Board games, books, Barcode Battler cards and more…
If you’ve followed my work over the years you’ll know I’m a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda series, including all the non-canonical material, even things like Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon – to the point where I was the only person to interview the creator of these games, Dale DeSharone, before he sadly passed away. In fact, I was later informed that the interview was part of the motivation for Seth Fulkerson (who is currently developing Arzette, a spiritual successor to the pair) to remaster them, adding various quality-of-life improvements – please check them out, as these remasters will prove the CDi games were cleverly designed Metroidvanias!
Now that I’ve established I’m a Zelda series superfan (ahem), you can guess where this goes next. I purchased a copy of the rather excellent Curious Video Game Machines by fellow Time Extension contributor Lewis Packwood. In it was a detailed chapter on the Barcode Battler, highlighting the special Zelda-themed cards available only in Japan. This led to me contacting Anthony Black of the Barcode Battler Museum, to acquire high-resolution scans and translations so I could print a reproduction deck in English. Maybe I could write an article on it for Time Extension, thought I?
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Board games, books, Barcode Battler cards and more…
If you’ve followed my work over the years you’ll know I’m a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda series, including all the non-canonical material, even things like Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon – to the point where I was the only person to interview the creator of these games, Dale DeSharone, before he sadly passed away. In fact, I was later informed that the interview was part of the motivation for Seth Fulkerson (who is currently developing Arzette, a spiritual successor to the pair) to remaster them, adding various quality-of-life improvements – please check them out, as these remasters will prove the CDi games were cleverly designed Metroidvanias!
Now that I’ve established I’m a Zelda series superfan (ahem), you can guess where this goes next. I purchased a copy of the rather excellent Curious Video Game Machines by fellow Time Extension contributor Lewis Packwood. In it was a detailed chapter on the Barcode Battler, highlighting the special Zelda-themed cards available only in Japan. This led to me contacting Anthony Black of the Barcode Battler Museum, to acquire high-resolution scans and translations so I could print a reproduction deck in English. Maybe I could write an article on it for Time Extension, thought I?
Read the full article on timeextension.com
