Play Dragon Ball Z - Gokuu Hishouden (japan) Online

Dragon Ball Z: Gokuu Hishouden came out in 1994 for the Game Boy, developed by TOSE. It was part of that wave of portable games trying to capture the feel of a bigger console adventure, all on that small, green-tinted screen. You got a condensed Dragon Ball Z story, which was a pretty common goal for games back then.

You control Goku, navigating him through side-scrolling areas and overhead map sections. The main objective is to progress through the story, which loosely follows the Saiyan and Frieza sagas, by fighting enemies and defeating bosses. Signature mechanics include a simple punch and kick combat system for direct fights, and a separate, turn-based battle mode that triggers for certain story encounters where you select special moves like the Kamehameha from a menu. The game can feel a bit repetitive as you move from screen to screen, and the difficulty comes from learning enemy patterns with limited continues. It feels like a very stripped-down, almost experimental take on the Dragon Ball Z universe.