The History of Dragon Ball Z Games on the Playstation 2

[@alexcd7156]

Hey Geekdom great video! The opening to Budokai 3 still remains to this day the ONLY time we’ve ever seen adult Goku transform from SSJ3 directly to SSJ4 in ANY form of DB media! Always thought this was pretty cool.

[@jaysilva5854]

Budokai 3 was legendary! Only thing Tekaichi did was add more characters. The presentation of Bukodai 3 was much better.

[@liamstanley2325]

alexcd7156 I'm sure Tenkiachi 2 did that with Goku aswel.

[@alexcd7156]

@@liamstanley2325 it didn’t. Goku only goes up to SSJ2 in that intro.

[@liamstanley2325]

@@alexcd7156 When your playing the actual game he transforms from 1 upto 4 is what am talking about. But if your only referring to the intro's where he transforms into 4 then fair enough I thought you meant actually playing the game.

[@iGokuBlack]

Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 in PS2 era was so Perfect dude...

[@thecalledmouse8324]

Those were some of the best years of my life and I still emulate it to this day.

[@Jfresh2393]

Literally became addicting!

[@TheJaredPunch]

I N D E E D!

[@Movienerdnation]

One of my favorites games in the Budokai series. I just disliked Dragon Rush, I know I’m not alone in that.

[@ParodyAccount_]

PS2 = best selling console of all time too.

[@MetabolicFrolic]

Bro, Sparking Zero is CRUSHING the sales charts. This game is going to be special. I can feel it.

[@riodbz]

I see watchu did there…

[@MANDING0]

Games are the reason this 90's show is still popular today

[@jlq1331]

Budokai 3's Kid Buu fight was the first time I had to "lock in". My mom didn't understand why I was so angry in the living room, but when I beat him, oh man, I felt like a legend!

[@JEFFMAN90]

Oh man those were the days 😂😂

[@Iabyriinth]

Dude he had 8 years old me on edge, that fight was the first time I had to discuss actual gameplay strategies with my classmates

[@TheRedrocketrover]

Budokai 2&3 were my absolute childhood. 3 just had so much content and the RPG mechanic in the story was the most fun ive had growing up.

[@Godzilla00X]

Kids today will never know the hype of characters like broly and bojack showing up in game before the movies were out/widely available. Opened new worlds to us.

[@froggysusy6772]

You said "Mid" and "let ____ Cook" in another Comment You left.

[@froggysusy6772]

also I agree

[@Mr.Genesis]

From the original Budokai to the BT games i put hundreds and hundreds of hours into these games. These were MY fighting games. These games built friendships (sometimes ended them), bridged cultural barriers, and introduced so many people even DBZ fans themselves to characters they had not seen before. These games are so legendary to the Dragon Ball franchise that DB lived on because of them despite not airing a "New" episode for over 10 years.

[@Sixowl469]

Thank you for this video bro. BT3 was my introduction to Dragon Ball so it has a special place in my heart. Not a bad way to kill time waiting for Sparking Zero either. Another extremely common Geekdom W

[@m_mccolgan2804]

The fact I'm now 27 and when Budokai Tenkaichi 3 came out I was 10 years old... this is the moment I have been waiting for the last 17 years! LET'S GO!!! 🤩

[@Geekdom101]

thanks! spread it out!

[@Rundas045]

30 now, 13 back then!

[@m_mccolgan2804]

@@Rundas045 it’s crazy dude! but we are eating this good this week! 👏🏻

[@Rundas045]

@@m_mccolgan2804 yessir!

[@riodbz]

I was inna 3rd grade, back then. Getting the best of fights edition. 💯

[@SherondaPramus]

I remember being 10 years old and getting budokai 3 (th special edition) and it having the behind the screams DVD. Was the best Christmas present ever. (Also had the bonus ss4 card)

[@derekbrown9233]

Budokai 2 was my first introduction to the Dragon Ball franchise and I didn’t even know what anime was at the time lol. Been a life long fan since. Great video Geekdom

[@BlazedApples]

Infinite World is sadly the forgotten son

[@desantos288]

Budokai was my intro to Dragon Ball! I'm so happy the love is so strong to this day!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Been waiting For this one! You always make amazing content

[@tehsd8143]

Tenkaichi 3 and Infinite world run thru my veins

[@Desmuu]

I was always bummed out that the unique fusions and absorptions from Budokai 2 were never seen again. Buu-Cell was a favorite.

[@BlueBlur86CP]

Wonderfully crafted video! Played all of these except for Infinite World at this point.

[@quintenmolen2089]

Kid Buu in Budokai 2 was something else. I remember my classmates asking me to come to their home to beat him cause they got stuck. Good times...

[@jonathonholm8737]

I loved this video bro thanks so much for the quality DBZ content!

[@travieetreproductions943]

Infinite world is the last game of the Budokai series. I had the physical game case and on the back it literally said “the final entry of the Budokai series”

[@DarcTheLad]

Was looking forward to this the moment you mentioned your plans to do the video. Really good job here, appreciate the work you put in dawg.

[@NostalgiaKing90]

This video was awesome! Thank you so much for doing this!

[@Juan.Padilla1998]

Shit gets real when Sparking Zero is outselling call of duty. Good

[@t-murph9371]

Boudokai 3 Christmas 04. By far my favorite and a special memory in my life. 04 was so awesome, I love my mom and dad so much, they gave me and my brothers such great Christmas’s and birthdays every year. Love you mom and dad

[@JEFFMAN90]

I got budokai 3 for christmas as well 20 years when I was in grade 7. Man that game was everything to me. Thats why I never really got into the budokai tenkaichi series until like 2008

[@bob_zor]

I’m 35 bro and I love having all the things from my childhood answered and revisited

[@Gaming_Hub_UK]

Awesome Awesome video. Now one of my top favourite rewatchers after the Transformation Guide omnibuses.

[@mechajay3358]

Playing the Budokai games was what really got me invested in the Dragon Ball franchise. Budokai 2 was pretty good, I thought the tabletop design was interesting, but Budokai 3 was absolute beast of a game.

[@segaherman_twitch]

Been looking forward to this vid

[@TaiChiSantiago]

Great timing, I'm fiending for db content till Sparking comes out

[@TheDBZCollector]

i missed out on getting Infinite World and now it's expensive

[@JDC8792]

I was 19 years old when DB budukai tenkaichi 3 released. What I love the most about this series is that every character's transformation feels like a new character changing moves and super attacks. This game remains to this date, my all-time favorite dragon ball game. In my opinion, DragonBall sparking zero, being the sucesor of the tenkaichi series, will go down at the best DragonBall game ever made. As a 36 year old man, I feel like I'm transported back in time to experience once again the excitement that only the DragonBall series can make you feel.

[@songoku9348]

45 minute retrospective! Let’s goooo!!! Man I miss those days, this era of DB is what I call the ‘college years’ I remember my first year in college 20 years ago (I’m old) Budokai 3 was the newest game at the time and everyone in my college course was hyped.

[@DavidLucian]

Despite all the DBZ games that have come out over the years, BT1 has the most badass and authentic Intro of all of DBZ games of the Franchise. BT2 and BT3 in my opinion still remains the most Unique and the best DBZ games in terms of content, quality and fanservices. And from the gameplay perspective aspects, these DBZ games that I mentioned are very close to the anime itself because of the Vibe and Charm, I don't know how to describe it but it was, and still is the most Unique DBZ experience you could have with the combat factor. (- Sheer amount de of characters - Transformations mid-battle (powering up and down) - Fusions mid-battle - Fast gameplay that has that "woah" feel - Tons of extra content - Story mode covering all sagas + movies - What If sagas - Shenron having permanent impact on game (character unlocks and whatnot) - Great tournaments that rotate availability - Edit characters with items (buffs) - 5v5 battles - Really Great and Epic Soundtracks - Destroyable environments - Entire stages could be blown up into their "destroyed" alternatives - Mission 100 being a great challenge - Artwork is 10/10 - Sound effects are great - Combat feels heavy and satisfying) Only Budokai 3, Infinite World and the Raging Blast 1 and 2 and all of PSP DBZ games except of Dragon Ball Z Evolution are still considered also very solid DBZ games, also the hidden gem that a lot of DBZ fans missed from PS2 Era of DBZ games is "Super Dragon Ball Z" which is also a real Unique and DBZ game, especially for the different gameplay aspects perspective.

[@ToonGohan]

Tenkaichi 2 introduced me to the series and 7 year old me became obsessed with dragon ball.

[@OmniZero1178]

I am going to have to correct you on one thing, when it comes to BT3, BT2, not one character plays the same at all. They only "feel" similar because the vast majority of the player base has no idea how to actually play the game. BT3 and BT2 have a ton of varying mechanics that take REAL genuine skills to master. This goes far above mashing square and basic combo strings. Again, I can not STRESS enough how technical BT3 and BT2 really is.

[@Zaclewis91]

Budokai Tenkaichi 2 was my all time favorite on the PS2!! The gameplay, the soundtrack, and not to mention Future Trunk on the cover art 🙌🔥

[@justanotherdoug2637]

This video is perfection. This video is the snoop dogg "this man don't miss" meme. You nailed it Danny, you always do man. Great work, keep it up my dude. The dragon ball Renaissance continues and so does Geekdom

[@Mr.Scriblzz]

45 mins for just the PS2 era, just think how hard it would be to do the research for Dragon Ball Games before the 2000’s!

[@CronosXWorld]

Bro this was a perfect video to top off the legacy of where we came from as Dragon Ball fans. The PS2 era was just something else for Dragon Ball games. You just had to be there. Now that Sparking Zero is upon us we can now relive a lot of those memories again.

[@JodaroKujo]

The day is finally here

[@HybridAngelZero]

I actually was one of those kids, my introduction to Dragon Ball was actually GT Final Bout at a friend's house, which they had rented. I didn't have cable at the time, so I almost never got to watch the series, but my friends and I were all playing the Score TCG, then the Budokai games came along, I eventually did get cable and got to watch the series on Toonami as the Buu Saga was airing, and I got my own copy of Budokai 1, so I got to experience the earlier stories of the series in that way, until finally managing to collect the DVDs. So yeah, of not for the games, I don't know if I would be as in love with the series as I am today!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

THANKS For this! Love your content ❤❤❤

[@JarvisDick]

The Russians can control the weather with satellites and even cause earthquake's

[@Geekdom101]

thanks! spread it out!

[@oiyile1971]

Fantastic breakdown 🔥🔥🔥

[@brmawe]

What an AMAZING retrospective! As much as I love the PS3 era, the PS2 is unmatched! So much fantastic DB games.

[@jacobgasaway2939]

This video should have a 100k views idc great content !!

[@songodora]

I love these types of history videos you make. I always seem to learn something new form these videos. I’ve played most of these games and now I’m super excited to play Sparking Zero. I’m gonna feel like a kid again when I play that game.

[@Geekdom101]

thanks! spread it out!

[@angelchayne]

Thank you for talking about Dragon Ball gaming as well as the manga, and the show

[@Haktuar]

Awesome video, Geekdom! Indeed, the DBZ games on PS2 are how I first became a fan of the franchise. I didn't have cable in my household until I was nearly a teen, so I never watched the DBZ anime until years later. Played the hell out of Budokai 1, 2 and 3, and Tenkaichi 1 and 2. Never owned 3 actually. My favorites are Budokai 3 and Tenkaichi 2, with Budokai 3 taking the crown as my all-time favorite DBZ game for the same reasons you mentioned. It was truly amazing. All these games are classics. Can't wait for Sparking Zero!

[@unholymayhem]

Loving this video

[@ThatGuy-pl9ng]

My favorite thing about the Budokai series was how different each installment was. Each game was a unique experience. To this day, I still got the soundtrack playing in my head. We need that Budokai 4 after Sparking Zero

[@terribletimes902]

Bro play Infinite World. It IS Budokai 4

[@itsoldtyde]

Both of you missing the fact that sparking zero is budukai 4 lmao​@terribletimes902

[@ThatGuy-pl9ng]

@@terribletimes902 It’s pretty koo, I was just a little disappointed in its single player content lol. Also bummer that it’s expensive rn, I remember it was like $30 back in the day

[@patrickcarey34]

Your deep dives are always the best

[@Geekdom101]

thanks! spread it out!

[@george-s-91]

Budokai 2 has always been the one I have looked back on most fondly. I just loved that board game mechanic.

[@REALGotTheGlock]

Geekdom i wanna say I've been a big critic of yours but it's because i love your content. I appreciate you bro. Sometimes I lack the ability to value things until they are gone. Keep doing this as long as you can, we already lost Akira we have a duty to keep his legacy alive. I love all of yall thank yall for keep dragon ball z relevant.

[@Misterkennedy04]

Once again another great video bro.

[@mostcreativename1]

BANGER video. I'm sure new generations will have their own version of this kind of stuff but for me this era was special

[@ChestinysDialed]

Tomorrow the world's economy will grind to a halt. All because of a legend named Akira Toriyama.

[@FurbyParade226]

RIP Akira Toriyama 🙏🏻

[@Warlocket1]

I played hella dbz games prior to Budokai from mid school through trading n borrowing. Quite fond memories

[@JaredAlmazan-m5v]

The one thing I've always wanted even as a kid and even still now at 27 years old ..was for someone maybe from dimps or whatever other studios that works on db related games who would one day just take all the aspects/systems/game play styles or combos/ideas from all those other dbz games that came before and just make a ah big dream dbz type game that'll literally make everyone happy plus online shit added with every costume or color scheme for our characters under the sun known ta man well in this case the dbz fandom

[@JaredAlmazan-m5v]

Also some people were saying geekdom forgot about infinite world in this video down in the comment section...one he actually covered it last on the list two some are either trolling or ya just didn't finish the video first and decided ta comment first which is a very poor habit on y'all's part which is why geekdom wants you guys to watch the whole video before drawing a conclusion/having assumptions that aren't correct lol

[@roberthuff4763]

It makes me happy your fave is Budokai 3……that game is heaven!

[@CJ_00]

This video is extremely informative and important I’ve played every one of these games as a kid and this video makes you appreciate all the effort that went into it and what’ll be in sparking zero, for me dragon ball is an escape these games helped me escape my past as a bullied victim helped me be happy now I’m in my 20s and in the shape of my life vegeta is my favorite character along with goku I remember me and my brother waking up on weekends and firing up the ps2 to play budokai 3 we went from 8am in the morning to finishing very very late at night, my little brother has now sinse passed away due to a accident but I know he’ll be with me as I play sparking zero he was also a big fan of yours big d so thank you for this video and all of the content you’ve brought us over the last 10 years cheers to everyone let’s have fun today and remember to keep smiling like master roshi said remember to work hard study well and eat and sleep plenty let’s have fun today everyone hope everyone has a fantastic day!.

[@realdeal9177]

Man, i love Bt3 so much when i was kid.. playing with my siblings, never forget the memories...

[@darkscythe1334]

Budokai 3 gave me the most memories. My friend and I hired it multiple times. The story mode and method of unlocking was just awesome. The graphics were the best yet. Def my fav of the era.

[@SonGoku_23]

love this era, infinite world is probably my favorite ps2 dragon ball game

[@DBZMacky]

There are dozens of videos on this platform talking about the Dragon Ball games but it just hits different when it comes from someone like you who has been so knowledgeable about and invested in the series for the past decade. As a fan I'd love if you'd talk about the older games from the NES/SNES era someday even if most viewers nowadays are only interested in the next new big thing. On a note related to the video though, I'm glad me holding off on buying the PS3 by a few years led to me being able to enjoy Infinite World in all its glory because Raging Blast and especially the Budokai Remaster seem so mediocre lmao. No wonder Xenoverse was so well received that they released a second game just a year later and are releasing DLC for it TO THIS DAY.

[@chrisbiggs5415]

I think the PS2 era is one of the best eras of gaming ever. You listened several dragon ball games just for one console. Meanwhile we’ll be lucky to get two of the same games on the PS5 and Xbox series not Call of Duty or Madden and the 2K games. I grew up with the Budokai series and been a fan of the dragon ball games since with BT3 being my favorite of that time period. Many great memories. Thanks for this walk down memory lane of some classics.

[@JayceGee-qy4rl]

I remember going shopping with my parents to sams club just so i could see the cover art of budokai 2 i couldnt wait for it to be christmas i played that game so much

[@crossplane9894]

Good video brother very informative

[@RoboP]

A great vid. One thing you missed with Budokai Tenkaichi 2 on was if you used certain super moves in battle you could cause extreme damage to the battlefield. Like Kid Buu's Planet Buster attack. It also worked on Planet Namek as well as Earth. Lava and shit everywhere. I sometimes loved doing that to an enemy and making them suffer lol.

[@t-murph9371]

Yooooo infinite world was like that!!??? I had no idea!!! I thought it was just a psp game like budokai 3 for psp I had no idea it was an individual title

[@lazygam3r789]

dude the kid buu battle to this day was my most difficult battle in any video game ever, i was 15 when i got DBZ3

[@brucecook502]

I guess I discovered and subscribed to your Channel when it was young because I think it was around 2015 I discovered your channel. It was when you were reviewing the beginning of the Goku black Arc. The very first episode I watched when I realized Dragon Ball super existed was when trunks woke up in the past and tried punching Goku when he woke up. I seen your review of that episode and that's when I first started watching Dragon Ball super and I was glued to your videos. 🙂

[@DintheAbary]

Ngl, I wish we were getting a Budokai 4 or Super 2 instead of Tenkaichi 4. B1-3 and Super were my favorite games

[@Gtarox45]

Budokai 4 is Burst Limit

[@DintheAbary]

@Gtarox45 I never played Burst Limit, funny enough I just got to that part of the video. I wanna try it now.

[@riodbz]

Ngl, I’m glad we got Sparking Zero instead of Budokai

[@DintheAbary]

@@riodbz that's cool

[@riodbz]

@@DintheAbary 😂😂😂 I’m fw you bro.

[@amm2media472]

Budokai 1 and Goku learning the Kamehameha for the first time are what got me hooked on the series. Also... I always saw Sagas as like a 3D version of Legacy of Goku when I was a kid.

[@DBZdude95]

Super DBZ was unreal. I played it at 11 and loved it and the levelling up elements of it. I don't think I truly truly appreciated as much as I do now though. I wish they would do a remaster of it.

[@andredobbs5390]

Good video and history lesson

[@terribletimes902]

Infinite World is easily better than Burst Limit. It’s actually complete.

[@PkmnMasterNeb]

I definitely agree that this era created tons of new fans. I grew up with the Wii version of BT3 and that along with the VHS tapes of the show/toys that my older cousin let my brother and I have turned me into the dragon ball fan I am today.

[@shardy7467]

Was in 4th grade when Tenkaichi was released… changed my life

[@ericgarner6001]

Something else not brought up enough is how the first Budokai Tenkaichi actually uses/reuses the soundtrack from the original Budokai series throughout

[@mariotomas4510]

FANTASTIC VÍDEO GEEKDOM🔥 My first DB game ever was Budokai 2, its what drew me to Dragon Ball in the first place🙏🏿 I love this francise so much😭 Please do a video of the history of DBZ games in Ps3 also🙌🏿 Keep up the good work man🫂

[@ParodyAccount_]

Ultimate Battle 22 scarred me so bad I only played the Budokai Tenkaichi series at friends' houses.

[@thayt1m]

32:40 that's footage from classic game room isn't it? 😂 the absolute goat

[@michaelhorvath62]

Man I was about 11 or 12 when Budokai 3 came out. That kid buu fight was BRUTAL!

[@nickploosvanamstel5832]

I loved the weird new fusions in Budokai 2. Really got the imagination going what's possible.

[@gabrielrashad2329]

LETSSSS GOOOOO!!!! 😃🙌🏾🔥

[@HytesGaming89]

I can always count on this channel to school me on what I'm confused on.

[@FEELN_Squatchy]

I remember the days of playing budakai 1-3 with my neighbors almost everyday for years. Great era

[@randomguy5093]

Budokai 3 and sagas was my introduction to dragonball z games. I was hooked ever since, I didn’t get to play the sparking games as much so I’m looking forward to sparking zero.

[@ChestinysDialed]

Dude I loved Sagas. Replayed it a bunch with friends. Being co-op was such a plus for a DBZ game.

[@jaybizzyoo]

Bro you just unlocked a core memory I had with the Playstation one and the game shark disc and the spring fml good times 😂😂

[@Jay1SiX3rd]

I beat Budokai one so many times over and the kirlin getting absorbed by cell being my favorite mission

[@AlexSpeed18]

Nice video man, can you do video with the newer games, like xenoverse 1,2 dbz kakarot sparking zero etc

[@LucidPhoton]

I grew up with the GameCube and my first DBZ game was Fighters ^^'. But damn I wish I got to play some of tg we growing up, especially Infinite World. I own the Wii version of BT3 and it's fun for sure! Sparking Zero has been amazing so far too. Thanks for this guide bigD

[@bballfan3419]

Growing up i had budokai and budokai tenckaichi 1 on the ps2. Played the heck out of those games with my brother. I played tenkaichi 3 a couple of years ago, that one was probably the best one I've played.

[@elliott1996jsr]

Xenoverse 2 was hype

[@unholymayhem]

Can you do a video like this for the PS3 era games

[@Rich575]

I loved playing original budokai 1 & I never understood why android 19 was removed in later installments even though dr gero was added he wasn’t the same. 19 voice line were hilarious like fatty & high eee 😂

[@ThatGuy-pl9ng]

Plus his energy absorption humping move lol

[@hectorrincon1798]

Shoutout to the people who grew up on GameCube and never got a chance to play Budokai 3 on there own console till the HD release

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

I ❤ playing Dragonball Z Budakai 2 for my PlayStation 2