The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES/Famicom) was first released in 1983 in Japan as Nintendo's first home console with interchangeable cartridges, and Dragon Ball had up to 8 games or cartridges for this console, mostly RPGs or Card games, covering from Classic DB to the Android and Cell sagas.
Here are the 8 DB and DBZ games that were released as cartridges for the NES or Famicom between 1986 and 1993. Almost all the games are Adventure/RPG combined with card battles.
In addition, all the games were released exclusively in Japan, so officially, there are no cartridges for the European and American regions of the console, and adapters must be used.
This console includes the famous game 'Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans,' from which the DBZ: Gaiden OVA/Movie originates.
To play NES or Famicom games, you need a console that supports these titles, and for that purpose, Nintendo released these 5 consoles.
The Famicom series was exclusive to Japan, and its cartridges were smaller than those of the NES series, which was released for the rest of the world.
And since all the official cartridges for the console were exclusive to Japan, we will need an adapter to play them on the NES models of the console.
You might already have a console at home from when you were a child, inherited from your grandfather or father, or maybe bought second-hand, but… you are missing some accessory or peripheral to play with it, such as an adapter for a modern TV, a controller, or a cartridge adapter.
With this accessory, you will be able to use cartridges designed for the Japanese regions, for the Famicom, which are smaller, with 60 pins instead of 72, and this converter will be your solution.
With this accessory, you can use cartridges designed for the European and American regions, for the NES, which are larger, with 72 pins instead of 60, and this converter will be your solution.
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Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō Tenkaichi Budōkai is the seventh Dragon Ball game/cartridge released for the NES in 1992, the fourth to carry the Z title, and the first fighting game with a VS mode. This game was never officially released outside Japan.
This title completely breaks from the previous ones, as it is a fighting game for one or two players, with the particularity that to play, you needed an additional console accessory sold with the game: the Join Rom System Datach, a barcode reader.
To start battles, players had to use physical cards included with the game to select a character. Once chosen, the card was swiped through the reader and loaded into the console. There were additional character cards not included in the game, which had to be obtained separately.
Its story is based on a Tenkaichi Budokai (Martial Arts Tournament), where players compete using their cards against random characters from Classic Dragon Ball and the Saiyan, Namek, and Cell sagas of DBZ.
Super Pack 4 is the fourth DLC for the video game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. It was released two months after the third DLC. This DLC was included in the Super Pass (the first Season Pass), but could also be purchased separately.
This fourth DLC continued to bring more content from DB Super, like the previous ones. Among the additional content included in this DLC are new stages, new missions, and two playable characters: Vegito SSJ Blue and Fused Zamasu.
The Family Computer, also known as the Famicom, was the first home console with interchangeable cartridges released by Nintendo.
This edition or version was only sold in Japan, and for the rest of the world it came out two years later with a redesign in gray, and a new name, Nintendo Entertainment System, known to everyone as the NES.
The console included 2 controllers that could not be removed from the console, their colors were red and white, and the cartridges were inserted from the top of the console, which are smaller and have fewer pins than those of the Western versions.
Also, the video output of this console was only RF (antenna cable).
Dragon Ball: Origins 2 is the second of two platform-style games created for the NDS. It covers the entire story of Goku as a child, focusing on the saga of the Red Ribbon Army.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot arrives as the first major 3D RPG with open-world elements and combat worthy of any fighting game. The base game tells the full story of Dragon Ball Z, from Raditz’s arrival to Majin Buu’s defeat, featuring stunning cutscenes and additional story content supervised by Akira Toriyama.
This is a single-player game designed in the style of Final Fantasy, with item gathering, crafting, ability upgrades, and a semi-open world to explore the Dragon World, complete side quests, and enjoy mini-games like fishing, baseball, and races.
Combat is similar to that of Xenoverse, but with the cinematic and fast-paced style typical of CyberConnect2 (known for their Naruto games). Its art style was unmatched at the time of release.
The game launched in 2020 in four editions: Standard, Deluxe, Ultimate, and Collector’s Edition.
It has received multiple Season Passes, adding content from the classic 90s movies, early Dragon Ball Super films, and even Dragon Ball Daima, among other additions.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – Collector’s Edition was released on the same day as the base game, but only for those who had pre-ordered it. This was the most complete edition available at launch, as it included the base game, all content from the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions, and exclusive physical content: access to the first Season Pass with two extra episodes based on Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, permanent cooking item upgrades, the Additional Music Pack with 11 anime songs, and an exclusive travel item to move around the map during exploration and missions: Tao Pai Pai’s Pillar.
As additional physical content, it included a Dragon World map, a decorative steelbook case, an art book, and a diorama figure featuring Gohan, Goku, and the Dinosaur.
FighterZ Pass 3 is the third Game Pass released for the fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ. This third pass was released practically one year after Pass 2.
This third season pass included various additional cosmetic content and 5 new playable characters: Kefla, Goku (Ultra Instinct), Master Roshi, Super Baby 2, and Gogeta (SS4).
Conton City Vote Pack is the thirteenth DLC for the video game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and the first not to be included in any Season Pass, as it resulted from a player vote.
This DLC, among other things, includes new missions and new playable characters based on DBGT and DB Super (the Multiverse Tournament). These characters are: Son Goku Ultra Instinct Sign, Dyspo, and GT Vegeta.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse Bundle Edition was released alongside the third and final DLC of the game, after the Season Pass concluded. This edition contains the original game along with all its DLC content, including the GT Pack 1 and 2, and the Resurrection 'F' Pack. It allows players to get all the game content at once without buying them individually.
Extra Pack 4 is the eighth DLC for the video game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and the fourth and final DLC included in the second Season Pass, called the Extra Pass.
This DLC includes new playable stages and new playable characters based on DB Super: Broly: Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta and Full Power SSJ Broly.