All Dragon Ball Video Games for the Original Game Boy

The Game Boy Light is an upgraded version of the Game Boy Pocket, featuring a backlit screen for playing in the dark. Released only in Japan, it's perfect for collectors and retro gaming enthusiasts.

The Game Boy Pocket is a compact, lightweight version of Nintendo’s classic handheld console. It features improved graphics, a sharper screen, and long-lasting battery life—perfect for enjoying retro games anywhere.

The original Game Boy, released by Nintendo in 1989, is a legendary handheld console that revolutionized the gaming world. Featuring a monochrome screen, classic controls, and iconic games like Tetris and Pokémon, it remains a cult object for collectors.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – Deluxe Edition was released on the same day as the standard edition of the game, which only contains the base game. This edition, in addition to the base game, gives you access to the first season pass, which includes 4 DLCs.

With this edition, you will also have access to the content of each DLC in the pass 4 days before its official release.

The 4 DLCs included in the first pass feature over 20 characters based on DB: Super and DB: Daima, as well as cosmetics, and some story and battle content.

This edition can only be purchased digitally through the Nintendo Shop on our Nintendo Switch console, and once purchased, it will work on either of the two consoles, Switch 1 or 2, as the game is linked to the account.

The Nintendo DS Lite is a slimmer, more stylish version of the original, featuring a brighter screen and longer battery life. Perfect for gamers looking for portability without sacrificing performance.

Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen is the sixth Dragon Ball game/cartridge released for the NES in 1992, and the third to carry the Z title. It was released while the DB anime and manga were still ongoing. This game was never officially released outside Japan.

It is the direct sequel to Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!!, sharing the same gameplay system with minor improvements. It is a turn-based card battle RPG, where players travel across the map to collect new cards, progress through the story, and engage in battles.

Its story covers the entire Android and Cell Saga, from the arrival of Mecha Frieza and King Cold, to Gohan defeating Cell after transforming into SSJ2 for the first time during the Cell Games. The game takes many narrative liberties and even includes events from Cooler’s first movie.

The Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as the NES, was the version released for the West (Europe and America) of the first home console with interchangeable cartridges launched by Nintendo in Japan, the Famicom, which was released in 1983. These NES units were released in 1985 in the USA and in 1986 in Europe.

This sister edition to the Japanese one received a complete redesign for marketing reasons, which is why it has a different name and colors. Also, the cartridges for this model, the NES, are larger and have more pins than the Japanese ones, so they are not compatible. Furthermore, Nintendo incorporated a chip to detect the game region so that Japanese or American region games could not be used on the European console, and vice versa for the American one.

Therefore, regarding official Dragon Ball games and releases, they will not be compatible since they are all Japanese, not even with an adapter.

The console included 2 controllers that, unlike the Japanese version, could be removed from the console. There are versions that also sold a gun alongside the console, but it is not used in any DB game.

The colors of the NES model were gray and black, and the cartridges were inserted from the front of the console (like old VHS tapes). As mentioned, these cartridges are larger and have more pins than the Japanese versions.

This model, unlike the Famicom, features RF (antenna cable) and AV video outputs.

Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku is the eighth Dragon Ball game/cartridge released for the NES in 1993, the fifth to carry the Z title, and the last game dedicated to this franchise on this console. This game was never officially released outside Japan.

It is the direct continuation of Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen, and shares the same gameplay system, with minor improvements. It is a turn-based card battle RPG, where players move across the map to collect new cards, progress through the story, and engage in battles.

Its story, unlike the previous games, does not follow the manga or anime. It features a completely original plot, where a new villain named Dr. Raichi, a Tsufur scientist, seeks revenge against the Saiyans for destroying his race, and creates clones or ghost projections of past villains like Frieza and Slug to fight the Z Warriors.

The story of this game became so popular that an OVA was later created based on it, and it was also adapted to other consoles.

Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 is the second card game for the 3DS that recreates the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game. This sequel introduces new game modes, cards, and storylines.

The SNES (EU) or Super Nintendo was the second home console with interchangeable cartridges released by Nintendo for the European market, replacing the Nintendo NES and surpassing it in every aspect.

This console has two sister versions: one for Japan and one for America. In America, it was also called Super Nintendo or SNES, since in both regions it replaced the NES, the equivalent of the Japanese Famicom. However, while the Japanese and European versions shared the cartridge system and design (only the printed name and the electrical system changed), the U.S. version had a different design and cartridge system.

Regarding cartridge compatibility between regions, this console only has the physical limitation of the cartridges, as Japanese and European cartridges are smaller and only have 60 pins instead of 72 like the American cartridges. Therefore, to play a U.S. game, we need an adapter, but no Dragon Ball games were officially released in the U.S.

Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle is a game that includes elements of board games, cards, and puzzles. Its story involves Future Trunks accidentally traveling to another reality and needing to return to his own. You must collect characters, learn mechanics, etc. Visually, it’s a good game.

The Nintendo Switch OLED is the third model released by the brand for this console and also the fourth console; this model was designed to improve the user’s visual and audio experience.

This is the best version of the console available, as it keeps all the functionalities and accessories of the Original Switch, adding several improvements like a larger OLED screen instead of LCD, better speakers, increased internal storage for games, and some other more or less relevant upgrades.

Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butōden is the last DB game released for the Nintendo DS platform. It’s a fighting game that was only released in Japan and allows players to battle against others.