I just booted up Budokai 3 in the wake of learning of Akira Toriyama’s death. As a girl who grew up with Dragonball during the 2000’s, this series made me really love anime. And while there were times I kinda fell off Dragonball as my interests went to other things, I always went back with a smile, ready to rewatch my favorite moments and play through Budokai 3, which remains even now as one of my all time favorite games. Listening to this intro both on the actual game and here makes me melancholic. I’ll never forget the impact Dragonball had on me. I’m crying even now because I know his death marks the end of an era. But I know his legacy lives on in the hundreds of mangaka he inspired, and the millions of fans, both in the East and especially the West, he’s made. Including this American gal here. Farewell, Toriyama-Sensei. Thank you for the memories.
Man, I cried when I heard Toriyama passed away. I cannot explain how important Dragon Ball Z has been to me in my life. Rest in peace to an absolute legend. He's earned his halo.
I'm happy to say this game was a part of my childhood. The neighbor kid and i would go days without talking to each as a result of some of our matches lol. Dragon ball is what introduced me to the world of anime, just like many others. Rest well Toriyama you left us with something that will keep us happy till the end of time.
Rip to the goat Akira Toriyama, thank you for creating dragon ball z and this made a huge impact throughout my life by having this as one of my fav anime shows to watch 🤍🙏🏼
Kind of unrelated, but I’ve been jamming to this after Budokai Tenkaichi 4 was announced. Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is the most iconic Dragon Ball game ever, and Budokai 3’s theme song is the most iconic in Dragon Ball gaming history.
@@NCSIMBA I never said “best”, I said “iconic”. If you think those games are better, that’s your opinion, but BT3 is objectively the most iconic Dragon Ball game ever. It’s the most well-known and popular, and practically everyone loves that game.
Me and my brother used to run through the story mode everyday to get the extended version of this song in the end credits, slowly close the door to the room, power up and literally beat the shit out of each other thinking we were super saiyans. Until one of us was super snitching to mommy cuz we got punched in the face too hard 😂😂😂
I remember when my fiance and I would play this every weekend when we were kids. Heres hoping Tenkaichi 4 lives up to this one Edit: Despite some glitches and werid outfit exclusions yes it did
Haven’t watched Dragon Ball, read the manga or played any of the games since I was maybe 10 years old. I’m 25 now and I’ll always remember how much the series meant to me. Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger also meant a shit ton to me; this theme brings it all back. RIP Akira Toriyama, absolutely a once in a generation talent; I don’t know a single person my age who didn’t have a Dragon Ball phase at some point. He touched so many spirits
Just wanna throw in Kazuki Takahashi as well, out of respect. He died after Miura, but before Toriyama. That's now two Shonen Jump manga-ka that I know of who are sadly no longer with us.
Thank You Akira Toriyama. You will forever inspire many of us to keep being better than we were yesterday until the day we join you. You passed on more than just a passion, you passed on a dream and a sense of purpose.
My younger brother made his girlfriend send me a video of him playing this on Clone Hero earlier today, and it brought a wave of emotional nostalgic tears to my eyes as i immediately flashed back to jamming to this and playing with him as children. This video is 10 years old, but man am I ever grateful that you took the time to upload this, because I had the privilege of blasting this at full volume on my way to work, and it really made me feel young again ❤️
That's amazing to hear dude, the feeling of nostalgia can't be beaten in my opinion. I wish for happy days, may everyone who sees this also have happy days!
This makes me cry fr this was my favorite game, reminds me of all the times me and my brothers can sit around and play the game all day and not have any responsibilities😢
Mm i remember turning my ps2 on and this song being the first thing I see and hear, it was my first Dbz game and I loved flying around collecting all the dragons balls and fighting that robot cooler guy,
Man, I first ever heard this song was back on 2017, when I was playing a DBZ BT3 mod game called "DBZ BT4 Beta" while I was testing the move set from some characters and then this song started to play, man this is so nostalgic, I wish that I could return back to 2017, I miss those moments because 2017 was one of the best years of my life and also is where my life started to get better after those terrible years from 2014-2016 where these are my worst years of my life all the time.
I can believe it has already been 7 months since the passing of the legend Toriyama sensei. I mean like Kazuki Takahashi was bad but Akira Toriyama!!??? I cried for 3 days straight when i found out about his passing bro. I'm so grateful to God to have been introduced to anime, and this being my first one ever. I just for someone reading to know how much i love you because i am certain that you and i may have faced similar challenges snd still may be, but im glad i can cone across people like you keeping Dragon Ball alive always. Keep fighting, may God bless you and give you strength to live on please. 😭 Goku will always be the GOAT.
Budokai 3/Infinite World are the best Dragon Ball games ever created. I don't care what anyone says. Anyone who says otherwise never knew how to play Budokai games. Tenkaichi is trash and overrated. So is raging blast and xenoverse. Kakarot is entertaining, and the art style and animations capture the anime style better than any other 3D Dragon Ball game. It is not a fighting game. Back to Budokai. I have my own story. Budokai 3 was the only Dragon Ball game that had its own unique fighting game mechanics. I played Budokai 3 so much that I burned out my first disc and had to buy a second disc. Back then, I was in high school. I think it was 10th grade. I learned how to do massive combos by myself long before any youtube videos existed. TH-cam was brand new. There as no such thing as monetized videos, and youtube was better back then. Most of you kids don't know about those days and Toonami. Budokai 3/Infinite World is capable of infinite combos, but there are ways to avoid the combos. FighterZ is merely a copy of marvel vs capcom and street fighter, which I could never get into. There is nothing unique about FighterZ. It has good art style and that is it. No other game had Budokai style. I am NOT talking about trash tenkaichi. As for Tenkaichi, it released shortly after Budokai 3. It was the new thing at the time. Suddenly, everyone began to shift over to tenkaichi because they never learned how to do combos or understand how Budokai 3 worked. I always wanted to see a third person Dragon Ball game created similar to Zone of The Enders style. Tenkaichi is not it. Konami should have created Tenkaichi and not Spike. Tenkaichi was too simple and lacked any sort of combos. It was all energy ki spam blasts. Zone of The Enders released in 2001 and it is still ahead of its time. I have never seen another game with mechanics like Z.O.E. These guys I knew in high school challenged me in budokai 3. I told them I was going to destroy them easily. They had already shifted over to tenkaichi. One of them, Eric, kept saying how tenkaichi is better and he could beat me at it. I said, "I don't CARE! Tenkaichi is boring and lacks skill. It's all ki blasts and has no combo skill involved." Well, he brought his PS2 to school during the final week of class. They played me and they had NO clue how I was doing combos, or that it was even possible to do that much. They were saying words similar to, "I don't know how he is doing that! How is he doing that? I can't do anything." I was literally laughing while destroying them. They gave up. Most people transferred to tenkaichi because it was third person and the new game at the time. Most of them NEVER learned what Budokai was capable of. The same goes for 98% of the comments when people say tenkaichi was the best, and fighterz. Anime and Dragon Ball were not allowed or popular in the fighting game tournaments back then. If Budokai 3 was acknowledged and had more attention at the time, it would be known as the best Dragon Ball game. It was bad timing and lack of knowledge and acceptance. That is my story. I don't have an interesting life and I am not successful, but I can tell you what TRULY happened when tenkaichi released.
Youre right. It hasn't been the same since budokai 3. It has a magic that the other games just don't have. I honestly can't imagine how many hours I put into the game to 100% capsules.
Me and my little brother must have been about only between 11 to 13 we would game out on this hours on end rematch after rematch yeah those were the good days … now me and my little brother are also going to be playing the new one dragon ball sparking zero
I like when this plays in one of gokus finals battle in his story mode In the world martial arts tournament as gogeta vs gotanks if my memory serves me well
Dragon Ball Z's theme may be "Rock the Dragon, Dragon Ball Z!" But I personally think this theme applies not only to Dragon Ball as an entire franchise, but Akira Toriyama himself. If you asked me what piece of music best summarizes Toriyama, how much we love and miss him, and how much his works have impacted the world in so many positive ways, it would be this theme.
Bro the garbage "Rock the Dragon" song is American only. "Chala head Chala" is the DBZ theme everywhere else in the world. And this song from Budokai 3 was obviously meant to have anime intro vibes similar to Chala, since they are both sung by the same guy, Hironobu Kageyama.
Now, I'm confused, I have this game, and the intro on my'n is voiced, but say "SomeCallMeJohnny's" one in instrumental?, now, I'm AUSTRAILIAN, so this that the reason?
The original doesn't focusnon the electric guitar. Personally i feel that full on electric guitar with original japanese lyrics wpuld sounds awesome. If anyone has found that throw a link
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I’m here for the the creator of my childhood! RIP Akira-son
He will be missed deeply. The world of Dragon Ball won’t be the same without him but it’ll still go on.
yes, but he still lives in our hearts🙂
🏴☠️🦂💛Yea Rip Grandmaster Akira Toriyama 🏴☠️🦂🤎
Rest in Peace Akira Toriyama. I wasn't a big fan of Dragon Ball but ever since Budokai 3, I've been growing an appreciation of Dragon Ball since.
no fui el unico :,cc estoy llorando :,c este jeugo marcóp mi infancia, Que en paz descasnse, Toriyama sensei
My 2nd DBZ game I've ever played
@@williamwhite1036
Was also my second
I've been a fan of Dragon Ball Z for years. Thank you Akira - san for the memories.
Honesty, it's been one of the most proactive sections of this community- zbz community
I just booted up Budokai 3 in the wake of learning of Akira Toriyama’s death.
As a girl who grew up with Dragonball during the 2000’s, this series made me really love anime. And while there were times I kinda fell off Dragonball as my interests went to other things, I always went back with a smile, ready to rewatch my favorite moments and play through Budokai 3, which remains even now as one of my all time favorite games.
Listening to this intro both on the actual game and here makes me melancholic.
I’ll never forget the impact Dragonball had on me.
I’m crying even now because I know his death marks the end of an era.
But I know his legacy lives on in the hundreds of mangaka he inspired, and the millions of fans, both in the East and especially the West, he’s made.
Including this American gal here.
Farewell, Toriyama-Sensei.
Thank you for the memories.
Wow. I feel you. Thanks for sharing!!! Childhood right here!! Dragon Ball was my first ever anime ever and it's cool to meet other fans.
I feel you girl DBZ and Toriyama are legendary
I genuinely can't believe he's gone... Thank you, Akira Toriyama. For everything. Rest well, Sensei.
Man, I cried when I heard Toriyama passed away. I cannot explain how important Dragon Ball Z has been to me in my life. Rest in peace to an absolute legend. He's earned his halo.
It was important in all our lives my friend
I'm happy to say this game was a part of my childhood. The neighbor kid and i would go days without talking to each as a result of some of our matches lol. Dragon ball is what introduced me to the world of anime, just like many others. Rest well Toriyama you left us with something that will keep us happy till the end of time.
Rest in peace Akira Toriyama sensei
Always loved this song.
RIP Akira Toriyama 😔. You made our childhood unforgettable.
RIP Akira Toriyama, I've watched dragon ball as a child, and have been a huge fan of yours ever since.
Death: Toriyama-San it’s time to go
Toriyama: was I a good writer and animator?
Death: no I’m told you were the very best
Rip Akira Toriyama
We lost a fucking legend. And I lost a personal hero. Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. Thank you for EVERYTHING.
Rip to the goat Akira Toriyama, thank you for creating dragon ball z and this made a huge impact throughout my life by having this as one of my fav anime shows to watch 🤍🙏🏼
2024 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 anyone?! Best days ever 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I'm here with you mate
Kind of unrelated, but I’ve been jamming to this after Budokai Tenkaichi 4 was announced. Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is the most iconic Dragon Ball game ever, and Budokai 3’s theme song is the most iconic in Dragon Ball gaming history.
U crazy bro budokai 2n3 way better then tenkai
@@NCSIMBA I never said “best”, I said “iconic”. If you think those games are better, that’s your opinion, but BT3 is objectively the most iconic Dragon Ball game ever. It’s the most well-known and popular, and practically everyone loves that game.
@@supersaiyanfox9190 same with budokai
The Tenkaichi 4 announcement gives me a little hope for Budokai 4, but I’m not holding my breath
Budokai 3 is the best dragonball game ever
May Akira toriyama train with king kai in peace 🕊️
❤🕊️ RIP to a legend. Glad to see everyone else here
Me and my brother used to run through the story mode everyday to get the extended version of this song in the end credits, slowly close the door to the room, power up and literally beat the shit out of each other thinking we were super saiyans. Until one of us was super snitching to mommy cuz we got punched in the face too hard 😂😂😂
That sounds fucking awesome
Wish I had a brother my age I literally would do that
RIP Akira Toriyama 🙏🏻❤️🩹🕊️
RIP 🙏
I remember when my fiance and I would play this every weekend
when we were kids. Heres hoping Tenkaichi 4 lives up to this one
Edit: Despite some glitches and werid outfit exclusions yes it did
Oh, it's looking like it's going to do more than live up to it. It's looking like Sparking Zero may be the best Dragon Ball game in HISTORY.
Farewell...
Until we meet again! :'-)
Rest in Peace Legend 🙏, thanks for everything you've given us ❤️
rip akira thank you for changing my child hood foever before u i was into spiderman and power rangers 😂
Haven’t watched Dragon Ball, read the manga or played any of the games since I was maybe 10 years old. I’m 25 now and I’ll always remember how much the series meant to me. Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger also meant a shit ton to me; this theme brings it all back. RIP Akira Toriyama, absolutely a once in a generation talent; I don’t know a single person my age who didn’t have a Dragon Ball phase at some point. He touched so many spirits
It’s good to see brothers coming back to this absolute banger, and paying respects. I love it here
Song brings tears to my eyes for real
Me to bro
I couldn't agree more! :'-)
First miura, now toriyama... Godspeed toriyama-san... thanks for everything!
Just wanna throw in Kazuki Takahashi as well, out of respect. He died after Miura, but before Toriyama. That's now two Shonen Jump manga-ka that I know of who are sadly no longer with us.
@@wyvern0m3g42 the average life span of a mangaka is 62 years. We respect them for basically cutting their lives short for our entertainment.
@@theeternalslayer Pretty much; yeah. Couldn't have said it better myself.
There is no language in the American version it’s just music no words if you want to hear it you will hear it in Japanese only
The nostalgia I get from hearing this is crazy 😭
Gotta come back and listen to this classic of a banger every now and then
Back then when Super Saiyan forms is all Goku and Vegeta needed to get the job done
One of the best DBZ game themes ever
It's 2024 and this game still hasn't been surpassed
Thank You Akira Toriyama. You will forever inspire many of us to keep being better than we were yesterday until the day we join you. You passed on more than just a passion, you passed on a dream and a sense of purpose.
My younger brother made his girlfriend send me a video of him playing this on Clone Hero earlier today, and it brought a wave of emotional nostalgic tears to my eyes as i immediately flashed back to jamming to this and playing with him as children. This video is 10 years old, but man am I ever grateful that you took the time to upload this, because I had the privilege of blasting this at full volume on my way to work, and it really made me feel young again ❤️
feel young? what are you even saying you dumbass
EVERY SAIYAN IS YOUNG UNTIL THEY HIT 80, TRUST YOUR PRINCE
That's amazing to hear dude, the feeling of nostalgia can't be beaten in my opinion. I wish for happy days, may everyone who sees this also have happy days!
You still are young gurllll!!!! ❤❤
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 you’ll be missed Akiraaaaaa
Who else is hyped for "Tenkaichi 4"
Rest in peace toriyama
It's kinda funny to me how the English version is basically just the instrumental version.
Rest in peace Toriyama
Probably unrelated, but if you do it just right, this syncs up perfectly to the final boss of Sonic Forces.
Sonic in DBZ when
oh wait, there's a mod featuring him in FighterZ!
I remember finding my brother's playlist with this on it back in like 2016. So glad I found this nostalgic tune today, Bless you! 😁
Best dbz game ever
RIP Toriyama Sensei
Best game ever.
I have been a fan since day 1
This makes me cry fr this was my favorite game, reminds me of all the times me and my brothers can sit around and play the game all day and not have any responsibilities😢
damm... the vocals🔥
Mm i remember turning my ps2 on and this song being the first thing I see and hear, it was my first Dbz game and I loved flying around collecting all the dragons balls and fighting that robot cooler guy,
I came for the hype that I needed AND I DAMN WELL GOT IT. THANK YOU.
Its been ten years since this was posted! And i still jam to this as though it just came out!
this really is one of the best db game openings
Man, I first ever heard this song was back on 2017, when I was playing a DBZ BT3 mod game called "DBZ BT4 Beta" while I was testing the move set from some characters and then this song started to play, man this is so nostalgic, I wish that I could return back to 2017, I miss those moments because 2017 was one of the best years of my life and also is where my life started to get better after those terrible years from 2014-2016 where these are my worst years of my life all the time.
I can believe it has already been 7 months since the passing of the legend Toriyama sensei. I mean like Kazuki Takahashi was bad but Akira Toriyama!!??? I cried for 3 days straight when i found out about his passing bro. I'm so grateful to God to have been introduced to anime, and this being my first one ever. I just for someone reading to know how much i love you because i am certain that you and i may have faced similar challenges snd still may be, but im glad i can cone across people like you keeping Dragon Ball alive always. Keep fighting, may God bless you and give you strength to live on please. 😭 Goku will always be the GOAT.
Budokai 3/Infinite World are the best Dragon Ball games ever created. I don't care what anyone says. Anyone who says otherwise never knew how to play Budokai games. Tenkaichi is trash and overrated. So is raging blast and xenoverse. Kakarot is entertaining, and the art style and animations capture the anime style better than any other 3D Dragon Ball game. It is not a fighting game. Back to Budokai.
I have my own story. Budokai 3 was the only Dragon Ball game that had its own unique fighting game mechanics. I played Budokai 3 so much that I burned out my first disc and had to buy a second disc. Back then, I was in high school. I think it was 10th grade. I learned how to do massive combos by myself long before any youtube videos existed. TH-cam was brand new. There as no such thing as monetized videos, and youtube was better back then. Most of you kids don't know about those days and Toonami.
Budokai 3/Infinite World is capable of infinite combos, but there are ways to avoid the combos. FighterZ is merely a copy of marvel vs capcom and street fighter, which I could never get into. There is nothing unique about FighterZ. It has good art style and that is it. No other game had Budokai style. I am NOT talking about trash tenkaichi. As for Tenkaichi, it released shortly after Budokai 3. It was the new thing at the time. Suddenly, everyone began to shift over to tenkaichi because they never learned how to do combos or understand how Budokai 3 worked. I always wanted to see a third person Dragon Ball game created similar to Zone of The Enders style. Tenkaichi is not it. Konami should have created Tenkaichi and not Spike. Tenkaichi was too simple and lacked any sort of combos. It was all energy ki spam blasts. Zone of The Enders released in 2001 and it is still ahead of its time. I have never seen another game with mechanics like Z.O.E.
These guys I knew in high school challenged me in budokai 3. I told them I was going to destroy them easily. They had already shifted over to tenkaichi. One of them, Eric, kept saying how tenkaichi is better and he could beat me at it. I said, "I don't CARE! Tenkaichi is boring and lacks skill. It's all ki blasts and has no combo skill involved." Well, he brought his PS2 to school during the final week of class. They played me and they had NO clue how I was doing combos, or that it was even possible to do that much. They were saying words similar to, "I don't know how he is doing that! How is he doing that? I can't do anything." I was literally laughing while destroying them. They gave up.
Most people transferred to tenkaichi because it was third person and the new game at the time. Most of them NEVER learned what Budokai was capable of. The same goes for 98% of the comments when people say tenkaichi was the best, and fighterz. Anime and Dragon Ball were not allowed or popular in the fighting game tournaments back then. If Budokai 3 was acknowledged and had more attention at the time, it would be known as the best Dragon Ball game. It was bad timing and lack of knowledge and acceptance. That is my story. I don't have an interesting life and I am not successful, but I can tell you what TRULY happened when tenkaichi released.
Preaching to the choir here
Budokai 3 was the best byfar. I loved this game. Kid Trunks was my main and I absolutely dominated in it. It definitely needs a remake.
Youre right. It hasn't been the same since budokai 3. It has a magic that the other games just don't have. I honestly can't imagine how many hours I put into the game to 100% capsules.
🤓
Still my favorite opening theme to any fighting game let alone Dragon Ball game
Thank you Akira toriyama for your amazing stories they wont be forgotten.
RiP my Goat
Me and my little brother must have been about only between 11 to 13 we would game out on this hours on end rematch after rematch yeah those were the good days … now me and my little brother are also going to be playing the new one dragon ball sparking zero
Arigatou
I like when this plays in one of gokus finals battle in his story mode In the world martial arts tournament as gogeta vs gotanks if my memory serves me well
One of theHardest soundtracks of all time!
The nostalgia i just got hit with is insane
Dragon Ball Z's theme may be "Rock the Dragon, Dragon Ball Z!" But I personally think this theme applies not only to Dragon Ball as an entire franchise, but Akira Toriyama himself. If you asked me what piece of music best summarizes Toriyama, how much we love and miss him, and how much his works have impacted the world in so many positive ways, it would be this theme.
Bro the garbage "Rock the Dragon" song is American only. "Chala head Chala" is the DBZ theme everywhere else in the world. And this song from Budokai 3 was obviously meant to have anime intro vibes similar to Chala, since they are both sung by the same guy, Hironobu Kageyama.
R.I.P Toriyama
Dragon Ball the only franchise that can make me exhibit genuine joy 🎉
Blasted this full volume on my way to work in honor of sparking coming out today!!!
My childhood is this game lo❤❤❤❤❤
I hear no English just music that’s it
The English version is the Japanese just without the singing. The singing is replaced with the electric guitar you hear.
Now, I'm confused, I have this game, and the intro on my'n is voiced, but say "SomeCallMeJohnny's" one in instrumental?, now, I'm AUSTRAILIAN, so this that the reason?
Yeah. I believe only the U.S had the instrumental opening.
Oh, I guess that also applies to DBZBT3,
Yeah Japanese version didnt have electric guitar and was voiced
ntsc is the instrumental
I modded this into sparking zero as my title screen song
hi trunks
Unlocking broly super sayin 4 ❤❤ was fun classic ps2 along with the tenkachi series ps2 players were eating good back in the day 😂😂
Hard 😂
Forgive me for the typos, but everything i said, let it resonate in your soul.
its only instrumental
nothing wrong with that. Personally, I've grown fond of it lol
it was only this way for players in north america
The North American release only had the instrumental. It's good, but it sucks not hearing Hironobu Kageyama singing on it.
The original doesn't focusnon the electric guitar. Personally i feel that full on electric guitar with original japanese lyrics wpuld sounds awesome. If anyone has found that throw a link
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PLEASE RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 🫡
🔥🔥
DAMN im old as fuck half way to 50
let's fight
Who is the artist of this theme and can I get from iTunes in this version?
If only i had his resources
Du-nu-nu-nu-ni-now-now-neen-now-ni-now-ni-now-ni-now-ni-nowiwow
É aqui que os homens choram
temon
I don’t play this game but I like the song
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Halsp
🫡⚓♥️♥️💔
Budokai > budokai tenkaichi
EVERY FUCKIN DAY OF THE WEEK!