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.
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!!! 🤩
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.
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)
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.
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
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.
When I was a little kid, like around 5-7 years old I was introduced to Dragon Ball through playing all 3 Budokai games non stop with my older brother. And later on when I was in middle school me and my best friend at the time would vs each other in BT2 and 3 after class almost every day. BT3 is still my favorite Dragon Ball game of all time and I am massively hyped for Sparking Zero!
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.
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!
I grew up solely on the GBA & DS games as a kid because we weren't able to afford a new home console until the Wii skipping straight from the N64 to the Wii but after I got my first job I went back and bought a used GameCube & PS2 and some of the DBZ games like Budokai 3 & Sagas. Budokai 3 I still enjoy but Sagas I was only able to beat once years ago when I brought it to one of my high school friend's house before he moved away and we went through the co-op mode together which was still bad but it was at least better than singleplayer.
@@froggysusy6772 no. i don't even think I knew about the Gamecube back then. i was wanting an Xbox for Christmas and originally my parents weren't gonna buy it but they changed their mind and i guess they were out getting it and saw the PS2 and asked if i wanted that or the xbox and i only saw commercials for Budokai for PS2 so I chose the PS2. I got the N64 for Christmas when it came out but i barely played it so I doubt I would've even contemplated getting another Nintendo console.
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.
I was 9 years old when Tenkaichi 3 came out, bro. I DIDN'T KNOW Tenkaichi Tag Team was a thing in 2010. Flew under the radar for me. To see this series is going still is wild.
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!
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 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
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.
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.
Both Dragon Ball Z: Budokai games and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi games on the classic PlayStation 2 was my all time favorite Dragon Ball videogames that I played since my late childhood through my teenage years in the 2000s decade. And I still got it with me today.
26:18 I have a lot of nostalgia for dragon ball sagas. During the late 2000s when I was in Mexico, the store across the street of where I lived had a arcade machine and it had DB sagas on it, I would play on that machine and sometimes my friends or family members would also play with me whenever we were sent to the store or whenever I had money. I haven’t played that game ever since but even if it’s a bad game, I will always remember it.
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
I wouldn’t be a Dragon Ball fan if it wasn’t for Budokai 1. I’m forever grateful that 5 year old me was very fortunate to have this gift back in 2003! 😊
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.
Budokai was the first time I experienced the dragon Ball z story. I went back and watched the anime after. But Budokai was what made me obsessed with the series. Budokai 2 is my absolute favorite. I love dragon world.
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.
Good old times! I owned a DBZ game on the Game Boy, I don't remember which one it was, but I never beat it. Then, I played DB Ultimate Battle 22 and DB GT Final Bout. I also played Budokai 3 and Tenkaichi 2 and 3. I still remember getting Tenkaichi 3 as a present on Xmas Eve and playing it throughout the night. I had a blast with those games! I also used to replay DBZ Shin Budokai 2 on the PSP multiple times.
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
Budokai 3 and Infinite World are my favorite ps2 dragon ball Z games. I have played them all on ps2, I was very lucky to get them. I miss this era, but I'm glad sparking zero is gonna be awesome
Aside from Shonen Jump, the first Budokai game got me into Dragon Ball. I played and loved Budokai 1, 2, and 3, plus the Tenkaichi games. I put many hours into Budokai 3, and I’m willing to bet many people watching this video did the same. The PS2 games are special for what they did for the Dragon Ball fandom. Looking forward to Sparking Zero
I tell you what the budokai 2 and that final Kid buu fight was beyond difficult for child me. THEN The budokai 3 Broly fight in the story was insanely hard as well. I miss this era of gaming. It definitely was a time to be alive
DBZ Budokai tenkaichi 3 is my favorite because of the many memories I had on it( Biased). It was A special time in my life as that really made me become a Drangon ball fan at 4 years old!
One thing that should be pointed out regarding Dimps is its founder: Takashi Nishiyama who was the creator of Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, and the King of Fighters series. And while Dragon Ball Z Budokai is a different type of fighting game than those series, it shows how lucky this series was to have someone who understands the philosophy and values of making fighting games but having its team to use the Dragon ball z elements when making those games. I cannot wait to finally play Sparking Zero later this week!
I grew up a DBZ fan and played the hell out of both the Budokai and BT games, and i feel bad for missing Infinite World. It really seems like the perfect bookend to the Budokai PS2 games that just came and went. But thank God for emulators
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.
Dbz on Ps2 is very important to me the great memories with my friends late night at Saturday play budokai tenkaichi 3 on 2007 where my special memories to me and can’t wait for zero I can play them again like old times
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!
Two more things yes I agree with you about that. Budai three is my favorite DBZ game maybe even to this day because the next set of three changes the controls and made it harder for me to play and yes, you are correct about the kid boo fight. I literally remember having to do it times as a kid and when I finally beat boo I was hopping up and down in my chairs so much it made my wheelchair shake, which is hard to do considering it’s heavy because it’s a power chair lol
I remember dragon ball being on toonami, in 02/03.i saw episodes here and there but didn’t know what happened prior to cell himself.not even androids.Budokai 1 helped me fill in the blanks
0:20 Absolutely true. Story: I still remember that my introduction to Dragon Ball was watching a (i still don't know exactly which one but either 1 or 2) tenkaichi game at my friend's place on his ps2 when i was a child, he was playing the world tournament mode, i still vividly remember seeing characters like Chiaotzu, Tien and Goku in super saiyan doing some basic dragon ball stuff. I had never seen a game like this before and i think it was also my first exposure to a fighting game, i was captivated by the fun seeming action and wanted to have a go not getting rung out seeing my friend and his little brother losing some times, thinking i could maybe do it better or whatever / just wanting to experiment iirc. I was also captivated by the unique designs of those 3 guys and thought Chiaotzu was a pretty strong fighter (lol) cause of his fast attacks. My friend's little brother would make goofy comments about Chiaotzu because of his speed and name, which really funnily enough gassed him up in my head lmao. Tien seemed really cool too cause of the intriguing third eye and his tri beam cannon iirc. And lastly Goku was the cool looking buff character with cool clothes, some main character energy and cool hair and iirc good moves, though surprisingly he seemed slightly less interesting than fast af & meme-y Chiaotzu and mysterious third eye serious Tien. I only saw this game be played for what? an Hour? Lol really not a long time (i never saw the game again next visits, this was a one-off experience), but it certainly stuck with me very well as you can see above. It had stuck enough with me all this time, that when i visited a big flea market with my family as an early teen and randomly walked past a copy of Tenkaichi 2 being offered for sale there, i recognized Goku and Tien enough to make me remember and want the game; sold for a low price of around 12 euros for the Wii. It was a deal and man i was curious and excited to play it when i got home, both due to the memories of what i saw as a kid & the curiosity that it left me, about to be satisfied; but also cause the cover art (+ back) for the game looked pretty fucking awesome/wild to me and intriguing. The game ended up being a far bigger journey than what i bargained for (only thinking of the world tournament really, instead got that and a huge story mode & more) but i obviously ended up having 0 complaints about it (the story was engaging + loads of fun gameplay, characters and leveling up) and played the fuck out of it. All this content and their awesome, and again intrigiungly unique & cool character designs (cool art!) + extensive lore got me curious & planted the seed to look up more about Dragon Ball Z later on. I think i was 16 when i eventually watched my first DBZ fight on YT, Goku vs Cell (instant kamehameha) iirc. Which all of course further hooked me into the series, to the point that when i randomly saw Hit vs Goku pass by on facebook (a site i didn't actively browse lol idek how this happened) i started catching up on Super and following it weekly from that point on. And now years later, having acquainted myself more with DB throughout, i'm here, definitely a fan of the IP. Still have to watch DB and DBZ (all full episodes) tho lol but we all know Dragon ball fans don't even watch the show LMAO. This all as an example to show how important videogames and even their endlessly repeated story modes can be to bringing in newcomers to the series.
(You might think i figured out the hard way Chiaotzu actually wasn't that goated after all once i got the game & watched some DBZ, and you'd be right, but y'all best be ready when SZ drops)
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.
Db final bout ps1 with game shark was my introduction i remember my older brother whos 10 yrs older than me friend went to europe or somewhere in asia an got the game n the game shark for me was stoked!
I remember playing the original trilogy of the Budokai games on my PlayStation 2 back in the early-mid 2000’a when I was a teenager. As you mentioned in the video, I liked all of them, but if I had to pick with money on the line, Budokai 3 was my favorite, because, at the time, it had pretty much everything. It wasn’t perfect, but the graphics were good, the gameplay was relatively easy to figure out, and it wasn’t overly difficult for people who wanted to play the game for fun like myself. I hope that the developers who designed the new game which I’m going to get took heavy cues from how Budokai 3 was made and just modernized it/made it better for the newer generation consoles. If they can give us a better version of Budokai 3 with the addition of what we have now, thanks to Dragon Ball Super and the cool stuff related to it, I think a lot of Dragon Ball fans who played the games, including myself will be very happy. After all, we’ve been waiting a decade and a half for them to make this. Hopefully, it will be worth the wait. 🤘
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”
Tenkaichi 2 definitely brought me into the fold. Nothing I've played since captures that feeling of being able to vanish, block and dish out crazy combos once you get to know the system, making you really feel like a Z fighter. Can't wait.
It’s funny when the original one came out. I just had a game cube and I remember being so excited when they finally released it on the game cube I literally asked for a PlayStation two slimline just so I can play the sequels and I play the games, which was cool for me because of the time there weren’t a lot of games I could play due to my cerebral palsy, I could only play fighters and at the time I was young so all the ones that were mature were off-limits lol
I grew up on the PS3/Xbox 360 era of video games, raging blast 1 and 2 were the closest things for me experiencing Budokai Tenkaichi, I was fortunate enough however to get to play Tenkaichi 3 way back with a old friend from elementary( hope he is doing well btw) I just know that if I enjoyed the raging blast games as much as I did back when I was a kid I would have probably died happy If I got to own any of the 3 tenkaichi games man, now i have the first tenkaichi game on the ps2 as well as a few other classics such as GTA 3 and Spider-Man 2, I’m currently debating on buying a bottle of henny for sparking zero lmfao because I can, i hope everybody that pre ordered sparking zero, regardless what console/ generation you grew up on, gets to re experience the joy and nostalgia that they did playing older DBZ games when they were younger, and May this new generation of fans have an amazing time and create new memories with their friends to look back on fondly, this is a good time to be a dragon ball fan bro. And thank you Geekdom101 for everything you do, on this channel and World of Geekdom, you killin it man! I look forward to the daima content my guy🙏🏽
I'm actually playing budokai tenkaichi 3 now 😂 I still think that's the best. I played 2 in high school and let me say I HUNTED for 3. It sold out everywhere. I didn't get the game til I was 22. 3 will always be the best. I'm not even saying that for nostalgia I'm saying that because it actually feels like a genuine dbz game
Tenkaichi 3 is timeless. It will always be the best. The only thing that would've secured it to the top position indefinitely is being online. Unfortunately, I played PS2 online back in the day for the Smackdown vs Raw series & it just wasn't there yet. If they would've rereleased Tenkaichi 3, upscaled with online, it would've been number 1 without a doubt.
Played Budokai 2, Tenkaichi 2 and also so very fortunate to get to play Infinite World when it came out. Infinite World for me is definitely top 3 with Tenkaichi 2 probably at number 1.
My first Dragon Ball game was Dragon Ball Z tenkaichi tag team on the PSP. I got into DBZ after seeing Kai on nicktoons after a friend told to check it out I was hooked. Then I had a 360 and got Ultimate Tenkaichi yeah.... I know but then I got BT2 on the wii since I had a wii and boy did I have a blast I sunk so much of my childhood in that game I eventually got BT3 on the wii sometime later oh boy did I have blast with that fast forward to when SZ was announced I freaked out in pure disbelief see ya'll on the battle feild
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 😂
Tenkaichi 2 was my favorite. Tenkaichi 3 had more characters but I feel like that came at the cost of not as much story mode. Though I did love seeing so many OG dragonball characters in there. Something else I used to do was make up my own what if stories.
Bro, Sparking Zero is CRUSHING the sales charts. This game is going to be special. I can feel it.
I see watchu did there…
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 in PS2 era was so Perfect dude...
Those were some of the best years of my life and I still emulate it to this day.
Literally became addicting!
I N D E E D!
One of my favorites games in the Budokai series. I just disliked Dragon Rush, I know I’m not alone in that.
PS2 = best selling console of all time too.
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.
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!!! 🤩
thanks! spread it out!
30 now, 13 back then!
@@Rundas045 it’s crazy dude! but we are eating this good this week! 👏🏻
@@m_mccolgan2804 yessir!
I was inna 3rd grade, back then. Getting the best of fights edition. 💯
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.
Budokai 3 was legendary! Only thing Tekaichi did was add more characters. The presentation of Bukodai 3 was much better.
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.
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)
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.
You said "Mid" and "let ____ Cook" in another Comment You left.
also I agree
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
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.
When I was a little kid, like around 5-7 years old I was introduced to Dragon Ball through playing all 3 Budokai games non stop with my older brother. And later on when I was in middle school me and my best friend at the time would vs each other in BT2 and 3 after class almost every day. BT3 is still my favorite Dragon Ball game of all time and I am massively hyped for Sparking Zero!
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.
I actually grew up with infinite world instead of Budokai 3. Tenkaichi 2 and infinite world we're My dragon Ball games growing up.
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!
Games are the reason this 90's show is still popular today
I grew up solely on the GBA & DS games as a kid because we weren't able to afford a new home console until the Wii skipping straight from the N64 to the Wii but after I got my first job I went back and bought a used GameCube & PS2 and some of the DBZ games like Budokai 3 & Sagas. Budokai 3 I still enjoy but Sagas I was only able to beat once years ago when I brought it to one of my high school friend's house before he moved away and we went through the co-op mode together which was still bad but it was at least better than singleplayer.
Great timing, I'm fiending for db content till Sparking comes out
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...
Budokai is probably why i'm a Playstation guy. was gonna choose xbox for christmas 2003 but saw Budokai only on ps2 and decided on a ps2 instead.
You didn't know about the GameCube release?
@@froggysusy6772 no. i don't even think I knew about the Gamecube back then. i was wanting an Xbox for Christmas and originally my parents weren't gonna buy it but they changed their mind and i guess they were out getting it and saw the PS2 and asked if i wanted that or the xbox and i only saw commercials for Budokai for PS2 so I chose the PS2. I got the N64 for Christmas when it came out but i barely played it so I doubt I would've even contemplated getting another Nintendo console.
Shit gets real when Sparking Zero is outselling call of duty. Good
Wonderfully crafted video! Played all of these except for Infinite World at this point.
love this era, infinite world is probably my favorite ps2 dragon ball game
Awesome Awesome video. Now one of my top favourite rewatchers after the Transformation Guide omnibuses.
I played hella dbz games prior to Budokai from mid school through trading n borrowing. Quite fond memories
Been waiting For this one! You always make amazing content
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!
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.
thanks! spread it out!
I’m 35 bro and I love having all the things from my childhood answered and revisited
I was 9 years old when Tenkaichi 3 came out, bro. I DIDN'T KNOW Tenkaichi Tag Team was a thing in 2010. Flew under the radar for me. To see this series is going still is wild.
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!
As a newer fan who joined the fandom in 2022, I couldn't be more excited to play this game tomorrow night. This game will be generational!!
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.
Budokai was my intro to Dragon Ball! I'm so happy the love is so strong to this day!
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
Bro play Infinite World. It IS Budokai 4
Both of you missing the fact that sparking zero is budukai 4 lmao@terribletimes902
@@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
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.
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.
Both Dragon Ball Z: Budokai games and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi games on the classic PlayStation 2 was my all time favorite Dragon Ball videogames that I played since my late childhood through my teenage years in the 2000s decade. And I still got it with me today.
26:18 I have a lot of nostalgia for dragon ball sagas. During the late 2000s when I was in Mexico, the store across the street of where I lived had a arcade machine and it had DB sagas on it, I would play on that machine and sometimes my friends or family members would also play with me whenever we were sent to the store or whenever I had money. I haven’t played that game ever since but even if it’s a bad game, I will always remember it.
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
Dude I loved Sagas. Replayed it a bunch with friends. Being co-op was such a plus for a DBZ game.
Been looking forward to this vid
I wouldn’t be a Dragon Ball fan if it wasn’t for Budokai 1. I’m forever grateful that 5 year old me was very fortunate to have this gift back in 2003! 😊
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.
Budokai was the first time I experienced the dragon Ball z story. I went back and watched the anime after. But Budokai was what made me obsessed with the series.
Budokai 2 is my absolute favorite. I love dragon world.
I remember the days of playing budakai 1-3 with my neighbors almost everyday for years. Great era
i missed out on getting Infinite World and now it's expensive
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.
Good old times! I owned a DBZ game on the Game Boy, I don't remember which one it was, but I never beat it. Then, I played DB Ultimate Battle 22 and DB GT Final Bout. I also played Budokai 3 and Tenkaichi 2 and 3. I still remember getting Tenkaichi 3 as a present on Xmas Eve and playing it throughout the night. I had a blast with those games! I also used to replay DBZ Shin Budokai 2 on the PSP multiple times.
Tenkaichi 2 introduced me to the series and 7 year old me became obsessed with dragon ball.
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
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
Budokai 3 and Infinite World are my favorite ps2 dragon ball Z games. I have played them all on ps2, I was very lucky to get them. I miss this era, but I'm glad sparking zero is gonna be awesome
The only DBZ games from the PS2 era I ever played were DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 1-3 and DBZ Infinite World, and they were so amazing.
BANGER video. I'm sure new generations will have their own version of this kind of stuff but for me this era was special
Aside from Shonen Jump, the first Budokai game got me into Dragon Ball. I played and loved Budokai 1, 2, and 3, plus the Tenkaichi games. I put many hours into Budokai 3, and I’m willing to bet many people watching this video did the same. The PS2 games are special for what they did for the Dragon Ball fandom. Looking forward to Sparking Zero
Ultimate Battle 22 scarred me so bad I only played the Budokai Tenkaichi series at friends' houses.
I ❤ playing Dragonball Z Budakai 2 for my PlayStation 2
The ps2 and early RUclips AMVs were what got me into Dragon Ball.
Infinite World is sadly the forgotten son
I tell you what the budokai 2 and that final Kid buu fight was beyond difficult for child me.
THEN
The budokai 3 Broly fight in the story was insanely hard as well.
I miss this era of gaming. It definitely was a time to be alive
DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 2 I got on Christmas in my early years. And I loved it.
What an AMAZING retrospective! As much as I love the PS3 era, the PS2 is unmatched! So much fantastic DB games.
DBZ Budokai tenkaichi 3 is my favorite because of the many memories I had on it( Biased). It was
A special time in my life as that really made me become a Drangon ball fan at 4 years old!
Thank you for talking about Dragon Ball gaming as well as the manga, and the show
One thing that should be pointed out regarding Dimps is its founder: Takashi Nishiyama who was the creator of Street Fighter, Fatal Fury, and the King of Fighters series. And while Dragon Ball Z Budokai is a different type of fighting game than those series, it shows how lucky this series was to have someone who understands the philosophy and values of making fighting games but having its team to use the Dragon ball z elements when making those games. I cannot wait to finally play Sparking Zero later this week!
I grew up a DBZ fan and played the hell out of both the Budokai and BT games, and i feel bad for missing Infinite World. It really seems like the perfect bookend to the Budokai PS2 games that just came and went. But thank God for emulators
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.
Dbz on Ps2 is very important to me the great memories with my friends late night at Saturday play budokai tenkaichi 3 on 2007 where my special memories to me and can’t wait for zero I can play them again like old times
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!
My favorite Dragon Ball video game is Raging Blast 2, I used to play it every day on the PS3!
Two more things yes I agree with you about that. Budai three is my favorite DBZ game maybe even to this day because the next set of three changes the controls and made it harder for me to play and yes, you are correct about the kid boo fight. I literally remember having to do it times as a kid and when I finally beat boo I was hopping up and down in my chairs so much it made my wheelchair shake, which is hard to do considering it’s heavy because it’s a power chair lol
I remember dragon ball being on toonami, in 02/03.i saw episodes here and there but didn’t know what happened prior to cell himself.not even androids.Budokai 1 helped me fill in the blanks
It makes me happy your fave is Budokai 3……that game is heaven!
This video was awesome! Thank you so much for doing this!
Fantastic breakdown 🔥🔥🔥
I remember getting DBZ sagas when it first came out and I was like 13, and I was pissed because I beat it so fast.
My uncle rented BT3/Sparking Metor from block buster when it came out and we would stay up all weekend beating the game 😂
Facts super DBZ was very underrated but very worth playing, especially if you were an arcade gamer back then
0:20 Absolutely true. Story: I still remember that my introduction to Dragon Ball was watching a (i still don't know exactly which one but either 1 or 2) tenkaichi game at my friend's place on his ps2 when i was a child, he was playing the world tournament mode, i still vividly remember seeing characters like Chiaotzu, Tien and Goku in super saiyan doing some basic dragon ball stuff. I had never seen a game like this before and i think it was also my first exposure to a fighting game, i was captivated by the fun seeming action and wanted to have a go not getting rung out seeing my friend and his little brother losing some times, thinking i could maybe do it better or whatever / just wanting to experiment iirc. I was also captivated by the unique designs of those 3 guys and thought Chiaotzu was a pretty strong fighter (lol) cause of his fast attacks. My friend's little brother would make goofy comments about Chiaotzu because of his speed and name, which really funnily enough gassed him up in my head lmao. Tien seemed really cool too cause of the intriguing third eye and his tri beam cannon iirc. And lastly Goku was the cool looking buff character with cool clothes, some main character energy and cool hair and iirc good moves, though surprisingly he seemed slightly less interesting than fast af & meme-y Chiaotzu and mysterious third eye serious Tien. I only saw this game be played for what? an Hour? Lol really not a long time (i never saw the game again next visits, this was a one-off experience), but it certainly stuck with me very well as you can see above. It had stuck enough with me all this time, that when i visited a big flea market with my family as an early teen and randomly walked past a copy of Tenkaichi 2 being offered for sale there, i recognized Goku and Tien enough to make me remember and want the game; sold for a low price of around 12 euros for the Wii. It was a deal and man i was curious and excited to play it when i got home, both due to the memories of what i saw as a kid & the curiosity that it left me, about to be satisfied; but also cause the cover art (+ back) for the game looked pretty fucking awesome/wild to me and intriguing. The game ended up being a far bigger journey than what i bargained for (only thinking of the world tournament really, instead got that and a huge story mode & more) but i obviously ended up having 0 complaints about it (the story was engaging + loads of fun gameplay, characters and leveling up) and played the fuck out of it. All this content and their awesome, and again intrigiungly unique & cool character designs (cool art!) + extensive lore got me curious & planted the seed to look up more about Dragon Ball Z later on. I think i was 16 when i eventually watched my first DBZ fight on YT, Goku vs Cell (instant kamehameha) iirc. Which all of course further hooked me into the series, to the point that when i randomly saw Hit vs Goku pass by on facebook (a site i didn't actively browse lol idek how this happened) i started catching up on Super and following it weekly from that point on. And now years later, having acquainted myself more with DB throughout, i'm here, definitely a fan of the IP. Still have to watch DB and DBZ (all full episodes) tho lol but we all know Dragon ball fans don't even watch the show LMAO.
This all as an example to show how important videogames and even their endlessly repeated story modes can be to bringing in newcomers to the series.
(You might think i figured out the hard way Chiaotzu actually wasn't that goated after all once i got the game & watched some DBZ, and you'd be right, but y'all best be ready when SZ drops)
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.
Db final bout ps1 with game shark was my introduction i remember my older brother whos 10 yrs older than me friend went to europe or somewhere in asia an got the game n the game shark for me was stoked!
3 was the best game ever. It was perfect, instant transfer, the capsules had you scheming to win fights, transformations
I remember playing the original trilogy of the Budokai games on my PlayStation 2 back in the early-mid 2000’a when I was a teenager. As you mentioned in the video, I liked all of them, but if I had to pick with money on the line, Budokai 3 was my favorite, because, at the time, it had pretty much everything. It wasn’t perfect, but the graphics were good, the gameplay was relatively easy to figure out, and it wasn’t overly difficult for people who wanted to play the game for fun like myself. I hope that the developers who designed the new game which I’m going to get took heavy cues from how Budokai 3 was made and just modernized it/made it better for the newer generation consoles. If they can give us a better version of Budokai 3 with the addition of what we have now, thanks to Dragon Ball Super and the cool stuff related to it, I think a lot of Dragon Ball fans who played the games, including myself will be very happy. After all, we’ve been waiting a decade and a half for them to make this. Hopefully, it will be worth the wait. 🤘
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”
Tenkaichi 2 definitely brought me into the fold. Nothing I've played since captures that feeling of being able to vanish, block and dish out crazy combos once you get to know the system, making you really feel like a Z fighter. Can't wait.
this was arguably and by far the golden era of Dragon Ball Z games
Your deep dives are always the best
thanks! spread it out!
It’s funny when the original one came out. I just had a game cube and I remember being so excited when they finally released it on the game cube I literally asked for a PlayStation two slimline just so I can play the sequels and I play the games, which was cool for me because of the time there weren’t a lot of games I could play due to my cerebral palsy, I could only play fighters and at the time I was young so all the ones that were mature were off-limits lol
I grew up on the PS3/Xbox 360 era of video games, raging blast 1 and 2 were the closest things for me experiencing Budokai Tenkaichi, I was fortunate enough however to get to play Tenkaichi 3 way back with a old friend from elementary( hope he is doing well btw) I just know that if I enjoyed the raging blast games as much as I did back when I was a kid I would have probably died happy If I got to own any of the 3 tenkaichi games man, now i have the first tenkaichi game on the ps2 as well as a few other classics such as GTA 3 and Spider-Man 2, I’m currently debating on buying a bottle of henny for sparking zero lmfao because I can, i hope everybody that pre ordered sparking zero, regardless what console/ generation you grew up on, gets to re experience the joy and nostalgia that they did playing older DBZ games when they were younger, and May this new generation of fans have an amazing time and create new memories with their friends to look back on fondly, this is a good time to be a dragon ball fan bro. And thank you Geekdom101 for everything you do, on this channel and World of Geekdom, you killin it man! I look forward to the daima content my guy🙏🏽
Budokai is one of my all time favorites dbz games on the ps2
I'm actually playing budokai tenkaichi 3 now 😂 I still think that's the best. I played 2 in high school and let me say I HUNTED for 3. It sold out everywhere. I didn't get the game til I was 22. 3 will always be the best. I'm not even saying that for nostalgia I'm saying that because it actually feels like a genuine dbz game
Tenkaichi 3 is timeless. It will always be the best. The only thing that would've secured it to the top position indefinitely is being online. Unfortunately, I played PS2 online back in the day for the Smackdown vs Raw series & it just wasn't there yet. If they would've rereleased Tenkaichi 3, upscaled with online, it would've been number 1 without a doubt.
Played Budokai 2, Tenkaichi 2 and also so very fortunate to get to play Infinite World when it came out. Infinite World for me is definitely top 3 with Tenkaichi 2 probably at number 1.
I can always count on this channel to school me on what I'm confused on.
THANKS For this! Love your content ❤❤❤
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thanks! spread it out!
I loved when you said the Buudoekai 3 game did to your conttroller
360 and PS3 didn't do it nearly as good as PS2. I do love Burst limit though! I recommend doing a sequel to these videos for GBA and DS!
My first Dragon Ball game was Dragon Ball Z tenkaichi tag team on the PSP. I got into DBZ after seeing Kai on nicktoons after a friend told to check it out I was hooked. Then I had a 360 and got Ultimate Tenkaichi yeah.... I know but then I got BT2 on the wii since I had a wii and boy did I have a blast I sunk so much of my childhood in that game I eventually got BT3 on the wii sometime later oh boy did I have blast with that fast forward to when SZ was announced I freaked out in pure disbelief see ya'll on the battle feild
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 😂
Plus his energy absorption humping move lol
The best part was the transformations in fight, that was my favorite part
Tenkaichi 2 was my favorite. Tenkaichi 3 had more characters but I feel like that came at the cost of not as much story mode. Though I did love seeing so many OG dragonball characters in there.
Something else I used to do was make up my own what if stories.