Banpresto was a Japanese toy manufacturer and former video game developer and publisher based in Minato, Tokyo. The company was founded as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. in 1977, renaming itself to Coreland in 1982 and working primarily as a subcontractor for companies such as Sega. In 1989, Coreland was acquired by Bandai and was renamed Banpresto, a portmanteau of "Bandai" and "Presto". Banpresto established Banpresto Sales in 1992 and acquired the Hanayashiki theme park in 2004. In March 2006, Banpresto became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, merging their video game operations into Namco Bandai Games in 2008. Banpresto was relegated to a manufacturer of toys and prize machines in Japan. As part of a corporate restructuring in 2019, Banpresto's toy operations were merged with Bandai Spirits and its prize machine business with Bandai Namco Amusement, effectively causing the company to cease operations. Today, Banpresto is used as a name by Bandai Spirits for its products.
Banpresto is known for producing video games based on licensed media properties in Japan, such as Gundam, Sailor Moon, and Ultraman. The company also produced several of its own games, such as the Another Century's Episode, Ar Tonelico, and Super Robot Wars franchises. As Coreland, the company developed several arcade games including Pengo, 4-D Warriors, and Black Panther.
List of games edit
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| Title [1][2][3] |
Platforms [1][2][3] |
Release date [4][5] |
|---|---|---|
| SD Lupin the 3rd: Operation to Break the Safe | Game Boy |
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| SD Battle Ōzumō: Heisei Hero Basho | Family Computer |
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| SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan | Family Computer |
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| Ranma ½ | Game Boy |
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| SD Sengoku Bushou Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka wo Nusure! | Family Computer |
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| SD the Great Battle | Super Famicom |
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| Super Robot Wars | Game Boy |
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| Battle Dodge Ball | Super Famicom, Game Boy |
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| 2nd Super Robot Wars | Super Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance |
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| Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha | Super Famicom |
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| Battle Baseball | Family Computer |
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| Samurai Aces | Arcade | |
| 3rd Super Robot Wars | Super Famicom |
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| Super Puyo Puyo | Super Famicom |
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| Denjin Makai | Arcade, Super Famicom | |
| Mighty Atom | Super Famicom |
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| Dragon Ball V.R. V.S. | Arcade |
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| Super Robot Wars EX | Super Famicom |
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| Slayers | Super Famicom |
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| Ultra X Weapons | Arcade |
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| 4th Super Robot Wars | Game Boy |
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| Battle Racers | Super Famicom |
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| Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon | Arcade |
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| Verne World | Super Famicom |
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| First of the North Star | Sega Saturn |
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| Air Gallet | Arcade | |
| Ganbare! Bokura no Compati Heroes | Sega Pico |
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| Tokusou Kidoutai J SWAT | Sega Saturn |
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| Toaplan Shooting Battle 1 | PlayStation |
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| Bang Bang Ball | Arcade |
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| Batsugun | Sega Saturn |
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| Macross Plus | Arcade |
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| Dragon Knight IV | Super Famicom, PlayStation |
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| Quiz Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon: Chiryoku Tairyoku Toki no Un | Arcade |
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| Panzer Bandit | PlayStation |
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| Super Robot Wars F | Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
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| Real Robots Final Attack | PlayStation |
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| Super Robot Spirits | Nintendo 64 |
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| Super Hero Operations | PlayStation |
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| Super Robot Wars Complete Box | PlayStation |
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| Super Robot Wars 64 | Nintendo 64 |
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| The Great Battle Pocket | Game Boy Color |
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References edit
- ^ a b "Banpresto - Games Developed". Allgame. All Media Network. 1998. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Banpresto - Games Published". Allgame. All Media Network. 1998. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Banpresto Games". IGN. 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) (First ed.). Japan: Amusement News Agency. ISBN 978-4990251215. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (2003). Family Computer 1983 - 1994. Japan: Otashuppan. ISBN 4872338030.