Barcode games are games that use barcodes, usually to enter characters and items for use in the game.
Numerous stand-alone card set games were released specifically for the following consoles.
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.
Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is also affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor.
Bin Shimada is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Aoni Production.
Yumi Kakazu, better known by the Kana form of her name かかず ゆみ, is a Japanese voice actress from Kamifukuoka, Saitama.
Yasuhiro Takato is a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production.
Hajimu Kimura, better known by the stage name Kōichi Kitamura, was a Japanese voice actor born in Osaka, Japan. Kitamura was employed by the talent management agency Mausu Promotion. He is known for dubbing roles played by Peter Cushing. He died on October 2, 2007 of pneumonia.
The Nintendo Player’s Guides are a series of video game strategy guides from Nintendo based on Nintendo Power magazine.
Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.
CoroCoro Comic is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan; established on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school-aged boys. Several of its properties, like Doraemon and the Pokémon series of games, have gone on to be cultural phenomena in Japan.
The Barcode Battler is a handheld game console released by Epoch Co. in March 1991.
Epoch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy and computer games company founded in 1958 which is best known for manufacturing Barcode Battler and Doraemon video games, and the Sylvanian Families series of toys. Its current Representative President is Michihiro Maeda.
Keiko Nanba, better known by the stage name Keiko Yokozawa, is a Japanese voice actress. She is most known for the roles of Dorami (Doraemon), Mami Sakura, Benio Hanamura, and Sheeta.
The Datach 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 Tenkaichi Budokai. Six other games were released for it, including one of the final games for the Famicom system in 1994. It is one of two mini systems compatible with the NES or Famicom, the other being the Aladdin Deck Enhancer.
Numerous video games were released in 2011. Many awards went to games such as Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. 2011 also marked the worldwide release of the Nintendo 3DS.
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, known in Japan as Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyan Invasion, is a video game based on the Dragon Ball franchise for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on April 29, 2009, and in Europe and North America in November 2009. The game is developed by Monolith Soft and distributed by Namco Bandai in North America ; it is one of the first games in the Dragon Ball franchise to be published by Namco Bandai, as the company would acquire the license from previous holder Atari in July of the same year.
Davide Garbolino is an Italian voice actor, dubbing director, and television presenter. Garbolino contributes to voicing characters in anime, cartoons, live action and videogame content.
The Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu is a touchscreen handheld game console developed by Bandai and released in Japan on 1995 during the fifth generation of video game consoles.
Paolo Torrisi was an Italian actor and voice actor. He is notable for dubbing of adult Goku, in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and in the List of Dragon Ball films . He was also the adapter of italian dialogues and dubbing director in many films and cartoons at Merak Film, including Dragon Ball. He died at San Raffaele Hospital in Segrate of a biliary tract obstruction.