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'''Bandai''' is a subsidiary of [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]].
'''Bandai''' is a brand name of [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]].


==Bandai-ya==
==Bandai-ya==
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In February 2005, Bandai merged with [[Namco]] forming Bandai Namco Holdings. The two companies operated independently under the holding company until March 31, 2006, when the development divisions of the two companies were merged into [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai Games]].
In February 2005, Bandai merged with [[Namco]] forming Bandai Namco Holdings. The two companies operated independently under the holding company until March 31, 2006, when the development divisions of the two companies were merged into [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai Games]].


==Emulated Bandai games owned by WEC Museum==
==Computers and consoles manufactured by Bandai==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Designer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TV Jack 1000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TV Jack 1200]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TV Jack 1500]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TV Jack 2500]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TV Jack 3000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[TV Jack 5000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1977
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Vision 8000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcadia]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Emerson Radio]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[RX-78]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Digi Casse]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Video Communication System TV Kid]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Playdia]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Design Master Soldier]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Design Master Electronic Manga School]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Pippin]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Apple]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Bandai Gamepad]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Timetop]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1997
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Go! Go! Connie! Let's Play Mouse]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Timetop]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1997
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[WonderSwan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Koto Laboratory]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1999
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[WonderSwan Color]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Koto Laboratory]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2000
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Even More! Magical Cooking on TV with Ojamajo Doremi]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Beast Squadron Gaoranger DX Soul Bird]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Bandai
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2001
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Swan Crystal]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Koto Laboratory]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Kamen Rider Ryuki: Survival Fight]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Beijing Dejin Software Technology]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2002
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
 
==Digital Bandai games owned by WEC Museum==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Title
!| Year
!| Year
!| System
!| System
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | June 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Famicom version is on the [[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version]] owned by the WEC Museum.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Famicom version is on the [[NES Classic|Nintendo Classic Mini: Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version]] owned by the WEC Museum.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Saint Saya: Golden Legend - Final Chapter]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Saint Saya: Golden Legend - Final Chapter]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | June 10, 2019
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Famicom version is on the [[NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version]] owned by the WEC Museum.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Famicom version is on the [[NES Classic|Nintendo Classic Mini: Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version]] owned by the WEC Museum.
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 10:18, 13 December 2025

Bandai
Type Brand of Bandai Namco Entertainment
Founded July 5, 1950 (Bandai-ya)
1961 (Bandai)
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Naoharu Yamashina, founder
Industry video games
Products Video games
Number of people not disclosed
Website http://www.bandai.com/

Bandai is a brand name of Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Bandai-ya

Bandai-ya (番台ーや) was formed on July 5, 1950 by Naoharu Yamashina.

Bandai

Bandai-ya was renamed Bandai (番台ー) in 1961.

Bandai Namco Holdings

In February 2005, Bandai merged with Namco forming Bandai Namco Holdings. The two companies operated independently under the holding company until March 31, 2006, when the development divisions of the two companies were merged into Namco Bandai Games.

Computers and consoles manufactured by Bandai

Title Designer Released Notes
TV Jack 1000 Bandai 1977
TV Jack 1200 Bandai 1977
TV Jack 1500 Bandai 1977
TV Jack 2500 Bandai 1977
TV Jack 3000 Bandai 1977
TV Jack 5000 Bandai 1977
Super Vision 8000 Bandai 1979
Arcadia Emerson Radio 1982
RX-78 Bandai 1983
Digi Casse Bandai 1984
Video Communication System TV Kid Bandai 1988
Playdia Bandai 1994
Design Master Soldier Bandai 1995
Design Master Electronic Manga School Bandai 1995
Pippin Apple 1995
Bandai Gamepad Timetop 1997
Go! Go! Connie! Let's Play Mouse Timetop 1997
WonderSwan Koto Laboratory 1999
WonderSwan Color Koto Laboratory 2000
Even More! Magical Cooking on TV with Ojamajo Doremi Bandai 2001
Beast Squadron Gaoranger DX Soul Bird Bandai 2001
Swan Crystal Koto Laboratory 2002
Kamen Rider Ryuki: Survival Fight Beijing Dejin Software Technology 2002

Digital Bandai games owned by WEC Museum

Title Year System Notes
Saint Saya: Golden Legend 1987 Famicom The Famicom version is on the Nintendo Classic Mini: Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version owned by the WEC Museum.
Saint Saya: Golden Legend - Final Chapter 1988 Famicom The Famicom version is on the Nintendo Classic Mini: Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Version owned by the WEC Museum.