Thread 11791158

I've had a fascination with the prerelease builds of Dragon Ball Final Bout for years and I love finding stills and video of it. Everything from the HUD changes to small graphical changes. A chief detail in any gameplay of this build is how wildly unstable it is, with the build on the Taikenban disc not even looking demo-ready. I recently found what looks like an industry-purpose tape capture explaining the game’s features and promotional campaign; what’s of note here is how every normal attack can be instantly cancelled into another (from the looks of the things), which is a far cry from how the retail game is. This same version would be featured at E3 1997 (again, barely looking demo-ready with numerous glitches visible). Interestingly, IGN had this version as their review copy for an import review that same year.

Promotional video: https://youtu.be/iwyng0oqUi8?si=T1mHwljcoW9IxRE0
E3 1997 prototype footage: https://youtu.be/Plr8pRKutvw?si=4cBjfxbEYfJG-0m6
Taikenban video: https://youtu.be/QNMk20_1xKU?si=JoQ4yd903fXYgWIN
V-Jump '96 preview video: https://youtu.be/7RyWWh-vDC4?si=p6GYQUxB-9JnvagD

>>11791403
You retard.

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>>11791476
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>>11792563
It's something Gohan says to Buu when he finishes the Old man Kai training. In japanese he calls him something like "slow" and was translated as Retard back then.

>>11791158 (OP)
Really good stuff anon, I love recordings of old videogames, I wish they were easier to find on youtube. There is no easy solution for "show me all retro gaming vids"

>>11792630
Ah!

>>11791158 (OP)
I've never played Final Bout, is it any better than Ultimate Battle 22?

>>11793637
It's comfy crap.

>>11793637
They're being genuinely awful and some of the worst fighting games ever made alongside shit like Pit Fighter and Battle Beasts.

>>11793637
It's just unacceptable, I don't believe they playtested it for one second. They would have immediately said "there's no way we can ship this"
Seriously, play a fight for 1 second and you'll see. Just, try to move, try to throw a punch. It's depressing to see.

>>11794092
Which is what's at least a bit interesting about the prerelease builds, because moves just instantly fly out after one another.

BIG MONKEY BOSS

>>11793637
Music and art are good.
Gameplay is painfully slow, much worse than UB22.
Still looked like a 10/10 when I was a kid, Dragonball was THAT popular.
Is it true they held a poll to decide which characters would get in? And that's why half the roster is Gokus?

>>11794448
Yes, the promotional video linked in OP actually says that when it goes over the character roster. It actually answered that question for me because I had been hearing of a poll for over two decades.

>>11793637
5th gen DB games sadly aren't good, except for Legends, which is good.
UB/Shin/Final Bout have great music though, many of which are remakes from the 16bit classics.