Editing Banpresto

{{company infobox
|title=Banpresto
|logo=Banpresto logo alt.svg
|width=220px
|founded=April 30, 1977<ref>{{cite|title=English Company Profile|url=http://www.banpresto.co.jp/japan/company/kigyo/english/gaiyou.html|publisher=Banpresto|accessdate=December 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321121218/http://www.banpresto.co.jp/japan/company/kigyo/english/gaiyou.html|archive-date=March 21, 2008|location=Japan|date=2008}}</ref>
|defunct=April 1, 2008<ref>{{cite|author=Gantayat, Anoop|title=Sayonara, Banpresto|url=http://uk.games.ign.com/articles/833/833693p1.html|publisher=IGN|accessdate=December 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209190744/http://uk.games.ign.com/articles/833/833693p1.html|archive-date=December 9, 2007|date=November 8, 2007}}</ref>
|first_release=''Mario World''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780420#msg1780420 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|latest_release=''[[Mario Party 4#Arcade|Dokidoki Mario Chance!]]''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780718#msg1780718 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|president=Shuichiro Nishiya
}}
'''{{wp|Banpresto|Banpresto Co., Ltd.}}''' was a Japanese video game developer, toy manufacturer, and amusement park operator. Founded in 1977 as Hoei International Co., Ltd, it was renamed Coreland Technology in 1982 and became a contractor company for other developers, such as [[Sega]]. Bandai majority-acquired the company in 1989 and renamed it Banpresto, becoming its arcade division and focusing heavily on character licenses such as Gundam and Sailor Moon. Banpresto is best known for creating the ''Super Robot Wars'' series of tactical RPGs. Banpresto became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Bandai Namco Holdings]] in 2006, and the existing company was folded into Bandai Namco Entertainment (then Namco Bandai Games) in 2008. Banpresto's toy and merchandiser game divisions were spun off into a separate company of the same name, which produced model figures and toys for mechanical prize-winning machines. That new company was folded into Bandai Spirits in 2019, with Banpresto now being used as a brand for Bandai's arcade game prizes.

Banpresto created a variety of arcade games based on the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], some including ''[[Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World]]'' (1992), ''[[Būbū Mario]]'' (1993), ''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' (1993), and ''[[Super Mario Attack]]'' (1996), some of which were redemption games targeted towards children. The company has also produced a wide variety of ''Super Mario'' toys, apparel, household goods, and plushies, most of which were produced for Japanese UFO catchers and other merchandiser machines. Some of these toys were released outside Japan by other companies, such as [[PopCo Entertainment]].

==''Super Mario'' games==
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="width:50%;text-align:center"
!Title
!Year released
!Console
|-
|''[[Mario World (slot machine)|Mario World]]
|1991
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World]]''
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Super Mario World Popcorn]]''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780822#msg1780822 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Pika Pika Mario]]''<ref>[http://twitter.com/yamapan3/status/1101111280759238660]</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=ehGoXR1wv1s]</ref>
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World]]''<ref>[http://twitter.com/yamapen3/status/1101111280759238660]</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=fenbALvX0uA]</ref>
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Guru Guru Mario]]''<ref>[http://twitter.com/yamapen3/status/962026578191380480]</ref>
|199?
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Koopa Taiji]]''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780619#msg1780619 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=yJZ3-a9K5v0]</ref>
|1993
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Būbū Mario]]''
|1993
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Undōkai]]''
|1993
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race]]''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780735#msg1780735 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|1994
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Super Mario Attack]]''
|1996
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Party 4#Arcade|Dokidoki Mario Chance!]]''
|2003
|Arcade
|}

==''Super Mario'' plushies==
{{image|more=yes|Add missing plushies from each set}}
===''[[Super Mario World]]'' sets===
====1991====
<gallery>
Banpresto SMW Mario.png|[[Mario]]
Banpresto SMW Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]]
Banpresto SMW Galoomba.png|[[Galoomba|Goomba]]
Banpresto SMW Banzai Bill.png|[[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]
rvfishplush.jpg|[[Rip Van Fish]]
</gallery>

====1992====
<gallery>
Banpresto SMW Cape Mario.png|[[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]
Banpresto SMW Luigi.png|[[Luigi]]
Banpresto SMW Monty Mole.png|[[Monty Mole]]
kparatroop.jpg|[[Koopa Paratroopa]]
Banpresto SMW Koopa Paratroopa Back.png|Back of the Koopa Paratroopa plushie
Banpresto SMW Bowser.png|[[Bowser]]
</gallery>

===1993 ''Super Mario World'' Christmas set===
<gallery>
Banpresto XMAS Mario.png|Santa Mario
Banpresto XMAS Luigi.png|Reindeer Luigi
Banpresto XMAS Peach.png|Angel [[Princess Peach]]
Banpresto XMAS Yoshi.png|Stocking Yoshi
</gallery>

===1993 ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' set===
<gallery>
Banpresto SMK Mario.png|Mario
Banpresto SMK Peach.png|Princess Peach
Banpresto SMK Yoshi.png|Yoshi
</gallery>

===1993 ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' set===
<gallery>
tanookimarioplush.jpg|[[Tanooki Mario]]
raccoonmarioplush.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]]
hammermarioplush.jpg|[[Hammer Mario]]
frogmarioplushie.jpg|[[Frog Mario]]
kingyoshi!.jpg|Yoshi wearing a crown
Toadplush.jpg|[[Toad]]
birdoplush.jpg|[[Birdo]] holding an [[Birdo's Egg|egg]]
pidgitplush.jpg|[[Pidgit]]
</gallery>
===1994 Taffeta ''Super Mario World'' set===
<gallery>
Banpresto Taffeta SMW Mario.png|Mario
luigiplush.jpg|Luigi
Banpresto Taffeta SMW Yoshi.png|Yoshi
Banpresto Taffeta SMW Magikoopa.png|[[Magikoopa]]
</gallery>

===1995 ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' set===
<gallery>
Banpresto Yoshi Green.png|Green Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Pink.png|Pink Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Light Blue.png|Light Blue Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Yellow.png|Yellow Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Purple.png|Purple Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Red.png|Red Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Orange.png|Orange Yoshi
Banpresto Yoshi Blue.png|Blue Yoshi
Baby Mario Crib.jpg|A [[Baby Mario]] figurine that accompanied the set
</gallery>

===1996 Taffeta hammer set===
<gallery>
Banpresto Taffeta Hammer Mario.png|Mario
Banpresto Taffeta Hammer Luigi.png|Luigi
yoshimarioplush.jpg|Yoshi and [[Baby Mario]], from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
Banpresto Taffeta Hammer DK.png|[[Donkey Kong]], from the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]]
Banpresto Taffeta Hammer Diddy.png|[[Diddy Kong]], from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series
</gallery>

===1996 ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' set ===
<gallery>
Banpresto SM64 Wing Mario.png|[[Wing Mario]]
Banpresto SM64 Metal Mario.png|[[Metal Mario]]
Banpresto SM64 Goomba.png|[[Goomba]]
Banpresto SM64 Koopa Troopa.png|[[Koopa Troopa]]
Banpresto SM64 King Bob-Omb.png|[[King Bob-Omb]]
Banpresto SM64 Bowser.png|Bowser
</gallery>

===1999 ''[[Mario Party]]'' set===
<gallery>
Banpresto MP Mario.png|Mario holding a [[Power Star]]
Banpresto MP DX Mario.png|Larger plushie of Mario holding a Power Star
Banpresto MP Yoshi.png|Yoshi holding a [[Coin]]
Banpresto MP DX Yoshi.png|Larger plushie of Yoshi holding a Coin
warioplush.jpg|[[Wario]] holding a [[coin bag]]
Banpresto MP DK.png|Donkey Kong holding red and white flags from [[Shy Guy Says]]
bowserplush.jpg|Bowser holding a white flag with a Star symbol
</gallery>

==''Super Mario'' keychains==
===1995 ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Super Mario RPG]]'' set===
<gallery>
Mallow keychain.jpg|[[Mallow]]
Mario Mariorpg keychain.jpg|[[Mario]]
Geno keychain.jpg|[[Geno]]
Toad chancellor keychain.jpg|[[Chancellor]]
Toadstool keychain.jpg|[[Princess Peach]]
King Koopa keychain.jpg|[[Bowser]]
Yoshi smrpg keychain.jpg|[[Yoshi]]
Shy guy smrpg keychain.jpg|[[Shy Guy]]
Piranha plant smrpg keychain.jpg|[[Piranha Plant]]
</gallery>

==''Super Mario'' figurines==
<gallery>
SuperMarioFigureCollectionSeries2.png|Super Mario Figure Collection Series 2, which contains [[Fire Mario]], Fire [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], and a [[Super Mushroom]]
Goombafigure.jpg|[[Goomba]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=株式会社バンプレスト
|JpnR=Kabushiki-gaisha Banpuresuto
|JpnM=Banpresto Co.
}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[https://www.banpresto.co.jp/ Official website]
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