Had this game as a kid (it was released in France and here in Spain) and i plYed it to death, i remember having to use the infinite health trick to defeat the last stages whenever the heal items didnt appear, good times. I even recently purchased a copy of the game just for the nostalgia and the collection.
Fun fact: the infinite lives and level skip functions were only in the French version. They were left in by accident and were initially used as debugging features
After Bulma/Nora gets kidnapped on stage 1, a cutscene will abruptly pop up every so often and interrupt gameplay, with Bulma/Nora getting increasingly impatient each time it does. After so many cutscenes, she eventually gets fed up and starts blasting. This was even, shockingly enough, left in the otherwise heavily censored US release (perhaps the censors didn’t dawdle around and see it when they played the game….???)
@@bubufubu Have you literally never watched Dragon Ball before? One of the first things that ever happens in the series is Bulma shooting Goku in the face.
@@KareemHillJr At the time of my comment, I had hardly seen any Dragon Ball so my ignorance was sincere. I got to see Dragon Ball Z when I was younger but not Dragon Ball. Fortunately, sometime within the last two years, I found a guy who streamed the entire series. I was blown away by how awesome it is. Way better than DBZ.
I love how Yamcha basically fights like Toad Man from Mega Man 4 (where every time you attack he simply jumps over you.) That pretty much explains why he's always getting Yamcha'd. ;)
No, it doesn't. How does evading your opponent's attacks explain why you always get beaten? That's contradictory, and it's certainly no excuse to use Yamcha's name as a derogatory verb. Besides, Yamcha in this game can hit Goku without even touching him.
@@bubufubu It's neither a meme nor a troll. It's entirely possible to say that Yamcha is stronger than Goku and mean it. I'm pretty sure Yamcha jobbed Goku during their first fight. And it's hilarious that your response to someone defending Yamcha and calling out someone else for resorting to slanderous, tired out memes mocking the character is to accuse him of making memes and trolls. Did I say "hilarious"? Because I meant to say "ironic, unaware, and hypocritical." Leave Yamcha alone, my dude. This shtick was old ten years ago. And there's no need for that emoji.
This is a pretty fun game!!! My only real complaint is that the bosses don’t have “getting hurt” animations or even a unique sound effect, and they don’t even flinch when you hit them, so it doesn’t feel very satisfying when you land an attack and you’re constantly trying to punch a moving target. I’m still stuck on level 3 (where you have to reclaim the dragon balls and fight Yamcha/Lancer) because of this. Other than that, pretty great early NES game!!! I don’t even mind the annoying constantly depleting power gauge all that much because that’s actually a nod to the TV show-Goku is always hungry and has a huge appetite, and you can’t fight the forces of evil on an empty stomach!!
I played the japanese version and never realized that there is an english version. I love the music duri g the dialogue sequence, this music is soooo nostalgic!
That's an...interesting thought, but Goku doesn't actually wear the panties. He freaks out after removing them from her one time, but I'm not aware of any explanation for why it temporarily increases his speed in this game. Their inclusion is tied to Muten Roshi and Oolong, mostly the former.
@@bubufubu oh I know I just figured that's what happens in game XD it's very cute though this game must have been awesome at the time especially since I don't think the anime was out just yet if I'm not mistaken so experiencing the dragon ball story this way must have been so fun for japanese audiences ^^
@@MogusMasterSaikawa22 No idea how well received the game was in Japan. I believe that sales were mediocre here in the U.S.. The anime had already been on the air for nine months. The manga was released in November of '84. I'm not sure which of the two was more responsible for inspiring the content in the game. Personally, I like the game.
There are multiple endings. At 52:48, Shen Long asks you to make your wish and the player is given four options. The ending you get depends on what you choose.
I loved the video and I liked that in the rom they added the dialogues that were not there during ep 7 to 10, including the bosses, these ep are here due to an error with a beta and how to use the hamehameha wave
The biggest problem with this game were the LIMITED STEPS you could make. This may not be obvious from the video, because the guy knows where to go, but in the actual game, unless you knew the path, you were constantly getting game over-ed by the "pow" going to 0. Basically, your power was being drained for every step you made, so if you spent too long going in a wrong direction, you could just run out and then the only thing left to do was to start over. Otherwise a fun experience, but it was super frustrating.
I can certainly relate to the frustration bestowed upon the ignorant player for this game, especially King Byon at the 35:42 mark. I needed outside help to get past him. The localized version wasn't incredibly vague or confusing, though. Mainly, you had to worry about having cupcakes or meat pop up in the right places or coming up with effective strategies for bosses. It wasn't a vast world or incredibly maze-like. Choice of direction was pretty limited.
You left out one of the Bandit Bear bosses and one of the Yamcha fights (there are three of them). Pilaf isn't really a boss in this game. Same goes for the giant crabs. Also, you have Ashura Robo (final boss) in the wrong spot. It comes after Shogun.
As bad as it was butchered for the US release as "Dragon Power", its not as bad as what localization was done to Fist of the North Star on the Sega Master System as "Black Belt".
Black Belt was decent enough though. They even had the decency to leave the Japanese text in the game that appears when you do finishing moves. Now, if only the game awarded you more than 2 bonus lives and had some FUCKING CONTINUES…..
I remember renting Dragon Power over a weekend growing up and how frustrating the game was. Got as far as chapter 5 boss, the rabbit and accidentally let him touch me... Oof, instant Game Over. Quit after that.
The French version replaced the panties with sandwiches like the American version and removed some bosses, while also inadvertently leaving in debugging features that let you cheat. That’s about it though as far as I know.
The French version replaced the panties with sandwiches like the American version and removed some bosses, while also inadvertently leaving in debugging features that let you cheat. That’s about it though as far as I know.
@bubufubu OK. If that's the case it's mind blowing to me because I used to rage quit because I'd either die during those fights or right after because of hunger
@@TyFree1993 It's all about timing. You get your hits in and get out before the boss strikes. I believe the sword bosses only require 10 hits. If you have Goku's Nyoibō (pole), then you can get in three hits before having to evade. However, your timing must be right if you want to avoid damage. I'm not sure when it comes to just using your fists. It's been a long time since I played this version.
Yeah, that was a pain in the butt. You had to be very careful when fighting enemies, know where all the spots for potential food were, and hope that you got favorable RNG.
Did Bandai ever actually make a really good game for Nintendo/Famicom? They've put out some real trash, and a few mediocre games.... but they may be worse than LJN.
I apologize for the late reply but I cannot tell you where I got the ROM. I simply don't remember. On top of that, the hard drive that held this ROM broke down on me back in 2014.
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Akira Toriyama passed out 01/03/2024. Rest in peace sensei and thanks for all😢
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This is way better than the Dragon Power game we got in the U.S. It's a shame they replaced all resemblance to actual Dragonball in the game.
I had the Dragon Power game.... and it made no sense. But then again, I knew nothing of Dragonball either.
Go watch striepan than you will know how shenron no nazo is terrible
@@sexysandwitch4797 The hell are you talking about?
No shut up, this is NOT better than the Dragon Power game
@@DeadKoby it DID make sense
Man. I played this back in the 80s before I even knew what dragon ball was. Lol
No you played dragon power which has a different story altogether...
Had this game as a kid (it was released in France and here in Spain) and i plYed it to death, i remember having to use the infinite health trick to defeat the last stages whenever the heal items didnt appear, good times.
I even recently purchased a copy of the game just for the nostalgia and the collection.
Fun fact: the infinite lives and level skip functions were only in the French version. They were left in by accident and were initially used as debugging features
This should have been the intro:
"Now our story begins as many stories often do... with a young girl shooting a little boy in the face."
That's not what happened in the anime, is it?
After Bulma/Nora gets kidnapped on stage 1, a cutscene will abruptly pop up every so often and interrupt gameplay, with Bulma/Nora getting increasingly impatient each time it does. After so many cutscenes, she eventually gets fed up and starts blasting. This was even, shockingly enough, left in the otherwise heavily censored US release (perhaps the censors didn’t dawdle around and see it when they played the game….???)
@@bubufubu Have you literally never watched Dragon Ball before? One of the first things that ever happens in the series is Bulma shooting Goku in the face.
@@KareemHillJr At the time of my comment, I had hardly seen any Dragon Ball so my ignorance was sincere. I got to see Dragon Ball Z when I was younger but not Dragon Ball. Fortunately, sometime within the last two years, I found a guy who streamed the entire series. I was blown away by how awesome it is. Way better than DBZ.
Looks so much better than the dragon power bullshit I played...
Totally agreed.
“Krilian is my best hit man!”
* immediately gets vaporized by Gokus Kamehameha
I love how Yamcha basically fights like Toad Man from Mega Man 4 (where every time you attack he simply jumps over you.) That pretty much explains why he's always getting Yamcha'd. ;)
No he doesn’t and stop using that stupid remark. It’s old. Yamcha is stronger than Goku and that’s a fact.
@@firestriker3580 What the hell is this meme? When did trolls start proclaiming Yamcha to be stronger than Goku? 🤣
This game came out 5 years before MM4 so does that mean Toad man is a yamcha clone?
No, it doesn't. How does evading your opponent's attacks explain why you always get beaten? That's contradictory, and it's certainly no excuse to use Yamcha's name as a derogatory verb. Besides, Yamcha in this game can hit Goku without even touching him.
@@bubufubu It's neither a meme nor a troll. It's entirely possible to say that Yamcha is stronger than Goku and mean it. I'm pretty sure Yamcha jobbed Goku during their first fight. And it's hilarious that your response to someone defending Yamcha and calling out someone else for resorting to slanderous, tired out memes mocking the character is to accuse him of making memes and trolls. Did I say "hilarious"? Because I meant to say "ironic, unaware, and hypocritical." Leave Yamcha alone, my dude. This shtick was old ten years ago. And there's no need for that emoji.
This is a pretty fun game!!! My only real complaint is that the bosses don’t have “getting hurt” animations or even a unique sound effect, and they don’t even flinch when you hit them, so it doesn’t feel very satisfying when you land an attack and you’re constantly trying to punch a moving target. I’m still stuck on level 3 (where you have to reclaim the dragon balls and fight Yamcha/Lancer) because of this. Other than that, pretty great early NES game!!! I don’t even mind the annoying constantly depleting power gauge all that much because that’s actually a nod to the TV show-Goku is always hungry and has a huge appetite, and you can’t fight the forces of evil on an empty stomach!!
Great comment, Leroy. 👍
this nes version of the dragon ball theme slaps
I played the japanese version and never realized that there is an english version. I love the music duri g the dialogue sequence, this music is soooo nostalgic!
The second Dragon Ball game to ever be made
I though this was the first.
This was the first...
CtheDead209 no it wasn’t!
@@CtheDead209-zt8tj The first was Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou for the Super Cassette Vision.
@@rjd-kh8et Which is Epoch's game console (They're also known for making Doraemon games for non-Sega consoles).
The translation in this is so bad, it's good.
I agree it's definitely one of those *All Your Base Belong To Us* like translations 😂
“Kame, I’ve come to train”
“Ok sure”
goku looks so cute in this game the idea he puts on the most comfortable underwear in the world and gets faster is pretty funny haha
That's an...interesting thought, but Goku doesn't actually wear the panties. He freaks out after removing them from her one time, but I'm not aware of any explanation for why it temporarily increases his speed in this game. Their inclusion is tied to Muten Roshi and Oolong, mostly the former.
@@bubufubu oh I know I just figured that's what happens in game XD it's very cute though this game must have been awesome at the time especially since I don't think the anime was out just yet if I'm not mistaken so experiencing the dragon ball story this way must have been so fun for japanese audiences ^^
@@MogusMasterSaikawa22 No idea how well received the game was in Japan. I believe that sales were mediocre here in the U.S.. The anime had already been on the air for nine months. The manga was released in November of '84. I'm not sure which of the two was more responsible for inspiring the content in the game. Personally, I like the game.
Watching this to honor Toriyama.
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His punches sound like Samus's beam shots from metroid XD
I remember buying Dragon Power for $5 at Mircoplay. I played this for hours everyday. I thought there was multiple endings ?
There are multiple endings. At 52:48, Shen Long asks you to make your wish and the player is given four options. The ending you get depends on what you choose.
I loved the video and I liked that in the rom they added the dialogues that were not there during ep 7 to 10, including the bosses, these ep are here due to an error with a beta and how to use the hamehameha wave
I been looking for this for eons.
The biggest problem with this game were the LIMITED STEPS you could make. This may not be obvious from the video, because the guy knows where to go, but in the actual game, unless you knew the path, you were constantly getting game over-ed by the "pow" going to 0.
Basically, your power was being drained for every step you made, so if you spent too long going in a wrong direction, you could just run out and then the only thing left to do was to start over.
Otherwise a fun experience, but it was super frustrating.
I can certainly relate to the frustration bestowed upon the ignorant player for this game, especially King Byon at the 35:42 mark. I needed outside help to get past him.
The localized version wasn't incredibly vague or confusing, though. Mainly, you had to worry about having cupcakes or meat pop up in the right places or coming up with effective strategies for bosses. It wasn't a vast world or incredibly maze-like. Choice of direction was pretty limited.
The POW actually goes down at a steady rate, like a timer.
that sounds cool to me at least it seems to make the game more challenging sounds like an attempt at an alternative to a timer from mario haha
Bosses
1st part
Thief bear
Oolong
Yamcha
Ox-king
Rabbit boss
King pilaf
Training/tournament
Krillin
Metalic soldier
Yamcha (again)
King buyon
2nd part
Boss rabbit (again)
Giant crabs
Bimbo
Krillin (again)
Giant carbs (again)
Ox-king (again)
Giant robot
Mid boss
Milk (4th phase)
Kurilian (12th phase)
Shogun (final phase)
You left out one of the Bandit Bear bosses and one of the Yamcha fights (there are three of them). Pilaf isn't really a boss in this game. Same goes for the giant crabs. Also, you have Ashura Robo (final boss) in the wrong spot. It comes after Shogun.
As bad as it was butchered for the US release as "Dragon Power", its not as bad as what localization was done to Fist of the North Star on the Sega Master System as "Black Belt".
Black Belt was decent enough though. They even had the decency to leave the Japanese text in the game that appears when you do finishing moves. Now, if only the game awarded you more than 2 bonus lives and had some FUCKING CONTINUES…..
It wasn't "butchered." It was altered for an audience that hadn't been exposed to Dragon Ball or Fist of the North Star.
Happy Year of the Dragon 🧧🐉🧨
14:48, lucky to you that the enemies jump from one side to another ... they attack me as if there was no tomorrow ..
It wasn't luck. You can manipulate the AI into that pattern.
Ah ok now yes :)
I'll give em credit; at least it has Mystical Adventure in it! It was the only one to do so too for a long time.
The sequel had it too, albeit partially.
The old man needs mental support.
I beg to differ. He just needs a healthy set of jugs on a female companion.
I remember renting Dragon Power over a weekend growing up and how frustrating the game was.
Got as far as chapter 5 boss, the rabbit and accidentally let him touch me... Oof, instant Game Over.
Quit after that.
I remember getting touched by the rabbit a few times over the years. It just plain sucks when that happens. 😒
There's a English version of this? I know about Dragon Power, but for the Famicom version?
Apostro Mkay It's most likely a ROM hack. Funnily enough, there was a French release which retained the Dragon Ball license and art.
+Apostro Mkay according to the wiki the europeam version is mostly unchanged from the japanese versions, just in english.
@@ninjasolidsnake it's not a hack, there's an actual version that's translated like this :P
The French version replaced the panties with sandwiches like the American version and removed some bosses, while also inadvertently leaving in debugging features that let you cheat. That’s about it though as far as I know.
The French version replaced the panties with sandwiches like the American version and removed some bosses, while also inadvertently leaving in debugging features that let you cheat. That’s about it though as far as I know.
Armake21 brought me here
Surprised it goes all the way to Muscle Tower tbh
Why?
@@bubufubu NES licensed games just typically had little to no effort put into them outside of the rare exception
The translation is admittedly bad, but it give it charm TBH
The maker of English patch should use Funimation translation feels.
Where the part where he does Ultra Instinct?
I think that's only in a special rom hack.
So you beat the sword bosses by hitting them when their sword is down?
I'd have to watch the video to confirm but that seems right.
@bubufubu OK. If that's the case it's mind blowing to me because I used to rage quit because I'd either die during those fights or right after because of hunger
@@TyFree1993 It's all about timing. You get your hits in and get out before the boss strikes. I believe the sword bosses only require 10 hits. If you have Goku's Nyoibō (pole), then you can get in three hits before having to evade. However, your timing must be right if you want to avoid damage. I'm not sure when it comes to just using your fists. It's been a long time since I played this version.
Goku the imp 😂😂😂😂😂
I hated the fact that the timer and the health were one in the same. It was the stupidest feature they ever made.
Yeah, that was a pain in the butt. You had to be very careful when fighting enemies, know where all the spots for potential food were, and hope that you got favorable RNG.
Did Bandai ever actually make a really good game for Nintendo/Famicom? They've put out some real trash, and a few mediocre games.... but they may be worse than LJN.
They have made Dragon Ball RPG games on NES, and i liked them.
@DeadKoby
Yes they did, they made DBZ Kyuoshuu Saiyajin, Gekishin Freeza and DBZ Datach Tenkaichi Budokai, all 3 are great games
Monster Party and Dick Tracy were both pretty good.
SD Gundam Knight Story.
@@NintendoComplete Dick Tracy on nes is trash
Do the Bandai Dragon power nes
Do some research.
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Can you tell me how to do kamehameha?
First, make sure you have some in stock. Hold down the attack button for about one second and then release.
Hello, can you push the link of the rom please?
I apologize for the late reply but I cannot tell you where I got the ROM. I simply don't remember. On top of that, the hard drive that held this ROM broke down on me back in 2014.
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So odd!
upload rom plz
I'm unable to and I don't know where it can be found.
download link ??????????????????????????????????????
It looks quite boring honestly
RedFlameFox i did play this game...gave up after 30 min...
Oh a version of this that isn't "Dragon Power"
Dragon Ball: Shen Long no Nazo is the original version of the game. Dragon Power is merely a localization, a heavily edited one at that.