Budokai Speedrun Guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t8PCdAcQJqq72lVmAbxVZaNtLXg5jkvUzHB_sinoaW4/edit

This guide includes everything you will need to know when running either category for this game. 

DONE
+Optimal combos for every character used in Any% and 100%
+Vocab & Terminology defined.
+Game Mechanics explained. This includes Transformation damage calcs, and Guard Cancelling.
+Some Damage Comparisons included.

TO DO
-Video guides
-More damage comparisons.

This guide is open to any suggestions and edits if something better gets found. My contact info can be found under the "Closing Statements, Acknowledgments, & Resources" tab.

Guard Cancel Tutorial

This is a guide for the basic combat in this game. Most of what I say is only applicable to the PS2/GCN versions of the game as the HD versions changed physics from the originals.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR2E-djbd6o&t=2s

True 100% Speedrun Notes 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bp8s5uw7-mi5-y58BNieg6gbp79841I6tA1OXBJTmr8/edit?usp=sharing

World Tournament Name lengths

There's a very small amount of time you can save/lose in the World Tournament based on what character you choose to play as and what character you face. Here's the length of each name spoken by the Tournament announcer in seconds. (English Version)

There are also characters that take longer to load than others on certain consoles. For PS2 I've confirmed that Frieza is the absolute slowest to load in - and Goku and Vegeta are slow as well.

Goku Vs - 1.88
Goku - 1.64

Gohan Vs - 2.07
Gohan 1.69

Vegeta Vs. - 1.84
Vegeta 1.2

Krillin Vs 1.79
Krillin 1.58

Trunks vs. - 1.84
Trunks 1.58

Piccolo Vs 1.7
Piccolo 1.5


Tien Vs. 2.08
Tien 1.6

Yamcha Vs. 1.79
Yamcha 2.22

Raditz Vs. 1.84
Raditz 1.63

Nappa Vs. 1.78
Nappa 1.67

Ginyu Vs. 1.78
Ginyu 1.6

Reccoome Vs 1.88
Reccoome 1.72

Zarbon Vs. 1.9
Zarbon 1.72

Dodoria Vs. 1.93
Dodoria 1.71

Frieza Vs. 1.87
Frieza 1.70

Android 16 Vs. 2.81
Android 16 2.74

Android 17 Vs 2.96
Android 17 2.72

Android 18 Vs. 2.72
Android 18 2.36

Android 19 Vs. 3.08
Android 19 2.49

Cell Vs. 1.79
Cell 1.49

Hercule Vs. 2.25
Hercule 1.90

Gt. Saiyaman Vs 2.25
Gt. Saiyaman 1.97

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

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Any%

Story Mode 100%

Novice

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Advanced

Emulator

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Xbox 360

True 100%

Original Console

Difficulty

HD Category

HD Console

Version

GameCube

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So are emus banned?

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