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Beyond the wealth of Dragon Ball video games, several of Akira Toriyama's other works have received video game adaptations. Games based on Dr. Slump date back to the Japanese microcomputer era of the early 1980s, with an occasional dip into modern consoles and handhelds as nostalgia ebbed and flowed. Go! Go! Ackman notably received four video games — three on the Super Famicom, and one on the Game Boy — contemporary with and shortly after its original serialization in V-Jump. Finally, Sand Land received a video game adaptation in conjunction with its theatrical film in 2024.

Note that all of these games are dedicated to their specific franchise; however, characters from these series (Dr. Slump in particular) may make appearances either in Dragon Ball video games and/or overall Jump-branded crossover games.

Dr. Slump

In addition to several electronic handheld games, Dr. Slump received puzzle and platformer-type games on Japanese microcomputers like the MZ-700 and Sharp X1. In conjunction with its 1997 reboot, a PlayStation game was also released. Finally, a Nintendo DS game was released in 2008, marking the last major Dr. Slump video game release.

Title	Developer	Platform	Release Date
Dr.スランプアラレちゃん Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Dr. Slump: Arale-chan	Bandai	Arcadia 2001	1983^[1]
MAZE LAND めいろやしき Meiro Yashiki Maze Mansion^[a]	Enix	Sharp MZ-700	1983^[2]
Dr.スランプバブル大作戦 Dokutā Suranpu Baburu Daisakusen Dr. Slump: Operation Bubble	Enix	PC-6001 mkII	1984^[3]
アラレのJump up Arare no Jump up Arale's Jump Up^[b]	Enix	PC-8001 mkII	1984^[4]
Dr.スランプ走れ! せんべいさん Dokutā Suranpu Hashire! Senbei-san Dr. Slump: Run, Senbei-san!	Enix	Sharp X1	1985^[5]
ドクタースランプ Dokutā Suranpu Dr. Slump	Bandai	PlayStation	18 March 1999^[6]
Dr.スランプアラレちゃん Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Dr. Slump: Arale-chan	Namco Bandai	Nintendo DS	30 October 2008^[7]

Go! Go! Ackman

In conjunction with its original manga, and alongside several supplemental manga continuations (all in Shueisha's monthly V-Jump magazine), Go! Go! Ackman received three action games on Nintendo's Super Famicom, as well as one puzzle/action game on Nintendo's Game Boy. All four games were released exclusively in Japan by Banpresto.

Title	Developer	Platform	Release Date
ゴー！ゴー!アックマン Gō! Gō! Akkuman Go! Go! Ackman	Banpresto	Nintendo Super Famicom	23 December 1994^[8]
ゴー！ゴー!アックマン2 Gō! Gō! Akkuman Tsū Go! Go! Ackman 2	Banpresto	Nintendo Super Famicom	21 July 1995^[9]
ゴー！ゴー!アックマン Gō! Gō! Akkuman Go! Go! Ackman	Banpresto	Nintendo Game Boy	25 August 1995^[10]
ゴー！ゴー!アックマン3 Gō! Gō! Akkuman Surii Go! Go! Ackman 3	Banpresto	Nintendo Super Famicom	15 December 1995^[11]

Sand Land

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Title Screen	Title	Developer	Platform	Release Date
File:Tbd.png	SAND LAND (サンドランド) SAND LAND (Sando Rando) Sand Land	ILCA	Sony PlayStation 4 Sony PlayStation 5 Microsoft Xbox Series X\|S PC (Steam)	25 April 2004 (JP)^[12] 26 April 2004 (Int'l)^[13]

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Notes

↑ The overall package of a game, as seen on its cover, is called "MAZELAND"... which contains two games that can be selected from its title screen: the game specified for children called めいろやしき (or roughly "Maze Mansion") which is the one featuring Dr. Slump characters, and the eponymous "MAZE LAND" aimed at adults (including some striptease elements).
↑ The box for this game features "Dr. Slump" as a sort of lower sub-title underneath the main アラレのJump up title, while the actual title screen for the game forgoes the Dr. Slump direct branding and instead includes the English word "GAME" after the all-caps "ARALE NO JUMP UP" title.

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[2] The overall package of a game, as seen on its cover, is called "MAZELAND"... which contains two games that can be selected from its title screen: the game specified for children called めいろやしき (or roughly "Maze Mansion") which is the one featuring Dr. Slump characters, and the eponymous "MAZE LAND" aimed at adults (including some striptease elements).

[5] The box for this game features "Dr. Slump" as a sort of lower sub-title underneath the main アラレのJump up title, while the actual title screen for the game forgoes the Dr. Slump direct branding and instead includes the English word "GAME" after the all-caps "ARALE NO JUMP UP" title.

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