The sequel to the arcade game “Dragon Buster” has the following background story: you are a young archer Carl, who has to retrieve an ancient artifact in order to liberate the world from the domination of demons and dragons. Unlike the first game, you are not restricted to a platform here, but can move freely … Read more
“Dragon Buster” is a conversion of Namco’s arcade game from 1984. The game is composed of several large levels, each one containing various stages: a cave, a tower, a castle, etc. Your goal in every level is to reach the final stage where you face the level boss. There are often several ways to reach … Read more
“Hot Battle: The Androids” (the game’s unofficial English title) is a direct sequel to the second RPG of the Dragon Ball Z series. Following the events depicted in the manga series those games are based on, “Hot Battle” picks up the story right where it ended in the previous game: in the ultimate battle, Son … Read more
The second in the Dragon Ball Z RPG series, “Freezer the Planet Destroyer”, as it is often unofficially translated, follows closely the popular manga series and continues the story of the first Dragon Ball Z RPG, Assault of Saiyajins. After the fight against the Saiyajin leader Vegeta, Son Goku, the series’ main hero, is heavily … Read more
One of the last games made for the NES console, this Gaiden (side-story) to the Dragon Ball Z card-RPG series features many characters from the famous manga series, but comes with its own original story. An unknown force has released a toxic gas all over the Earth. The series’ hero Son Goku and his friends … Read more
The game is based on the popular Japanese manga series “Dragon Ball” – more precisely, its Saiyajin Saga part. It follows the events that occur after the evil Radditz tells Son Goku, the series’ main hero, about his true origin as a Saiyajin, and suggests uniting their powers. As Son Goku refuses, a battle takes … Read more
The game is based on the famous Dragon Ball manga series, starring Son Goku, and spans a long time period of the hero’s life. It begins with Son Goku being a mere child and meeting the mysterious Bulma who asks him to add her on her quest to find seven Dragon Balls, which can grant … Read more
Dragon Power is an action-adventure game developed and published by Bandai for the Nintendo Entertainment System on March 3, 1988. It is a heavily localized version of the Japanese game Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo (translated to Dragon Ball: Mystery of the Dragon God), originally released on November 27, 1986. Although some of the European … Read more
This is an adventure/RPG game based on the popular manga series “Dragon Ball”. The story follows one of the series’ episodes. Son Goku’s friend Krillin is found dead after a fighting tournament. A demon’s symbol is engraved on a note left near the body. Master Roshi says that an evil demon named Piccolo Daimaou appeared … Read more
Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zenin Shugo! is a beat ’em up set in medieval Japan using the same engine as River City Ransom. This is the Sixth NES Episode of the prolific “Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun” series which can roughly be translated as “Nekketsu High School Thug Kunio” and which has brought over … Read more