Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Bandai, Ecofilmes (PT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Bandai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: Six button pad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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 1996, for the second version, the distributor Ecofilmes, would take Japanese copies of the game, replace the cover by one from a Dragon Ball Z VHS cassette[1][2] directed by Japanese scriptwriter and series director Kazuhisa Takenouchi[3] (竹之内 和久) sold by Prisvideo (Prisvideo signed a contract in 1996 with, London based Manga Entertainment[4], a producer, licensee, and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States and United Kingdom, to release their Manga videos[5] 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.
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a typical fighting game. 
punches, 
kicks, 
jumps, and various combination moves can be done by holding the various controller buttons together. The 
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
- Goku
- Vegeta
- 18
- Rekum
- Gohan
- Trunks
- Kurilin
- Ginyu
- Piccolo
- Cell
- Freeza
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| Japanese | ドラゴンボールＺ 武勇列伝 | Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden |
| French | Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin | Dragon Ball Z: The Call of Destiny |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden/Magazine articles.
Photo gallery
PT (2nd Version)
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Physical scans
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75 |
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| Based on 17 reviews | |
| Mega Drive, JP |
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 Cover
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  Cart  Manual |
| Mega Drive, FR/ES |
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 Cover
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 Cart  Manual |
| Mega Drive, PT(1st Version) |
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Cover
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Cart  Mega Key 2 |
| Mega Drive, PT(2nd Version) |
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   Cover
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Cart  Mega Key III |
| Mega Drive, PT(3rd Version) |
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 Cover
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Cart |
Technical information
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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2MB | 1994-03 | Cartridge (JP) | ||||||||||
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2MB | 1994-03 | Cartridge (FR) |
External links
- Portuguese TV commercial for the Prisvideo Dragon Ball Z VHS Cassette
- Portuguese Youtube video featuring photos (minute 6.39 to 7.34) of the Mega Key 2 and the unusual manual, bundled with the Japanese copy of the game and sold by Ecofilmes in Portugal (an A4 paper sheet with the Spanish instructions of the Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin FR/ES version printed on both sides)
References
- ↑ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d9/53/d6/d953d6e8b4cac661a90b44036d759429.jpg
- ↑ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0b/99/d3/0b99d393bf6c8c66fd78ba0d5dbe3d96.jpg
- ↑ http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Kazuhisa_Takenouchi
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Entertainment
- ↑ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2a/05/0b/2a050baa282a39c1d1106def8284b272.jpg
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 18
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 90
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 110
- ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44
- ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 28
- ↑ Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 103
- ↑ MegaTech, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44
- ↑ Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 32
- ↑ Sega Power, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-07), page 66
- ↑ Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 60
- ↑ Sega Zone, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-xx), page 16
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 57
| Dragon Ball Z games for Sega systems | |
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Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (1994) |
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Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden (1994) |
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Dragon Ball Z: Shinbutouden (1995) | Dragon Ball Z Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (1996) |
| Unlicensed Dragon Ball Z games for Sega systems | |
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Dragon Ball: Final Bout (1998) |
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