Dragon Ball has been around for a very long time, so there are going to be some pretty unique video games to go along with such a long history, and that's not even including fan-made ones. One such game was a Japanese-exclusive racing game for mobile phones aptly titled Dragon Ball Racing, a Mario Kart-style kart racer released in 2009 that allowed you to choose from a variety of characters including Goku, Bulma, Vegeta, and more.
Unfortunately, this racing game never made it to the West, and eventually faded into obscurity, becoming lost media and in danger of never seeing the light of day again. Thankfully, video game preservationists are back in the clutch, as user BlueSky has not only managed to archive a game called RockManCosmo, but it's also currently playable.
Dragon Ball fans have preserved and archived the Mario Kart-style racing game
Dragon Ball Racing (Trial Version) and Naruto Keitai Ninjutsu Taisen were protected by 2Souls! Both i-modes were released exclusively for the Keitai. Our copy of #DragonBall Racing is a trial version, so it only has Goku and a map. See my answer for gameplay of #Naruto i-mode fighting game. — RockmanCosmo (@rockmancosmo.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T22:58:30.568Z
If you want to play the game and experience a very unique piece of Dragon Ball history for yourself, you can actually find a playable version of the title at the Keitai Archive (thanks GamesRadar), a site dedicated to preserving titles released on pre-Android phones in Japan. Dragon Ball Racing is one such title, and if you can get past all the Japanese and get yourself racing, it's actually a pretty fun way to kill ten or fifteen minutes.
Unfortunately, there is a downside to everything. This version of Dragon Ball Racing that is archived is only a trial version of the game, which is very limited compared to the full version. For example, you can only play as Goku, and you can only race around a track, which is based on the manga and anime Kam House.
Still, the world is definitely a better place now that we have Goku in a race kart, and if Bandai Namco knows what's good for it, I'm expecting this mystery Dragon Ball game announcement to be a full-blown remake next January.
