Barcode Battler

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Barcode Battler

Manufacturer	Epoch Co., Ltd.
Type	Handheld gaming console
Generation	Handheld LCD game
First available	March 1991
Media	N/A

The Barcode Battler was a handheld gaming console released by Epoch in March 1991.

The console was supplied with a number of cards, each of which had a barcode. Upon starting the game, the player had to swipe a barcode representing a player. The game used to barcode to create a character for the player to use. Not all barcodes worked as players, instead some represented enemies or powerups. As well as the barcodes provided with the game itself, players were encouraged to find their own barcodes from everyday products.

Once the game itself was started, the characters were 'battled' against each other. The characters statistics, combined with a random number generator, determined the outcome of each round in the fight.