diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index d77b265d06..ae9e0680a4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			NesControllerSettingsMenuItem.Enabled = (Global.Emulator is NES || Global.Emulator is QuickNES) && !Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive;
 			MovieSettingsMenuItem.Enabled = Global.Emulator is NES && !Global.MovieSession.Movie.IsActive;
 
-			barcodeReaderToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = BarcodeEntry.HasReader();
+			barcodeReaderToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = GlobalWin.Tools.IsAvailable(typeof(BarcodeEntry));
 		}
 
 		private void FdsControlsMenuItem_DropDownOpened(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/BarcodeEntry.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/BarcodeEntry.cs
index 68eefedace..f8e0d99cfc 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/BarcodeEntry.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/BarcodeEntry.cs
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ using BizHawk.Client.Common;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
+	[RequiredServices(typeof(DatachBarcode))]
 	public partial class BarcodeEntry : Form, IToolForm
 	{
-		private DatachBarcode reader;
-
 		public IDictionary<Type, object> EmulatorServices { private get; set; }
+		private DatachBarcode reader { get { return (DatachBarcode)EmulatorServices[typeof(DatachBarcode)]; } }
 
 		public BarcodeEntry()
 		{
@@ -35,28 +35,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 		}
 
-		public static bool HasReader()
-		{
-			return GetReader() != null;
-		}
-
-		private static DatachBarcode GetReader()
-		{
-			var nes = Global.Emulator as NES;
-			if (nes == null)
-				return null;
-			var board = nes.GetBoard() as BANDAI_FCG_1;
-			if (board == null)
-				return null;
-			var reader = board.reader; // will be null for non-datach FCG-1 games
-			return reader;
-		}
-
 		public void Restart()
 		{
-			reader = GetReader();
-			if (reader == null)
-				Close();
 			textBox1_TextChanged(null, null);
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/DatachBarcode.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/DatachBarcode.cs
index c94ecb8a50..fbbc7026b5 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/DatachBarcode.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Boards/DatachBarcode.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+
 using BizHawk.Common.NumberExtensions;
 using BizHawk.Common;
+using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 {
 	// mostly jacked from nestopia's NstBoardBandaiDatach.cpp
 	// very dirty, needs cleanup and such
 
-	public class DatachBarcode
+	public class DatachBarcode : IEmulatorService
 	{
 		static readonly byte[,] prefixParityType = new byte[10, 6]
 		{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
index 95de8f2e0d..c5c4a50439 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.NES
 				(board as FDS).SetDriveLightCallback((val) => DriveLightOn = val);
 			}
 			PutSettings((NESSettings)Settings ?? new NESSettings());
+
+			if (board is BANDAI_FCG_1)
+			{
+				(ServiceProvider as BasicServiceProvider).Register<DatachBarcode>((board as BANDAI_FCG_1).reader);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public IEmulatorServiceProvider ServiceProvider { get; private set; }