Mario direct voice just sounded like Mario going through puberty

@Wendy_O._Koopa

3 ай бұрын

Plot twist, Mario is from Ork, where people age backwards. He was born an old man, that's why he was bald in that Donkey Kong '81 commercial; but now, over 40 years later, he's _finally_ a teenager.

@G_Game_MII

3 ай бұрын

​@@Wendy_O._Koopa you have discovered nintendo's secret

@JadenYukifan28

3 ай бұрын

​@@Wendy_O._KoopaSo, he's related to Mork?

@Wendy_O._Koopa

3 ай бұрын

@@JadenYukifan28 I mean, it's a whole planet, I assume there are billions of them. Are you related to every person on Earth?

@JadenYukifan28

3 ай бұрын

@@Wendy_O._Koopa No, I'm not and I was kidding when I said that.

Nintendo saw Kevin's performances and said "You are now assigned the role of the biggest and most recognizable character in video game history, once those lines are out, you can't go back. No pressure!"

@deathblowringo4168

3 ай бұрын

I no wonder I saw Kevin in Genshin Impact...

@BaldorfBreakdowns

3 ай бұрын

"Also, do Luigi, Wario and Waluigi as well."

@wantedasylum1091

3 ай бұрын

Again. No Pressure!@@BaldorfBreakdowns

@LilXancheX

2 ай бұрын

Kevin you’re fired if you mess up. So make sure to give it your best!

@StevenJones851

2 ай бұрын

He's trying his best but he needs more experience

Wonder wasn’t bad, but definitely not Charles. But that Mar10 day commercial was terrible

@Nin10dough_player829

3 ай бұрын

Why does it have to be Charles

@Bubba-64

3 ай бұрын

@@Nin10dough_player829 LOL because my ears are more pleased by Charles’s version.

@Nin10dough_player829

3 ай бұрын

@@Bubba-64 whatever grow up

@Bubba-64

3 ай бұрын

@@Nin10dough_player829 Kinda of a childish response there

@Nin10dough_player829

3 ай бұрын

@@Bubba-64 whatever

Mario's going through puberty. Don't bully him

@Random_Productions_

3 ай бұрын

😂

@LinkRammer

3 ай бұрын

No he's going through un-puberty

@FrontFeeble

3 ай бұрын

Plumberty.

@Tyehor2012

3 ай бұрын

Yes be nice to mario🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@WiiFan-1300

3 ай бұрын

@@Random_Productions_Love the pfp

While his Mario voice isn’t the best. He does a much better Luigi

@Glitchyy07

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, his Luigi voice is almost spot-on imo

@aidyy10

3 ай бұрын

If you told me Charles was still voicing Luigi I would believe you

@changehd3056

3 ай бұрын

@@aidyy10 Sadly, no.

@us3r.l0l

3 ай бұрын

fr

@madnessarcade7447

3 ай бұрын

maybe you should take the time to get used to it instead

4:06 “Take a listen to some of these” **cat food ad plays**

@SuperFlashDriver

3 ай бұрын

Oh my god that's such bad timing for an ad to occur RIGHT when you wish to hear the voice of the new mario and such.

@ytk2508

3 ай бұрын

BRUH I got a lays add when I click on your timestamp

@GiraffeFlavoredCondoms

3 ай бұрын

uBlock origin bb

@grapesofmath1539

3 ай бұрын

@@GiraffeFlavoredCondoms "NOOOOOO YOU CAN'T USE A LEGAL ADD ON FOR YOUR BROWSER THAT'S AGAINST THE TERMS OF SERVICERINOOOOOO!"

@anonymoustroll2432

3 ай бұрын

Dont have a problem.

Vocal techniques show Martinet’s Mario slides well from head to chest voice. Kev uses too much head voice! His M, L, & W voices “get away” sometimes, but certain lines expose lack of solidarity

@retrogamelover2012

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure he'll get better with time. I mean, remember when Troy Baker started doing the Joker voice in Batman: Arkham Origins? It kind of seems like a similar situation here.

@captainmario_

2 ай бұрын

@@retrogamelover2012 good point 👍

2:32 Wow! He really messed up that "Mario Time".

@NASCARRACER89official

3 ай бұрын

I almost screamed…

@March14thTheDayThatKrabsFrys

3 ай бұрын

He sounds like he almost had a stroke

You know what he sounds like there is those adult Mario animations where Mario's a drunk and purposely sounds weird. Specifically "SUPER MARIO AFTER THE GAME" 💀

@DJ_Squid

3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing that when I was 5! Had to go play outside for the rest of the Laundromat day!

@supermario1fan

3 ай бұрын

@@DJ_Squid 😂

@legendsdontdie466

3 ай бұрын

NAAHHHH💀

@Spingerex

3 ай бұрын

Lol

@JoThNoMi

3 ай бұрын

Ahhhhh, the memories! It's back!

it's bewildering that they couldn't have done a better take.

@rexrabbiteer

3 ай бұрын

That’s probably the best take after trying for 2 days straight lol

@jamesrussell2936

3 ай бұрын

I think that's what happened. He sounded fine in the game, so it sounds like they just went with that after only a couple of tries.

@ChickenNugget7

2 ай бұрын

@@rexrabbiteerI’d say 2 weeks is more realistic

“Ho-yeah, MAW-ree-oh time”

@GlitchGuaranteed

3 ай бұрын

No for real

@StoneBox_761a

3 ай бұрын

Reading made me think "oh its not so bad" Hearing it! It made me think "yeah its that bad." it sounds like an Indian Mario mobile knock off that was made on a budget of 50$ and a child going through puberty. it also doesnt sound Italian anymore it sounds more like a mobile knockoff made in a third world country.

@madnessarcade7447

3 ай бұрын

@@StoneBox_761a maybe you should take the time to get used to it instead

@StoneBox_761a

3 ай бұрын

@@madnessarcade7447 i grew up with Mario actually being Mario, not an Indian impression of it.

@frouvoxes

3 ай бұрын

@@madnessarcade7447 maybe you should stop trying to be pretentious by telling people to get used to it

I feel like the main issue is that Nintendo decided to try and get someone who could perform FOUR CHARACTERS. It's hard enough to voice one sometimes, and while Charles did it wonderfully he also had a very important advantage of being the first, which helpped shaped people's view on them (outside of tv). I think if they had split up the roles for Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi, even a bit maybe two actors playing two of them or something like that it'd allow certain actors to play to more of their strength.

The problem is that when Charles does the voice, it seems like he raises his soft palette (the part in your mouth that raises when you yawn, further in the back passed the rigid bumpy part of the roof of your mouth referred to as the hard palette) where as Kevin’s Mario voice is very forward and in the nose, thus the soft palette is lowered

@heckYEAHman.

3 ай бұрын

Yes! And I feel like he gets it right sometimes, but he’s not used to keeping his voice like that and so you can hear the voice shift back towards his nose in alternate takes

His issue is that his voice isnt built to go as high as hes trying to protray. His voice direction is obviously in the direction of the older voice, but I've noticed that he can only pull it off when ever hes voicing a lone that is very short if he has to say something drawn out is when he starts to sound off. I agree he should probably try and tone down the highness to make it more in his vocal range

What's even more interesting is that in the Nintendo news feed video for Mario Day, they replaced the clip with Kevin with an older voice from Charles

I think his interjections like "wahoo" are fine, but things fall apart when he starts speaking sentences

@dramondestroyer1002

3 ай бұрын

Yeah... He can improve of course, but I don't believe he could do a good job in a game like the Mario & Luigi series where Charles really stood out.

@just1randomguy658

2 ай бұрын

Hard agree. I think with the Bros. in general, there's 2 modes with their voices. 1. Grunting and other funky sounds. 2. Speaking actual words...but mostly just short 2-3 word phrases. I feel like since they're more known for their "Wahoo!"s and "Yippee!"s, a lot of people try to get those down instead. It's also just generally much easier to do a voice for a wacky lil' sound compared to actually maintaining it for a phrase. Obviously that 50/50 gamble doesn't work when you gotta have both.

Half Mario's voice lines from Kevin sound like a fusion of Mickey Mouse and Mario at times with how high the pitch they sound

2:59 the best mario voice ever get this man hired

Im very curious to hear how his Waluigi voice sounds when the time comes.

Kevin Afghani's voice impression of Mario's original voice sound like an average ordinary every day person who says to their friend, "hey, I can mimic Mario's voice". Do you see what I'm getting at.

@JM-zo5me

3 ай бұрын

Nailed it.

@ThatBunniBoi

3 ай бұрын

I think it’s because the Italian accent falls off in the word “time”. It might not have been too bad if not for the way he pronounced “time”.

@legometaworld2728

3 ай бұрын

Oh come on, it's not that bad

@JM-zo5me

3 ай бұрын

@@legometaworld2728 … WRONG!!!!

@SuperFlashDriver

3 ай бұрын

You know what I noticed? Is Kevin's Mario Voice similar to what Thomas The Tank Engine's Voice Actor from the TV Show in the CGI one sounds like?? Or is that just me??

Mario is going through puberty after 30 years

@JoiningIrons3306

3 ай бұрын

That’s funny!😂

Kevin just needs time to really figure out the voice fully.

@DissociatedWomenIncorporated

3 ай бұрын

Probably. If you go back to Charles’s earlier Mario voice acting it’s a lot less polished than it became even just a few years later. Kevin seems like… 80% of the way there.

@RaziMemeGod

3 ай бұрын

​@@DissociatedWomenIncorporatedYeah he sounds good with most lines, it's just his "here we go", his "it'sa me" and his "oh yeah mario time"

@DissociatedWomenIncorporated

3 ай бұрын

@@RaziMemeGod I do wonder how much of a factor it was in my choice of characters in SMB Wonder. I rarely played as Mario, most often choosing Daisy instead. Then again, it was the first mainline Mario game with Daisy playable, and Daisy is rad! Best princess!

@RaziMemeGod

3 ай бұрын

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated I actually never played as Mario, but it wasn't his voice, I just prefer Luigi.

@DissociatedWomenIncorporated

3 ай бұрын

@@RaziMemeGod that’s because Luigi is a based gigachad, and the _only_ man good enough for my monarch Daisy! 🫡🌼

Rip his voice😭💀

0:48 Before Charles, we had Ronald Ruben in Mario Teaches Typing 1(1991), and Marc Graue in Hotel Mario(1994). Charles’ 1st game as Mario was Mario’s Game Gallery(1995).

@v0x3lr0tz

3 ай бұрын

And Lou in the show

@fridaynightfunkinfan5627

3 ай бұрын

@@v0x3lr0tz I believe he mentioned the show.

@BaldorfBreakdowns

3 ай бұрын

Get ready to move your pingors!

The voice cracks just make it sound like Mario is being held hostage ;--;

@Acubbatea

3 ай бұрын

“SAY THE LINE MARIO.” Mario: 2:35

@TheInfiniteNine

3 ай бұрын

I suppose Bowser has kidnapped mario for a change

@callinater6133

3 ай бұрын

@@TheInfiniteNine the real plot of princess peach showtime…

Obviously the voice sounds a little off but we have to be careful to not let "back in my day" syndrome affect us too much. I honestly think we'll be able to get used to Mario's new voice over time once Kevin has voiced him in more and more games.

Mario sounds like micky mouse when jumping and especially when riding the rails and Luigi sounds fine but when he’s grinding the rails he sounds very off

I have a feeling he was rushed into the voice acting booth last minute for this recording, cause in super Mario wonder he was perfect! But here it’s like he skipped his vocal warm ups and had to record right away

Some of those "Wowie-Zowie"s sound more like a Pokemon. LOL. 😆

I personally think Afghani does better when he's not trying to imitate Martinet.

@LZMP60

3 ай бұрын

If you're gonna voice video game Mario, you are going to imitate Martinet, no two ways around it.

@isabellafranzoni3621

3 ай бұрын

​@@LZMP60 Well, look how that worked out there on the MAR10 day Twitter post. It didn't. He needs more practice behind the scenes before they ask him to do something like that. He needs his own feel for the voice like when Mario Wonder came out. His voice felt new and natural there. So why does it matter for him to copy most of what Charles did? I mean maybe he could use some of it for comparison, but not for the entire voice.

@toumabyakuya

3 ай бұрын

@@isabellafranzoni3621 *"So why does it matter for him to copy most of what Charles did?"* Because the fan base would make a big fuss out of it if he didn't.

@Luxembourgish

3 ай бұрын

I'd rather him imitate Martinet subparly, rather than not sound like Mario at all like Chris Pratt

@voiceunderthecovers

3 ай бұрын

@@isabellafranzoni3621 Just kill the character off and make a new game called Super Blario if you don't care about Mario's voice.

Charles should have voiced Mario Wonder before he stepped down that way he went out with a bang

It happens every time a new voice actor takes a familiar role. There's some awkwardness at first until the actor gets more accustomed to the role and the audience gets accustomed to that actor's portrayal. I remember hearing Mickey Mouse's voice when Bret Iwan took over and it was so strange to me even though it was very close to Wayne Allwine. Now it sounds totally normal to me.

@tubguinace

3 ай бұрын

I don't think this is always the case, Matt Vogel has been performing Kermit the frog since 2017 and people still have issues with his performance, why? Because he does not sound like Kermit, Bret Iwan and even Chris Diamantopoulos on the other hand DO sound like Mickey, they both always have despite each having their own slightly distinct take. That's the thing, the performer needs to sound at least close to the previous portrayals, and unfortunately, I don't think Kevin Afghani really cuts it with Mario, much much less so with Wario, I can see myself getting used to his Luigi though, there is no reason for one person to portray every character Charles Martinet did, they should get multiple VAs, but of course they won't, I mean I suspect money is the reason they retired Charles from the role in the first place so paying multiple salaries as opposed to one would miss the point.

@voiceunderthecovers

3 ай бұрын

The new Powerpuff Girls, Elmo's new voice, Kermit's new voice, half of the Simpson's' new voices... it's been years since these were introduced and they sound bad, and I do not like them to this day. Getting used to it has nothing to do with the quality of the performance.

@KairuHakubi

3 ай бұрын

@@voiceunderthecovers it doesn't help that every one of those was replaced in a disgraceful manner that gave a huge middle finger to the original performers, either because of baseless accusations, blatant racism, or just... apparently not even considering the originals for the parts.

I think when Kevin’s voice gets deeper as he gets older and the longer he voices Mario, his voice will sound more like Charles’. But I agree with this video in that he sounds really good as Wario, as he managed to recapture the gruff and hot tempered energy Wario is most known for that Charles began to lose starting with Get It Together.

With all respect, this guy sounds like Mario with no mustache

@swellguitar46

3 ай бұрын

OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

fun fact: to me kevin's "oh yeah mario time" sounds more like the one in 3D world

@JM57-99

2 ай бұрын

He messed up the r in Mario and the t in Time

as someone who does silly voices, especially mario, i can tell that kevin is straining his voice with that line thats probably why he sounds like hes going though puberty

I suspect they may have been in a rush to produce the clip for the Mario Day video. A few more takes with someone directing him should easily iron out issues like that.

@isabellafranzoni3621

3 ай бұрын

Exactly, why poop on his performance when they may have just not cared how much effort he was supposed to give to the voice. He's trying his best because he was rushed. Sounded like he was not even given a drink of water beforehand. Come on Nintendo.😓

Honestly I think Mario's new VA will get better with time. Other than that the characters that Kevin has voiced haven't sounded too different.

Feel like if he slows down his voice would sound better. Try listening at .75 playback speed. Dunno how you peeps will feel about this take. But the Mario time is pretty bad. No fixing that.

@derpdee63

3 ай бұрын

That feels like it shouldn’t work but even as someone who likes the new voice I agree that it does sound better slowed. I think the current voice can feel like a caricature of the old one at times, in the sense that it tries to capture the brightness and energy of Martinet but overdoes it. Afghani is new to the role, of course, so I have total faith he’ll become more familiar with the more subtle details of Mario’s voice over time (and from there perhaps he can create a more refined/consistent voice for the character that is still uniquely his own)

When I heard the commercial clip, my immediate reaction was "oh god"

I wondee if he's ever going to do the pseudo-italian gibberish from the Mario & Luigi series. That was always my favourite little bit that Charles used to do.

Honestly, Kevin Afghani is fantastic. But some voice lines sound weird, and he's a bit too high and sometimes pushes the accent to much. The lines that annoy: Choosing Mario in select screen Finish goal mario sound "Oh yeah Mario time" Choosing Luigi in select screen Luigi Finish goal sound His Wario is good btw. But I think that in the next Mario game his Voice will be way better. Let's give this man time. Reminder that he voices MARIO AND LUIGI! The biggest Video game characters ever

@Nin10dough_player829

3 ай бұрын

He hasn’t done Wario also those voice lines you said were annoying aren’t things he say

@Its_a_me_mario_wahoo

3 ай бұрын

@@Nin10dough_player829 so... How do we tell this dude that I don't like the voice lines which play when that events happen...

@Nin10dough_player829

3 ай бұрын

@@Its_a_me_mario_wahoo he doesn’t say “oh yeah Mario time” that’s not what he says so judging on the fact you don’t even know what he actually said it makes your statement seem false or just lack of knowledge on the topic

@Its_a_me_mario_wahoo

3 ай бұрын

@@Nin10dough_player829 didn't you watch this video? It's even about set Voice line...

@Nin10dough_player829

3 ай бұрын

@@Its_a_me_mario_wahoo you where literally talking about the game itself when you select Mario it says “It’s a me” not “oh yeah Mario time” and when he voiced Wario it sounds very similar to Charles I didn’t notice much at all he’s great at voicing the characters sure the mar10 day presentation didn’t sound great but I bet they weren’t putting much effort into it they probably just asked him to record himself doing I don’t think he actually went into the studio

Wow! The audio is soooo crisp you can hear the straining in kevin voice to match a sound. Its an unfortunate reality that eventually charles will pass away and the voice will have to move to a successor. I think Nintendo wanted to get ahead on it. Get people used to a new voice.

@picky9687

3 ай бұрын

I’ve been thinking of this too

@voiceunderthecovers

3 ай бұрын

That's so fucking despicable.

I like how there are memes on youtube that sound more like mario than kevin

You don’t realize what you have until it’s gone. Miss the old voice

@JoiningIrons3306

3 ай бұрын

R.I.P. old voice.😭

@joshslater2426

3 ай бұрын

Charles Martinet will forever be the true Mario. He got the voice spot on and carried it for decades.

Sounds like he's somewhere in-between baby mario and mario

I seriously want Charles back 😢

6:46 Kevin Afghani has been eating his garlic

I'm just now coming across this channel, and I'm subscribing off the intro alone-that was the most magical 7 seconds I've experienced in months.

The Kevin voice for Wario and Luigi isn’t bad, however he most certainly does need to do better with the Mario voice. It don’t sound like well… Mario if yk what I mean

You gotta remember, it’s his first time voicing Mario, overtime he will most likely get closer and closer to the right voice. And personally, I kinda like the voice so far.

@starbutterfly9036

3 ай бұрын

People hated Jason Griffith when he first started voicing Sonic, but he grew into the role and he's a pretty beloved Sonic now.

Charles Martinet is always the GOAT to me when he voiced Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, plus other nintendo characters that he voiced. Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi, and plus other Nintendo Characters are and will not be the same without the GOAT, Charles Martinet!!

I do think he’ll get better at the voice over time. You gotta remember, he’s new to the role and people have really high expectations for him. I’m convinced he’ll get better… and I hope this doesn’t turn into a thing where they replace the VA every game Gamers will complain about anything in kid’s games.

@tubguinace

3 ай бұрын

He's not only new to the role, but he's also new to voice acting altogether, which I think is part of the problem.

@walkingonneedles

3 ай бұрын

everyone seems to agree he's best at luigi, I doubt nintendo can find a one size fits all va that can do all of martinet's performances and should aim to either let the characters be reinterpreted on a much larger scale or have them all voiced by different vas who specialize in specific martinet voice impressions

@tubguinace

3 ай бұрын

@@walkingonneedles I'm of the belief that the entire reason they retired Martinet is because he was asking for more money after the success of the movie. Getting multiple VAs would defeat the purpose of why they got a new person in the first place, the salary of one rookie VA is a lot smaller than one legendary established VA or multiple VAs

04:07 Its mickey mouse mario

I honestly am curious why Charles left. With quotes like "I wanna voice Mario until I die" it seems strange that he would just suddenly leave one day

@moodtheva

2 ай бұрын

Almost like he didn't make that call, lol.

@iluvchess14736

2 ай бұрын

@@moodtheva what are you implying

@moodtheva

2 ай бұрын

@@iluvchess14736 During the whole announcement last year, not once did Nintendo or Martinet ever use the word "retire," almost as if it wasn't simply a choice. It's possible he wanted to quietly step down in old age, but like you said, he's mentioned many times his desire to be Mario until he died. It's all honestly come off to me like they moved him into that vague "Ambassador" role rather than him choosing to part ways by himself.

@iluvchess14736

2 ай бұрын

@@moodtheva yes I'm glad you agree that his retirement likely wasn't voluntary. I'm asking what caused this change

@moodtheva

2 ай бұрын

@@iluvchess14736 I wish I knew- wish we had the real Mario back really, lol. I don't think Kevin always does a horrible job, sometimes quite close! The foundation of his voice, though, it's not so solid, and anytime you hear him speak words, it shows. Dude doesn't even hold onto the accent half the time.

4:10 they sound fine to me😭

I thought Kevin did a pretty good job in Wonder. But, yeah, that Mar10 Day clip was definitely off. I feel like Luigi maybe sounded a little bit weird in Wonder but it was overall pretty fine.

i think for me the problem is the voice kind of slips off at the end (of the mar10 day ad i mean) like he's doing an impression but struggles to keep it up halfway through. like i have this problem that when i try and do accents if im not trying hard enough it'll just devolve into one of 2 ones im good at, it kind of feels like that to me? i cant explain it well but yeah it feels like the voice actor is slipping up halfway through and going back to his regular voice but this is the first time ive heard mario's new voice so idk

Funny enough, I actually really like the “it’s a me” quote from Wonder, it sounds different in a good way. But yeah that “Mario Time” one was off in a bad way. Though I don’t think Mario’s voice should always be an impression but rather something he makes his own or grows into, while his of course still sounding like Mario. Heck, it took Charles a few games to get his voice down, I mean compare the sunshine voice to odyssey, completely different.

hes trying his best

Kevin’s voice isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. Keep in mind, this is Kevin’s first time voicing Mario, while Charles had voiced Mario for at least 30 years. Give Kevin a few more chances, and I bet he’ll have improved. The torched has passed, and the new torch holder needs to learn the ways of the torch.

I'm sure Kevin will get the hang of it as he's included in more projects. This is a big change, and no one has done Mario as long as Charles, so I'm sure after a while he'll start to sound more confident in his role as Mario.

Look, it is an absolute HONOR to be able to be the voice behind the biggest mascot in the world. I'm sure Kevin Afghani is ecstatic to voice the roll, and I wish him nothing but the best moving forward. But so many better options were out there, namely Jesse Pinnick, who can capture the little nuances of Martinet's voice PERFECTLY. I have a feeling Nintendo wanted a new direction for Mario's voice, and mimmicking Martinet wasn't the goal. If that's the case, then Afghani is doing a splendid job.

@noxidgaming1114

3 ай бұрын

I just looked him up and HOLY S**T he sounds perfect! Though it also sounds like an AI cover to an extent.

I still don't get why Charles was put into this "ambassador" position. I'm pretty sure he didn't choose it, they just suddenly said "you're not voicing Mario in games anymore"

@BBWahoo

3 ай бұрын

Not the only position he was put in, because he got F U G G E D

@toumabyakuya

3 ай бұрын

Simple, because he's getting old and Nintendo couldn't simply say that his retiring from the possition, not with their fan base.

@NN-ge2wf

3 ай бұрын

You're overthinking this, it's not some conspiracy. Dude was getting older, and voice acting is tough when you're speaking in a range outside your normal tenor, a la Mario to Charles' normal voice. It's easy to believe the dude willingly stepped down from the role as he found it harder and harder to hit the appropriate pitch. The ambassador role was probably created because Nintendo and Charles recognize that Charles is an iconic and frankly important name to fans, so even if he can't contribute in the same way you want to honor that. It's the same as when a team in the NBA signs a player for like 1 day so they can technically retire with whatever team they were the most 'important' to.

@madnessarcade7447

3 ай бұрын

It’s a promotion he went from being the voice to the face

@stanstanstan2597

3 ай бұрын

Charles Martinet has said before that he never wanted to stop voicing Mario, and never seemed to have fears of not being able to do it with age. And he has yet to come forward and say that that’s the case as far as I’m aware.

Charles was so iconic for the 4 plumbers and really set their voices in stone. But putting the same kind of pressure on Kevin, seems a bit unfair. Maybe the multi-billion corporation that is Nintendo, could afford to hire a voice actor for each character? Kevin’s Luigi is actually really really good, but I’m not quite convinced on his take on Mario or Wario. Just because Charles voiced all of them, doesn’t mean Kevin HAS to, if he’s not fit for the roles.

Not bad at all. I can tell it's a new actor trying to do the voice as Martinet did in the past, and occasionally still does. Also, I like the remix at the end of the video of the Pikmin score tally.

We should at least give him time to be able to nail it, the right way

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I really like his Wario, and I think people are being too tough on his Mario voice. There is a noticeable vocal break in some of his Mario clips, but that could be from the lack of a proper vocal warm-up. He can do the voice just fine and we know that, it'll just take some time before it becomes second nature and he can just slip into the voice like Charles can (after doing it for literal decades). Charles also invented the voice, so it's perfectly suited for him, whereas Kevin is doing his best portrayal of a voice that wasn't tailor-made for him. After a while I think it'll improve a lot, people are just too critical of something most of us know nothing about (professional voice acting)

They just fired someone for no reason only to replace him with someone who's job is to sound exactly like the guy they fired for no reason *logic 100*

@fluffy_crafty2158

5 күн бұрын

No one fired anyone, the F you Talkin about???

@Xominus

5 күн бұрын

@@fluffy_crafty2158 They fired Charles, Charles never retired nor quit.

they should have actually gotten an italian person tbh

@voiceunderthecovers

3 ай бұрын

Who's gonna tell him Wallace Wells is played by a straight guy?

Warios voice is pretty good it might just be me missing Charles tho

I think Kevin needs to sit down in a room with Charles and have him run through it. Seriously how Charles not involved with this seems strange as a series ambassador.

this very true, sometimes in wonder, he sometimes sounds like the talking flower

I think I can do a Pretty good impression of mario, walugi, and Wario. Sadly I can't do luigi

I know Mario's got an Italian accent, but I really think the voice direction needs to deviate away enough to stand out on its own in a better way, one that would make it unreasonable to compare to Charles Martinet. I think Wonder did it more than well, but clearly there was an attempt to replicate Martinet here, one that seemingly did the job but failed to capture the essence of Mario.

@JM57-99

2 ай бұрын

But he needs to get the Mario accent right I care more about the pronunciation of the letters than the voice tbh After he gets it right he can do whatever he wants with it

Kevin Afghani's first time officially voicing Mario wasn't Wonder. It was in WarioWare: Move It

Bros gonna be the roger craig smith of the mario voice actors 💀

Charles probably had 30-40 years when he started voicing Mario. The problem is not Kevin Afghani. The problem is Kevin Afghani being too young.

@NateBoiBoi

3 ай бұрын

Charles Martinet also did acting and theater work before he became the voice of mario, so he did have experience on his belt

This feels more like a direction issue, I have no idea why Nintendo wouldn’t go with another take for the Mar10 intro because Kevin does a pretty good job as Mario imo

Some of those Wario clips from Kevin legitimately sound so perfect, impossible to imagine improvement.

we are just seeing earlier into the Mario Timeline. he's going through puberty right now.

I kept replaying it and it still doesn't sound good I got sadder the more I heard it 😭🤧

Super Mario on the PS4?

@Bubba-64

3 ай бұрын

Tbh that was better sounding than that ad lol

Bros voice is cracking 😂

@dip_doop

3 ай бұрын

Bros voice is cracking 😂

@JoesMama-ci3yl

3 ай бұрын

Bros voice is cracking 😂

@bluefoxgalaxy6057

3 ай бұрын

Bros voice is cracking 😂

@SuperFlashDriver

3 ай бұрын

That pretty much sums up what I thought too, even Kevin's voice is slightly pitched down when he tries to say it compared to Charlie's normal upper register voice.

@March14thTheDayThatKrabsFrys

3 ай бұрын

Bros voice is cracking 😂

Good video, Nin one zero do land!

Why hate on something so hard? Nintendo does amazing things. We need to start focusing on what we're thankful for.

Honestly, I think they need to take the Mickey Mouse approach to the new voice to the character. What I mean is that given the various voice actors he had over the years Mickey stays constant in his tone of voice. Also there is a line they say that…”You’re only filling in for the boss. “. So that should be taken into account for this situation.

Flap jacks lol

Thank you for crediting my render! Neat video!

If he was at a party doing a Mario impression we'd all laugh and say "hey man, you do that really well". Does that mean he should've been hired to voice Mario, the single most recognizable video game character in human history? No.

@ianswift3521

2 ай бұрын

we all know why he was hired.

He's doing his BEST OK??!

@hangrythepig661

Ай бұрын

Right… he’s the worst voice actor ever buddy

That's not my wario 😢

@mrsirgiy

3 ай бұрын

WAAAH!?

I cant bro, the new voice is something else

He sounds literally EXACTLY like I would expect Martinet's Mario to sound like if he was 18-20 years old.

That "Oh Yeah Mario Time!" is killing me. 😆💀

Kevin is great, Charles is great, but he deserved another take there lmao

I see no problem. It sounds like Mario. Not perfect but still sounds like Mario

i think he just needs a little more voice direction. i think he's already doing really good. the commercial was not that great, but i think that's also part due to not being used to this new tone

Charles first Mario released game to the public was the two Super Mario pinball machines made by Gottlieb. That's where he got the job to voice him