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[[File:JulienBardakoff.jpg|thumb|'''Julien Bardakoff''']]
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'''Julien Bardakoff''' is a former 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]]''.
|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]]
}}


Bardakoff is currently affiliated with Ubisoft.
'''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==
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' &ndash; Special Thanks<ref name=JLouijtm/>
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' &ndash; Screen Text Writer (French)<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=JLBIMDB/><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==
==Portrayals==
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' &ndash; [[Luigi]]
*''[[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>
*''[[Mario Party]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' (uncredited) &ndash; Luigi (in-game only)
*''[[Mario Party 2]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[Mario Party]]'' (uncredited) &ndash; Luigi<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=JLBIMDB/>
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' &ndash; Luigi
*''[[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/>


==Works==
==External links==
*''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' &ndash; Special Thanks
*[https://fr.linkedin.com/in/julien-bardakoff-a1680365 LinkedIn profile]
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' &ndash; Screen Text Writer (French)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867503/ IMDb profile]
*''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' &ndash; NOE Thank You's
*[https://www.instagram.com/bardafokk/ Instagram profile]
*''[[Donkey Kong Country#Game Boy Color|Donkey Kong Country]]'' &ndash; NOE France
*[https://twitter.com/julienbardakoff X profile]
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:41, January 17, 2025

Julien Bardakoff
Julien Bardakoff during an interview
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 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.[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]

Portrayals[edit]

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]

  1. ^ a b Portrait : Julien Bardakoff, game script content manager - JV Sortons le Grand Jeu. Issue 81, page 24-27
  2. ^ a b c d e f Interview of Julien Bardakoff : A Chat with Julien Bardakoff - The Voice of Luigi - KotBox
  3. ^ a b c d e f Interview of Julien Bardakoff on Game One: Direct du 14/11/2018 (2/4) - Pokemon avec Julien Bardakoff
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b c d e f Julien Bardakoff's IMDb[better source needed]
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Julien Bardakoff - Video Game Credits. MobyGames (English). Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Interview of Julien Bardakoff at Nintendo E3: CULTURE Z #26 NINTENDO E3 - BADNEWS
  8. ^ Julien Bardakoff's Linkedin
  9. ^ a b Julien Bardkoff's post on Instagram
  10. ^ a b Credits of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
  11. ^ 1996. マリオカート64六十四 (Mario Kāto Rokujūyon) instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo (Japanese). Page 36.