Editing Julien Bardakoff

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|image=[[File:JulienBardakoff.jpg|200px]]<br>Julien Bardakoff in an interview
|born=1974<ref name=JBJV>Portrait : Julien Bardakoff, game script content manager - JV Sortons le Grand Jeu. Issue 81, page 24-27</ref>
|role=Translator, voice director, temporary hotliner for Nintendo France,<ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/> temporary voice actor for [[Luigi]]
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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 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>

==Works==
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' &ndash; Screen Text Writer (French)<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=JLBIMDB/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' &ndash; Special Thanks<ref name=JLouijtm/>
*''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' &ndash; NOE Thank You's<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
*''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' &ndash; French Text
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' &ndash; NFR Staff
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' &ndash; French Translator
*''[[Mario Party 2]]'' &ndash; French Text
*[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)]] &ndash; NOE France<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
*''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' &ndash; Translator / Voice Director (French)<ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=Salutinstajsdsdhsu/><ref name=creditmrsofjb/>

==Portrayals==
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version) &ndash; [[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) &ndash; Luigi (in-game only)
*''[[Mario Party]]'' (uncredited) &ndash; Luigi<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=JLBIMDB/>
*''[[Mario Party 2]]'' (uncredited) &ndash; Luigi<ref name=JLBIMDB/>
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (uncredited) &ndash; Luigi<ref name=JLBIMDB/>

==Trivia==
*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/>
**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/>

==External links==
*[https://fr.linkedin.com/in/julien-bardakoff-a1680365 LinkedIn profile]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867503/ IMDb profile]
*[https://www.instagram.com/bardafokk/ Instagram profile]
*[https://twitter.com/julienbardakoff X profile]

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