Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension

Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension
Developer: TOSE Publisher: Bandai Platform: SNES Released in JP: March 29, 1996 Released in FR: February 1997 This game has regional differences.

Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension is one of the most well-known and beloved Dragon Ball Z games, as well as being considered one of TOSE's best games. This is due to a combination of factors: being a massive improvement over the Super Butouden trilogy, and also for implementing new mechanics (such as Desperation Moves).

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Regional Differences

Like Shenron no Nazo and the Super Butouden trilogy, Hyper Dimension was released in Japan and in France. Unfortunately, while the French localization in those games is fine, Hyper Dimension got massively shafted.

English fan translations have since been made here and there, using the Japanese version as their base.

Title Screen

Japan	France

The katakana text over "Hyper Dimension" was removed, the copyright info was translated, and a Nintendo licensing credit was added.

Main Menu

Japan	France

The Japanese version features a story mode that goes from the Frieza saga to the Buu saga, although with some inconsistencies (e.g. Goku fighting Frieza in Super Saiyan 2 form). Inexplicably, the French version completely removed it, turning a stellar game into what's considered one of the worst localizations of all time.