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Dragon Ball

NES · Released November 27, 1986 · Developed by Tose · Published by Bandai

60Total 60Single player
Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureActionFantasy
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

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. Shenron no Nazo is included as a bonus feature in the Japanese release of Dragon Ball: Origins 2 for Nintendo DS, and it is one of the games included in the game compilation J Legend Retsuden for Nintendo 3DS.

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IGDB Rating
59.76 / 100
10 ratings
Total Rating
59.76 / 100
10 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Themes
Action · Fantasy
Developer
Tose

Also known as

FranceDragon Ball: The Secret of the DragonFrench title - translated
FranceDragon Ball: Le Secret du DragonFrench title screen name
JapanDragon Ball: Shenron no NazoJapanese title - romanization
FranceDragon Ball: The Secret of the DragonFrench title screen name - translated
JapanDragon Ball: Shenlong no NazoJapanese title - romanization
JapanDragon Ball: The Mystery of ShenlongJapanese title - translated
China七龍珠 神龍之謎Chinese title - traditional

Release history (2 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Nov 27, 1986Family Computer
Dec 31, 1990Nintendo Entertainment System

Storyline

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.

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