Julien Bardakoff
| Julien Bardakoff | |
|---|---|
 Julien Bardakoff in an interview | |
| Born | 1974[1] |
| Super Mario–related role(s) | Translator, voice director, temporary hotliner for Nintendo France,[2] temporary voice actor for Luigi |
Julien Bardakoff is a former French Nintendo of Europe France employee involved with translation and localization. He was also the voice of Luigi in the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 and again for Mario Party.[3][4][2][5][6] He was replaced by Charles Martinet in the English version of Mario Kart 64 and all versions of most subsequent games. However, his voice clips were reused for Mario Party 2 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. His performance influenced Luigi's voice in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, where the voice is a higher pitched variant of Mario's voice from Super Mario 64.
Bardakoff retired from Nintendo in 2001.[1] He has been affiliated with Ubisoft[7] since 2005,[8] and was responsible for translation and voice direction in the French localization of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope.[6][9][10]
Works[edit]
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! – Special Thanks[6]
- Super Mario 64 – Screen Text Writer (French)[4][3][2][5][6]
- Diddy Kong Racing – NOE Thank You's[4][6]
- Yoshi's Story – French Text
- Super Smash Bros. – NFR Staff
- Donkey Kong 64 – French Translator
- Mario Party 2 – French Text
- Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) – NOE France[4][6]
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – Translator / Voice Director (French)[6][9][10]
Portrayals[edit]
- Mario Kart 64 (Japanese version) – Luigi[4][3][2][5][6][11]
- Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (uncredited) – Luigi (in-game only)
- Mario Party (uncredited) – Luigi[4][3][6][5]
- Mario Party 2 (uncredited) – Luigi[5]
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (uncredited) – Luigi[5]
Trivia[edit]
- Originally, Bardakoff wanted to be Toad's voice in Mario Kart 64, but after testing his voice in the studio, Koji Kondo told him that he has more of Luigi's voice than Toad's.[2][3]
- Additionally, Bardakoff was not initially chosen to do a voice; he had to convince the sound programmer of Mario Kart 64 (Taro Bando or Yoji Inagaki) with a rare French Magic: The Gathering card in order to be let into the studio with Kondo.[3][2]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Portrait : Julien Bardakoff, game script content manager - JV Sortons le Grand Jeu. Issue 81, page 24-27
- ^ a b c d e f Interview of Julien Bardakoff : A Chat with Julien Bardakoff - The Voice of Luigi - KotBox
- ^ a b c d e f Interview of Julien Bardakoff on Game One: Direct du 14/11/2018 (2/4) - Pokemon avec Julien Bardakoff
- ^ a b c d e f Interview of Julien Bardakoff :Parlons VF - Interview de Julien Bardakoff (Pokémon / Super Mario 64 / Banjo-Kazooie / Watch Dogs) - Parlons Vf - Archives
- ^ a b c d e f Julien Bardakoff's IMDb[better source needed]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Julien Bardakoff - Video Game Credits - MobyGames
- ^ Interview of Julien Bardakoff at Nintendo E3: CULTURE Z #26 NINTENDO E3 - BADNEWS
- ^ Julien Bardakoff's Linkedin
- ^ a b Julien Bardkoff's post on Instagram
- ^ a b Credits of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- ^ Japanese Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet, page 36
