Item Condition
Dragon Power is a loose NES cartridge, presented without its original box or manual. The cartridge shell shows typical signs of age and handling you'd expect from a well-traveled NES game — light scuffs and shelf wear are likely present. It has been tested by Coolection and was playing as expected, though as with any vintage cartridge, performance can vary depending on the console and setup you're using. Please refer to the provided photos for the exact details of the item's condition.
Item Description
Dragon Power is one of those fascinating time capsules that early NES collectors love to dig up. Released in North America in 1988 by Bandai, it's actually a localized version of the Famicom title based on the original Dragon Ball manga and anime — before the Dragon Ball Z era turned the franchise into a global phenomenon. Because the Dragon Ball license wasn't yet established in the West at the time of release, Bandai rebranded many of the characters and elements for the North American market. Goku became "Zero," Bulma was renamed "Nora," and the Dragon Balls themselves were reimagined as "power balls." It's a quirky piece of licensing history that makes Dragon Power genuinely unique in the NES library.
Gameplay-wise, Dragon Power is an action title that blends overhead exploration with one-on-one fighting sequences. You travel across stages, battle enemies, and face off against bosses in a style that reflects the arcade sensibilities of the era. While it's a modest game by today's standards, it captures the scrappy, experimental spirit of late-1980s Famicom-to-NES ports — the kind of game that felt enormous to a kid flipping through the pages of Nintendo Power and seeing screenshots of something they'd never quite seen before.
What makes Dragon Power especially compelling to collectors now is its place in Dragon Ball's Western history. It predates the anime's mainstream North American arrival, which means it exists in a strange transitional space — recognizable to fans who look closely, yet deliberately disguised for an audience that hadn't yet met Son Goku. Tracking down the localized character names and comparing them to the source material is half the fun for Dragon Ball historians and NES completionists alike.
The cartridge itself carries that classic gray NES shell with Bandai's understated label art — simple, period-appropriate, and unmistakably a product of its time. Finding a copy in any condition is becoming less common as Dragon Ball's collector base continues to grow alongside renewed mainstream interest in the franchise.
Dragon Power is a perfect pick for NES library completionists, Dragon Ball franchise collectors who want to own a piece of the series' unusual Western origins, and fans of 8-bit action games with a good story behind them.
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Dragon Power
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Dragon Power
$14.99
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