The Rise and Fall of the Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Series (Sparking! Series)

[@Z-Erik]

"Ultimate Tenkaichi" was a name voted by fans back in 2011. In Japan it isn't called "Sparking" so it's not connected to the Sparking/Budokai Tenkaichi series.

[@majinya6199]

This!

[@ThatGuyJon95]

Well fans screwed me over 😂

[@tubster105]

What were the other name options

[@Z-Erik]

@@tubster105 Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Z Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Rising Dragon Ball Z: Awakening Saiyans Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi Dragon Ball Z: Saiyan Warriors

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

What do they call it in Japan?

[@arrownoir]

Budokai Tenkaichi never fell off. Even we last saw it, it was at its peak with BT3.

[@OgRoxas]

Ultimate Tenkaichi killed the series

[@arrownoir]

@@OgRoxas Ultimate Tenkaichi isn’t part of the series, just like the BT series isn’t part of the budokai series.

[@OgRoxas]

@@arrownoir bt3 is a tenkaichi game just like ultimate tenkaichi is a tenkaichi game

[@OgRoxas]

@@arrownoir and of course budokai has nothing to do with the tenkaichi series because it’s from the budokai series and not the tenkaichi series

[@arrownoir]

@@OgRoxas Ultimate Tenkaichi has nothing to do with the Budokai Tenkaichi series either.

[@lucidmind9676]

I love Tenkaichi 3 for the faster pace gameplay and large roster but Tenkaichi 2 is my personal favorite because of the story mode and while Tenkaichi 3 did add in game dialogue and in game cutscenes, it left out a lot of my favorite fights like Trunks vs Frieza, Future Gohan vs the androids (which is strange since this was the first game besides Sagas to have Future Gohan playable),and Gohan vs Super Buu

[@sonicfan2486]

Not doing Gohan vs Super Buu was a weird choice cuz that's the scenario they use for Training Tests😂 I guess they gave us more than enough of a Toy box to do what we want, but some in-fight dialogue would be nice 😅

[@wolfzend5964]

Yeah, while I like BT3's Story, it was missing a lot. Vegeta vs. Qui, Dadoria and Zarbon The Z Fighters vs 17 and 18 Gokents amd Gohan vs Super Buu Just to name a few of them.

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Tenkaichi 2 is my favorite of all time for having the best soundtracks in the BT series.

[@nerdshininglightw7014]

Bt2 had the best customization for items out of every dbz game to date a 120lv krillin can give a ssj4 gogeta the hands, those Battles were intense🚫🧢🤔

[@andrewrabon]

Apparently no one played using the motion controls, but they were way better in BT2 as well. A lot of them used the IR pointer which was very precise, but BT3 ditched the cursor entirely and made them all 100% waggle. Was pretty disappointed since I got really used to the motion controls and was never that good at fighting games on a normal controller.

[@Sherlock910]

Budokai Tenkaichi 2 was my jam back in the day. More so than Budokai 2. It felt great to have a game where I could roam freely around the fighting arena, fly at will, and battle my opponent.

[@viscountrainbows2857]

BT2 was probably one of my most heavily played games next to SSB Melee, and Soul Calibur 3, and Battlefront 2. What a time to be alive

[@Darkcranio]

BT2 is actually a better game then BT3. BT3 is praised more because: Everyone jumps on the bandwagon without giving it a thought. Also: -Better skill ladder, more variety of combos basically. -Much longer story mode. BT3 is more casual friendly and have a much shorter story mod. Although BT3 has better/harder A.I if you have nothing to find against.

[@freezasama5802]

Thank you Hidden for this amazing documentary, I used an emulator to get BT2 and BT3 and I own Raging blast and Raging blast 2 I have maxed all the games and I fell in love with them my first exposure to the tenkaichi series was Raging blast 2 (ironically it was also my first ever exposure to dragon ball) and I fell in love with it I would play at my friends house with my brother and we played hours together, growing up I longed to try its prequel so I purchased it and had soo much fun until I got bored it was after the anouncement of BT4 that I decided to download BT2 and BT3 on my emulator I spent hours on both games and fully maxed them and till now i'm still playing with them and enjoying the ultimates and roster I also amped the graphics to have a high resolution game. My favourite tenkaichi game was always BT3 but BT2 has become my favourite having a great story with an incredible score that plays hours in my head, nothing will ever top this series and it really has changed dbz games forever as it inspired Xenoverse and Battle of Z. I will never forget the impact tenkaichi has had on my life and I can't thank you enough for covering this Hidden.

[@SlimeBlueMS]

Use punctuation bro, you're old enough to know what it is

[@freezasama5802]

@@SlimeBlueMS sorry I'm a lazy bum

[@dlbutters7164]

I've lost count of how many controllers i've broken by playing Budokai Tenkaichi 3... That's how great that game is. lol

[@roman52--]

One of the only game you'd broke a controller not on purpose 'cuz of the stick destruction when clashing

[@CaptainCJ97]

I'll never get over how fast the gameplay of bt3 is plus when you use faster characters it's insane.

[@rrashad0095]

I was in elementary school when these games came out, so instead of saving money for the US housing market crash or voting in important elections, I was no-lifing these games into oblivion and struggling in math class

[@shadowgoku6009]

I loved bt2 and raging blast 2 the most

[@pointlessmrman6223]

me too but not bt2 and raging blast 2 I like budokai 2 more sorry

[@shadowgoku6009]

@@pointlessmrman6223 understandable

[@sman2305]

Raging Blast 2 is still my goat

[@Chiefrocka.]

Raging blast 💩💩

[@sman2305]

@@Chiefrocka. excellent argument, I’ve changed my mind completely

[@sw1ftsouth549]

bt2 will forever be my absolute favorite game

[@luisfilipe2747]

I only wish Tenkaichi 3 had the damage cloth dynamic from 2, where at a certain hp your character would have his armor/clothings destroyed without the need of a beam clash

[@gabikralj94]

Cloth damage was present for certain characters and was triggered by someone having a move that could destroy the planet on a successful hit, but I guess you already knew at this point

[@luisfilipe2747]

@@gabikralj94 no, I do, what I meant is that in bt2 characters would have their clothes damaged at a certain hp, without the need of certain circumstances, like beam clashes or specific ultimate move

[@pigglarmy]

Ah yes, the good old Tenkaichi games. They got me into Dragon Ball Z so they more than less shaped me into who I am today. I still listen to the BT2 and 3 soundtracks regularly.

[@1ktharris]

Tenkaichi 3 and Raging Blast are my all time favorite DBZ games they bring so much nostalgia to me it’s ridiculous I’ve played every Budokai Tenkaichi, Raging Blast 1 & 2, never played Ultimate Tenkaichi or the tag team game I’m super hyped for Budokai Tenkaichi 4 this was a great video I’ve never got deep into the criticisms of all the games I just enjoyed playing them but the points you make make a lot of sense lol

[@pockystyx4087]

Man, Raging Blast really wasn't able to live up to Tenkaichi 2/3 for me and my friends. something always felt off about it (and the omissions of characters like Mystic Gohan always made us laugh). (somehow typed Adult Gohan like an idiot lol) Ultimate Tenkaichi is just. . . oof. Imagine a world where that was the last big DB game lol

[@thelettucebarrel7784]

Adult Gohan is in the game though.

[@schemar17]

​@@thelettucebarrel7784I think he meant ultimate gohan

[@thelettucebarrel7784]

@@schemar17 Ultimate Gohan *is* in the game.

[@schemar17]

@@thelettucebarrel7784 not in the first game

[@thelettucebarrel7784]

@@schemar17 Yeah, that’s true.

[@coopernut]

I grew up playing Tenkaichi 2 A LOT. It is so criminally underrated. Be it having the best soundtrack (besides the Budokai series), but also one of the best layouts for the story of Dragon Ball. Although it might not be as super fast paced as 3, it actually has more variety in combos. If you were to combine the story of 2 (plus 3's cutscenes and dialogue) with the character selection and a combination of both fighting mechanics- Tenkaichi 2 + Tenkaichi 3 make the perfect DBZ game!

[@Drizz1717]

Great content

[@thenuetrix6574]

I really loved Tenkaichi Tag Team. Was one of my favorite games on my PSP. Sad it didnt get more recognition

[@DonutSwordsman]

This helped after a long hard day of work. Thanks for the chill retrospective. It would be cool to hear stuff about other stuff you like, maybe some games by square or atlus idk.

[@TheBlackScatPack]

My only gripe about OG Tenkaichi is no in game transformations but when they added them in 2 and 3. Oh boy I enjoyed them so much. After BT3 I never had the same enjoyment from RB games. I never really considered apart of the BT series tho

[@oscarcamey8]

Great video! I fondly remember playing the first Tenkaichi game with my cousin! Wish I could go back haha

[@LadyOfTheEdits]

Thiswill be good!

[@thevegetor5985]

Wonderful video as always. Though this might be a combination of some of your older videos. Also 22:10 i can modify the character's what now? It comes in different shapes and sizes?

[@HiddenChannel]

Its pretty much just a condensed version of my retrospectives :D

[@thevegetor5985]

@HiddenChannel and that is quite awesome. More Hidden is always fantastic. You are super special awesome, as the kids say. I can't wait to see you get 1,000,000 subs.

[@memory_LF]

the way she says deck sounds a lil funny, i noticed that too

[@darkside6101]

Lol I was confused as well at first like “their whaaat?!”

[@nukedukem614]

Can't wait for 4

[@GraceofGod247]

Budokai 1&3 is the one ill always enjoy ❤

[@Savage.-_.Gamer1]

Dang, I love this video sm! My favorite is Tag Team, bc it's the only "good" one that I can play on Chromebook. I want to play Sparking Zero when it's out, it looks promising. It's crazy how BT3 is as old as I am though...

[@onthedre]

I never got into Tenkaichi Tag Team because I HATED how the voice & sound effect samples sounded.

[@J.T.G.]

My character's "Deck 🍆" has a what?!

[@SwordManRin-us1rp]

I Love Your Videos Keep Up The Good Work

[@HiddenChannel]

Thanks!

[@ryugano5025]

22:04 we can modify WHAT NOW????

[@glx3846]

I loved BT2 and BT3! Those games are so awesome!

[@Sillygoose99483]

i found your channel and i think your content is great! i loved the video, my favorite dbz games were budokai 3 and raging blast 2. keep up the grind! i'll support ya

[@Majinbeck_exe]

Nice vid. Watched all of it.

[@PartyUpGaming92]

To me the Budokai Tenkaichi series stopped at 3. Raging blast and Ultimate Tenkaichi have nothing to do with the series so there really isn't a fall

[@178laaleros]

I do think its so dam stupid that the company responsible for releasing the dragon ball z budokai hd collection was hoping if that collection did well they would release a dragon ball z budokai Tenkaichi hd collection back in the ps3 era but they missed out huge for not doing that. Thanks spike...

[@camo1204]

sis didnt miss for 43 minutes and 20 seconds straight

[@dariusburroughs5570]

I have been playing Tenkaichi 2 since its release. I've gone through multiple generations of games, yet I still return to my PS2 to play TK2.

[@dbdanShorts]

All my childhood ❤

[@bobdylan1968]

Even as a kid, i knew the difference between the original series and this... I always just saw it as an evolution, and the sub title was saying "this is the next series of dbz fighting games". Didnt really think much of it.

[@home9dog2blue199]

so many bangers dropped in 2005: MORTAL KOMBAT: SHAOLIN MONKS, Re4, TONY HAWK'S AMERICAN WASTELAND, WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Dbz Budokai tenkaichi, Call of duty 2, GOD OF WAR, SHADOW OF THE COLLOSUS, Xmen Legends: Rise of Apocalypse, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, THE WARRIORS, ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN, the matrix: path of neo, 007: From Russia With Love, 50 Cent: Bulletproof, StarWars Battlefront 2, Psychonauts, Farenheit, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED, and the VERY FIRST "LEGO" videogame by "Travellers Tales" that created the formula that would shape the future Lego videogames to be what they are today "LEGO STARWARS: The videogame"

[@KonEl17]

I kno RB series has it fan base but I could never get into that game, while not being the worst DB game it definitely wasn't Budokai or Tenkaichi game at all. Spike really fell off after BT3.

[@TheBlackScatPack]

That’s exactly how I felt. Raging Blast just felt kinda off when I went to go play it after dumping many hours into BT3.

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

I love these Dragon Ball Z games!

[@ultimate-x-james2533]

Please be the new tenkaichi be amazing Please 😢

[@doomdoomerson6524]

I must apologize...I've been watching your DBZ GAMES series for a while now and haven't subscribed until just now. I apologize for that. You and your channels content are very appreciated.

[@swollenapocrypha]

yes!!!! your channel is exactly the type of dbz content I've been looking for! I've watched a few videos of yours and you're incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about DBZ while having a great educational presentation style. too menu DBZ tubers i find are of the "BROBROBROBROBRO" variation for lack of a better term. though they're good its really just not been the retrospective/intellectual angle I've been looking for! your attention to detail makes my inner child who noticed pointy hair on Goku(End) feel ecstatic

[@FreeTheDimples]

Watching videos on topics I already know because of your calming voice 😅🙌

[@voltingmaster5458]

Wait Sonic 06 Released the Same Year as Tenkaichi 2? WHY AM I SO OLD!?

[@VirtualLegacy]

Love the editing on this one!

[@kiwikratos]

This video is on fire like kiaoken x20!

[@Hazzymane56]

Gave Budokai Tenkaichi a documentary love for dbz 💯

[@OmegaFart]

Damn your different sized and shaped decks

[@Arcanecide]

Your voice is super relaxing

[@nothanksfools]

They better not fuck up BT4

[@EIDiabeetus]

Liked in the Japanese release of 3/Sparking! Meteor that it had BGM from the anime. Still own my PS2 copy from back in the day.

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

The little stuff is what I love about these games

[@LochNessHamster]

The presentation in Raging Blast 1 is amazing. One of the best looking Dragon Ball games ever made.

[@chakrapulse]

I love the feature that when you k.o. an opponent with an ultimate that’s known for destruction, the body disappears. That needs to stay with EVERY dbz game until the end of time. 😎👌🏾

[@zoarsnowpaw3549]

budokai tenkaichi 1 will always be my favourite. ive played it so much that 2 and 3 just feel wrong

[@gavinauslachen2487]

tenkaichi 3 and tag team are the best dbz games until today.

[@MarvKage]

Tag Team is mad underrated TwT I wonder how BT4 will turn out UwU Cant wait for it to be covered on this channel

[@rickowen6010]

Tenkaichi 3 was just so damn perfect

[@KingaMoor]

As well made this video is the part about BT3 being labeled as the pinnacle and best of the Budokai Tenkaichi series in the video when BT2 is my personal favorite didn't sit well with me. I also find BT3 to have better gameplay, better arena stages, and a dynamic roaster. On the other hand, I also find BT2 to have memorable song tracks, better canon/non-canon story modes, and better content compared to BT3. I still consider BT3 to be the greatest DBZ fighting game of all time while BT2 captured the greatest DBZ game experience of all time. There is a chance that BT4 can do both. With that being said I still view both of them somewhat equally in quality. I thought that segment on BT3 was way more lenient and generous compared to both segments on BT1 & BT2. Other than that this was a really good video.

[@Espurr.8]

Ultimate Tenkaichi is my favorite game in the series

[@gregoryterry206]

Tag team is a close second to budokai tenkaichi 3 in my opinion

[@immortallix]

Wait so spike and dimps just both happened to use the wrong voice clips for perfect Cell when he takes damage?

[@EIDiabeetus]

It's a side effect of how they programmed the voices. Since the Japanese version was the base, they built it around those parameters, and there aren't drastic vocal changes in forms like the dub does.

[@nybb65]

Any thoughts on the new Dragon ball series, Dragon Ball Daima dropping in Fall 2024?

[@HiddenChannel]

I am looking forward to it. I hope it can recapture the magic of the original dragon ball anime and not end up like GT. I know a lot of people were hoping for more dbs but honestly I much prefer this.

[@not2100]

I just wish it dropped sooner. Fall 2024 is still way too far away.

[@kazi1]

@@HiddenChannel same

[@Drizz1717]

Im sad. I think Sparking Zero doesnt look that great compared tho the classic BT1, 2 and 3... hopefully they will remaster these sometime

[@ryotarodojima2556]

fall? tenkaichi 3 costs like 300 damn dollars rn. this better be good lmaooo

[@hashi.]

emulation exists what is the actual point of buying a physical copy of it when new tv's dont even support av adapters no more

[@wadeodonoghue1887]

It seems the more profit a Game seeks the less it actually makes. Inspired Games have less thought to profit yet are the most profitable. Weird how life works.

[@SlimeBlueMS]

I'm really scared BT4 is going to be a microtransaction hellhole. - 20 characters at launch - 150 characters dlc

[@HiddenChannel]

Microtransactions or early release.. or both :(

[@jesser5138]

They already confirmed that the empty slots seen in trailers are for launch characters, not dlc. No playable launch tho 😞

[@emilianovillarruelhernande343]

3:34 bro talk about unfair

[@Sarge327]

Ultimate Tenkaichi is not part of the series…

[@Sarge327]

@@catwoman8645 No it is not, in Japan it has a completely different name than the rest of the Sparking games.

[@daymianhogue1634]

Moral of the story Budokai Tenkaichi / DBZ Sparking only had 3 games and they were bangers but people count other games as part of the series when they really weren't.

[@Dae52]

The character deck thing in Raging Blast reminds me a lot of the weird ass system they had in the Uzumaki Chronicle games where every character had this weird skill plate thing and every character's skill plate table looked different than other characters, so you had to find different ways to layout skills within the table to optimize them. It was always a really weird system to me, but honestly the Uzumaki Chronicles games as a whole are weird to me. They feel like a fever dream to me and I constantly question if they actually exist and then I go into my bedroom and see that I own them and it's like... well... guess they exist.

[@Drizz1717]

BT1 ,BT2, AND BT3 ARE THE BEST

[@AJ-po6up]

Even after all these years I still go back to Budokai Tenkaichi 3 every year, it is my favorite DB game and one of my most played games ever, it is that GOOD. I hope they make this new 4th one as good but I'm not keeping my hopes up because of modern gaming and its greed, I hate DLC, MTXs and battlepasses.

[@DonutSwordsman]

Budakai tenchaichi 2 is my favorite

[@princejunior5753]

Imagine Budokai tenkaichi with Dragon ball Z kakarot graphic

[@aaronjohnson7175]

Guys, please help Hidden get more SUBSCRIBERS. She put ALOT OF WORK in these DBZ videos for us.

[@MBCWCWMTC]

ok as someone who grew up playing all these as they happened. we knew tenkaichi was gonna be a different fighter then the budokais. i would never go as far as to say misleading marketing for that. we had pictures of game play in places like gamestop and gamespot before release even in those days. i just dont agree with that word choice

[@TWBThrillersWithBananas]

There was never a fall we just remove the memory of ultimate tenkachi

[@Electrifyingman1]

Tennaichi 2 and 3 had an easy gameplay it was easy to play thats why it was our favourite

[@SakuraPhoenix153]

Battle of Z review incoming?

[@viscountrainbows2857]

The OG Budokai truly changed my life, both as a gamer and a fan of those funny Japanese cartoons I was starting to see and hear more of. Tenkaîchi 1 was a bit clunky in ways, but the then revolutionary feeling 3d combat series got me hooked enough to get 2. I sadly never got around to 3, but I feel like I didn't miss too much. /cope

[@28br]

budokai is a garbo compared to any tenkaichi except ultimate

[@viscountrainbows2857]

@@28br It really is, but when it's all I had, I made my fun where I could 😹 Luckily 2 and 3 weren't too far around the corner

[@home9dog2blue199]

talk about "the breakers" next please. i never played it but i heard it's "dead by daylight...in a dbz universe".....i dont got enuff friends to play that one 🤷‍♂️

[@KaylinMajestic]

I never really got into Budokai Tenkaichi until I was about 7 or 8. I was more on the Budokai side.

[@NewBootScoobin]

Nah raging blast isn’t part of the tenkaichi series, and it’s better than any of the BT games BY FAR.

[@chavaspada]

BT3 >>> All

[@Shortauthor]

Let's go!

[@GreatChadhan]

You should review Sonic The Hedgehog (2006). Well, Albeit, It's the most reviewed game ever, I wanna see your thoughts on the music, story, level design, etc.

[@OdinTheUniverseTraveler2003]

Nice video, Tenkaichi 3 still remains my favorite. There is another dragon ball game which I feel is underrated, Dragon Ball Fusions on 3DS. I thought the game was a pretty good RPG Dragon Ball game. What do you think?

[@brandonlovett4919]

Tenkaichi 2 is goated

[@mathuasher9184]

Positive comment

[@King_Baldwin_IV_777]

I love dragon Ball z ultimate tenkaichi 。Dragon Ball z ultimate tenkaichi forever 🔥🌩️🌩️🐺⚡🌩️⛈️

[@LOCKED-ON]

Don’t worry budokai is back and better than ever babyyyyy!!!!

[@KeyToWite]

Oooh it's attention bait cause 4 is coming out

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

LET HER COOK.

[@isayasbashiri5371]

Downvote for using Funimation music from '99 to '03

[@MadDogSolo]

I always kinda found the naming weird, I kinda think they named it Budokai Tenkaichi in the west riding off of Budokai, and even then Budokai is a western title.

[@doomdoomerson6524]

DONT WORRY ... we'll always have Tenkaiichi 3 even if 4 sucks.

[@luxo2309]

No wonder they didn't want to make another.

[@phenom504]

This makes me more excited for Budokai Tenkaichi 4