What platforms is Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden on?

Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden release?

Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden was first released on April 1, 1994.

Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden

Apr 1, 1994FightingSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden on?: Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden release?: Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden was first released on April 1, 1994.

About Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden

Dragon Ball Z: Buyu Retsuden is a fighting video game based upon Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise. It is the only game in the series released for the Mega Drive, following the Frieza and Cell sagas. Its gameplay has been described as a combination of the original Super Butōden and Super Butōden 2, consisting of one-on-one fights using a three-button configuration, featuring special moves and two playable modes.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Tose
Publisher: Bandai
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Series: Dragon Ball

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

61/100

from 11 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1994	$37	$149	—	3 reviews	Low

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$37

Complete

$149

Sealed

—

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release (Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden)	$28	$67	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 6 times a year
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $43 in Jan 2019, $29 five years ago, and $37 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$43	$74
Jan 2020	$25	$54
Jan 2021	$41	$58
Jan 2022	$65	$67
Jan 2023	$56	$110
Jan 2024	$24	$102
Jan 2025	$33	$107
Jan 2026	$37	$87
Oct 2026	$37	$149

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Known board
Europe / PAL	June 1994	T-133016	171-6329A · MPR-16675-F
Japan	1 April 1994	T-133013	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: EU+JP
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A one-on-one Dragon Ball Z fighter that takes time to click, and a fairly pricey European cart.

Bandai developed and published this Dragon Ball Z fighting game for the Mega Drive. It came out in Japan on 1 April 1994 as Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden and in Europe in June 1994, where the French and Spanish release was titled Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin and carries a French translation. It plays as one-on-one fights on a three-button layout, a mix of the first two Super Butoden games from the Super Famicom, and covers the Frieza and Cell sagas.

Mean Machines Sega admitted that the controls felt dodgy at first and the game seemed too slow, but a reviewer who stuck with it found real depth in the many special moves, fighting styles and unusually large playing area.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 33	September 1994	75%
Sega Pro Issue 36	September 1994	62%
MegaTech Issue 34	October 1994	75%

“Bizarre and completely off-the-wall fighting game that makes a change from the rest of the dross going around at the moment.”
— MegaTech, September 1994

“A perfect hoice if you're thirsting for some Japanese beat-'em-up action. But unfortunately compared to SSFII and MKII, it’s rubbish. Ah well.”
— Sega Pro, September 1994

“Bizarre and completely off-the-wall fighting game that makes a change from the rest of the dross going around at the moment.”
— MegaTech, October 1994

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Gameplay is much like the Super Butōden games on Super NES, with the split-screen mechanic that lets players stay far from the opponent and fire Ki blasts.

Reviewers praised the addition of characters not in the earlier Super NES games, along with the split-screen mechanic and presentation.

In Portugal, Ecofilmes sold Japanese cartridges in new boxes with a promised free converter cartridge, later switching to the French release.

Before you buy

Among European-only carts it sits above the middle. The Japanese cart usually costs noticeably less than the European one and has a different cartridge shape, so it needs an adapter or two plastic tabs removed from a Western console's slot. Sega Retro lists the game as using the six-button pad.