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Forty years of adaptations, from an 8-bit riddle game to today's 3D arenas. Sorted by hardware era, with platforms, genre and release year.
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8-bit and 16-bit era
1986Action and puzzlesDragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo
FamicomDetails
The licence’s first video game adaptation. A scrolling action game where gathering the balls goes through riddles and hidden objects, closer to adventure than to fighting.
- Platforms
- Famicom
- Developer
- TOSE
1988Card-based battleDragon Ball: Daimaô Fukkatsu
FamicomDetails
An adaptation of the King Piccolo arc as a board and card game. The system, typical of Japanese adaptations of the period, founds the long tradition of card-based Dragon Ball games.
- Platforms
- Famicom
- Developer
- TOSE
19932D fightingDragon Ball Z: Super Butôden
Super Famicom · Super NintendoDetails
The game that sets the Dragon Ball fighting formula: a split screen when fighters move apart, ranged blast exchanges, and transformations mid-match.
- Platforms
- Super Famicom, Super Nintendo
- Developer
- TOSE
19932D fightingDragon Ball Z: Super Butôden 2
Super FamicomDetails
A direct sequel, expanded with the Cell saga roster and film characters. Widely circulated in France as an import, it introduced a generation of players to the licence.
- Platforms
- Super Famicom
- Developer
- TOSE
19962D fightingDragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension
Super FamicomDetails
The last 16-bit Dragon Ball and the most technically accomplished, with clearer combos and carefully staged finishing attacks.
- Platforms
- Super Famicom
- Developer
- TOSE
Era
PlayStation and Nintendo 64 era
19952D fightingDragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
PlayStationDetails
The licence’s first appearance on PlayStation, with a large roster for the time but an engine that ages badly. Released in Europe, which makes it an official entry point for French players.
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Developer
- TOSE
Era
PlayStation 2 and GameCube era
20023D fightingDragon Ball Z: Budokai
PlayStation 2 · GameCubeDetails
The game that relaunches the licence internationally: cel-shaded rendering close to the anime, arena fights and a story mode covering the Z era. The starting point of the whole Budokai line.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2, GameCube
- Developer
- Dimps
