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Revision as of 22:30, 15 May 2008
- The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is e-Reader.
The e-Reader (Japanese: カードeリーダー Card e Reader and カードeリーダー+ Card e Reader +) is a Game Boy Advance peripheral that is used to scan special cards in order to unlock new features in existing games, and add new features to existing games, that have e-Reader functionality, or to play various mini games on the e-Reader itself. It was developed by HAL Laboratory and Olympus. The North American and Australian e-Reader is based on the Japanese Card e Reader +, which is a further development of the original Card e Reader with Link functionality, allowing it to connect to a second Game Boy Advance or even to a GameCube.
Technical specifications
- "Dot Code Technology" (Optical scaning technology)
- 8 Megabit flash memory.
- 64 Megabyte mask ROM.
- The long strip on each e-Card holds 2.2 Kilobytes of data.
- The short strip holds 1.4 Kilobytes of data.
- Passthrough Game-link port (For using the Game-link cable and the GameCube Game Boy Advance cable)
Pokémon e Cards
- The Pokémon Battle e card series.
- The Expedition TCG set.
- The Aquapolis TCG set.
- The Skyridge TCG set.
- Select Wizards and Nintendo promotional TCG cards.
Images
- Card e Reader.jpg
The original Japanese Card e Reader.
- Card e Reader -.jpg
The Japanese Card e Reader +.
- E Reader.jpg
The North American e-Reader, based on the Japanese Card e Reader +.