<s>
known	O
as	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
producer	O
Toshihiro	O
Suzuki	O
chose	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
when	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
his	O
preferred	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
garnered	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
most	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
others	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
several	O
design	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Butōden	O
would	O
spawn	O
several	O
sequels	O
;	O
including	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
Z	O
:	O
Shin	O
Butōden	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Kai	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Butoden	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
available	O
are	O
Goku	O
,	O
Piccolo	O
,	O
Vegeta	B-Application
,	O
Frieza	O
,	O
Android	O
20	O
,	O
Android	O
18	O
,	O
Android	O
16	O
,	O
Cell	O
,	O
Trunks	O
and	O
Gohan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
served	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
full-fledged	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Super	O
Butōden	O
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
Suzuki	O
stated	O
he	O
chose	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
when	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
his	O
favorite	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Butōden	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Actions	O
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
negative	O
outlook	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
unplayable	O
"	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
Sol	O
of	O
praised	O
its	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade-style	O
fighting	O
games	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stained	O
by	O
a	O
very	O
heavy	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
disconcerting	O
difficulty	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
really	O
only	O
delight	O
the	O
unconditional	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
who	O
seek	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
to	O
slip	O
into	O
the	O
skin	O
of	O
Son	O
Goku	O
or	O
Vegeta.	O
"	O
</s>
