The creativity of ROM hackers is truly astounding!
Taking two of the most beloved anime franchises in history and putting them together into a video game has never before been done, at least not quite like this.
An incredibly detailed ROM (gameplay video and pic gallery below) hack sees the replacement of sprites and abilities from Pokemon Fire Red, with various fighters and characters from Dragon Ball Z. Yes, you read that right. All the themes, trainers, gym leaders, and catchable Pokemon have been replaced with your favorite characters from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT, even including non-canon characters from the movies (like Broly, for example).
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Professor Brief(s) was easily the best choice to replace Professor Oak.
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Instead of choosing Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle as your starter, you get to choose from Goku, Gohan, or Vegeta (lol at the thought of the Prince of ALL Saiyans being trapped inside a PokeBall).
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Um, we are probably going to go with Vegeta here.
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Your fighters will evolve with experience much like how Pokemon in the normal game would, only Goku evolves into a Super Saiyan, SS2, SS3, and even an SSJ4 if given a unique item (Ape Tail), the same way Pikachu would evolve into Raichu if given a ThunderStone.
Pokemon with standard evolutions in the classic version of the game (Squirtle > Wartortle > Blastoise) appear as multiple PokeDex entries, and the same thing is true in Dragon Ball Z Team Training (except the PokeDex is replaced with the Fighter List). For example, Cell starts off as #65 with his first form, Bug Cell, then later evolves into Imperfect Cell at #66, and then Perfect Cell at #67 with Cell Jr at #68.
In total, there are 137 fighters that can be obtained in the game, as opposed to the original 151. Broly being the Legendary Super Saiyan (if you disregard Bardock’s OVA where he becomes a Super Saiyan against one of Frieza’s earlier ancestors, Chilled), replaces one of the Legendary Birds of Kanto, with a very special fighter replacing Mewtwo.
Gathering the seven mystical Dragon Balls (with one in particular being very well hidden) summons a Level 60 Shenron, which can be caught with Capsules that replace your standard PokeBalls.
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The game features all of the standard Pokemon fun but with a Super Saiyan twist, with tons of surprises to make you laugh and smile at just how amazing ROM hacks have become. Be sure to show your love and support for this epic project by visiting the facebook page that started it all.
Editors Note: we are told the link on the facebook page to download the ROM is not working, but don’t worry! We have a working link for you right here.
Dragon Ball Z Team Training works for both PC and Mac OS X.
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