{"id":343441,"date":"2024-11-02T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=343441"},"modified":"2024-11-02T08:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T08:01:20","slug":"5-dragon-ball-games-you-didnt-know-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/5-dragon-ball-games-you-didnt-know-about","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Dragon Ball Games You’ve Never Heard Of"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to imagine a time when it was difficult to find a Dragon Ball game on the latest console \u2014 especially one that was released outside of Japan. But until the early 2000s, this was indeed the case. Playing as your favorite characters on a SEGA Mega Drive or Sony PlayStation in the USA and Europe was very difficult, as the anime series had not received an English translation.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t until its debut on Cartoon Network with an English dub that the series exploded.<\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar, Dragon Ball first debuted as a manga series in 1984, created by Akira Toriyama. Son Goku is the primary protagonist, following him from his infancy through adulthood. His main goal is to become stronger through combat and be able to fire energy blasts known as Ki. The series saw multiple successors, with the most notable being Dragon Ball Z, which follows Goku as an adult, now married and with a son called Gohan.<\/p>\n

It could be argued that the Dragon Ball games in international markets didn’t start making an impact until the 2002 release of Dragon Ball Budokai, which was released for both the Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube. Fast-forward to 2024, and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero<\/a> continues the series’ legacy, receiving an overwhelming reception and achieving huge sales.<\/p>\n

Despite this, however, there are still many Dragon Ball games released in Japan that you’ve likely never heard of. This is why we’ve compiled a list of five classics that you should play as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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