List of barcode games explained

Barcode games are games that use barcodes, usually to enter characters and items for use in the game.

Designated consoles

Numerous stand-alone card set games were released specifically for the following consoles.

• Barcode Battler
  • Barcode Battler^[1]
  • Barcode Battler II^[1]
• Barcode Eleven
• Barcode Printer
• Sega Barcode Arcade Machines
  • Dinosaur King
  • Love and Berry
  • LilPri
• Digimon Frontier (Japanese version)
• Skannerz'^[2]
  • Skannerz
  • Skannerz Commander^[2]
  • Skannerz Racerz^[2]
  • Saiyan Skannerz^[2]
    • Dragon Ball GT (Saiyan Skannerz)^[2]
  • Skannerz TV^[2]
  • Barbie Scanimals
• Super Barcode Wars
  • Super Barcode Wars
  • Super Barcode Wars: Dragon Ball Z
• Tiger Barcodzz
  • X-Men
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
  • Mortal Kombat^[3]
  • Super Street Fighter II
  • The Adventures of Batman and Robin^[4]

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^[5]
• Datach Crayon Shin-Chan^[5]
• Datach J.League Super Top Players^[5]
• Datach SD Gundam World^[5]
• Datach Ultraman Club^[5]
• Datach YuuYuu Hakusho^[5]
• ^[5]

Super Famicom: Barcode Battler II Interface

• Alice no Paint Adventure^[1]
• Barcode Battler Senki: Super Senshi Shutsugeki Seyo!^[1]
• Donald Duck no Mahō no Bōshi
• Doraemon 2: Nobita no Toizurando Daibouken^[1]
• Doraemon 3: Nobita to Toki no Hougyoku^[1]
• ^[1]
• Hatayama Hatch no Pro Yakyuu News! Jitsumei Han
• J-League Excite Stage '94^[1]
• J-League Excite Stage '95^[1]

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

• Animal Crossing
• Domo-kun no Fushigi Terebi
• Mario VS Donkey Kong (Nintendo e-Reader)
• Pokémon Colosseum
• Pokémon Emerald
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
• Rockman.EXE & Rockman Zero 3
• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

PlayStation 3: PlayStation Eye

• The Eye of Judgment

PC

• Barcode Beasties^[6]

Smartphone games

Android

• Barcode RPG^[7]
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unofficial Barcode Battler. barcodebattler.co.uk.
2. Web site: Skannerz.org - The Unofficial Skannerz Website. skannerz.org.
3. Web site: Portable Mortal Kombat . 2007-02-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061124215900/http://pmk.mortalkombatonline.com/thegames/HandHelds/HandHeld%20Barcodzz%20MK1%20Insert.html . 2006-11-24.
4. Web site: the adventures of Batman & Robin tiger ゲーム. 新田光明. sakura.ne.jp.
5. Web site: Datach Joint ROM System. atarihq.com.
6. http://www.barcodebeasties.com
7. Web site: Barcode RPG - Android Apps on Google Play. play.google.com. en-US. 2020-06-11.