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: Bandai

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
JP	1994-04-01^[2]^[3]	¥8,800 (9,064)8,800e^[3]^[4]	T-133013
ES	1994		T-133016-09
FR	1994		T-133016-09
PT	1996		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. 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

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 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: 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

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

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

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

Gallery

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

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[10]

Consoles + (FR)

85

^[11]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

89

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

83

^[13]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

77

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[15]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

59

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

75

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[18]

Player One (FR)

80

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

64

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[21]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

82

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[23]

Todo Sega (ES)

87

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

82

^[25]

	75
Based on 17 reviews

Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, FR/ES
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Mega Drive, PT (1st Version)
Cover
Cart Mega Key 2

Mega Drive, PT (2nd Version)
Cover
Cart Mega Key III

Mega Drive, PT (3rd Version)
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	af8f3371
MD5	ae9347eeea41c1a02565a187a4bf28f7
SHA-1	dc6336dfbbe76c24ada735009d0d667ce27843f6

2MB

1994-03

Cartridge (JP)

✔

CRC32	f035c737
MD5	9386f82fc9ab95294ca35961db80d0b9
SHA-1	5ff71986f4911b5dfd16598a5a3a9ba398c92c60

2MB

1994-03

Cartridge (FR)

External links

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

↑ File:DBZBR MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Harmony, "1994 4" (JP; 1994-04-01), page 71
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 2
↑ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d9/53/d6/d953d6e8b4cac661a90b44036d759429.jpg
↑ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0b/99/d3/0b99d393bf6c8c66fd78ba0d5dbe3d96.jpg
↑ https://mubi.com/cast/kazuhisa-takenouchi
↑ https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2a/05/0b/2a050baa282a39c1d1106def8284b272.jpg
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 63
↑ 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
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 52
↑ 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

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[:File:Harmony_JP_127.pdf_p71-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Harmony, "1994 4" (JP; 1994-04-01), page 71

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-04.pdf_p2-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-08), page 2

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[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 63

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-05.pdf_p18-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 18

[11] Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_033.pdf_p110-12] Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:Joypad_FR_031.pdf_p44-13] Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:Mega_UK_22.pdf_p44-14] Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44

[15] Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 28

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-06.pdf_p103-16] Mega Fun, "06/94" (DE; 1994-05-18), page 103

[:File:MegaTech_UK_31.pdf_p44-17] MegaTech, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44

[:File:MeanMachinesSega21UK.pdf_p52-18] Mean Machines Sega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 52

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_043.pdf_p32-19] Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:SegaPower_UK_57.pdf_p66-20] Sega Power, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-07), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_35.pdf_p60-21] Sega Pro, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-14), page 60

[:File:SegaZone_UK_20.pdf_p16-22] Sega Zone, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-xx), page 16

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:TodoSega_ES_15.pdf_p44-24] Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 44

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 57

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Contents

Gameplay

Playable characters

History

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Gallery

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References