Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen

Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzoningen is a role-playing video game released exclusively in Japan by Bandai on August 7, 1992, for the Famicom. It is the third and final entry in the original Gokuden series, directly following Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza. The playable roster expands to include Vegeta and Future Trunks in Super Saiyan form alongside the returning heroes from the previous games. Goku is also playable in both base and Super Saiyan states, reflecting his status at the opening of the game.

The narrative begins at the tail end of the Frieza Saga with Super Saiyan Goku in battle against Frieza's final form, then advances through the Trunks Saga and the Androids Saga before concluding at the Imperfect Cell Saga with Piccolo's battle against Imperfect Cell. Boss encounters progress from Frieza through Cooler and his Armored Squadron to the full Android lineup, culminating in Imperfect Cell. Enemy soldiers encountered throughout the game are original characters with unique designs and battle power ratings, filling the gaps between the named villains drawn from the anime and the Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge film.

Ressen Jinzoningen is the first game in the Gokuden series where power levels are not stated for the characters involved, marking a shift away from the numeric battle power framework that defined the earlier entries. Its sequel within the broader Gokuden lineage is Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.

The story of Ressen Jinzoningen opens with Goku confronting Frieza in his final form, providing immediate continuity from the conclusion of Gekishin Freeza. From there the narrative moves through the arrival of Future Trunks and the subsequent Android threat, introducing Mecha Frieza and King Cold as transitional antagonists before pivoting to the Android and early Cell arcs. The inclusion of characters from Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, specifically Neizu, Dore, and Salza alongside Cooler himself, integrates film content into the main game's story.

Supporting characters Korin and King Kai appear at recurring intervals during the adventure, with Korin restoring the party's health at each visit and King Kai hosting a minigame segment. Dr. Gero appears alongside Android 19 but is not directly fought, consistent with his role in the anime as the architect of the Android project rather than a front-line combatant. Shenron and Porunga both appear as wish-granting elements at appropriate story junctures.

Ressen Jinzoningen concluded the original Famicom Gokuden trilogy and represented the final Dragon Ball Z RPG produced for that hardware. Together with its two predecessors, it covered Dragon Ball Z from the Saiyan Saga through the early Cell Saga across three releases spanning 1990 to 1992, establishing an RPG serialization model that anticipated the episodic downloadable content strategies of later gaming eras. The inclusion of Cooler's Revenge material alongside the main anime storyline set a precedent for Dragon Ball games that would blend canonical and film content throughout subsequent console generations.