Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 · PlayStation 2
Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Decompilation
BT3-Decompiled is a matching decompilation of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for the PlayStation 2, USA release: the game's code rewritten as C that compiles, with the developers' compiler, to exactly the bytes on the disc. Per the README, 99.92% of the main program and 99.97% of the menu program are in matching C. It is In Progress.
How to build it
- Place your own disc image in the repository's top folder under the file name the README gives, which configure.py looks for.
- Install 7z, ninja and Python 3 with splat, and put Sony's ee-gcc 2.96 and the matching binutils in the tools folder; configure.py lists the exact paths.
- Build, then compare the rebuilt main and menu programs with the ones on your disc; they should be identical.
Game version you need
- USA · SLUS-21678
Hardware & system
No minimum stated in the README. Runs on: PS2 build (PCSX2 / hardware).
Versions, platforms & known issues
| Project | Type | Release | Status | Runs on | Game version | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT3-DecompiledMatching decompilation. README reports 99.92% for the main program, with four hand-written VU0 routines remaining. | Decompilation | No tagged release | In Progress | PS2 build (PCSX2 / hardware) | USA · SLUS-21678 | Oct 8, 2026 |
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About the game
Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is a 1vs1 fighting game based on the anime/manga Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. It includes the apocalyptic battles and the essence of the Dragon Ball series following the main story of the popular manga. As in the previous games of the series, you'll have to select your character (over 162 characters with their own movements and combos) and fight against a friend or the computer in many different game modes with many different stages and weather/time conditions.
- Original platform
- PlayStation 2
- First released
- Oct 4, 2007
- Release · Europe
- Nov 9, 2007
- Release · Japan
- Oct 4, 2007
- Release · North America
- Nov 13, 2007
- Developer
- Spike
- Series
- Dragon Ball
- Genre
- Fighting
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
- Rating
- ESRB T · PEGI 12
- Critic score
- 69 / 100
Screenshots
Game Intro
Game details, cover art and screenshots from IGDB via LizardByte GameDB, retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Images are © their respective owners.
About this project
The only code left in assembly in the main program is four routines the game's authors wrote in assembly themselves, VU0 vector-unit code; the menu program has none. A progress script prints the current numbers. As of Oct 18, 2026, no Budokai Tenkaichi 3 PC port meets Recompedia's inclusion rules, so the decompilation builds PS2 files only.
FAQ
How complete is the Budokai Tenkaichi 3 decompilation?
Per the README, 99.92% of the main program, SLUS_216.78, and 99.97% of the menu program are in matching C. The remainder is four hand-written VU0 routines.
Is there a Budokai Tenkaichi 3 PC port?
None is listed on Recompedia as of Oct 18, 2026. BT3-Decompiled rebuilds the PS2 files.
Does Recompedia provide the game, ROM or BIOS?
No. Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, ISOs, BIOS files or game assets. BT3-Decompiled ships no game code or data either; it needs a disc image made from a copy of the game you own.
Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, BIOS files or game assets. Every project listed requires a copy of the original game owned by the player. Status checked against the project's own repository on Oct 18, 2026.