The Best Dragon Ball Game You Forgot About

[@Uno_Hunter]

I remember this being the first game I stayed up till the sunlight playing. Getting Trunks maxed out and BP over 1,000,000

[@m74568]

Ong

[@jonathanprice9268]

I remember this game. The only mode I beat was arcade mode. I gave up on z survival. I also did practice mode to get better at transforming into a super saiyan

[@divinenumerology7178]

Your comment makes me feel good

[@DatRitzBoi]

Vegeta: "Over a million??!"

[@simonlong4718]

same

[@Negativedemon98]

Never forgot about this game, bought it day one when it released and still have my copy of it to this day. Plus I have a special appreciation for it for being one of the few DBZ games to have ChiChi on the roster.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

Any game where she's in, I'll play her, she's my Dragon Ball waifu.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

@SharinganSakura I prefer the early to mid DBZ Chi-Chi.

[@GrizZ12xmiLUL]

Still to this day lol

[@kanibusxgod3397]

@@CerealExperimentsMizuki is it weird i prefer end of buu saga chi chi?

[@yungblade7]

This game is so worthy of a remaster with pvp in 2022. Hell even a remake with more characters, the fighting mechanics in this game is so rewarding

[@gpbear4]

you might be interested to see i recently ran Super DBZ at Evo 2022 with Vortex Gallery

[@J4yDiZz1e]

I am so glad more people are slowly but surely shedding light on this gem. I appreciate your overall efforts and research behind this game. I see this video (and your whole channel) blowing up soon rather than later. Keep it going!

[@GiuseppeAngelino95]

I remember that found this game just after alla the Budokai/Tenkaichi came out. I played every single PS2 DBZ game before this, still i was AMAZED by the graphics and the art style. This games deserved more and people should know about it. Really liked it

[@ChiseledAdonis]

I actually never even knew this game existed! I thought Budokai & Tenkaichi we're the only games out for the Gen 2 consoles.

[@drinknukacola5315]

Infinite world and sagas

[@Repetoire]

@@drinknukacola5315 we don't talk about Sagas lmao

[@NOSMTG]

@@Repetoire sagas was a good game

[@NOSMTG]

@@Repetoire sagas was a good game

[@The44sasquatch]

This is a gen 6 game lol

[@aimancn17]

I remember playing this with my little brother all the time, didn’t even know ultimates existed. Vegeta was soo fun to play

[@JJ.Picasso]

This game was cool as hell but I just remember trying to go super saiyan. Hardest input ever but it was badass.

[@Cookie._14]

I swear it gave me more blisters than the budokai stick clashes 😂😂

[@peoplesaidmypfpiscursedafb6902]

You can play as Adult Chi Chi equipped with the OG relics like Power Pole, Basho Fan, Nimbus Cloud and even her classic bikini warrior costume yet I never heard about this game before?. Shame on me! I feel like an uncultured pleb

[@gpbear4]

i recommend giving it a try. its fun and unique.

[@PatternLand]

Adult chichi? Nice

[@SegaMario]

This game's artstyle looks gorgeous. Look at the maps!

[@xXDRD9Xx]

I remember asking my grandparents to keep renting this game for me at Blockbuster back in 2006. We only had the weekend to play it, but man I sure made the most out of it. Being an adult now, I made sure to purchase this game.

[@truspann6522]

This game was apart of my childhood it took me a long time to master how to turn into super sayian then everything else kinda got easy I’m glad you have reviewed this game it’s good and even better when your not playing alone

[@davidadams4266]

Thank you for making this video and showcasing this game to people who may have never heard of it. I love this game! I'm so happy I first gave it a chance as a kid. It's still my favorite Dragonball game of all time, next to Infinite World.

[@Blackheartzero]

I did some research, and I think that "never-before-seen fighter" hinted at in Z Survivor Mode was supposed to be something called Full Armor Mecha Frieza. A version of Mecha Frieza with a cannon and grenade launcher mounted on his back, and landmines that are deployed from his tail. It was a form made exclusively for this game.

[@gpbear4]

that is one of the characters, but its just supposed to pick randomly out of the PS2 exclusive characters. he didnt get to fight them because it requires you to collect 5 stamps before the fight.

[@silkoth69]

@@gpbear4 Who are the exclusive characters??

[@gpbear4]

@@silkoth69 top and characters of the select screen weren’t on arcade which released first. u.Gohan, Videl, m.Buu, c.Frieza, k.Piccolo and m.Vegeta

[@Y-two-K]

There's so little about Full Armor Mecha Frieza online. How do you definitely unlock him?

[@gpbear4]

@@Y-two-K use 10 wishes, then the wish for mecha frieza will appear in the enhanced wish section

[@aemear66]

The quality of this video made me think that you at LEAST had 1 million subs. I was surprised when I saw how underrated you are

[@tristanalain9239]

So glad to finally see this game get the love and attention it deserves

[@Onepieceistheworstanime]

After so many years huh Tristan?

[@tristanalain9239]

@@Onepieceistheworstanime yes. I remember Playing this on demo at best buy in middle school. Didn't have a PS2 so I could not buy it. But my folks spent way to long in there doing some shit, so I had a lot of time to dick around on it.

[@drinkduff6536]

I still have my old PS2 and this game. It's DBFZ before DBFZ. Edit: This game tore my thumbs up.

[@Wolfedge75]

Super DBZ is the manga and DBFZ is the anime.

[@kingnexuz3823]

Nah more like prototype xenoverse

[@CloudMountainJuror]

The inability to fight the CPU in versus mode is what crippled its replayability for me. But I still love it.

[@FileCorruption]

Dude you're so underrated, not even 1k Subs? That's criminal my man. Love this video man.

[@jotaro8043]

Im so happy that you can use Vegetas Technique™

[@DavidLucian]

Nostalgia, one of the most underrated DBZ games for sure, it felt very unique ☯️

[@LightBringer666]

goku didn't lie to you, you had to get a bunch of perfect wins and meet certain conditions to fight a hidden boss fight, similar to any fighting game's arcade mode.

[@kingbrezzy1253]

Then who is the hidden boss?

[@LightBringer666]

@@kingbrezzy1253 i've never had it happen to me, but i believe it was a powered up version of majin buu or one of the androids. the reason goku says there's a new unseen fighter is because of a translation context mishap. the game on arcade didn't have buu and some of the characters added for the ps2 release (same for survival mode itself), the comment references that, i think.

[@kyraxgluco1745]

@@LightBringer666 a little bit late but yes, you are right. You fight against Majin Buu in a double or nothing match.

[@dragleo4354]

@@kingbrezzy1253 The Hidden boss is Majin Vegeta..

[@sousukesagara-im3td]

I love this game. It was the first ps2 game I ever picked out back when my dad gave me his PS2.

[@Zostead]

Yes! This game needs a rerelease! And it needs more attention! Thank you for making this vid!

[@RangoTheMercenary]

One thing that hurt it was the respec (resetting skills). It takes so long to just grind and change up your skill tree. It would have been easier to just let you customize your moveset from the get-go and save the RPG mechanics for another mode. Or even just make you unlock them once and customize them from there. Best parts about this game were the music, visuals, unique character designs, and interactable stages. It's fun, it's good, but it could definitely be better. I also like the unique 3D fighting gameplay.

[@GoreObsessed992]

This was my first and up until I was old enough to get a job,only dragon ball game. I remember being 9/10 and my only way to watch Z was find spliced KZbin videos where the final fight against Kid Buu was grainy,and in over 6 parts. Or I remember the website for the show I had managed to find a few episodes of GT they let you watch for free,I can recall staring at the ads for the dragon box and hoping someday I’d find the courage to ask my parents to buy it with its huge price tag. So when I went to blockbuster and found this game,I went crazy! I Can still remember Mecha’s Frieza stupid intro of “Im the strooongest!” and spending all my time trying to max out both him and Vegeta. Getting Vegeta’s saiyan saga outfit in a week was still my greatest achievement on a PS2. The games repetitive,but man does it capture a feeling very few games have given me throughout my life.

[@DeimosOTW]

OMG!!!! SOMEONE ELSE HAD THIS GAME? I've legit never met anyone who knew of it. Unless I showed them. Props man

[@arrombaacasa390]

This game sure looks cool ngl

[@gpbear4]

i recommend giving it a try

[@alienpasta1940]

I didn’t even imagine that I’d find a video about this obscure game which almost no one knows about. I appreciate your enthusiasm and honesty. I hope you reach higher heights. I love this game

[@gpbear4]

you should check out kabeDBZ and whitefreeza on KZbin

[@joe-lewisjavonnelson1523]

I remember this game. It’s underrated and nails the manga look. Good thing that it’s cheap for me to buy online and I have a Ps2 (although I need a new controller). If I’m not mistaken, Super Dragon Ball Z allows you to gain moves from people not in the game like Nappa.

[@gpbear4]

yeah, Yamcha and Nappa’s skills were added to the wished for the PS2 version. along with a bunch of other additional content.

[@TypetwoAbsolute]

The thing I remember most about this game is in the magazines it was revealed that mecha frieza was uniquely redesigned in this game by Akira Toriyama themselves which is a big deal since dragonball hadn't had anything new since GT (Super hadn't been realized yet) and it turns out that this was just a translation error

[@MrGonz801]

I learnt how to do Street Fighter inputs because of this game. I worked hard to understand how to play with everyone in the roster and it was only after I learnt how to pull off everyone's special moves that I realised the the inputs in street fighter are the same

[@gpbear4]

are you still interested in Super DBZ? theres much more to it than just the attack commands lol

[@lain328]

Personally love the hell out of this game practically no story mode or anything just good classic arcade fun with a good upgrade system and you can literally give Videl Kamehameha.

[@Nathanpark-cu2gd]

I'm so downloading this for pcsx 2 rn.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

This game really is a gem and I'm glad that I own it.

[@Marcelo_DBZ_Music]

I love the look of this game. The cartoony backgrounds and muted color palette; it literally feels like you're fighting in the manga

[@Gonou2000]

I really liked this style of videos! I hope you keep up at it

[@Dogmaguy74]

In the end this game reincarnated into Dragonball FighterZ.

[@brianjackson3031]

Congratulations on your first viral video

[@AstraFulminous]

I still have this game. Like so much about it.

[@ChronoDegeneration]

Imagine traveling the whole world relentlessly searching and battling foes to collect all seven dragonballs, only to wish for “a better outfit”.

[@williamchristie3459]

I remember when this came out I bought it and then my family and I went on holiday to New Zealand but as soon as I got back from my holiday I just went hard and finished it within a week collecting all outfits for all characters and their alternative colours so to me this is a gem that should get euther a remaster or a port to the current and newer consoles

[@gpbear4]

i think its very unlikely. i dont think the IP holder or publisher care about the game. but we do have an SDBZ Discord server for likeminded people like yourself :) i’ll be sure to welcome you if you join.

[@olldo23]

Great video on this hidden gem! I recently replayed it after over a decade and it still holds up! A unique and fun entry for DBZ games.

[@IAmMightyMike]

I remember wanting this as a kid for the sole reason you can play as mecha frieza and (I think) Chi-Chi. Which was unheard of at the time

[@DavidUzumaki1010]

Keep up the good work my dude, great video!

[@animesenpai-chan8734]

This game should be remastered everything looks balanced

[@ultm8ninja]

Yeah, maybe include online and allow players to level up via online. It's pretty ahead of its time given that other competitive games like MK only started doing it last gen

[@CajunIndian]

I couldn't forget about this game. My parents randomly picked this up for our ps2 when i was around 4-7 and it was my introduction to dragon ball. I remember playing trunks because he had a sword lol.

[@HybridAngelZero]

I remember finding this at a local GameStop back in the late 2000s (I didn't own a PS3 or 360 til like 2011, so I was all about the PS2 and Wii life) for dirt cheap, and I was excited to find a DB game I hadn't heard of, at it was dirt cheap, too. I was so excited to see characters like Chi-Chi and King Piccolo, and I got so addicted to maxing out my favorite characters. I'm glad more people are finally remembering this game! It's really unique among DB games in both gameplay and design

[@josephcushman3239]

I remember when I went to the shop to find a game and the the original Budokai Tenkaichi was literally a $1

[@StarHavensHero]

Man, this takes me back. Final bout was another like this that I don’t hear a lot of people talk about.

[@gpbear4]

Really awesome job on this video. I appreciate the time you took to see what SDBZ has to offer. We’ve got a Discord server for SDBZ, so if you’d like to join I’ll be sure to welcome you. You can even play online with us if you’d like. I also have other tidbits about SDBZ that I think you would appreciate. By the way, to get the secret fight in Z-Survivor you must have 5 of the stamps.

[@Jelloriki]

"to get the secret fight in Z-Survivor you must have 5 of the stamps." Wait what- I appreciate the offer, its cool to see that this game has a community still putting time into it.

[@carlosmacedo4792]

I wanna join, please

[@gpbear4]

@@carlosmacedo4792 the invite is linked in the pinned comment of this video. ill be sure to welcome you if you join

[@gokushkameha-ha-ha9344]

I played this after tenkaichi and returned it the same day. Now that I'm old and cultured with games I'm hunting for this masterpiece. Little slow, little small scaled, but it has a special aesthetic to it I love

[@grinbrothers]

10:25 - On that note, it's weird how there has never been an OG Dragon Ball fighting game, given it had 2 martial arts tournament as part of it's story. Perhaps a dedicated focus on OG Dragon Ball would have given this game great memorability. In any case, I do recall seeing this games on store shelves when I was a kid but never purchasing it. A shame, as the character selection is unique, the customisation/upgrading factor cool and the 3d stages awesome; you did a great job showcasing these factors through this video.

[@user-ny5vp9be8v]

The game based on the OG Dragon Ball for Wii had a fighting game mode.

[@grinbrothers]

@@user-ny5vp9be8v True, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo did have a fighting game mode to it, but that isn't quite the same as a full on fighting game. That, and said fighting game mode wasn't exactly the greatest... a better example would be the fighting game mode found within Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure (would have loved to have seen that expanded into a full-on game).

[@asgth6147]

There where 3 martial arts tournaments in OG Dragon Ball, 21st ending in Goku VS Jackie Chun, 22nd ending in Goku VS Tien, and 23rd ending in Goku VS Ma Junior.

[@grinbrothers]

@@asgth6147 Oh yes, forgot the 23rd Tournament due to Goku being an adult in that one. It feels like an odd transition period between OG Dragon Ball and Z in a way (and in terms of a game sense, they would have to create a new model for Goku to have both Kid and Adult; which is probably why a Advance Adventure and Revenge of King Piccolo stop at the King Piccolo arc).

[@quarreneverett4767]

Tenkaichi 2 and 3 had some love to db

[@Marwu21]

Me and my friends had a lot of fun playing this together. Had to try many times to get some of the trickier super inputs, like spirit bomb. I always thought it was so cool with how some characters got the parts equipped when they learned the corresponding special moves, like Cyborg Frieza and Chichi. I had one Cyborg Frieza with all the additional parts, and one without.

[@Latinspidey98]

I remember wanted this game as a kid bugging my dad for it and after a long time of wanting the game i finally got it it didn't blow my mind like Budokai or Tenkaichi series but i still had fun playing this

[@Rude_Boi]

As a kid, I remember playing this game at someone's house and being trash at the game, my first impression of this game was that it was bad; I was thinking, "This isn't Budokai or Tenkaichi!?!" .. unfortunately I never played it again.

[@PiggleChin]

I didn’t forget. Easily my favorite game up until xenoverse 2. Ultimate tenkaichi was a close second

[@KaioBaku]

😂😂😭

[@HazeX2]

It's interesting to see someone like Ultimate Tenkaichi I can't judge, Battle of Z is in my top 5 DB games, even though everyone trashes it

[@Superthedarkskingod]

​@@HazeX2I still play Battle of Z online every now and then

[@HazeX2]

@@Superthedarkskingod They recently got online working on the emulator, so I transferred my old PS3 save to play on Steam Deck

[@HazeX2]

@@Superthedarkskingod I recently started playing on Steam Deck, they got multiplayer working, but not a lot of people online so far I might try playing the PS3 version again

[@Loki-kg1hh]

I had this game I forgot about this into now thanks for helping me remember this.

[@lucasbolzon1695]

7:00 Cell with parkinson

[@yup686]

You just brought back some amazing childhood years of mine.. wow

[@csandreas]

There ultimate fighter is Videl. Goku didn't lie, you just played on easy mode. 🤣 You lack Saiyan pride.

[@treskij8605]

I’ll never forget this gem a buddy gave it to me on second grade

[@LungEater]

i was like 8 when i got birthday money and decided i wanted a DBZ game. went to the store and saw this and BT2. was not familiar with either game so i got this was just because i thought the cover was cooler. when i eventually learned about BT2 and what the BT series was like, for several years i wished i had gotten BT2 that day but my thoughts on that have since changed. I'm so glad i picked this one and got to experience so many hours of it. Sure it lacks the roster and characters of other DBZ games but it plays most like traditional fighting games like no other dbz game does which i think is part of the reason this game was slept on. a DBZ game with 100+ characters where 90% fight almost identically is more appealing to a casual fan than an 18 character roster where they all fight uniquely (especially with the skill tree system). It makes sense though. being able to switch between 100+ characters and being able to do the same attacks with the same button presses and not having to go into training mode and spend time learning each one is very appealing. Not to say that the BT series doesn't have depth to its fighting, it does, just that majority of people overlook it and instead opt to mash square and throw out energy beams which of course there's nothing wrong with. The budokai/tenkaichi series was something any DBZ fan could enjoy where as super DBZ i think mainly appealed to fighting game fans. Personally I prefer super DBZ since im a fighting game fan but my friends who like DBZ but arent into fighting games prefer the tenkaichi games probably because of reasons stated above. Also just as a random side note, one thing i dont like in super DBZ is that if you set the difficulty to hard, it doesnt change A.I behavior much, if it all, it just makes them deal twice as much damage lmao.

[@gpbear4]

have you ever seen the SDBZ players from Japan? some of them never stopped playing the arcade version since it released

[@UltimateShadow10]

This game always looked so fun, I regret that I never played it but, I was always aware of it.

[@gpbear4]

its never to late to start playing. we’ve got a Super DBZ Discord server if you wanna find others to play with

[@VOAN]

This is indeed a wonderful game, the only problem is it's exclusive to just the PS2 and there are certain games I just couldn't stand playing on PS2. A Dragon Ball Z fighting game with less than 20 characters is one of them.

[@maiers]

How do you only have 66 subs man? +1 from me, keep them coming! :)

[@CodenameCMB]

damn this is actually a decent video.

[@thunderproductions3983]

Thank you so much for bringing this to light because this is honestly my favorite dbz game but sadly it got scratched up, I had someone fix it but they never gave it back

[@Drvm614]

Why am I just now hearing about this. Wtf

[@Leedleleedle101]

8:35 yeah I’ve been trying really hard to pull this off too but still haven’t been able to, thank you for removing the sense of obligation by showing me what to expect at the end, when I do it now it’ll be for fun only

[@MercilessBug]

This game is a fucking Gem, played this b to death.

[@gpbear4]

join us on the Super DBZ Discord :)

[@DirtyCurti]

That cover art just brought back so many hidden memories.

[@remyheart27]

I wasn't a fan of limited character selection. The unlocks were underwhelming

[@vidguru0062]

Neither was I but to be honest, there was so much to each character that i got over that after awhile

[@clayshriver6664]

I didnt know this existed until I spotted it randomly at a mom and pop game store somewhere. I own it for the collection, but have never played it all that much. This made me want to bring it back out

[@VLE-Grimace]

I remember being out at the store and asking my grandma to buy me this game, when I got home to play it I was so excited but got bored with it pretty quickly. I was only like 11 at the time and didn’t understand all the upgrading and boosting stuff so I just sold it to a pawn shop. Looking back on it now I wish I would’ve spent more time with this game, it looks like so much fun.

[@gpbear4]

you should give it another try. you can find copies for like $10-20 USD

[@Iceyblu]

I remember my mom got me this, played it so much frfr. I loved it dearly to this day! To this day

[@raiderishere]

yo i dont know why you only got 199 subs but ill sub

[@creamInbetweens]

I remember playing this game once at a birthday party, it was so much fun but I never saw this game every again

[@Titanxzero1]

Really wish you mentioned the music, cuz its phenomenal!

[@gpbear4]

i recommend you to check out more of Supersweep’s work

[@Titanxzero1]

@@gpbear4 what?

[@gpbear4]

@@Titanxzero1 Supersweep is the name of the group of artists who composed the music for Super DBZ, but they’ve also worked on music for all of Arika’s other games as well as games from other studios. maybe check out the music from Technicbeat to start.

[@Titanxzero1]

@@gpbear4 Ahhh I see ok. Thanks.

[@tsgokuofficial]

I Loved that GAME so much

[@megaalx7889]

God this was one of my first DBZ games as a kid, the hardest part for me was trying to go ssj

[@shinigami9851]

Just earned a sub cause God damn the quality is great. I actually thought you had more subs for a sec.

[@switcheezy]

Super dbz has never been forgotten by me and was one of my favorite dragon ball games

[@SideTrackTVOfficial]

I remembering being a kid at gamestop and saw this game... I desperately wanted a dbz game beacuse until then i had only ever owned the ps1 game dbz Utimate battle 22 but unfortunately I had an original xbox not a ps2 so I ended up finding a copy of dbz sagas that day... I wonder how much fun i missed out on that i could have had playing this game....

[@gpbear4]

i only started playing SDBZ in 2019. its never too late lol

[@mingywantwingy1379]

Don't think I ever had the Pleasure. First Console DBZ Game I remember playing was Budokai. THAT Game blew my Young Mind. I will have to pick this up sometime soon. Thanks! Ps. 600th Sub!

[@docholiday4129]

Holy shit you dug up a forgotten memory. I can’t believe i forgot this game

[@jayempreem]

The user interface looks so good and creative

[@bedys2656]

The mysterious character that "no one's ever seen before" at the end of Z survivor mode does exist. It isn't a new character however. At the end of round 9 there is a chance of a 10th challenger to appear. You have the choice to accept or to decline the challenge. If you decline you still win the game. If you accept and win you will gain double exp. If you lose, you will lose everything you gained up to that point. It only happened to me once and I don't know what triggers the 10th fight.

[@alex01101]

I wish more Dragon ball games would try replicate the manga style, this game is still one of the best looking dragon ball games out there.

[@mokurainamikaze4958]

Plus character customization changing colors around is pretty fun

[@lulzPIE]

Damn dude this blew up for ya. Keep up the good work!

[@omarimorgan6214]

The soundtrack in super dragon ball Z was amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@Bigrice65]

Bruh the soundtrack in tht game was fire🔥🔥🔥

[@learn2finesse504]

I played the fuck out this when I was young, never forgot about this game. Frieze was my favorite character on this game!

[@yamatotsu]

Holy shit, I actually did forget about this game. I used to own this when I was younger, and I actually liked this game more than most of the other dragon ball z games I had

[@micjoco]

This was my favorite dbz game before XenoVerse series I wish it would be remade

[@kynshii]

I'm impressed with those graphics even now in 2022

[@JCBassCovers]

Adult Chi-Chi being playable already made this game 10/10

[@suckme2927]

Burst limit was always a gem in the dbz series. The combat is so good.

[@MadPanicGaming]

Loved this game way back when, great gameplay and I enjoyed the customization options.

[@babauranai]

I never forgot about it. I was so mad the ps2 people could play budokai 3, this and tenkaichi while we gamecube people only had sagas and budokai 2

[@cinderefell1399]

I think about this game all the time.

[@gpbear4]

join us on the Super DBZ Discord server 😛

[@JohnGlow2]

I played the ever living hell out of this growing up. I remember i thought it was kinda weird looking but it keeps you hooked for hours. Another comment already said he played till daybreak and thats really how it was. Min maxing, customizing moves( I shamelessly gave Trunks Kamehameha) learning combos and customizing your character, it was very much in the same vein as Tekken. The soundtrack was pretty dope too. I would say heavily underrated for sure, and it even has a competitive scene.

[@gpbear4]

are you on the Super DBZ Discord server?