Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden was my first taste of DBZ fighting games back in the day, and man, it still holds up. You jump right into the action with Goku, Vegeta, and the gang, pulling off Kamehamehas and Final Flashes like it's nothing. The beam struggles? Absolute chaos in the best way—just mashing buttons while two energy blasts collide never gets old.

What’s cool is how the stages actually feel huge—you’re not just stuck in a tiny arena. The radar helps when you’re flying around or dashing across the screen to avoid a surprise attack. Story mode covers everything from Piccolo Jr. to Cell, though it’s pretty barebones compared to later games. Still, unlocking secret characters like Broly (yeah, he’s in here) kept me grinding away.

Tournament mode’s where the real fun is if you’ve got friends over. Eight players sounds insane, but it’s basically just taking turns in a bracket. Combat mode’s your standard VS CPU or 1v1, but the real charm is in the little details—like how Vegeta’s smug victory pose never stops being satisfying. It’s rough around the edges now, but for a 1993 fighter, it nailed the Dragon Ball vibe before anyone else.