Barcode games are games that use

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s, usually to enter characters and items for use in the game.

Designated consoles

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Barcode Battler The is a handheld game console released by Epoch Co. in March 1991. The console at retail was supplied with a number of cards, each of which had a barcode. Upon starting the game, the player must swipe a barcode representing a player. The game ...

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Barcode Battler II The is a handheld gaming console, handheld game console released by Epoch Co. in March 1991 in video gaming, 1991. The console at retail was supplied with a number of cards, each of which had a barcode. Upon starting the game, the player must ...

'' *'' Barcode Eleven'' *''

Barcode Printer A barcode printer is a computer peripheral for printing barcode labels or tags that can be attached to, or printed directly on, physical objects. Barcode printers are commonly used to label cartons before shipment, or to label retail items with ...

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Dinosaur King is a Japanese card-based arcade game from Sega that uses similar gameplay mechanics to '' Mushiking''. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005. A Nintendo DS version was also later released. In the fall of 2008, Upper Deck Company released ...

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LilPri , also known as , is a Japanese shōjo anime directed by Makoto Moriwaki. It was adapted from the Sega arcade game of the same name. It was also adapted into two manga series by Mai Jinna. Plot Ringo Yukimori was walking with her mom and f ...

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Digimon Frontier , is the fourth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. Unlike the previous series, the main characters can merge with ancient spirits known as "Legendary Warriors" to become Digimon themselves. The ...

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Skannerz Skannerz is a series of electronic toys made by Radica Games that use barcode technology to create an interactive battle game. Radica brand barcodes have the additional feature of being able to act as a healing code in the first 2 iterations of th ...

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Dragon Ball GT is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to Novem ...

( Saiyan Skannerz)'' **'' Skannerz TV'' **'' Barbie Scanimals'' * Super Barcode Wars **'' Super Barcode Wars'' **'' Super Barcode Wars: Dragon Ball Z'' * Tiger Barcodzz **''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...

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Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The development of the first game was originally based on an idea that Ed Boon and John Tobias had of making a v ...

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Super Street Fighter II is a competitive fighting game produced by Capcom and originally released as an arcade game in 1993. It is the fourth game in the ''Street Fighter II'' sub-series of ''Street Fighter'' games, following ''Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting''. It r ...

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The Adventures of Batman and Robin ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (often shortened as ''Batman TAS'' or ''BTAS'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, and produced by Warner Br ...

Interfaced games

Interface technology allowed the linking (usually via cables) of barcode-scanner hardware to other consoles. Games released for non-scanning consoles would employ the barcode scanner as a means to unlock secret content within the game or to add enhanced functionality. A number of games also relied on the barcode-scanning portion of the game in a manner which was integral to gameplay.

Famicom: Barcode World cable

*'' Barcode World''

Famicom: Datach Joint ROM System

*'' Datach Battle Rush'' *'' Datach Crayon Shin-Chan'' *'' Datach J.League Super Top Players'' *''

Datach SD Gundam World The or Datach Joint ROM System, is an aftermarket enhancement accessory by Bandai for the Family Computer, allowing the system to play select compatible games. Released on December 29, 1992, it is packaged with one game, '' Dragon Ball Z: Gekitō ...

'' *'' Datach Ultraman Club'' *'' Datach YuuYuu Hakusho'' *'' Dragon Ball Z: Gekitou Tenkaichi Budokai''

Super Famicom: Barcode Battler II Interface

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Alice no Paint Adventure is a Super Famicom adventure video game based on the 1951 Walt Disney motion picture '' Alice in Wonderland''. Gameplay There is a story mode, a painting mode, and midway-style games. Story mode comes in interactive mode (with passwords) or as ...

'' *'' The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes'' *''Barcode Battler Senki: Super Senshi Shutsugeki Seyo!'' *''Donald Duck no Mahō no Bōshi'' *''Doraemon 2: Nobita no Toizurando Daibouken'' *''Doraemon 3: Nobita to Toki no Hougyoku'' *'' Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II'' *''Hatayama Hatch no Pro Yakyuu News! Jitsumei Han'' *'' J-League Excite Stage '94'' *'' J-League Excite Stage '95'' *'' Lupin III: Densetsu no Hihō wo Oe!''

Game Boy: Barcode Boy

*'' Battle Space'' *'' Monster Maker: Barcode Saga''

Game Boy Color: Barcode Taisen Bardigun

*'' Barcode Taisen Bardigun''

Game Boy Advance: Nintendo e-Reader

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Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabi ...

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Nintendo e-Reader The Nintendo e-Reader, stylized as ereader, commonly abbreviated as e-Reader, known in Japan as the is an add-on manufactured by Nintendo for its Game Boy Advance handheld video game console. It was released in Japan in December 2001, with a N ...

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Pokémon Colosseum ''Pokémon Colosseum'' is a role-playing video game in the ''Pokémon'' series developed by Genius Sonority, published by The Pokémon Company, and distributed by Nintendo. It was released for the GameCube on November 21, 2003, in Japan; March 22 ...

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Pokémon Emerald is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It was first released in Japan in 2004, and was later released internationally in 2005. It is a third version a ...

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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and are 2004 remakes of the 1996 Game Boy role-playing video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue''. They were developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' were ...

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Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and are 2002 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. They are the first installments in the third generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series, also kn ...

'' *'' Rockman.EXE & Rockman Zero 3'' *'' Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''

PlayStation 3: PlayStation Eye

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The Eye of Judgment ''The Eye of Judgment'' is a turn-based card battle video game for the PlayStation 3 platform, which utilizes the PlayStation Eye camera peripheral. It is the first game to use the peripheral, with which it was available in a bundle in Japan, Eur ...

PC

*'' Barcode Beasties'' *'' Scan Command: Jurassic Park''

Smartphone games

Android

*''Barcode RPG'' *''Barcode Beasties'' *''Barcode City'' *''Barcode Empire'' *''Barcode Rockstar'' *''Barcode Warrior'' *''Barcode Wars'' *''Codemon (Barcode Monsters)'' *''Barcode KANOJO'' *''Barcode Knight''

iOS

*''Barcode Coliseum'' *''Barcode Hunt'' *''Barcode Wars'' *''Warcode'' *''Barcode Warz in Space'' *''Barcode Kingdom'' *''Barcode Knight''

References

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