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Conveni Wars Barcode Battler Senki - Super Senshi Shutsugeki seyo! © 1993 Epoch Company, Limited.
Conveni Wars Barcode Battler Senki: Super Senshi Shutsugeki Seyo! is a strategy RPG. Designed to work with the Barcode Battler II handheld, the game uses the Barcode Battler II Interface to transfer data from scanned retail barcodes into the game. Depending on the barcode, players can generate soldiers, monsters, equipment, and other game data to strengthen their forces. Although fully playable without the Barcode Battler II by using default characters, the interface greatly expands the gameplay by allowing real-world barcodes to influence the player's army.
GAME ID: SHVC-B5
The "Barcode" Engine: The game's defining feature is its ability to import data from standard EAN/JAN barcodes scanned with the Barcode Battler II. The numeric values encoded in each barcode are converted into various in-game attributes, allowing different products to generate different units and statistics.
RPG Structure: Unlike the standalone Barcode Battler portable units, which were purely focused on simple combat, this Super Famicom entry implements a full RPG narrative, complete with a world map, story sequences, and tactical combat encounters.
Thematic Context: The "Conveni Wars" (Convenience Store Wars) theme reflects the early 1990s Japanese fad of using grocery store barcodes to power electronic gameplay. It satirizes and gamifies the ubiquitous nature of barcode-equipped consumer products.
Technical Notes: The game includes internal databases to handle the translation of scanned barcode data into the game's graphical and statistical format. The game is an early example of integrating physical objects into gameplay through machine-readable data, decades before toys-to-life and NFC-based gaming became common.