This game was a staple of my childhood. I'm still impressed that they managed to cram all of DBZ, from the Saiyan Saga through the Buu Saga, in the GBC game.
I freaking loved this game as a kid. It was pretty hard, but it wasn't unfair like a lot of games. I still have my cartridge, and am gonna definitely play it again.
i love this game and i wanna make quite possibly the most informative walkthrough on youtube when im ready, but the ai cheats. nappa starts out with str powered up, so you play as underpowered gohan with nappa who can deal a minimum of more than half your hp in 1 hit. the ai after piccolo always have level ups distributed. kid trunks is level 8 for example. just let that sink in, frieza in 10 is level 6, no matter what, you cap at 5, but will also never hit it till 500exp.
Yeah, by the time I got it, I was 11 or 12. Games like Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Digital Card Battle had prepped me for this shit. HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR PLAYTHROUGH!
Funny thing, I had the original cartridge once upon a time, and this would always be the first game I added whenever I installed an emulator. Until watching this video, I didn't know it was even possible to save a botched combo input 😅
I know this is a pretty old video, but I'd like to add that powering up has an additional effect aside from enabling you to acces the limit deck: it also increases both your ki and str.
This has been one of the more interesting videos I've seen in a while. That being said, it's a in depth look at a dbz card battle rpg, for a 20 year old handheld......... I'm pretty sure I just regained my virginity from watching this.
I definitely weighed up the logistics beforehand, and decided that it's worth making myself entirely unattractive to both men and women in the foreseeable future, just to have a crack at this game. That fucking sprite-work is so clean. Much cleaner than post-sex sheets. Checkmate, lifers.
Incredibly late to coming to this video, but regarding the Speed stat, it's actually more useful than you might think. It actually affects accuracy and evasion in addition to turn order, and the higher your speed is compared to your opponent, the more likely you are to guard against (or completely avoid) their mega attacks without having to use the respective cards for those actions during the defense phase. It also helps lower accuracy attacks like a lot of rushes and certain beam cards like Special Beam Cannon hit correctly due to the increased accuracy
Damn dude, you really went all out. Love how thorough you were, the details you included, and your explanations of the intricacies of the game. Really enjoyed this!
11:20 Speed also increases your chance of avoiding damage when guarding with an afterimage card. I have found this to be really effective when you are the furthest from your enemy
My favorite was the replayable story where you can pick any character you have. The soundbits, music, sprites, and card play was something I loved and it was wrapped in a nice DragonBall package!
I remember walking in the store and asking my mom to buy me this game... this was back in 2002-2003 i was in 5th grade... and i still have the game cartridge, i thought this game was so underrated, i kicked ass with gohans tail technique and gokus super kameha, haha if you guys want to cheat just make sure you use the "Dabura fossilizing" card in your attack phase and youll beat your opponent in one shot haha. it misses sometimes... and casp osaurus thank you for this video.. you covered everything in the game
Shit I had this game around 2002 on Christmas. The Cartridge had juice on it so it was hard to play the game cause it would always froze up. At 19 years old I bought the game again. Now I’m 30 years old and to this day I still have the game as well. Still have a hard time getting all the characters
I realize this video is 7 years old and you probably have been told this by now, but guarding, depending on position can make the character use endurance, or even shockwave or avoid attacks...rarely, honestly it's rare to see even once and mostly now worth the chance. it's 2022 and I still play this game and thanks to this even learned some new things about the mechanics, thanks for that. great video!
This game was so damn hard. I remember playing it when I was a kid. The punch/kick combos were always very hard to execute since you had less than 2 seconds. Thank God I was able to slow the time when downloaded it with an emulator on my cellphone.
hswonderX You can increase the time by moving around the map! 2.7 seconds is actually really loose, and grants plenty of time. 0.7 seconds is very tough though.
I played this game a bunch in my childhood, and would still consider it my favourite DBZ game to this day. The graphics and the amount of content are really impressive for something made for the GBC, and the combat system has a surprising amount of depth and challenge to it. The OST is also pretty awesome, despite having to work with the limited GBC sound capabilities. I'd welcome a modern remake of this game that sticks to a similar retro-style presentation while fixing some of its flaws (bad English, slow scene progression, lack of skip buttons or chapter selection, making the overworld sections a bit more engaging, adding more of the key characters that were missing (Raditz, Tien, Yamcha, Frieza's forms)).
I've been slowly chipping away at a DBZ Card game video, where I go over all the card RPGs, and i'm like halfway through the NES titles and can't wait to replay Legendary Super Warriors. Legitimately amazing game.
I played this game a lot, and I mean A LOT when I was younger, and I only picked it up again recently and I think I found out some new stuff that "gather power" does. Not only do you have access to your limit moves, I think it also increases your stats by a bit, and you can only change the position of your opponent with your stage attack (or combo) while your in that state. Also, I think higher speed increaes your chance of randomly guarding/avoiding megaattacks, which you can only do while you're using "guard". I might be wrong on that one though
TehPipu That actually makes a lot of sense. I always wondered why I couldn't push the enemy around, and it'd only work occasionally. After 15~ years, this game continues to surprise me. It is truly spectacular.
I'm glad I found such a thourough review for this game. I must have it somewhere still, the original cartridge. I had so much fun with this game. It was pretty tough, and I did loose alot, but figuring out the mechanics, what each card does, the very beautiful animation for all of the unique attacks each character had was amazing. That sense of joy when you dodged a cpu's ultimate attack. The rage when they somehow predicted your attack, even when it wasn't a powered up move. The mind blow when piccolo's like acknowledges this is your second playthrough. Really good game, probably better than many modern ones today.
This is one of my favorite DBZ games Geez that learning curve though but the melee attacks in this game were awesome. I maxed out gohan's strength and used the tail card (which turns you into the oozaru) and used it on nappa for teh LULZ I don't know how many times I played through trying to collect more cards. Supposedly there was an ultimate kamehameha card but I was never able to get it.
Yeah it had a really high replay value and it was definitely challenging! As a kid I nearly gave up on the game because I couldn't beat Frieza. But when I finally I did it, it was such a euphoric feeling of success! :D
Jesus Christ. I remember playing this game between 2003-2006 until i loses the game at a point. It was so hard and i was too young to understand strategic game fundamentals. i think i’m gonna give it a go and emulate the game soon
As a kid i played it through with two other friends in 2-3 days...now i tried again and it took me 2 weeks^^ Had major problems fighting freeza and cell... perfect cell was the most unpredictable opponent of the game...he predictate all my moves^^
+Stergios Paraskevas I always had the most problems with Kid Buu. That fucker hit HARD. That said, most of the fights were pretty hard, and prediction from AI was insane.
Man I actually had big trouble getting past Freeza. It took me so many attempts. After I finally defeated him, I was able to get through the game quite well, though.
A friend of mine had a cartridge of this game he didn't want, so he gave it to me and playing it on my GBA was a blast. I remember loving everything about it (even though I was like 9 or 10 and kept losing every fight 30 times), and wish I didn't sell it
I freaking loved this game. I always put 6 Combo on Limited, so I would always have access to +6 CC per turn and was suuuuuper broken (or at least I felt it was, playing it.... at least 15 years ago)
Yeah, once you start stringing those 5/6-hit combos, and pack it in with a Spirit Bomb or something, it's pretty much GG. Game's definitely worth replaying. Such fond memories.
Thanks alot men I couldn't figure out how to get the villains that spamming start button did it I was trying forever to figure it out your video helped alot
I beat this game so many damn times and whenever I got frustrated I just went with card no. 94 "Dabura" as my only support, did soft resets til I got it first round and prayed that it hit since its one shotting enemies regardless of their healthpool. With 20 acc this doesnt happen often but better than getting an aneurysm fighting jeice and burter in ng+ Also: unlocking vegeta and ssj3 were hard as balls for me.
Deckbuilding depends on your taste, *if you have the cards available*, you can make different approaches work, even without using character-specific moves :D
So Nostalgic. I still remember how much fun I had playing this with my Nokia 6600! YES NOKIA 6600 with an Emulator. As A DBZ fan This game was much more than just a game. I wish the GBA sequel was as good as this one.
for those who are confused about guard is when u choose guard its for blocking beam attacks in the animation before the beam attack hits u ull have to press b just when the attack hits u then ull take less damege
Chico Spark Does it have a different animation? Because I'm trying now, and I can't get it to trigger. I take the same amount of damage as if I don't press anything. I know actual guarding is based on the Spd stat, which is something I found out after this video, but I just can't get this guy to block this attack with "B". I've tried at least 100 times (used a save state as the enemy sent a Super Ki Ball my way, and keep loading state to try and hit it.)
Nice review! This looks like a pretty cool Dragonball Z game. The card battling makes this game stand out from all of the generic Dragonball fighting games that have been coming out every year, and the new game plus and character unlocks look like they would add a lot of replay value. I'll probably pick this one up if I ever come across it.
Pre-PlayStation 1, a lot of DBZ games used cards as their main 'mechanic'. Even a game on the GBA, called "Goku Densetsu", and come to think of it, the DBZ Collectible Card Game is on GBA as well. Prior to that, DBZ popped up on all sorts of whacky consoles and gaming devices, and a lot of it was card-based. I think we're seeing a return to that as well, as there are DBZ card games on the 3DS too, but they're Japan-only. It's definitely worth researching, as there are some classics!
I've had a few other people tell me that, but I could never get it to work. I'll have to do another playthrough soon and give it a thorough test. Cheers, mate!
when you gather power, your ki and strength increase speed isn't useless, it affects the evasion stat which can be utilized with support cards many cards are useless, however there are plenty of ways to make interesting builds if you learn enough about the cards through trial and error. Also, if you play in battle mode long enough, you will start to see some more impressive cards and strategies
yeah the speed stat is actually the best of you take the time to level up to 4 stars (5 lvls means that you only got 4 power ups if I remember correctly). I used to do two on Str and 1 on HP and Ki but I accidentally washed my first cartridge and the second copy I bought was used and had all the players with speed maxed out. At first it looked shitty because you barely did any damage with no extra strength, but after I dodged/blocked two special attacks in a row I was like oh wow this is great, you basically can just beat your opponent with regular combos. But when I restarted on the 2nd game I did 2 Str and 2 Spd so that the game is actually fun and I can still do tons of damage while I mix it up with Spd and Ki cards (ki is the cheapest, while speed is the most expensive) and extra evasive cards so that if my opponent misses once or I block two atks get the advantage. Spd also helps with the timing of regular combos so I am sure that you can get passed 3 secs of input time if you max out Spd before a battle and add a couple of cards.
i know i'm a bit late to the party, but i loved this game so much! i got a GBC at christmas and my first birthday after that i REALLY wanted a new game. i didn't know about this one, there was no internet to search for games, but once i was in that store and saw a gbc dragonball game, i KNEW i had to take it home. it took AGES for me to learn how to play this game, i started discovering features like the future or NG+ only after i picked it up again 2-3 years later, and today i'm still unsure that i completely explored all that this game has to offer. a couple things i learned in my many, MANY playthroughs: 1) powering up also raises your stats a bit. even if you're using a card, if you're not sure about the damage range, it might be worth it to power up 2)powering up also makes it so that if you hit the enemy with a command attack you MOVE the enemy
It's never too late to enjoy amazing games! Also, I thought moving enemies happened if you did a directional attack in the combo, but then it's been a long time since I've played. I'll have to pay attention to that during my next run through!
@@Caspicum you have to do the directional attack WHILE being powered up. otherwise it won't work ;) thanks for the reply to the comment after 7 years! :D
I picked this game up a very long time ago on clearance somewhere. Maybe K-Mart? Really, really enjoyed this game. I think I played through it twice before I bought a copy for my six or seven year old nephew at the time. He also loved the game.
I swear sometimes that you are seriously underrated, great review m8! Oh but question, are you planning on reviewing more DBZ games in the future or at least the underrated ones?
Definitely! I really want to talk about Attack of the Saiyans for NDS, as well as the card-based RPG on SNES. Other than that, I've not thought about covering anything outside of Xenoverse, which I'll focus on once the hype dies down.
Casposaurus Oh boy! I especially can't wait for that Xenoverse review, only for one thing, for you to talk about the RNG system. Like honestly, the RNG system is the worst of Xenoverse.
I've actually got a lot of negative things to say about it, and was considering doing *just* a video where I criticise parts. There's a few things I really like though, so that'd suck not to mention them.
This game needs a remake, Bandai Namco is missing out on a goldmine here. It could easily become their most profitable Dragonball game ever. Its so easy to producer, because it doesnt need a combat system. Heck.. just give us some Ultimate Tenkachi type of cutscenes, some new cards and characters and we are good. This could sell like candy as a new mobile game and no one would complain about microtransactions, since its a card game anyways..
Great game, still playing it from time to time on my phone. I remember playing vs my friednds on the schoolyard via link cable. Was amesome! I always made them ragequit with my first round dabura hit. ROFL :D
Good old times! I remember asking for my Parents to buy that specific game from the Shop but they never did... Meanwhile i was playing with some friends from my School, because he had the game and it was amazing after i played it at school i just went to sleep so i could wake up fast to go and play it a game, i would feel sad when my friend was sick and didn't went to school ahah, good old days! Still playin it on Android, best game so far, never get tired of it!
When I played the game every once in a while gard would block special beam attack for less damage but it was rare so I could see you not seeing it but it's just a nother reason to love this game
Speed actually governs your chance to dodge or do an endurance move after you use the "guard" move you thought was end turn. I used to think it was useless too, but now I know it's the most important stat.
Casp O'saurus Yeah but if you endure even one valuable attack, your odds of winning that match go up by so much. If you're really consistent, a longer match favors you, right?
I think I'd rather put those stats in HP, and rely on Endurance/Avoid cards. That way if I make a wrong judgement call, I might have the health base to survive. Something about relying on luck irks me.
Speed is actually the best stat for turning the tide of battle, even with it being partially luck based if you max it out (or level it 3-4 times with stars or cards) being able to have free endurance or avoidance actions really makes it easy to control the battle and attack with your specials more frequently. Also add in the evasion boosters and your more likely to dodge atks fully. Basically if you level up strength and Speed by 2 each (at lvl 5) all you need in your deck are 2 Spd ups and 2 evasion cards and you can practically beat your opponent with basic combos. However, I like using beam atks so I add some of those with C.C Refrigerators and Dende cards and just waiting til I can do the super. Because I like to finish fights in a spectacular manner, it take me as long as 45 mins for a single fight but it is really awesome and like a game of chess. However, if you really wanted to you could probably end it in about 20 if you just attacked straight on without trying to set up your speed to super high levels.
With Guard you can time a defense. If you do it right (based on whatever input Up , b or A) you will either dodge or block. It really just depends though.
+Robert L. Sneed (Artist Rob) I might have to test that at some point. I find it weird how there's a pretty big lack of information as to how the game works. I guess because it's a card game for the Gameboy, but still!
Casposaurus - The Channel That Hugs Back Yeah it's really bad. I spent most of my years when I was younger just spamming B and A and stuff would happen. However from playing the game and beating it 10 times before I sold it, there were unanswered questions but I will always question the Bulma Card...What does that even do? (-____-)
Robert Sneed Bulma lowers a certain stat of the opponent through her "Charm". Also most of those random blocks were also based off of your speed, if you max speed out through leveling up (yes you can use support cards on top of that) it basically because 1 out of 3 times when you can randomly block basic combos. However, I don't remember blocking mid combat without the speed, but I believe it could have easily been a secret part of the game that had to be perfect to stop.
This Game is Amazing2016I 'm still playing itI love it I don't no understand Whi Why is there no second part , or at least a Remake.All the Games Today ...Ok .... look goodGood Graphik ...But after an hour playing boring because it 's just about to press his button like a hyperactive. Very ... Sad ....
This was the first game i ever played that had the buu saga in it. This game used to get me sooo heated while getting so close to winning against a boss and then they'd block a big move or known half my lifebar out in one move. Great game though
This actually seems like the perfect format to emulate DBZ fights without the limitations things like traditional fighting games bring. Maybe they should revisit the concept as a mobile game or a 3DS download
You were right, I hadn't heard of this game before. I love DBZ, but never got into the handhelds. This one does look really good for a GBC title. It is an interesting idea going for a card based battle system with such a heavy action based subject, but it looks like it works well. I'll have to try to hunt down a copy of this sometime. Great review! :)
RPGtourguide AWWWW, THANKS! The early games featured a lot of card-based battling, there're quite afew others that are based on cards, and even some more recent titles. The ones I've played aren't *as* good, but there're some genuinely interesting experiences that are worth checking out!
Great game, big part of my childhood, oh i remember all the hours i spent trying new combos and decks to beat frieza, good times. I recommend this game to everyone who likes the DBZ universe.
I knew about this game before I saw this, and one of the best things is the song that plays during fights. They need to remake this song for newer DBZ Games, or put it in a possible Dragon Ball Super Game
I wonder if you are going to review Dragon Ball fusions if you get the chance. It seems like a fun, though a bit easy game with an interesting battle system.
Yeah, 3DS capture cards are insanely expensive. The emulator is coming along VERY quickly. Fusions is actually bootable and kinda playable... If you can stand like 5 FPS. Come this time next year, I might be able to do it for free :^) Thanks for recommending stuff though. I'm always stressing over what to talk about next, and recommendations give me a better, more focused idea.
Nice. I played it on emu long time ago. But there was something wrong with rom - always crashed after Vegeta. But today GBA is sent to me, and tommorow this game will be send as well! :D Finally! :D
Raditz was great for how little presence he had in terms of story. Possibly in my top ten favorite DBZ characters. If you like him as much as I do, you might be interested in Masako X's "What if Raditz turned good?" series of videos where he speculates on what the series might have been like had Raditz pulled a face turn rather than dying right away and becoming one of the Z Warriors, in the form of a partially voice acted fanfic.
I love Raditz so much that fanfic almost sounds acceptable to me. It's not even his character necessarily, I just genuinely love his visual design. He's a buff boy, and I respect that. Thanks for the recommendation!
Speed is not useless at all. At higher speeds you can completely dodge special attacks without using any cards like avoid or shockwave. You can also block them for less damage without endurance. Speed is literally the most useful stat if you actually know what you're doing.
I'd find that out years later, this video is almost a decade old. Has anyone done a statistical breakdown of the chances that speed will influence your dodge/block rate? I'm actually kinda re-doing this video, so I've just clocked it again and gone for a more Str-focused playthrough with characters like Trunk who have the moves for it, but I did specifically put one point in speed for most dudes and didn't notice a higher trigger rate for blocking/dodge. I'd imagine a Kid Buu with a couple points in speed would be a good test subject.
"a game you didn't know it existed" funny because when I was little basically EVERYONE had this game on their gameboy. Pokémon and this where hugely popular here in Italy Edit: don't worry the translation was absolutely terrible even in other languages
This along with with the first dbz budokai on ps2 are the best dbz games of all time. I loved this game. I played it and beat it atleast 5 times on my gameboy advance. Good times. #nostalgia
Really well made review. Very... how do I put it, engaging? It was every but boring. I wanted to mention the other card-based games but looking through the comments, you already know about that stuff.
+Ryuma King I think I spoke too much about unnecessary shit, and my VO was pretty bad in this video, which I didn't realise until after the fact. I wish I had've made a video solely on the combat system, because the rest is fairly irrelevant. I appreciate it though!
I loved this game this was my fav gbc game next to Pokemon crystal this game was amazing the sprites was so on point at first as a 13 year old I was like this looks boring but getting hang of it every time i get closer to beating it I fell more in love with this game
I actually loved this game, I was given it for Christmas when I was about 10. I didn't work out how to unlock many characters until I re visited the game at age 19. Lots of re play value and depth. Probably my favourite game boy game of all time. I just wish they made raditz playable!
Hertfordbristolman The state of the Gameboy is a bit unfortunate, as it barely has anything that still holds up. Luckily, I think this game does, and that makes it a bit more special :D
Pretty sweet review (and editing, taking notes)! I'm actually a little curious to hear your thoughts on the other Dragonball games with RPG elements (legacy of goku 2 and 3, attack of the sayans, Advanced Adventure, based on the superior show ;)). Buu's Fury was pretty good (any game where I can drink beer and murder Broly as a 10-year old is good in my book) but I need to go back and finish LoG 2, as well as this one.
I adore Attack of the Saiyans. It's probably my favourite DBZ game. I loved Legacy of Goku 2, and Buu's Fury, but I played 2 recently, and it certainly has issues... I don't remember being too keen on Advanced Adventure, but I've not played it in years. I really love the SNES RPG though, whatever that's called. I'LL PROBABLY COVER THEM ALL AT SOME POINT.
played this quite a bit and thanks for this review. found out stuff about the game i never knew. this will be handy for my LP of this game starting this week. :D
imo C19 & 20 were pretty overpowered there. they could use an absorption card which always filled their HPs with the enemy's mega attack. But I loved it :D
This is still literally my favorite DBZ game to date.
i love this game, just sucks that they needed the AI to cheat to create artificial difficulty
Yes
This game was a staple of my childhood. I'm still impressed that they managed to cram all of DBZ, from the Saiyan Saga through the Buu Saga, in the GBC game.
I freaking loved this game as a kid. It was pretty hard, but it wasn't unfair like a lot of games. I still have my cartridge, and am gonna definitely play it again.
i love this game and i wanna make quite possibly the most informative walkthrough on youtube when im ready, but the ai cheats. nappa starts out with str powered up, so you play as underpowered gohan with nappa who can deal a minimum of more than half your hp in 1 hit. the ai after piccolo always have level ups distributed.
kid trunks is level 8 for example. just let that sink in, frieza in 10 is level 6, no matter what, you cap at 5, but will also never hit it till 500exp.
fun fact most of the dbz fan games or sprite fight videos use these sprites as a template for there videos/games
I loved it. This game was truly challenging and you had to use some strategy.
yes the best DBZ game! so so underrated!
It's a good game but very far from being the best.
One of my favorites for sure!
@@chesspunk489 what is considered your best?
@@superbn0va I would say the legacy of goku 2, Buu's fury, and budukai tenkaichi 3 are all tied for number 1 on my list.
@@chesspunk489 i own legacy of goku 2, it’s really good. The others I don’t know..
Man I love anything Dragon Ball Z. Thanks for opening up my eyes Cas. I'll check it out!
That is why I am here, my frozen-liquid friend.
Ah man, I had this game when i was still too young to understand mechanics more complex than Pokemon, so I never got very far. Time to emulate!
Yeah, by the time I got it, I was 11 or 12. Games like Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Digital Card Battle had prepped me for this shit. HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR PLAYTHROUGH!
Funny thing, I had the original cartridge once upon a time, and this would always be the first game I added whenever I installed an emulator. Until watching this video, I didn't know it was even possible to save a botched combo input 😅
I freakin' loved this game!!! Thanks for bringing this back to light and making a review about it!
Never heard of it before?
YOU KIDDING ME?
THIS WAS MY FIRST DBZ GAME... FIRST... FIIIIIIIIRRRST
I think it was mine as well.
Best friends?
Legendary Super Warriors Master Race yes.
@@supervegito2277 same
This was the first dbz game I owned. But my friend had a few of the fighters that I had played whenever I went to his house.
This game was my introduction to DB. I sucked at it when I was like 8, couldn't get past the Ginyu force. But, I've beaten it since, and I love it.
I wish there was some sort of follow-up. Plenty of DBZ card games, but none quite like this.
I know this is a pretty old video, but I'd like to add that powering up has an additional effect aside from enabling you to acces the limit deck: it also increases both your ki and str.
I didn't know that! It's hard to find proper info on this game anywhere.
it also makes you immune to pushback/displacement.
meaning the enemy combos cant kick you of your current placement.
This has been one of the more interesting videos I've seen in a while. That being said, it's a in depth look at a dbz card battle rpg, for a 20 year old handheld......... I'm pretty sure I just regained my virginity from watching this.
I definitely weighed up the logistics beforehand, and decided that it's worth making myself entirely unattractive to both men and women in the foreseeable future, just to have a crack at this game.
That fucking sprite-work is so clean. Much cleaner than post-sex sheets. Checkmate, lifers.
Incredibly late to coming to this video, but regarding the Speed stat, it's actually more useful than you might think. It actually affects accuracy and evasion in addition to turn order, and the higher your speed is compared to your opponent, the more likely you are to guard against (or completely avoid) their mega attacks without having to use the respective cards for those actions during the defense phase. It also helps lower accuracy attacks like a lot of rushes and certain beam cards like Special Beam Cannon hit correctly due to the increased accuracy
Damn dude, you really went all out. Love how thorough you were, the details you included, and your explanations of the intricacies of the game. Really enjoyed this!
Awwwww, bitch... img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140508122307/rickandmorty/images/d/d1/Scary_Terry_and_family.png
11:20 Speed also increases your chance of avoiding damage when guarding with an afterimage card. I have found this to be really effective when you are the furthest from your enemy
My favorite was the replayable story where you can pick any character you have. The soundbits, music, sprites, and card play was something I loved and it was wrapped in a nice DragonBall package!
I remember walking in the store and asking my mom to buy me this game... this was back in 2002-2003 i was in 5th grade... and i still have the game cartridge, i thought this game was so underrated, i kicked ass with gohans tail technique and gokus super kameha, haha if you guys want to cheat just make sure you use the "Dabura fossilizing" card in your attack phase and youll beat your opponent in one shot haha. it misses sometimes...
and casp osaurus thank you for this video.. you covered everything in the game
Shit I had this game around 2002 on Christmas. The Cartridge had juice on it so it was hard to play the game cause it would always froze up. At 19 years old I bought the game again. Now I’m 30 years old and to this day I still have the game as well. Still have a hard time getting all the characters
7:12 that Theme 😍😍 brings back Memories 😌
I realize this video is 7 years old and you probably have been told this by now, but guarding, depending on position can make the character use endurance, or even shockwave or avoid attacks...rarely, honestly it's rare to see even once and mostly now worth the chance. it's 2022 and I still play this game and thanks to this even learned some new things about the mechanics, thanks for that. great video!
Still appreciate corrections, even if it's a billion years later. ty ty
God I loved this game. I played it almost every night when I was growing up. I must've beaten it like 10 times.
YEAH! I played this shit so much as a babbi, it's surprising the cartridge still bloody works.
This game was so damn hard. I remember playing it when I was a kid. The punch/kick combos were always very hard to execute since you had less than 2 seconds. Thank God I was able to slow the time when downloaded it with an emulator on my cellphone.
hswonderX You can increase the time by moving around the map! 2.7 seconds is actually really loose, and grants plenty of time. 0.7 seconds is very tough though.
It’s tough getting every character
I played this game a bunch in my childhood, and would still consider it my favourite DBZ game to this day. The graphics and the amount of content are really impressive for something made for the GBC, and the combat system has a surprising amount of depth and challenge to it. The OST is also pretty awesome, despite having to work with the limited GBC sound capabilities. I'd welcome a modern remake of this game that sticks to a similar retro-style presentation while fixing some of its flaws (bad English, slow scene progression, lack of skip buttons or chapter selection, making the overworld sections a bit more engaging, adding more of the key characters that were missing (Raditz, Tien, Yamcha, Frieza's forms)).
I've been slowly chipping away at a DBZ Card game video, where I go over all the card RPGs, and i'm like halfway through the NES titles and can't wait to replay Legendary Super Warriors. Legitimately amazing game.
I played this game a lot, and I mean A LOT when I was younger, and I only picked it up again recently and I think I found out some new stuff that "gather power" does. Not only do you have access to your limit moves, I think it also increases your stats by a bit, and you can only change the position of your opponent with your stage attack (or combo) while your in that state.
Also, I think higher speed increaes your chance of randomly guarding/avoiding megaattacks, which you can only do while you're using "guard". I might be wrong on that one though
TehPipu That actually makes a lot of sense. I always wondered why I couldn't push the enemy around, and it'd only work occasionally.
After 15~ years, this game continues to surprise me. It is truly spectacular.
I'm still amazed that this was one of the last GBC games. It packed so much in the cart
I'm glad I found such a thourough review for this game. I must have it somewhere still, the original cartridge. I had so much fun with this game. It was pretty tough, and I did loose alot, but figuring out the mechanics, what each card does, the very beautiful animation for all of the unique attacks each character had was amazing. That sense of joy when you dodged a cpu's ultimate attack. The rage when they somehow predicted your attack, even when it wasn't a powered up move. The mind blow when piccolo's like acknowledges this is your second playthrough. Really good game, probably better than many modern ones today.
YEAH! I need a remake of this so bad. This time, with Raditz.
This is one of my favorite DBZ games Geez that learning curve though but the melee attacks in this game were awesome. I maxed out gohan's strength and used the tail card (which turns you into the oozaru) and used it on nappa for teh LULZ I don't know how many times I played through trying to collect more cards. Supposedly there was an ultimate kamehameha card but I was never able to get it.
Yeah it had a really high replay value and it was definitely challenging! As a kid I nearly gave up on the game because I couldn't beat Frieza. But when I finally I did it, it was such a euphoric feeling of success! :D
Jesus Christ. I remember playing this game between 2003-2006 until i loses the game at a point. It was so hard and i was too young to understand strategic game fundamentals.
i think i’m gonna give it a go and emulate the game soon
As a kid i played it through with two other friends in 2-3 days...now i tried again and it took me 2 weeks^^
Had major problems fighting freeza and cell... perfect cell was the most unpredictable opponent of the game...he predictate all my moves^^
+Stergios Paraskevas I always had the most problems with Kid Buu. That fucker hit HARD. That said, most of the fights were pretty hard, and prediction from AI was insane.
Man I actually had big trouble getting past Freeza. It took me so many attempts. After I finally defeated him, I was able to get through the game quite well, though.
...my brother had this game from... I believe 2003-05 was never able to figure out how to play it
I had this game as a kid and I loved it! The translations were so bad, but the game was so fun!
I live for a bad translation, fam.
A friend of mine had a cartridge of this game he didn't want, so he gave it to me and playing it on my GBA was a blast. I remember loving everything about it (even though I was like 9 or 10 and kept losing every fight 30 times), and wish I didn't sell it
What a good friend. Imagine a bloke just giving you a game as good as this. I hope you married him.
I looooooooved the main theme song for this game. Sooooo good
Legendary super warriors was my first dbz game. I will always love it
I freaking loved this game. I always put 6 Combo on Limited, so I would always have access to +6 CC per turn and was suuuuuper broken (or at least I felt it was, playing it.... at least 15 years ago)
Yeah, once you start stringing those 5/6-hit combos, and pack it in with a Spirit Bomb or something, it's pretty much GG. Game's definitely worth replaying. Such fond memories.
I played this as a kid
Guard is an untimed/random chance to block all attacks. 1 out 10 chances, you will dodge/block.
Also depends on your speed, so what I do is up it to the max with the training clothing. And up my chances at getting a good defense animation.
I've never heard of this game, but it looks awesome! I had Goku's Legacy for the GBA, which looks *kind of* similar. Great video, man!
Legacy of Goku 2 is a decent-enough game. The first one is... Ugh. UGH, I SAY! UGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH
You never seen this game in Toys R Us papers???
Thanks alot men I couldn't figure out how to get the villains that spamming start button did it I was trying forever to figure it out your video helped alot
I beat this game so many damn times and whenever I got frustrated I just went with card no. 94 "Dabura" as my only support, did soft resets til I got it first round and prayed that it hit since its one shotting enemies regardless of their healthpool. With 20 acc this doesnt happen often but better than getting an aneurysm fighting jeice and burter in ng+
Also: unlocking vegeta and ssj3 were hard as balls for me.
Does Speed affect the hit rate at all? I feel like that'd be OP as hell.
Deckbuilding depends on your taste, *if you have the cards available*, you can make different approaches work, even without using character-specific moves :D
5:46 actually it does boost atk and ki, that much i can confirm.
So Nostalgic. I still remember how much fun I had playing this with my Nokia 6600! YES NOKIA 6600 with an Emulator. As A DBZ fan This game was much more than just a game. I wish the GBA sequel was as good as this one.
for those who are confused about guard is when u choose guard its for blocking beam attacks in the animation before the beam attack hits u ull have to press b just when the attack hits u then ull take less damege
Chico Spark Does it have a different animation? Because I'm trying now, and I can't get it to trigger. I take the same amount of damage as if I don't press anything. I know actual guarding is based on the Spd stat, which is something I found out after this video, but I just can't get this guy to block this attack with "B". I've tried at least 100 times (used a save state as the enemy sent a Super Ki Ball my way, and keep loading state to try and hit it.)
Wow this game is so deep for a GBC DBZ CCG (TMA).
This... this is actually very very interesting. I'm gonna play it!
Let me know what you think of it if you end up giving it a try!
Nice review! This looks like a pretty cool Dragonball Z game. The card battling makes this game stand out from all of the generic Dragonball fighting games that have been coming out every year, and the new game plus and character unlocks look like they would add a lot of replay value. I'll probably pick this one up if I ever come across it.
Pre-PlayStation 1, a lot of DBZ games used cards as their main 'mechanic'. Even a game on the GBA, called "Goku Densetsu", and come to think of it, the DBZ Collectible Card Game is on GBA as well. Prior to that, DBZ popped up on all sorts of whacky consoles and gaming devices, and a lot of it was card-based.
I think we're seeing a return to that as well, as there are DBZ card games on the 3DS too, but they're Japan-only.
It's definitely worth researching, as there are some classics!
Guard can decrease damage when you press the button on the right time.
I've had a few other people tell me that, but I could never get it to work. I'll have to do another playthrough soon and give it a thorough test. Cheers, mate!
when you gather power, your ki and strength increase
speed isn't useless, it affects the evasion stat which can be utilized with support cards
many cards are useless, however there are plenty of ways to make interesting builds if you learn enough about the cards through trial and error. Also, if you play in battle mode long enough, you will start to see some more impressive cards and strategies
yeah the speed stat is actually the best of you take the time to level up to 4 stars (5 lvls means that you only got 4 power ups if I remember correctly). I used to do two on Str and 1 on HP and Ki but I accidentally washed my first cartridge and the second copy I bought was used and had all the players with speed maxed out. At first it looked shitty because you barely did any damage with no extra strength, but after I dodged/blocked two special attacks in a row I was like oh wow this is great, you basically can just beat your opponent with regular combos. But when I restarted on the 2nd game I did 2 Str and 2 Spd so that the game is actually fun and I can still do tons of damage while I mix it up with Spd and Ki cards (ki is the cheapest, while speed is the most expensive) and extra evasive cards so that if my opponent misses once or I block two atks get the advantage. Spd also helps with the timing of regular combos so I am sure that you can get passed 3 secs of input time if you max out Spd before a battle and add a couple of cards.
Hell yah man, been playing this game for the past 15 years, it never gets boring for me
The final line is what totally sold me.
i know i'm a bit late to the party, but i loved this game so much! i got a GBC at christmas and my first birthday after that i REALLY wanted a new game. i didn't know about this one, there was no internet to search for games, but once i was in that store and saw a gbc dragonball game, i KNEW i had to take it home.
it took AGES for me to learn how to play this game, i started discovering features like the future or NG+ only after i picked it up again 2-3 years later, and today i'm still unsure that i completely explored all that this game has to offer.
a couple things i learned in my many, MANY playthroughs:
1) powering up also raises your stats a bit. even if you're using a card, if you're not sure about the damage range, it might be worth it to power up
2)powering up also makes it so that if you hit the enemy with a command attack you MOVE the enemy
It's never too late to enjoy amazing games! Also, I thought moving enemies happened if you did a directional attack in the combo, but then it's been a long time since I've played. I'll have to pay attention to that during my next run through!
@@Caspicum you have to do the directional attack WHILE being powered up. otherwise it won't work ;)
thanks for the reply to the comment after 7 years! :D
This game was my life as a kid! I still remember the moment i beat Buu! I wish they'd make a sequel.
It is a genuinely amazing, complex game for the GBC. I'd love a remake or a sequel.
I picked this game up a very long time ago on clearance somewhere. Maybe K-Mart?
Really, really enjoyed this game. I think I played through it twice before I bought a copy for my six or seven year old nephew at the time. He also loved the game.
I swear sometimes that you are seriously underrated, great review m8!
Oh but question, are you planning on reviewing more DBZ games in the future or at least the underrated ones?
Definitely! I really want to talk about Attack of the Saiyans for NDS, as well as the card-based RPG on SNES. Other than that, I've not thought about covering anything outside of Xenoverse, which I'll focus on once the hype dies down.
Casposaurus Oh boy! I especially can't wait for that Xenoverse review, only for one thing, for you to talk about the RNG system. Like honestly, the RNG system is the worst of Xenoverse.
I've actually got a lot of negative things to say about it, and was considering doing *just* a video where I criticise parts. There's a few things I really like though, so that'd suck not to mention them.
This game needs a remake, Bandai Namco is missing out on a goldmine here.
It could easily become their most profitable Dragonball game ever. Its so easy to producer, because it doesnt need a combat system.
Heck.. just give us some Ultimate Tenkachi type of cutscenes, some new cards and characters and we are good.
This could sell like candy as a new mobile game and no one would complain about microtransactions, since its a card game anyways..
I'd love a do-over, but it's so simple and lovely as-is.
Great game, still playing it from time to time on my phone.
I remember playing vs my friednds on the schoolyard via link cable. Was amesome! I always made them ragequit with my first round dabura hit. ROFL :D
Smoky21111 That's so awesome! I love how many people got to play this spectacular game. Definitely didn't expect there'd be so many.
Good old times! I remember asking for my Parents to buy that specific game from the Shop but they never did... Meanwhile i was playing with some friends from my School, because he had the game and it was amazing after i played it at school i just went to sleep so i could wake up fast to go and play it a game, i would feel sad when my friend was sick and didn't went to school ahah, good old days! Still playin it on Android, best game so far, never get tired of it!
+Hunna World of Warcraft That's so awesome. So many people have similar situations, and I had no idea that many people played it/remembered it.
I really enjoyed this game at age 13.
When I played the game every once in a while gard would block special beam attack for less damage but it was rare so I could see you not seeing it but it's just a nother reason to love this game
I played this so much when I was younger. So satisfying after the years it took me to beat back then.
Speed actually governs your chance to dodge or do an endurance move after you use the "guard" move you thought was end turn. I used to think it was useless too, but now I know it's the most important stat.
Shit hey. I still don't like that it's chance-based, as I'd prefer more Ki or more Str, but it's nice that it actually determines something.
Casp O'saurus Yeah but if you endure even one valuable attack, your odds of winning that match go up by so much. If you're really consistent, a longer match favors you, right?
I think I'd rather put those stats in HP, and rely on Endurance/Avoid cards. That way if I make a wrong judgement call, I might have the health base to survive. Something about relying on luck irks me.
Speed is actually the best stat for turning the tide of battle, even with it being partially luck based if you max it out (or level it 3-4 times with stars or cards) being able to have free endurance or avoidance actions really makes it easy to control the battle and attack with your specials more frequently. Also add in the evasion boosters and your more likely to dodge atks fully. Basically if you level up strength and Speed by 2 each (at lvl 5) all you need in your deck are 2 Spd ups and 2 evasion cards and you can practically beat your opponent with basic combos. However, I like using beam atks so I add some of those with C.C Refrigerators and Dende cards and just waiting til I can do the super. Because I like to finish fights in a spectacular manner, it take me as long as 45 mins for a single fight but it is really awesome and like a game of chess. However, if you really wanted to you could probably end it in about 20 if you just attacked straight on without trying to set up your speed to super high levels.
With Guard you can time a defense. If you do it right (based on whatever input Up , b or A) you will either dodge or block. It really just depends though.
+Robert L. Sneed (Artist Rob) I might have to test that at some point. I find it weird how there's a pretty big lack of information as to how the game works. I guess because it's a card game for the Gameboy, but still!
Casposaurus - The Channel That Hugs Back Yeah it's really bad. I spent most of my years when I was younger just spamming B and A and stuff would happen. However from playing the game and beating it 10 times before I sold it, there were unanswered questions but I will always question the Bulma Card...What does that even do? (-____-)
Robert Sneed Bulma lowers a certain stat of the opponent through her "Charm". Also most of those random blocks were also based off of your speed, if you max speed out through leveling up (yes you can use support cards on top of that) it basically because 1 out of 3 times when you can randomly block basic combos. However, I don't remember blocking mid combat without the speed, but I believe it could have easily been a secret part of the game that had to be perfect to stop.
I wish this game got a remake
This Game is Amazing2016I 'm still playing itI love it
I don't no understand Whi Why is there no second part , or at least a Remake.All the Games Today ...Ok .... look goodGood Graphik ...But after an hour playing boring because it 's just about to press his button like a hyperactive.
Very ... Sad ....
this game was dead on difficult to beat when I was young & it still is! love this game!
FUCK YEAH!
Tryna get all the characters to this day is difficult
This was the first game i ever played that had the buu saga in it. This game used to get me sooo heated while getting so close to winning against a boss and then they'd block a big move or known half my lifebar out in one move. Great game though
That infuriating element is why I love it. It'd always surprise me even when I was positive I'd win.
Wow I thought you died none of the recent videos you made pop up on my sub box. It good to see your still doing videos
I died, but then I came back through the power of this particular Dragon Ball game. TH-cam is so shitty.
Casposaurus
Next wish is to fix TH-cam then
That's a waste of a wish, they'll just fuck it up again.
This actually seems like the perfect format to emulate DBZ fights without the limitations things like traditional fighting games bring. Maybe they should revisit the concept as a mobile game or a 3DS download
You were right, I hadn't heard of this game before. I love DBZ, but never got into the handhelds. This one does look really good for a GBC title. It is an interesting idea going for a card based battle system with such a heavy action based subject, but it looks like it works well. I'll have to try to hunt down a copy of this sometime. Great review! :)
RPGtourguide AWWWW, THANKS! The early games featured a lot of card-based battling, there're quite afew others that are based on cards, and even some more recent titles. The ones I've played aren't *as* good, but there're some genuinely interesting experiences that are worth checking out!
Great game, big part of my childhood, oh i remember all the hours i spent trying new combos and decks to beat frieza, good times. I recommend this game to everyone who likes the DBZ universe.
framar601 YEAH! It's honestly hard not to recommend it. It is top-tier DBZ game.
The first run against Frieza was seriously hard
I knew about this game before I saw this, and one of the best things is the song that plays during fights. They need to remake this song for newer DBZ Games, or put it in a possible Dragon Ball Super Game
Nyle Austin I completely agree. Even if they never revisit the game itself, or the gameplay style, the music would be a legendary addition.
Love playing this game. Multiplayer is great too.
I wonder if you are going to review Dragon Ball fusions if you get the chance. It seems like a fun, though a bit easy game with an interesting battle system.
I do want to talk about it, but recording 3DS shit sucks at the moment unless you've got a spare $500. It's a great game.
Man, that's a shame, I would love to hear your extended thoughts on it, but $500 is a lot. Thanks for replying anyway.
Yeah, 3DS capture cards are insanely expensive. The emulator is coming along VERY quickly. Fusions is actually bootable and kinda playable... If you can stand like 5 FPS.
Come this time next year, I might be able to do it for free :^)
Thanks for recommending stuff though. I'm always stressing over what to talk about next, and recommendations give me a better, more focused idea.
dragonball fusions is similar to this game. turn based and you unlock moves.
This and the legend of goku series were my favorites!
this game looks amazing for a gameboy color game
I remember having this game as a kid and it literally made me rage every single time
I borrowed this game from a friend when I was 8. I remember getting really frustrated with how hard it was
This is one of my favourite game of all time, yet so unknown to other people
Nice. I played it on emu long time ago. But there was something wrong with rom - always crashed after Vegeta. But today GBA is sent to me, and tommorow this game will be send as well! :D Finally! :D
+Anastazja Jaworska FUCK YEAH! How much does a copy set you back nowadays? I can't imagine it'd be too expensive.
+Casp "Literally Hitler" Osaurus You can get at eBay it between 10$ ~ 30$ :)
Raditz was great for how little presence he had in terms of story. Possibly in my top ten favorite DBZ characters.
If you like him as much as I do, you might be interested in Masako X's "What if Raditz turned good?" series of videos where he speculates on what the series might have been like had Raditz pulled a face turn rather than dying right away and becoming one of the Z Warriors, in the form of a partially voice acted fanfic.
I love Raditz so much that fanfic almost sounds acceptable to me. It's not even his character necessarily, I just genuinely love his visual design. He's a buff boy, and I respect that.
Thanks for the recommendation!
I can't believe I forgot I had this game. So glad they have emulators on mobile.
I remember this one the battle music takes me back to my childhood!!!!!
Speed is not useless at all. At higher speeds you can completely dodge special attacks without using any cards like avoid or shockwave. You can also block them for less damage without endurance. Speed is literally the most useful stat if you actually know what you're doing.
I'd find that out years later, this video is almost a decade old. Has anyone done a statistical breakdown of the chances that speed will influence your dodge/block rate? I'm actually kinda re-doing this video, so I've just clocked it again and gone for a more Str-focused playthrough with characters like Trunk who have the moves for it, but I did specifically put one point in speed for most dudes and didn't notice a higher trigger rate for blocking/dodge. I'd imagine a Kid Buu with a couple points in speed would be a good test subject.
"a game you didn't know it existed" funny because when I was little basically EVERYONE had this game on their gameboy. Pokémon and this where hugely popular here in Italy
Edit: don't worry the translation was absolutely terrible even in other languages
i revisit this game once a year minium
This along with with the first dbz budokai on ps2 are the best dbz games of all time. I loved this game. I played it and beat it atleast 5 times on my gameboy advance. Good times. #nostalgia
Really well made review. Very... how do I put it, engaging? It was every but boring.
I wanted to mention the other card-based games but looking through the comments, you already know about that stuff.
+Ryuma King I think I spoke too much about unnecessary shit, and my VO was pretty bad in this video, which I didn't realise until after the fact. I wish I had've made a video solely on the combat system, because the rest is fairly irrelevant. I appreciate it though!
But have you ever heard of Goku Gekitouden?
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I loved this game this was my fav gbc game next to Pokemon crystal
this game was amazing the sprites was so on point at first as a 13 year old I was like this looks boring but getting hang of it every time i get closer to beating it I fell more in love with this game
I actually loved this game, I was given it for Christmas when I was about 10. I didn't work out how to unlock many characters until I re visited the game at age 19. Lots of re play value and depth. Probably my favourite game boy game of all time. I just wish they made raditz playable!
Hertfordbristolman The state of the Gameboy is a bit unfortunate, as it barely has anything that still holds up. Luckily, I think this game does, and that makes it a bit more special :D
Pretty sweet review (and editing, taking notes)! I'm actually a little curious to hear your thoughts on the other Dragonball games with RPG elements (legacy of goku 2 and 3, attack of the sayans, Advanced Adventure, based on the superior show ;)). Buu's Fury was pretty good (any game where I can drink beer and murder Broly as a 10-year old is good in my book) but I need to go back and finish LoG 2, as well as this one.
I adore Attack of the Saiyans. It's probably my favourite DBZ game. I loved Legacy of Goku 2, and Buu's Fury, but I played 2 recently, and it certainly has issues... I don't remember being too keen on Advanced Adventure, but I've not played it in years. I really love the SNES RPG though, whatever that's called.
I'LL PROBABLY COVER THEM ALL AT SOME POINT.
Casposaurus Alright. I'll make sure to try out the SNES game.
I loved this game as a kid
It's too bad they never found a way to get Raditz back from the dead and onto the team; always wondered if they'd ever dredge that up someday.
played this quite a bit and thanks for this review. found out stuff about the game i never knew. this will be handy for my LP of this game starting this week. :D
maxacorn YEAH! Hope you have a good time!
that's the plan. :D
Does anypony or anybody like the battle music theme in this game?
I'm happy I managed to discover this as a kid. ^_^
Ah ya beat me to it! I was thinking of reviewing this game down the line too! Anyway, great review dude!
Thanks! You should definitely still do it! I'd watch the fuck out of that!
Hahaha really? Thanks man!
If you do, chuck a link my way!
You got it!
Damn, you made me play this game just now
Thinking I might replay it too. ENJOY, FRIEND!
Are there any games that are close to it in terms of gameplay and story?! I want a remake or a sequel !! Any games like it?
imo C19 & 20 were pretty overpowered there. they could use an absorption card which always filled their HPs with the enemy's mega attack. But I loved it :D
They compensated for fairly lower stats and no transformations, but you're right, that beam absorb move was so OP.
thanks for the good memories