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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 Screen 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]
Penguin Village[b] Pony Canyon Sharp MZ-2000/2200 February 1984[3]
Dr.スランプ バブル大作戦
Dokutā Suranpu Baburu Daisakusen
Dr. Slump: Operation Bubble
Enix PC-6001 mkII 1984[4]
アラレのJump up
Arare no Jump up
Arale's Jump Up
[c]
Enix PC-8001 mkII 1984[5]
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[6]
ドクタースランプ
Dokutā Suranpu
Dr. Slump
Bandai PlayStation 18 March 1999[7]
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[8]

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 Screen 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[9]
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[10]
ゴー!ゴー!アックマン
Gō! Gō! Akkuman
Go! Go! Ackman
Banpresto Nintendo Game Boy 25 August 1995[11]
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[12]

Sand Land

Introductory text TBD.

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)[13]
26 April 2004 (Int'l)[14]

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Notes

  1. 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).
  2. Stylized as "The PENGUIN VILLAGE" on the game's title screen.
  3. 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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