The Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Trailer Has Fans Hyped — Here's the Game Legacy Behind the Hype
What the New Beerus Trailer Promises
Toei Animation unveiled a new trailer for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, an enhanced rebuild of the anime's Battle of Gods arc (and, later, Resurrection 'F') rather than a brand-new story. The big sell is fidelity: modern animation techniques rebuilding Akira Toriyama's original linework, darker tones pulled straight from the manga panels, and scenes that never made the TV cut the first time around. It's set to premiere in Japan on October 11, 2026, with the first episode screening at New York Comic-Con that October.
The trailer's final beat — a glimpse of Frieza regenerating in a tank — confirms the remake will roll into the Resurrection 'F' material too. Fans are split on whether we needed a third retelling of this saga (it's already been told in the 2013 film, the 2015 TV series, and now this), but most agree the animation looks dramatically better than the uneven 2015 broadcast. A "no more censorship" campaign is also pushing Toei to keep the visceral, blood-included intensity that defined Dragon Ball Z.
Why Dragon Ball Travels So Well to Games
Dragon Ball was always going to make great games. The manga is a fight comic: clear power tiers, signature moves, and opponents you can't wait to control. That maps perfectly onto fighting games and RPGs, and the franchise has spawned dozens of them across three decades — many of which you can play right now without hunting down a cartridge.
The 8-Bit Beginning: Dragon Ball on the NES
Long before Beerus, Dragon Ball games started as chunky Famicom RPGs and card battlers in the late '80s and early '90s. They're rough by today's standards, but they're the DNA of everything that followed — turn-based sagas that let you relive the hunt for the Dragon Balls. The Dragon Ball series page on OldGame.io collects the NES originals alongside everything after.
GBA Brawlers: Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
If the trailer has you wanting to throw hands as Goku, Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors is the GBA fighter to reach for. It's a 2D tag-team brawler built for pick-up-and-play sessions: chain ki blasts, switch partners mid-combo, and punch through the Saiyan and Buu sagas. The GBA's sprite work gives the casts a clean, readable look that still holds up on a small screen.
RPG Depth: The Legacy of Goku II (GBA)
For players who want the story with their fighting, Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II is the standout GBA action-RPG. It follows Goku's crew through the Cell Games with exploration, leveling, and a deeper move set than the brawlers — the closest the handheld era came to "live the anime."
Kid Goku Action: Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure (GBA)
Not every Dragon Ball game is about the Z era. Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure puts you in young Goku's sandals for a side-scrolling beat-'em-up that runs from the Pilaf arc onward. It's a refreshing change of pace from the endless power-creep of the later sagas — and a good reminder of why the series started as a martial-arts comedy.
16-Bit Showdown: Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension (SNES)
Before the GBA, the Super Nintendo got its own DBZ fighter in Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension. It's a 16-bit versus fighter with the chunky, televised feel of the '90s anime — slower, weightier, and obsessed with signature clashes. If you grew up on the Toonami-era dub, this is the one that feels like coming home.
Play the Dragon Ball Saga Today
The Beerus trailer is a fun reason to get hyped about Dragon Ball again — but the franchise's best playable memories are the retro ones. Browse the full Dragon Ball library on OldGame.io and start with Supersonic Warriors on GBA. No cartridge, no emulator — just the fight. Play Classic Games. No Downloads. Just Play.
