e-Reader

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The e-Reader was a peripheral released for the Game Boy Advance in 2002 that unlocks special content for certain games. Content includes mini-games, different worlds, or full and complete NES games. The content was added or unlocked by purchasing e-Reader cards and swiping them in.

Among others, Pokémon Battle Arena E-Reader cards and Animal Crossing Cards were released. The Pokémon battle Arena cards allowed you to fight a large amount of predetermined battles for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Version for the Game Boy Advance whereas the Animal Crossing E-Reader Cards were used for the GameCube version of Animal Crossing and unlocked gifts from your Animal Crossing residents.

NES series

The NES series included a total of thirteen different video games with each pack containing five cards to scan before you could actually play it. The cards were released in three different series.

Series one:

Series one was initially released on September 16 of 2002. It featured a total of five different games, with each one being sold separately. The games included:

• Balloon Fight-e
• Donkey Kong Jr.-e
• Excitebike-e
• Pinball-e
• Tennis-e

Series two:

Series two also featured five different NES games with each pack coming with five cards each. This set was released on November 12 of 2002 and included:

• Baseball-e
• Donkey Kong-e
• Ice Climber-e
• Mario Bros.-e
• Urban Champion-e

Series three:

Series three was the final set released. It only included three packs with five cards in each set. They were released on April 21 of 2003, and included:

• Clu Clu Land-e
• Donkey Kong 3-e
• Golf-e

Model No

MODEL NO. AGB-014