Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu

Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu
Developer(s)	TOSE Software Co.
Publisher(s)	Bandai
Release date(s)	JPN August 12, 1988
Genre(s)	RPG/Card Battle
Platform(s)	Nintendo Famicom
Media	Cartridge
Input	NES Controller

Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu (ドラゴンボール 大だい魔ま王おう復ふっ活かつ, Doragon Bōru Daimaō Fukkatsu, lit. Dragon Ball: Great Demon King's Revival) is a role playing video game released only in Japan by Bandai on August 12, 1988. It is the second Dragon Ball video game released for the Nintendo Famicom.

Daimaō Fukkatsu is the first role playing game based on the Dragon Ball series. Its gameplay was reused in the Gokuden video game series. Daimaō Fukkatsu is also one of the games included in the game compilation J Legend Retsuden for Nintendo 3DS.

Story

The story begins at Kame House

Daimaō Fukkatsu takes place during the King Piccolo Saga, but instead of being killed at the World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin is killed at Kame House, where the adventure begins. After a confrontation with Tambourine, Goku goes to West City in order to get the Dragon Radar from Bulma, and then in the Southern Transformation Kindergarten to find Oolong and Puar. After defeating the demons who took his friends' places at school, Goku heads to Jingle Village to find the Dragon Balls, meets Android 8 in the Muscle Tower, defeats the Pilaf Gang who is also on a quest for the Dragon Balls, and finds the Two-Star Ball. After getting a submarine at Kame House, Goku and his friends go the Pirate Cave, where he defeats the demon Banjo and finds the Three-Star Ball, but it is stolen by Mercenary Tao. After defeating Tao in the Pirate Cave, go visits Fortuneteller Baba, who gives him the location of two Dragon Balls in Pilaf's Castle. Goku defeats the Pilaf Machine once again, and finds the Six-Star and Four-Star Balls in the castle. He goes to the Sacred Land of Korin, where he meets members of the Crane School, as well as Bora and Upa, defeats Master Shen, gets the Seven-Star Ball, and meets Korin on top of the Korin Tower.

Exploring Konpei

At Penguin Village, Goku meets Arale Norimaki, Gatchan, Senbei Norimaki and Yajirobe, he defeats Monster Carrot in the Penguin Village High School, the demon Cymbal, and the alien Synthesizer, and he finds the One-Star and Five-Star Balls. With the seven Dragon Balls, Goku summons Shenron to get a path to the Remote Land of Konpei, where he meets Lord Konpei, who opens a way to Piccolo's Mansion. In Piccolo's Mansion, Goku meets Organ and defeats Drum, he meets the ghost of Krillin, and then he destroys the mansion. Finally, Goku heads to the Dark Castle and defeats King Piccolo. The game ends with NBS News announcing the end of King Piccolo.

Gameplay

Drum appears in Piccolo's mansion

The game uses a board game, and includes battles using cards. The player controls Goku and moves around the board-style map to reach a target destination. On the way, Goku encounters several characters. Some characters offer information and others have to be fought. The outcome of each fight is determined by the randomly generated hand of cards the player and the opponent are dealt. The player flips over cards in a certain order, and their actions are then shown as an animated battle.

Once at the target destination, Goku progress through a 3D-like area and can "talk", "investigate", or "use an item". There are traps that can damage Goku and even end the game. Passwords are used to save the progress.

Goku can be leveled up at a maximum of 14 in this video game.

Cards

Fortune Cards

Fighting Ukulele

Each time Goku moves on the field, he draws one card. Different things happen depending on the card drawn:

• King Piccolo card: an enemy appears.
• Fortuneteller Baba card: draw another card, training, or nervous breakdown, forcing the total replacement of the card hand.
• Shenlong card: Have a dinner (up to 25% strength recovery), eating Senzu Beans (full strength recovery), increase the level of a fellow character, or randomly replace a chosen card.
• Mr. Popo card: nothing happens.

Battle Cards

There are three types of cards that can be played:

• Star Cards – Used to control Goku's movement on the map. How far he is able to move depends on the number of stars on the card played. The number of stars on cards can go from 1 to 7.

• Attack Cards – Used to attack the opponent during a battle. Whoever has the highest number of stars on the card can attack. If there is a tie in the number of stars, nobody attack. Each Attack Card has a kanji which denotes the type of attack:

• 拳 – Punch
• 蹴 – Kick
• 連 – Punch & Kick combo
• 棒 – Power Pole
• 必 – Special Attack: the player can choose from five of Goku's signature techniques. The more a technique is used, the more powerful it becomes. The five attacks that can be chosen include: Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper, Kamehameha (later replaced by the Super Kamehameha), Reverse Kamehameha, Hasshu-ken, Afterimage Technique (later replaced by the Double-Afterimage, which is later replaced by Triple-afterimage).
• 逃 – Run Away
• ？ – Random Attack

• Kanji Numbered Cards – Cards are used for defense. If the kanji number on the card is high enough, Goku may be able to avoid the opponent's attack. The kanji number on cards can go from 1 to 9.

Characters

Playable character

• Goku

Enemies

Tambourine Ukulele Fused Pilaf Machine Pirate Robot

Banjo Mercenary Tao Master Shen Monster Carrot

Cymbal Synthesizer Lord Konpei

Drum Organ King Piccolo

Other characters

Master Roshi Launch Turtle Krillin Bulma Woman Man Animal-Type Earthling Policeman

Big Man Yamcha Puar Oolong Pondanuki Pongitsune Jingle Village Elder Jingle Village Chief Suno

Android 8 Shu Mai Emperor Pilaf Ghost Usher Fortuneteller Baba Grandpa Gohan Tien Shinhan Chiaotzu

Upa Bora Korin Poop-Boy Arale Norimaki Gatchan Senbei Norimaki Yajirobe Kappa Shenron

Levels

There is 12 target destinations that Goku must investigate in Daimaō Fukkatsu:

The 12 target destinations on the map

• Kame House
• West City
• Southern Transformation Kindergarten
• Jingle Village
• Underwater Cave
• Fortuneteller Baba's Palace
• New Pilaf Castle
• Sacred Land of Korin
• Penguin Village
• Remote Land of Konpei
• Piccolo's Mansion (ピッコロの館)
• Dark Castle

Reception

The game sold 1.25 million copies in Japan.

Gallery

Cartridge Title screen (1) Title screen (2) Kame House Roshi finds the demon symbol Turtle Launch and Roshi around Krillin's dead corpse Tambourine leaves Kame House King Piccolo on TV Goku going to West City In West City Bulma Ukulele appears in West City Goku going to Oolong and Puar's school The Southern Transformation Kindergarten Puar arrives at school Oolong at school Pondanuki, teacher at the Shapeshifting Academy Pongitsune, teacher at the Shapeshifting Academy The demon who took Oolong's place at school Shapeshifting Academy WC Oolong and Puar A demon Goku going to Jingle Village Jingle Village Jingle Village Elder Jingle Village Chief Suno The Muscle Tower A demon inside the Muscle Tower Android 8 Shu and Mai Emperor Pilaf The Pilaf Machine Goku fires a Kamehameha at Pilaf Machine The Two-Star Ball in the Muscle Tower Goku going to Kame House Roshi's submarine Goku going to the underwater cave Underwater Cave The Pirate Robot Banjo appears in the underwater cave The Three-Star Ball in the underwater cave Mercenary Tao confronts Goku in the underwater cave Goku going to Baba's palace Ghost Usher Fortuneteller Baba Goku going to Pilaf's Castle The Six-Star Ball in Pilaf's Castle The Four-Star Ball in Pilaf's Castle A demon confronts Goku in Pilaf's Castle Goku going to the Sacred Land of Korin Master Shen in the Land of Korin Bora Goku vs. Master Shen Upa and Bora The Seven-Star Ball in the Land of Korin Korin Goku going to Penguin Village Poop Arale and Gatchan Senbei's house Senbei Norimaki Penguin Village High School Monster Carrot in Penguin Village Suppaman/Sourman King Nikochan's spaceship Yajirobe Cymbal The One-Star Ball in Penguin Village Synthesizer The Five-Star Ball in Penguin Village Mr. Popo card Goku going to Konpei The temple where Goku summons Shenron Shenron Goku uses Power Pole Extend against Banjo Tambourine Tambourine attacks Goku Konpei Konpei Lord Konpei The kappa Goku vs. Lord Konpei Lord Konpei attacks Goku with his trunk Goku going to Piccolo's mansion Piccolo's mansion Organ Drum Goku's Super Kamehameha Inside Piccolo's mansion Krillin appears as a ghost Another man who appears as ghost Goku going to the Dark Castle The Dark Castle Inside the Dark Castle Goku uses Reverse Kamehameha King Piccolo and Organ in the Dark Castle King Piccolo ready for the final battle Goku vs. King Piccolo King Piccolo fires an Explosive Demon wave King Piccolo's death at the end of the game NBS News announcing the end of King Piccolo Tambourine Ukulele Tao The Fused Pilaf Machine Cymbal King Piccolo Credits Daimaō Fukkatsu included in J Legend Retsuden

External links

• Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu commercial
• Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu gameplay videos
• Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu walkthrough