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Bandai

1978 / 1950 tot 1 1979 / 1950 tot 7 1982 / 1950 tot 10 1983 / 1950 tot 14 1984 / 1950 tot 26 1985 / 1950 tot 37 1986 / 1950 tot 45 1987 / 1950 tot 62 1988 / 1950 tot 73 1989 / 1950 tot 92 1990 / 1950 tot 105 1991 / 1950 tot 122 1992 / 1950 tot 141 1993 / 1950 tot 163 1994 / 1950 tot 207 1995 / 1950 tot 249 1996 / 1950 tot 304 1997 / 1950 tot 341 1998 / 1950 tot 374 1999 / 1950 tot 413 2000 / 1950 tot 468 2001 / 1950 tot 522 2002 / 1950 tot 588 2003 / 1950 tot 622 2004 / 1950 tot 668 2005 / 1950 tot 724 2006 / 1950 tot 765 2007 / 1950 tot 796 2008 / 1950 tot 813 2009 / 1950 tot 815 2012 / 1950 tot 817 2014 / 1950 tot 818
Founded in 1950 closed in 2006-03-31
Status: name changed
Country: Japan
831
games
37
active years
22.1
per year

On March 31, 2006, it merged with Namco Ltd. and was renamed Bandai Namco Games Inc.

It is known for .hack//, Arc the Lad, Chō Aniki, Dept. Heaven, Dig Dug, Dragon Drive, Family Trainer, Final Fantasy, Gex series, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Golden Axe, GunPey, Klonoa, Langrisser, Lode Runner, Lumines, Marathon Trilogy, Momotetsu, Mysterious Dungeon, Princess Maker, Puyo Puyo, Raiden, Simple Characters 2000, Slam dunk, SoulCalibur, Tales of, Tekken, Wizardry, Xevious, You Don't Know Jack, Zork, Zork Universe

Releases per year

19781
19796
19823
19834
198412
198511
19868
198717
198811
198919
199013
199117
199219
199322
199444
199542
199655
199737
199833
199939
200055
200154
200266
200334
200446
200556
200641
200731
200817
20092
20122
20141

818 video games with valid date were considered (98.4%)

Overall rankings

50
143
77
16
1

Common gametypes

role-play15%action/reflex15%fighting12%adventure9%shooter7%other39%

Top platforms

PS 158
PS2 97
NES 79
SNES 70
WonderSwan Color 57
GB 50
Nintendo DS 39
WonderSwan 39
GBA 31
Saturn 27
PSP 20
Pippin 17
GameCube 17
Famicom Disk System 13
Windows 12
Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu (PC Engine CD)
Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu
PECD 1994-11-11
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story (Super Nintendo)
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story
SNES 1995-09-22
Digimon Battle (Windows)
Digimon Battle
WIN 2002-01-22
Battle Stadium D.O.N (GameCube)
Battle Stadium D.O.N
GC 2006-07-20
One Piece: Ocean's Dream (PlayStation)
One Piece: Ocean's Dream
PS1 2003-05-01
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (PlayStation)
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
PS1 1995-07-28
Ultraman Powered: The Ultimate Hero (3DO Interactive Multiplayer)
Ultraman Powered: The Ultimate Hero
3DO 1994-03-20
Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu (Super Nintendo)
Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu
SNES 1992-01-25
Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen
NES 1992-08-07
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: New Generations (PlayStation)
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: New Generations
PS1 1998
Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!! (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!!
NES 1991-08-10
InuYasha: Feudal Combat (PlayStation 2)
InuYasha: Feudal Combat
PS2 2005-08-23

Bandai best rated games

Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren's Greed, Blood of Zeon - Kouryaku Shireisho2000ps1
InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale2002ps1
Kids Station: Motto! Oja Majo Doremi2001ps1
Meitantei Conan: Sannin no Meisuiri2000ps1
SD Gundam G Generation-F2000ps1
Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Yakyoku2005ps2
Mobile Suit Gundam - Gihren no Yabou -Zeon no Keifu2005psp
From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Dream Team Shueisha Limited1994snes
Digimon Story2006nds
Keroro Gunsou: MeroMero Battle Royale Z2005ps2

Bandai worst games

Kids Station: Ultraman Cosmos2001ps1
Eureka Seven Vol. 2: The New Vision2006ps2
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde1988nes
Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach1989nes
Ultraman: Towards the Future1991snes

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