| A quick search in Google shows that there are | | | | characters of the original series are Goku, |
| several gaming sites which target the word | | | | Bulma, Roshi, Kuirin, Piccolo, etc. The story |
| "free" when in fact they are paid services, | | | | revolves around the fact that Goku is a |
| not only do they advertise to the wrong | | | | powerful fighter who encounters many skilled |
| market they make things difficult for the | | | | opponents in ninja tournaments which turn out |
| surfer who has a few minutes to spare and | | | | to be quite spectacular by the display of |
| wants to have some fun during his/her leisure | | | | powers. |
| time. | | | | |
| | | | On later episodes, Goku meets his rival and |
| Today's gaming world has evolved from the | | | | future friend Vegeta who just like himself is |
| stand alone console mentality into the vast | | | | one of the few surviving Saiyans who survived |
| world of the net, gaming applications which | | | | the destruction of their home planet by |
| were popular back in the late 90's and first | | | | fleeing from it to distant planets. The |
| few years of this decade have now become | | | | battles are fierce and Goku fights to protect |
| available to the world without a subscription | | | | earth becoming stronger each time. His |
| or any kind of fee. This is surely a gamer's | | | | special abilities are: super strength, super |
| heaven. Popular free games such as Pokemon, | | | | speed, teleportation, energy blast |
| Super Mario, Donkey Kong, have all invaded | | | | (kamehameha), super Saiyan (2,3,4) |
| the net with their action/strategy scheme but | | | | |
| a game which became an all time classic due | | | | Because of its popularity many Dragon ball |
| to the animation it is based on is Dragon | | | | games were made available to online |
| Ball. | | | | communities where Goku has once again to take |
| | | | on Vegeta, Freezer and the many foes he |
| Dragon ball is an successful animation which | | | | fought in the anime series. The popularity of |
| was launched in 1986 in Japan, it was based | | | | this game grew as several versions were |
| on the manga adaptation by Akira Toriyama who | | | | released to cover the characters introduced |
| developed this action packed story into | | | | in later seasons such as Dragon ball Z and |
| hundreds of half hour episodes. The main | | | | GT. |