- The Nimbus Project Alpha 1.5 brings five reverse-engineered GameCube and GBA Dragon Ball Z titles natively to Android, Windows, and Linux, with crossplay across the three platforms.
- The games include Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, and Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu.
- You’ll need to supply your own GameCube discs and GBA ROMs, since the project ships only the engine runtime.
Reverse-engineered game ports have been having a massive moment recently, letting enthusiasts play everything from Gran Turismo 3 to Halo 1 to Super Mario Galaxy natively on phones without the typical overhead that comes with emulation. Now, classic anime brawlers are getting the same treatment. A new initiative called The Nimbus Project is delivering native ports of classic Dragon Ball Z titles directly to Android, Windows, and Linux, complete with full crossplay support.
Announced on Reddit by developer TheBabyHippo303, the release recently hit Alpha 1.5 on GitHub. The project includes five playable games: GameCube favorites Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, and Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, alongside Game Boy Advance fighters Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors and Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu.