Barcode Battler

[thehistorian]

The Epoch one came later, my best guess is sometime around late 1994 since I was working part-time at EB that holiday season and they were new to the store. The units themselves appear identical.

I have one of the EB demo units in storage.

I'ts pretty cool. I remember hearing that in Japan a certain soup produced an ungodly creature, and that the store began to sell out of it...

[snes_collector]

Talk about timeing. Just this morning I saw a commerica for a new racing themed Scannerz. Instead of monster, you get race cars! They should be out soon(if not yet), if someone gets one, please tell us if there any good.

[Nirvana]

Dude, my brother got one for Christmas about eight years ago. We remember how we'd use to take random bar codes and see who would get the better one. I think I destroyed him with a tissue box.

[combatking0]

I have created a barcode generator.

I'll put it online some time next week.

It creates UPC barcodes - just type in the number, copy into Word / Paint / your prefferred other program and print it off.

[rbudrick]

I certainly remember the Barcode Battler craze....seems a lot of companies back in the day wanted in on this short-lived fad. I remember abuddy of mine in high school had one, but I don't remember ever having seen the item itself...

-Rob

[combatking0]

I've opened one up over the weekend. It seems to be quite a simple device, but I'll need to research the CPU.

All I know is it was manufactured by NEC, and it looks like a custom job, as there is only one other IC.

After many hours, I have managed to produce an almost complete electronic diagram, which I will put on my website this week.

I have also noticed a pattern with the enemy stats. More details on my website when I finally update it.

[combatking0]

I have worked out that the enemy stats are derived from a look-up table of up to 32 entries.

On each world, the first and third enemies are wizards, the rest are warriors.

I'll be putting up a custom barcodes section where you can email me with your best barcodes. All I need are the numbers at the bottom of the barcodes.

[combatking0]

I have completed Era 4!

But I haven't written all the codes down. x_x

I'll have to play through it again.

[MattyXB]

One short question about the Barcode Battler.

Are the two versions are full compatible with all Barcode cards?
I ask, because I see some cards where stand Barcode Battler II, but on eBay I find only the Barcode Battler (1).

So can I play Barcode Battler II cards on the normal Barcode Battler?

[combatking0]

Sorry it's taken so long to reply. Access problems and all.

The BCB which was realeased world-wide is a modified version (different screen) of the Japanese BCBII.

The original Japanese BCB was much the same, and all 8/10/12/13 digit barcodes should work on both devices, though possibly in different ways.

If anybody would like to know more about this machine, I have set-up an English language website at http://barcodebattler.co.uk

There's also the official page, but it's in Japanese, at http://www.barcodebattler.net

Take your pick.

[combatking0]

Sorry it's taken so long to reply. Access problems and all.

The BCB which was realeased world-wide is a modified version (different screen) of the Japanese BCBII.

The original Japanese BCB was much the same, and all 8/10/12/13 digit barcodes should work on both devices, though possibly in different ways.

If anybody would like to know more about this machine, I have set-up an English language website at http://barcodebattler.co.uk

There's also the official page, but it's in Japanese, at http://www.barcodebattler.net

Take your pick.

[tom]

Very strange, just tonight I put mine up in my RoD:

http://videogamecollectors.com/gallery/album125

UK version, actually from Germany with second booklets in English and pasted information in English over the battle cards

[tom]

Very strange, just tonight I put mine up in my RoD:

http://videogamecollectors.com/gallery/album125

UK version, actually from Germany with second booklets in English and pasted information in English over the battle cards

[combatking0]

With the low popularity, it amazes me how they needed to import extra units from anywhere.

[combatking0]

With the low popularity, it amazes me how they needed to import extra units from anywhere.

[rbudrick]

With the low popularity, it amazes me how they needed to import extra units from anywhere.

Well they were pretty popular for a season or two, then no one really cared. But basically it was one of those fads that went BOOM, and then nothing.

-Rob

[rbudrick]

With the low popularity, it amazes me how they needed to import extra units from anywhere.

Well they were pretty popular for a season or two, then no one really cared. But basically it was one of those fads that went BOOM, and then nothing.

-Rob

[combatking0]

Hopefully, my game will see some sort of short-lived revival.

[50TBRD]

I remembered the unit right away. But it wasn't until I gave it a little proding that I remembered that it had a Streetfighter version. I wanted it but didn't even get a SNES until High School.

[combatking0]

Jurassic Park and Street Fighter versions?


I'll have to look into these.