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| | [[File:JulienBardakoff.jpg|thumb|'''Julien Bardakoff''']] |
| |image=[[File:JulienBardakoff.jpg|200px]]<br>Julien Bardakoff in an interview
| | '''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]]''. His voice clips were reused for ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. |
| |born=1974<ref name=JBJV>Portrait : Julien Bardakoff, game script content manager - JV Sortons le Grand Jeu. Issue 81, page 24-27</ref>
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| '''Julien Bardakoff''' is a former Nintendo of 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]]''.<ref name=IDJBSGOTqt>Interview of Julien Bardakoff on '''Game One''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65fxN0wXck Direct du 14/11/2018 (2/4) - Pokemon avec Julien Bardakoff] </ref><ref name=JLBIVFA>Interview of Julien Bardakoff :[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a65mmTtCis&t=1s'''''Parlons VF - Interview de Julien Bardakoff (Pokémon / Super Mario 64 / Banjo-Kazooie / Watch Dogs)'''''] - ''Parlons Vf - Archives''</ref><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI>Interview of Julien Bardakoff : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaOxu7lDsh4 A Chat with Julien Bardakoff - The Voice of Luigi] - ''KotBox''</ref><ref name=JLBIMDB>Julien Bardakoff's [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867503/ IMDb]{{better source}}</ref><ref name=JLouijtm>{{cite|url=www.mobygames.com/person/79970/julien-bardakoff/credits|title=Julien Bardakoff - Video Game Credits|publisher=MobyGames|language=en|accessdate=January 17, 2025}}</ref> 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 is currently affiliated with [[Wikipedia:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]. |
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| Bardakoff retired from Nintendo in 2001.<ref name=JBJV/> He has been affiliated with [[Ubisoft]]<ref>Interview of Julien Bardakoff at Nintendo E3: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-cz-01EA&t=313s CULTURE Z #26 NINTENDO E3] - BADNEWS</ref> since 2005,<ref>Julien Bardakoff's [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-bardakoff-a1680365/ Linkedin]</ref> and was responsible for translation and voice direction in the French localization of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''.<ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=Salutinstajsdsdhsu>Julien Bardkoff's [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj7mFOcr-Gj/ post on Instagram]</ref><ref name=creditmrsofjb>[https://ubistatic2-a.ubisoft.com/gamesites/rabbids/MRSH_Game_Credits_Full.pdf Credits of ''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope'']</ref>
| | ==Portrayals== |
| | *''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' – [[Luigi]] |
| | *''[[Mario Party]]'' – Luigi |
| | *''[[Mario Party 2]]'' – Luigi |
| | *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' – Luigi |
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| ==Works== | | ==Works== |
| *''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' – Special Thanks<ref name=JLouijtm/> | | *''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' – Special Thanks |
| *''[[Super Mario 64]]'' – Screen Text Writer (French)<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=JLBIMDB/><ref name=JLouijtm/> | | *''[[Super Mario 64]]'' – Screen Text Writer (French) |
| *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – NOE Thank You's<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=JLouijtm/> | | *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – NOE Thank You's |
| *''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' – French Text
| | *''[[Donkey Kong Country#Game Boy Color|Donkey Kong Country]]'' – NOE France |
| *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' – NFR Staff
| | *''Mario Party'' – French Localisation |
| *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – French Translator | | *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' – French Localisation |
| *''[[Mario Party 2]]'' – French Text
| | *''Mario Party 2'' – French Localisation |
| *[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)]] – NOE France<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
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| *''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' – Translator / Voice Director (French)<ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=Salutinstajsdsdhsu/><ref name=creditmrsofjb/> | |
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| ==Portrayals==
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| *''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version) – [[Luigi]]<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=JLBIMDB/><ref name=JLouijtm/><ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo|date=1996|language=ja|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NKTJ/NKTJ_J.pdf|title=マリオカート{{ruby|64|六十四}} (''Mario Kāto Rokujūyon'') instruction booklet|page=36}}</ref> | |
| *''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi (in-game only)
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| *''[[Mario Party]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=JLBIMDB/>
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| *''[[Mario Party 2]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi<ref name=JLBIMDB/> | |
| *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi<ref name=JLBIMDB/>
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| ==Notes==
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| *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.<ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/>
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| **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 ''{{wp|Magic: The Gathering}}'' card in order to be let into the studio with Kondo.<ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/>
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://fr.linkedin.com/in/julien-bardakoff-a1680365 LinkedIn profile]
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| *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867503/ IMDb profile]
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| *[https://www.instagram.com/bardafokk/ Instagram profile]
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| *[https://twitter.com/julienbardakoff X profile]
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