This October’s issue of “V-Jump” (Shueisha’s “Jump”-branded video game magazine in Japan) announced a few more characters that will appear in the upcoming “Jump Super Stars” for the Nintendo DS, including (but certainly not limited to): From Dragon Ball Z: Son Goku Son Gohan Vegeta From Naruto: Uzumaki Naruto Uchiha Sasuke From One Piece: Monkey …
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GameSpot posted an article this afternoon in which it was announced that Nintendo and Shōnen Jump (of Japan) will be collaborating on a game for the new Nintendo DS handheld system called “Jump Super Stars”. The game will feature Goku, Luffy, and Naruto (the main characters of Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto, respectively). Other …
The Magic Box has some new screen shots up from Bandai of Japan’s new GameBoy Advance Dragon Ball action game, “Advance Adventure”. Expect the game to take you through the entire first TV series’ story, all the way through the 23rd Tenka-ichi Budōkai.
13 September 2004, 11:02 AM EDTComment
Eight years ago in 1996, in the wee hours of syndication, “The Arrival of Raditz” (FUNimation’s English dub of the first Dragon Ball Z episode) aired, marking Dragon Ball Z‘s first official introduction in the US.
09 September 2004, 6:24 PM EDTComment
The “Budokai 3: Special Edition” is set to come out the same day as the regular version (with a bumped-up MSRP of $59.99). In addition to the game, you will get an exclusive chibi Broli toy and a behind-the-scenes bonus DVD… which includes a preview of a new game entitled “DBZ Sagas: Evolution”. It sounds …
01 September 2004, 10:50 PM EDTComment
We received the following message from a source that wishes to remain anonymous: I feel I should inform you that the game “DragonBall GT: Final Bout” was in fact not shipped yesterday. Our received shipments in my own store and all local stores did not contain the expected copies. I personally had a copy pre-ordered …
29 August 2004, 11:20 PM EDTComment
Hot on the heels of last year’s original theme song (“Kusuburu Heart ni Hi o Tsukero!!”) to “Dragon Ball Z 2” (“Budokai 2”), it seems that Hironobu Kageyama will be back again this year for the third game! Translated below is the majority of the 14 June 2004 entry from “Kage-chan no Himitsu Nikki” (or …
24 August 2004, 3:18 PM EDTComment
EBGames has updated their listing of the supposed “Final Bout” re-release with some actual information (including new cover art, seen below) — it seems like this game really is seeing the light of day again! Vintage Dragon Ball Action! First released in limited quantities in 1997, Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, is back to honor …
23 August 2004, 10:33 PM EDTComment
GameSpot reports that the latest pages of V-Jump reveal Banpresto’s announcement of yet another new game in Japan! Titled “Dragon Ball: Advance Adventure” for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance, the game will be a 2D, side-scrolling action game that takes place during the very beginning of the storyline (with Goku as a child). The game is …
18 August 2004, 11:07 AM EDTComment
A recent web page from Banpresto showcases the “Reverse Import” version of Atari’s “Legacy of Goku 2” for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance, which has the tacked-on phrase “International” in Japan. Apparently it came out last month (23 July 2004) for ¥5040. Whoops — we totally missed that one!