Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden

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Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Bandai (Japan, France, Spain), Ecofilmes (Portugal)
Developer:
Licensor: Bird Studio, Shueisha, Fuji TV, Toei Douga
Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • Français
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    JP
    ¥8,800 (9,064)8,800e[3][4] T-133013
    Sega Mega Drive
    ES
    T-133016-09
    Sega Mega Drive
    FR
    T-133016-09
    Sega Mega Drive
    PT
    MDJ0672, MDJSB0672

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    Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden (ドラゴンボールZ 武勇列伝) is a 1994 fighting game by Bandai for the Sega Mega Drive made with the Dragon Ball Z license.

    Gameplay

    The game is a typical fighting game. A punches, B kicks, Up jumps, and various combination moves can be done by holding the various controller buttons together. The C button is used to switch between staying on land and flying in the sky.

    An unique feature in this game is that both characters will always be on-screen simultaneously — leading to the game doing vertical split-screen with scrolling, rotating split screen, and various other neat tricks the Mega Drive was not known for doing (accomplished using various tricks with VDP layer management). This feature is in fact required by some of the strongest moves (which require both players to be far away from each other).

    Playable characters

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    Goku
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    Vegeta
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    18
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    Rekum
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    Gohan
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    Trunks
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    Kurilin
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    Ginyu
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    Piccolo
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    Cell
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    Freeza

    History

    This game was released exclusively in Japan — and also France and Spain, due to the great popularity of the Dragon Ball Z anime in these European countries. The French/Spanish version was renamed Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin and has the game translated to French language and the instruction booklet in French and Spanish languages.

    The game was also distributed in Portugal, during this time, where it is simply called Dragon Ball Z. The first version of the game sold in the region was the Japanese version, released with a Mega Key 2 and the Spanish instructions of the Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin FR/ES version, copied and printed on both sides of an A4 paper sheet, included as a manual (and the original Japanese manual). Later, in 1997, for the second version, the distributor Ecofilmes, would take Japanese copies of the game, replace the cover by one from a Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone VHS cassette[5][6] directed by Japanese scriptwriter and series director Kazuhisa Takenouchi[7] (竹之内 和久) sold by Prisvideo-Edições Videográficas, Lda (Prisvideo signed a contract in 1996 with, London-based Manga Entertainment, a producer, licensee, and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States and United Kingdom, to release their anime films[8] in Portugal) a sister company of Ecofilmes during the same period in the region and the manual with Portuguese translated equivalents (but keep the Japanese cart), and sell the game as is, promising a free converter cart (Mega Key III) as the Japanese cartridges cannot fit into European Mega Drives.

    A 500$00 Escudos discount coupon (2.50€) was offered with the game for the aforementioned VHS cassette. Some time after, they released a third version and switched to use the French version cartridge. The three versions are now very rare.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    Japanese ドラゴンボールZ 武勇列伝 Dragon Ball Z: Buyū Retsuden
    French Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin Dragon Ball Z: The Call of Destiny
    Portuguese Dragon Ball Z Dragon Ball Z

    Production credits

    • エグゼクティブ プロデューサー: ひらの ゆうじ
    • チーフ プロデューサー: みやかわ やすお
    • プロデューサー: しみず やすおみ, ドラゴン すずき
    • コーディネーター: さざんた
    • プログラマー: めぐみ ただし, TY
    • グラフィックデザイン: いしい ひろみ, すずき ひでき, まつばら きしこ
    • サウンドワーク: あまやんぐ, あっしー, よこやんま
    • 東映動画: もろした こうぞう, ひるた せいいち
    キャラクターボイス
    • バトルキャラ制作: すえなが ゆういち
    • バトルキャラ原画: みやはら なおき, おきもと ひでこ, えびざわ ゆきお, はかまだ ゆうじ, せき あけみ, しだ なおとし, いなば ひとし, いながみ あきら, さえき てつや
    • アシストワーク: わたなべ ひろたか, いそがい たけお, さとう つよし
    • スペシャルサンクス: ほりえ のぶひこ (少年ジャンプ), たけだ ふゆと (少年ジャンプ), まちだ むねはる (少年ジャンプ), とりしま かずひこ (Vジャンプ), たかはし としまさ (Vジャンプ), おかもと けんじ (Vジャンプ), まつもと つねお, あかまつ なおと, きよの よしたか, 青二プロ, スタジオ タバック, ちえちゃん, っぱ, ンター2, あるふぁ
    Source:
    In-game credits
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    [9]

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-04: "April 1994" (1994-03-08)
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    Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-05: "May 1994" (1994-04-08)
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    Gallery

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    PT (2nd version)
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    PT manual (2nd version)
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    Prisvideo's Dragon Ball Z VHS cassette
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    Prisvideo's Dragon Ball Z VHS cassette (box inlay)
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    PDF
    A print advert for Prisvideo's Dragon Ball Z VHS cassette featured on Clube Sega's Top Games 97 catalogue
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    PT TV advert for Prisvideo's Dragon Ball Z VHS cassette

    Physical scans

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    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    50
    [10]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    65
    [11]
    Consoles + (FR)
    85
    [12]
    Hobby Consolas (ES)
    89
    [13]
    Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
    83
    [14]
    Mega (UK) NTSC-J
    77
    [15]
    Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
    80
    [16]
    Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
    59
    [17]
    MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
    75
    [18]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
    81
    [19]
    Player One (FR)
    80
    [20]
    Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
    64
    [21]
    Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
    62
    [22]
    Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
    82
    [23]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    73
    [24]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    87
    [25]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    82
    [26]
    Sega Mega Drive
    75
    Based on
    17 reviews

    Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden

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    JP Manual
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    Technical information

    Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden/Technical information.

    External links

    References

    1. File:DBZBR MD JP Box.jpg
    2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
    3. 3.0 3.1 Harmony, "1994 4" (JP; 1994-04-01), page 71
    4. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 2
    5. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d9/53/d6/d953d6e8b4cac661a90b44036d759429.jpg
    6. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0b/99/d3/0b99d393bf6c8c66fd78ba0d5dbe3d96.jpg
    7. https://mubi.com/cast/kazuhisa-takenouchi
    8. https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2a/05/0b/2a050baa282a39c1d1106def8284b272.jpg
    9. File:Dragon Ball Z MD credits.pdf
    10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 63
    11. Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 18
    12. Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 90
    13. Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 110
    14. Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
    15. Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44
    16. Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 28
    17. Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 103
    18. MegaTech, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44
    19. Mean Machines Sega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 52
    20. Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 32
    21. Sega Power, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-07), page 66
    22. Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 60
    23. Sega Zone, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-xx), page 16
    24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
    25. Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
    26. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 57


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