Play Dragon Ball Z - Super Gokuuden Totsugeki Online

You pick Goku’s path—train hard or rush into fights—then sweat through turn-based battles where charging ki at the right moment means dodging a planet-busting beam attack. That 16-bit Super Saiyan transformation still gives chills.

Developer: TOSE

Genre: Role-playing

Released: 1995

File size: 1.03 MB

Game Overview

If you grew up yelling "Kamehameha!" at your TV, Super Gokuuden Totsugeki is like digging up a time capsule from the golden age of DBZ games. It’s this weird, cool hybrid where you’re suddenly making choices between training with King Kai or rushing to save your friends—and yeah, those decisions actually matter when you’re staring down Frieza later. The fights are turn-based but still manage to feel frantic, especially when you’re scrambling to charge your ki before Vegeta blasts you into next Tuesday.

What got me hooked were the little details: Goku’s pixel-art hair actually turns gold when he goes Super Saiyan, and the soundtrack somehow makes 16-bit chiptunes sound as epic as the anime score. It’s janky in that very 90s-SNES way (good luck figuring out some mechanics without a guide), but that just adds to the charm. You don’t just play through the Saiyan saga—you grind through it, sweating over every Zeni spent on Senzu beans.

Honestly, it’s the closest thing to roleplaying as Goku before RPGs got all fancy. Just don’t expect to beat Recoome on your first try.