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|founded=April 1977
|founded=April 1977
|defunct=March 31, 2008
|defunct=March 31, 2008
|first_release=''[[Būbū Mario]]''
|first_release=''Mario World''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780420#msg1780420 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|latest_release=''[[Super Mario Attack]]''
|latest_release=''[[Mario Party 4#Arcade|Dokidoki Mario Chance!]]''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780718#msg1780718 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|president=Shuichiro Nishiya
|president=Shuichiro Nishiya
}}
}}
'''{{wp|Banpresto|Banpresto Co., Ltd.}}''' (Japanese: 株式会社バンプレスト, "Kabushiki-gaisha Banpuresuto") was a Japanese video game developer, toy manufacturer, and amusement park operator. Founded in 1977 as Hoei International Co., Ltd, it was renamed to Coreland Technology in 1982 and became a contractor company for other developers, such as [[Sega]]. Bandai majority-acquired the company in 1989 and renamed it Banpresto, becoming Bandai's arcade division and focusing heavily on character licenses such as Gundam and Sailor Moon. Banpresto is best known for creating the ''Super Robot Wars'' series of tactical RPGs. In 2006, Banpresto became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, and in 2008 it was folded into [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] (then Namco Bandai Games). Banpresto's toy and merchandiser game divisions was spun-off into a separate company of the same name, which produced model figures and toys for mechanical prize-winning machines. In 2019, it was folded into Bandai Spirits, with Banpresto now being used as a brand for Bandai's arcade game prizes.
'''{{wp|Banpresto|Banpresto Co., Ltd.}}''' (Japanese: 株式会社バンプレスト, "Kabushiki-gaisha Banpuresuto") was a Japanese video game developer, toy manufacturer, and amusement park operator. Founded in 1977 as Hoei International Co., Ltd, it was renamed to Coreland Technology in 1982 and became a contractor company for other developers, such as [[Sega]]. Bandai majority-acquired the company in 1989 and renamed it Banpresto, becoming Bandai's arcade division and focusing heavily on character licenses such as Gundam and Sailor Moon. Banpresto is best known for creating the ''Super Robot Wars'' series of tactical RPGs. In 2006, Banpresto became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, and in 2008 it was folded into [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] (then Namco Bandai Games). Banpresto's toy and merchandiser game divisions was spun-off into a separate company of the same name, which produced model figures and toys for mechanical prize-winning machines. In 2019, it was folded into Bandai Spirits, with Banpresto now being used as a brand for Bandai's arcade game prizes.


Banpresto created the arcade games ''[[Būbū Mario]]'' (1993), ''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' (1993), and ''[[Super Mario Attack]]'' (1996), which were redemption games targeted towards children. The company has also produced a wide variety of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' toys, apparel, household goods and plushes, most of which were produced for Japanese UFO catchers and other merchandiser machines. Some of these toys were released outside Japan by other companies, such as [[PopCo Entertainment]].
Banpresto created a variety of arcade games based on the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, some including ''[[Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World]]'' (1992), ''[[Būbū Mario]]'' (1993), ''[[Mario Undōkai]]'' (1993), and ''[[Super Mario Attack]]'' (1996), some of which were redemption games targeted towards children. The company has also produced a wide variety of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' toys, apparel, household goods and plushes, most of which were produced for Japanese UFO catchers and other merchandiser machines. Some of these toys were released outside Japan by other companies, such as [[PopCo Entertainment]].
 
==''Super Mario'' games==
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="width: 50%;text-align:center"
!Title
!Year released
!Console
|-
|''Mario World''
|1991
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World]]''
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''Super Mario World Popcorn''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780822#msg1780822 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''Pika Pika Mario''<ref>[http://twitter.com/yamapan3/status/1101111280759238660]</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=ehGoXR1wv1s]</ref>
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World''<ref>[http://twitter.com/yamapen3/status/1101111280759238660]</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=fenbALvX0uA]</ref>
|1992
|Arcade
|-
|''Guru Guru Mario''<ref>[http://twitter.com/yamapen3/status/962026578191380480]</ref>
|199?
|Arcade
|-
|''Koopa Taiji''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780619#msg1780619 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=yJZ3-a9K5v0]</ref>
|1993
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Būbū Mario]]''
|1993
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Undōkai]]''
|1993
|Arcade
|-
|''Super Mario Kart Doki Doki Race''<ref>[https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=35637.msg1780735#msg1780735 Borp's coverage on Mario Boards]</ref>
|1994
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Super Mario Attack]]''
|1996
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Party 4#Arcade|Dokidoki Mario Chance!]]''
|2003
|Arcade
|}


==''Super Mario'' plushies==
==''Super Mario'' plushies==
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