Chris
Old Coot
Excuse me? No Ki blasts? No monsters with abilities? What the hell did you actually watch?Because it didn't have ki blasts, or like extraterritorial or monsters with cool abilities. It was...realistic fights.
Piccolo started that feel, but once DBZ came it made it a lot more expansive
Puar and Oolong could transform into various things. Boss Rabbit could turn anyone into a carrot by touching them. Giran could fire gum from his stomach that wrapped and tightened around his victims. #8 was an Android with incredible strength. Baba's fighters were all based on horror movie monsters, including Akuman that can kill a person if they even have the slightest bit of evil in their heart. Great Demon King Piccolo's spawn were all demons with different features and abilities, including himself and his reincarnation, Piccolo Jr.
What do you think the Kamehame-Ha is? Or the Dodon-Pa? More Ki attacks started to come about when Tenshinhan showed up.
And realistic fights? Yeah, there's something realistic about Tao Pai Pai killing General Blue by stabbing his tongue into his temple. Same with Kuririn inhaling enough air to become a balloon to avoid a kick from Goku by floating down slower. As well as him realizing he can win a fight against a foul man's stench because he doesn't have a nose.