History VideoGame / DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi

* MythologyGag: Goku's transformation into Super Saiyan Blue and Vegeta's transformation to Super Saiyan God are modeled after their same sequences from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''.

* AdaptationalLocationChange: Gogeta vs Janemba fight happens in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber instead of Hell, mostly because the latter wasn't available in the game as a stage.

* AdaptionalLocationChange: Gogeta vs Janemba fight happens in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber instead of Hell, mostly because the latter wasn't available in the game as a stage.

** This is the first of the series to release with its Japanese name in the west, ''Sparking!'', as the game is called ''Sparking! Zero'' globally.

* DitchingTheDubNames:
** This is the first game in the ''Sparking!'' series to use the name worldwide, dropping the ''Budokai Tenkaichi'' [[MarketBasedTitle market-based subtitle]]. This led to some confusion amongst fans, though the trailers and marketing still refer to it as a ''Budokai Tenkaichi'' game.
* MythologyGag:
** Goku's transformation into Super Saiyan Blue and Vegeta's transformation to Super Saiyan God are modeled after their same sequences from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''.

* AttackReflector: The series has always had the ability to deflect basic ki blasts, but ''Sparking! Zero'' brings over from ''Raging Blast 2'' the ability to reflect super attacks.
* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first of the series to release with its Japanese name in the west, ''Sparking!'', as the game is called ''Sparking! Zero'' globally.

** An odd inversion. In the original games, Goku pronounces the Kaioken technique as "Kay-oh-ken", like in the original dub of the anime. However, starting with ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'', the dub pronounces it as the "Kai-oh-ken", which is closer to the original Japanese, and has been used for all ''Dragon Ball'' media since. In the "Rivals" trailer, the dub has Goku pronounce it as the "Kay-oh-ken" again.

** Evil Buu and Majin/Fat Buu have identical Blast 2 attacks in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''. Their only difference in Blasts are Majin/Fat Buu having "Sleep" and Evil Buu having "Mystic Breath" instead while their ultimates only differ in name as Majin/Fat Buu has the uniquely named "Angry Explosion" and Evil Buu has "Super Explosive Wave" instead.

** Base Gotenks's plays this trope completely straight where his two special attacks ''and'' his ultimate are identical to Kid Trunks, having Full Power Energy Wave and High Speed Rush with Big Tree Cannon as his ultimate.

** Some attacks have different names but have similar, if not, identical appearances. SSJ Vegeta's "Maximum Flasher" and Majin Vegeta's "Final Impact" are very similar to each other and both resemble the "Full Power Energy Wave" attack.

** An obscure and slightly downplayed example with Dragon Fist. SSJ3 Goku yells out "Dragon Fist" when using it, despite the dub using the name "Dragon Fire" in its debut in Movie 13. However, the GT anime calls the attack Dragon Fist and the change in name for SSJ3 Goku is likely to keep consistency.

** Adult Gohan's moveset between Base Form, Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 are all almost identical in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3''. They all share the Explosive Madan (SSJ2 Gohan has "Super Explosive Madan" instead) and a similar Full Power Energy Blast Volley ("Full Power Energy Blast Wave" instead for SSJ2 Gohan) attack while base form and SSJ2 form both have Super Kamehameha as their ultimate attack. Even one of their Blast 1 slots are shared where both SSJ forms have "Explosive Wave".

On March 5, 2023, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W89YDOkaCfo teaser trailer]] was released that revealed a new installment for this series -- ''Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO'' -- was in the works for the Platform/PlayStation5, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, and PC, more than ''[[SequelGap 15-16 years]]'' after the third game's release (13 if counting ''Tenkaichi Tag Team''). The new installment promises a "historic" amount of playable characters, including from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', and also the first game in the franchise to use UsefulNotes/UnrealEngine 5.

*** Super Saiyan Trunks (Fighting) has a Finish Buster as his Ultimate Attack instead of his Heat Dome Attack.

*** Tien's Ki Blast Cannon (which is actually a Tri-Beam) and Neo Tri-Beam are not only shown as Kamehameha-like blast attacks instead of the energy square they should look like, but they also don't consume Tien's health bar. Also you can't charge Neo Tri-Beam and launch multiple blasts, instead you can throw just one blast.

*** There are not moves that involves third parties coming to help, so some moves like Teen Gohan's Father-Son Kamehameha (ft. Goku) or Gohan and Goten's Family Kamehameha aren't in the game. The closest to a third party in a movement would be Tien screaming "Chiaotzu!" in the latter's Ultimate Attack.

** The Dragon Fist is not in the game. Super Saiyan 3 Goku has a generic Super Kamehameha as his Ultimate Attack while this game marks the only time Super Saiyan 4 Goku's Kamehameha x10 was restricted to an Ultimate (it was also blue, instead of red).

** Goku has to be in Kaioken mode to use the Kaioken Attack.
** Bardock doesn't have his signature Final Revenger or Final Spirit Cannon attacks.

** You have to wish for Kid Goku, Master Roshi, General Tao, The Great Ape and Great Ape Vegeta (Scouter) using the Dragon Balls, unlike later games where you could unlock them by playing through the story mode.

** The game randomly chose the battle music for you, unlike in previous games where songs were linked to certain stages/story battles, and in later games where you could freely choose which song to fight to.

** The Dragon Fist is not in the game. Super Saiyan 3 Goku has a generic Super Kamehameha as his Ultimate Attack while this game marks the only time Super Saiyan 4 Goku's Kamehameha x10 was restricted to an Ultimate (it was also blue, instead of red).

** Some characters doesn't have their most know moves or are altered somehow:

* DitchingTheDubNames: This is the first game in the ''Sparking!'' series to use the name worldwide, dropping the ''Budokai Tenkaichi'' [[MarketBasedTitle market-based subtitle]]. This led to some confusion amongst fans, though the trailers and marketing still refer to it as a ''Budokai Tenkaichi'' game.

** Goku's transformation into Super Saiyan Blue is modeled after the same scene from ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''.