Dragon Ball

Nintendo exclusive

Dragon Ball (also known as Dragon Ball: Le Secrets du Dragon and Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo) is the second video game based on the Dragon Ball series (its predecessor being Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou) and the first Dragon Ball game produced and distributed by Bandai. It is an action game developed by TOSE Software Company. It was released for the Family Computer on November 27, 1986 in Japan. Outside Japan, a graphically altered version released for the North American market in March 1988 under the title of Dragon Power, which divorced the game from the Dragon Ball licensing. A European version which retained the license, simply titled Dragon Ball, was also released in 1990 primarily for the French market.

Released: 27 November 1986
Platforms: NES
Genres: Beat 'em up Adventure
Developers: Tose
Publishers: Bandai
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Languages: French, Japanese
Time to beat: 2hmain story4hwith extras6hcompletionist

›Story

The game follows the first two volumes of the Dragon Ball manga, as the young monkey-tailed boy Goku (along with his teenage friend, Bulma), embark on a quest to find all seven Dragon Balls, in which it is believed that collecting them grants the user any wish they desire. Along the way, they encounter various characters, including turtle hermit Master Roshi, shapeshifting anthropomorphic pig Oolong and desert bandit Yamcha.

Keywords

based on - manga
buddhism
spiky-haired protagonist
fan translation - english

Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
Platform	Released	Regions
NES	27 November 1986	Japan · Europe 31 December 1990

Editions and related releases

Included in: Bandai Namco Games Presents: J Legend RetsudenNintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer - Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version
Ported as: Dragon Power
Built on it: Dragon Power