The Super Nintendo, or Super Famicom, arrived at the end of 1990 as the replacement for the NES, becoming the brand’s second home cartridge console. The game that solidified the console was Super Mario World, but Dragon Ball also left its mark with its fighting and card games, featuring the Super Butōden and Super Gokūden sagas.
Here are the 7 DBZ games that were released for this console from 1993 to 1996. Most of the games released were fighting games, giving us the great Super Butōden saga. There were also adventure/RPG and card/RPG games.
These games had regional versions: American, European, and Japanese, differing mainly in language, box design (We have left you examples of all the types of 'covers' that could be found in those years), and/or compatibility, either due to cartridge design or region lock on the console itself.
To play games for the SNES or SFC, we need the console that supports these games. For this purpose, Nintendo released 5 consoles: two for America (SNES - NTSC), one for Europe (SNES - PAL), and two for Japan (SFC).
The SFC series was exclusive to Japan, and the SNES PAL exclusive to Europe; both consoles had smaller cartridges (60 pins) than the SNES - NTSC, which was released only in the USA (72 pins).
And since many official cartridges for the console were exclusive to Japan or Europe, we will need an adapter to play them on the SNES NTSC models.
You might already have a console at home from when you were a kid, or maybe you inherited it from a friend or family member, or perhaps you bought it second-hand, but… you might still be missing some accessory or peripheral to play with it, like a modern TV adapter, a controller...
So here’s a list of the things you might need to play your retro console on a modern TV.
With this accessory, you can convert the AV output of your console to HDMI for modern TVs.
With this accessory, you can convert your retro console’s Multi AV Out to HDMI for modern TVs.
With this accessory, you can convert the AV output and S-Video output of your retro console to HDMI, allowing you to use it on modern TVs.
We also have more complete lists of Dragon Ball games and video games cataloged by their gaming platform, including Board Games, PlayStation, Nintendo NES, etc.
Discover some of the Dragon Ball games, video games, consoles, and collectible accessories. From the iconic NES and GameBoy to the latest PC, PS5, and X-BOX titles, as well as the timeless board games.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – Deluxe Edition was released on the same day as the standard edition, which only includes the base game. This edition, in addition to the base game, gives you access to the first season pass, which includes 3 DLCs.
With this edition, you'll also get access to each DLC’s content 3 days before its official release.
The 3 DLCs included in the first pass add over 20 characters based on DB: Super and DB: Daima, along with cosmetics, and some story and battle content.
Dragon Ball FighterZ – CollectorZ Edition is a limited edition that offers exclusive content for collectors.
Included content:
Physical Dragon Ball FighterZ game for PS4: Complete version of the game.
Goku figure: 18 cm statue with the exclusive "Manga Dimension" design.
Three art cards (shikishi): High-quality illustrations featuring key characters.
Exclusive Steelbook: Metal case with custom design.
Collector’s box: Special packaging to store all items.
Differences from other editions:
Compared to other editions, such as the Ultimate Edition, the CollectorZ Edition focuses on providing exclusive physical content, while the Ultimate Edition includes more digital content, like the FighterZ Pass with additional characters.
If you are interested in acquiring this edition, check its availability in specialty stores or resale platforms, as it is a limited edition and may be difficult to find.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is the second Dragon Ball game released for the Nintendo Switch, and it brings back the genre of classic fighting from the arcade era in 2.5D, with graphics and illustrations worthy of the time. It’s a highly competitive fighting game featuring almost all characters from DB Super and DBZ, among others.
Its story mode introduces Android 21, wife of Dr. Gero, who has created clones of the Z Fighters. Players must progress through the story mode until they defeat her. However, the game’s main strength is its PVP, which allows for impressive fights and combos.
This game was also released for other consoles such as PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but for the Switch it was adapted by slightly reducing its graphics so the console wouldn’t “explode.”
Over time, it has received several Season Packs and DLC that expand the character roster and add more content. However, these DLC are only downloadable and purchasable from the Nintendo Shop.
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 is the first Dragon Ball game released for the console in 1995, and it was an exclusive for the PS1.
It is a fighting game for 1 or 2 players (PvP), with 3D stages and characters made with 2D sprites.
The game is called 22 because it supposedly includes a total of 22 playable characters, but performing a key combination on the start screen unlocks 5 more characters, and the game becomes 'Ultimate Battle 27', now with 27 characters.
Among the 22 base characters are Super Boo, Cell, Freezer, Krillin, Vegeta…, and the 5 extra characters with the trick are: Kid Goku, Roshi, Satan, Goku SSJ3, and Gogeta.
The game does not have a story mode narrating the events of the Dragon Ball manga, but it includes characters from all DBZ sagas.
Although the sprites are decent for the time and there are many characters, the gameplay is said to leave much to be desired.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers – Limited Edition was released on the same date as the standard edition in 2022. This is the most complete edition of the game. It includes everything from the Special edition, that is, various cosmetic items only available through these editions, the physical game, a decorative steelbook, stickers, a pair of Potara, and a figure of Cell's larval shell.
The cosmetic pack includes: a full outfit, a victory pose, and a vehicle skin.
Dragon Ball FighterZ – CollectorZ Edition is a limited edition that offers exclusive content for collectors.
Included content:
Physical Dragon Ball FighterZ game for PS4: Complete version of the game.
Goku figure: 18 cm statue with the exclusive "Manga Dimension" design.
Three art cards (shikishi): High-quality illustrations featuring key characters.
Exclusive Steelbook: Metal case with custom design.
Collector’s box: Special packaging to store all items.
Differences from other editions:
Compared to other editions, such as the Ultimate Edition, the CollectorZ Edition focuses on providing exclusive physical content, while the Ultimate Edition includes more digital content, like the FighterZ Pass with additional characters.
If you are interested in acquiring this edition, check its availability in specialty stores or resale platforms, as it is a limited edition and may be difficult to find.
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Game-Key Card) contains exactly the same as the physical cartridge version sold for Switch 1, but this is a digital version with a box and a card with a key to acquire the game on our console.
This edition only differs from the cartridge version in the branded logo, which here is exclusively decorated for Switch 2, and it includes a key instead of a cartridge (remember that the cartridge on Switch 2 requires a graphical upgrade update, but not on Switch 1).
Game-Key Cards can only be inserted into the Switch 2 to activate the digital game. But remember the game is backward compatible, and if we have it on our Nintendo account, we will have it on both consoles.
                        Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – Legendary Edition was released four years after the original edition.
By the time of its release, the first and second Season Passes had concluded, and the third was just beginning.
At launch, it became the most complete edition available, as it included the base game and access to all 3 Season Passes, featuring everything from A New Power Awakens Set, Trunks – The Warrior of Hope, Goku’s Next Journey, and DAIMA: Adventure Through The Demon Realm.
It also includes permanent upgrades for cooking items and an exclusive item to move around the map while exploring or doing quests: Tao Pai Pai’s Pillar.
However, this edition can only be purchased through the Nintendo Shop on the Switch.