Difference between revisions of "Banpresto"

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Banpresto

Founded: 1977

Defunct: 2008 (stopped game production)

T-series code: T-206

Merged into: Bandai (1989)

Headquarters:

Japan

Banpresto Co., Ltd. (バンプレスト) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1977 as Hoei Sangyō (豊栄産業) before renaming itself to Coreland (コアランドテクノロジー) in 1982. In 1989 it was bought by Bandai, and renamed Banpresto.

3 years after Namco and Bandai merged to form Bandai Namco, Banpresto was restructured and now became just a label for toys based on Bandai Namco's products and was later folded into Bandai Spirits.

Softography

System 1

(1984) (as Coreland)
(1984) (as Coreland)
(1985) (as Coreland)
(1985) (as Coreland)
(1985) (as Coreland)
(1986) (as Coreland)
(1986) (as Coreland)
(1986) (as Coreland)

System 2

(1986) (as Coreland)
(1986) (as Coreland)

Hang-On hardware

(1985) (as Coreland)

System 32

(1994)

Sega Titan Video

(2001)
(xxxx)

NAOMI

(2001)

NAOMI GD-ROM

(2001)
(2001)

Chihiro

(2005)

Arcade

(1982) (as Coreland)
(1982) (as Coreland)

Medal game

(2001)

Mega Drive

(1994)
(1995)

Game Gear

(1994)
(1995)

Saturn

(1995)
(1996)
(1996)
(1996)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1997)
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(unreleased)

Dreamcast

(2000)
(2001)

Pico

(1996)

PlayStation 2

(2005)

Nintendo 3DS

(2015)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Banpresto

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-'''Banpresto Co., Ltd.''' is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1977 as '''Hoei Sangyō''' before renaming itself to '''Coreland''' in 1982. In 1989 it was bought by [[Bandai]], and renamed Banpresto.
-When [[Namco]] and Bandai merged to form [[Namco Bandai]], Banpresto was restructured and now focuses solely on toys based on Bandai's products.
+'''Banpresto Co., Ltd.''' (バンプレスト) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1977 as '''Hoei Sangyō''' (豊栄産業) before renaming itself to '''Coreland''' (コアランドテクノロジー) in 1982. In 1989 it was bought by [[Bandai]], and renamed Banpresto.
+years after [[Namco]] and Bandai merged to form [[Bandai Namco]], Banpresto was restructured and now became just a label for toys based on Bandai Namco's products and was later folded into Bandai Spirits.
 ==Softography==
-{{multicol|
+{{CompanyHistoryAll|Banpresto|Coreland|Hoei Sangyou}}
-===[[Sega Master System|Master System]]===
-*''[[My Hero]]'' (1986)
-===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
-*''[[Pengo]]'' (1992)
-*''[[Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie]]'' (1995)
-===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
-*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (1994)
-===[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]===
+==References==
-*''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'' (1995)
+<references />
-*''[[Batsugun]]'' (1996)
-*''[[Super Robot Wars F]]'' (1997)
-*''[[Super Robot Wars F Final]]'' (1998)
-*''[[Baldy Land]]'' (1998)
-}}
-[[Category:Third-Party Development Companies]]
+{{clear}}
+{{NECRetro}}