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Martinet Stepping Away from Voicing Mario (www.cnn.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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[–] 33 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Say sike right now

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    @MyFairJulia I wish but let's be real, dude is old, he would retire sooner or later. It will be so difficult to top him though, but perhaps someone was already found as Mario's voice in Wonder sounds slightly different.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (4 children)

    Do they even need to replace him though? There's a 25-year back catalog of recorded voice lines to recycle, and most of those consist of "Let's-a-go" and "Yahoooo!" I think the most complex sentace I've ever heard Mario speak in game is "Thank-a-you so much for playing my game". Combine that with AI voice recreation, and there's literally no reason to ever hire a replacement. Just cut Martinet a big-ass check for perpetual use of his voice, and they're golden.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    They'd probably prather not pay likeness fees, and there are a LOT of legal considerations Martinet would have to consider as signing the rights away to his own voice brings a lot of considerational challenges.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    I feel like I used to have a Mario card game on my 90's Macintosh? We played go fish in the back of a limo or something... I recall he had pretty complex voice lines in that game.

    edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%27s_Game_Gallery

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    I'm pretty sure all the edutainment titles predate Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario, and I don't think Nintendo would ever make a game like that these days.

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    • [–] 19 points 3 years ago*

    Saw this coming when i first saw people realise it seemed like a different voice for Mario in the Wonder trailer.

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    [–] 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Itssa byyyeee from meee, mariooo.

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    • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Such a great guy. I love voice actors. They literally talk in character to make you smile. This guy loves being Mario for people.

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    • [–] 9 points 3 years ago*

    I literally said "oh NOooo" aloud in a Mario-like cadence without even thinking when I read this headline. It's sad to see him go, he was such a perfect fit for the job in every way.

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    [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    If they announce the crispy rat as the new voice actor, I think I'll commit seppuku.

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    [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Chris Pratt must have a viscous agent

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    • [+] -33 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I hope Chris Pratt replaces him

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    i hope youre fucking joking

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Me too.

    Obviously the better choice would be Charlie Day.

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