just to open the gate and continue, and I hate that. It completely kills the pace of the game; shouldn't I be allowed to enter an area, and take my chances?
I played this game as a child, and yes hit detection was not great but this game was easy... i beat this game multiple times and was a big part of my childhood. Along with Legacy of Goku II, and Buu's Fury.
Doot doot doot doot doot chatta tatta tatta tatta chatta tatta ta
I’ll always remember that music 😂
Then the LoG2 music before Vegeta would fight the androids would make me soooo anxious cause I knew I was going in for a challenge 😂
My biggest take away from my childhood is a lack of patience. Never used Senzu beans until I repurchased the game and ACTUALLY paid attention smh
You're getting developor and publisher mixed up, but even then, all 3 games were developed and produced by the same companies. Webfoot as the developer, and Infogrames (who later became Atari) as the publisher.
Great music, greta visuals, bad gameplay. Honestly, not a surprise that the sequel just fixed the gameplay and improved exploration. It added even more, but those two things were the key differences.
Is that you? Mrmattyplays?
Legacy of Goku was sick
"Dragon Ball Z: Attack Of The Saiyans" is my favorite DB Game.
I want that game but its soo damn expensive
That's one I only have the cartridge for but definitely want to fire up. Never played it growing up.
I remember as a kid saving up enough money to go and buy Legendary Super Warriors for the GBC. I already had a GBA but I found out that game is awesome and really wanted it. When I got to the store it was sold out... which made me sad. This game was on the shelf though... So I ended up getting this instead. I got home, started playing and felt that actual dagger your were talking about in the video. One of my earliest cases of buyers remorse.
Oh man you sent me on a trip through time with that commercial on the beginning. I remember just how excited it made me as a kid and I BEGGED my mom to buy me the game. If only I new the horror that would come, I never was able to even best Raditz
Love this game. It’s my favorite of the series but part 3 is definitely the better game.
I always thought Legacy of Goku was an alright game. When you compare it to part 2 and 3, yeah, it's kind of a terrible game but, still good for a few playthroughs.
People didn't like Legacy of Goku?? My brother had it when I was a kid but I was never able to play it seriously. I got older and was able to emulate it to play it but don't ever remember considering it as bad? A little hard and you had to grind at certain points but remember finishing the game and being like "yeah this game was straight."
I just played this and finished it two days ago but I liked it tbh it was hard sometimes but that made it fun not to many games are today are actually hard anymore
The sprites almost remind me of Chrono Trigger, and that's probably because they're both by the same artist (Rest in Peace Toriyama)
this game really makes you appreciate 2 and buu's fury a lot more, much more fun games.
I wonder how many people beat this game legitimately. 🤣 As a kid when I learned the invincibility glitch I did it.
I always said DBZ taiketsu was the best dbz game as a kid cus it was my first dbz game until I went back n played it years later , that shit was horrible 😂
Matty, I got mad love for your content, but all the L.O.G and gt transformation plus taiketsu were made by Webfoot
Eh Taiketsu was my jam back in the day, too many road trips to Magic Mountain or wheerever with me beating this game xD That or kirby dreamland gb
I just finish my first ever play through of this game. It was awesome! I have seen a lot of reviews saying it sucked, and you had to grind in a bad way. I thought it was a great game
So I am watching this remembering my child hood. I'm totally agreeing with you................but I'm still wanting to go back and play my crappy child have game😅
The developers weren’t changed between Legacy of Goku and it’s sequel.
All FOUR games (not three) LoG1/2 Buu’s Fury and GT Transformation are made by Webfoot Interactive.
The Infogrames IS Atari
They just changed their name.
I loved the first Legacy of Goku when I was a kid, my only issue with it really was the grind. I remember having to kill a lot of wild life before taking on a boss.
This game is bad for me. One of the most frustrating game unlike legacy of goku ii and buus fury
Dragonball Gba games are peak nostalgia for my childhood
This game will make anyone's hairline recede. I also hate how disrespectful it is that ADULT GOKU can be brought down by a SNAKE and fucking WOLF.
As a kid he oneshotted giant monsters lmfao.
I played legacy of goku 1 and 2 for like 1 day as a kid , I could never get pass those wolves 😂
I used to have the game, yeah it wasn't good, and ended up selling it.
Edit: Also the DBZ game I was the most disappointed in was the "Dragonball Z TCG" GBA game, the computer players cheated and was glitchy (it lost my save then later it came back after restarting, terrible game)
Legacy of Goku 1 is broken and difficult from the controls and cryptic game play fetch quest missions
Legacy of Goku 2 is more balanced of the 3 games, it is not easy if you go rushing into levels with out preparing but it is also not hard if you have the right character and level, the fetch quests are not that bad
Buu's Fury/Legacy of Goku 3 is way too easy from the equipment sharing for boosting EXP quickly and the games items especially with all of the characters you can get high levels fairly easily, Legacy of Goku 2 was just the more balanced game from difficulty and challenge to items given
Legacy of Goku is good but short. LoG 2 was just so good that it made LoG look worse than it was. The music in LoG was great, I still love that Namek theme.
My first paycheck from my first job at McDonalds was used to buy a GBA and LoG, I was 14.
I remember a few years ago I tried to finally BEAT this game. I knew how hard it was but I was determined to beat it. Then I made it to namek and just said "FUCK IT! I'm playing Legacy of Goku 2"
When bringing up positives, we gotta talk about the music. This game's soundtrack is unique for the Dragon Ball Z franchise and (perhaps thanks to nostalgia bias) one of my favorite video game soundtracks.
Funny thing is that this was developed my my VideoGame Programming classes Teacher. She is the Ceo/Owner of Webfoot Technologies. This trilogy was their biggest game series.
I liked this game probably because I was new to DBZ and the GBASP was my 1st ever handheld and this was my 1st game for the handheld.