Mario's New Voice Gets Even More...Interesting...

[@tamalemuncher789]

Mario direct voice just sounded like Mario going through puberty

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

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]

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

[@JadenYukifan28]

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

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

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

[@JadenYukifan28]

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

[@wantedasylum1091]

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]

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

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

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

[@wantedasylum1091]

Again. No Pressure!@@BaldorfBreakdowns

[@LilXancheX]

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

[@StevenJones851]

He's trying his best but he needs more experience

[@Bubba-64]

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

[@Nin10dough_player829]

Why does it have to be Charles

[@Bubba-64]

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

[@Nin10dough_player829]

@@Bubba-64 whatever grow up

[@Bubba-64]

@@Nin10dough_player829 Kinda of a childish response there

[@Nin10dough_player829]

@@Bubba-64 whatever

[@Im_leaving]

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

[@Random_Productions_]

😂

[@IPutFishInAWashingMachine]

No he's going through un-puberty

[@FrontFeeble]

Plumberty.

[@Tyehor2012]

Yes be nice to mario🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@WiiFan-1300]

@@Random_Productions_Love the pfp

[@M.Fallani]

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

[@Glitchyy07]

Agreed, his Luigi voice is almost spot-on imo

[@aidyy10]

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

[@changehd3056]

@@aidyy10 Sadly, no.

[@us3r.l0l]

fr

[@madnessarcade7447]

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

[@captainmario_]

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]

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_]

@@retrogamelover2012 good point 👍

[@danieljustinperezperez4901]

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

[@SuperFlashDriver]

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]

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

[@GiraffeFlavored]

uBlock origin bb

[@grapesofmath1539]

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

[@anonymoustroll2432]

Dont have a problem.

[@MRM_Petey]

“Ho-yeah, MAW-ree-oh time”

[@GlitchGuaranteed]

No for real

[@StoneBox_761a]

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]

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

[@StoneBox_761a]

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

[@frouvoxes]

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

[@supermario1fan]

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]

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

[@supermario1fan]

@@DJ_Squid 😂

[@legendsdontdie466]

NAAHHHH💀

[@Chadmiral]

Lol

[@JoThNoMi]

Ahhhhh, the memories! It's back!

[@gabigbl8465]

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

[@March14thTheDayThatKrabsFrys]

He sounds like he almost had a stroke

[@mino2123]

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

[@rexrabbiteer]

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

[@jamesrussell2936]

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]

@@rexrabbiteerI’d say 2 weeks is more realistic

[@pizzahutkidman8806]

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.

[@diegoacuna9706]

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

[@dramondestroyer1002]

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]

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.

[@NStransit8099]

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]

Nailed it.

[@ThatBunniBoi]

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]

Oh come on, it's not that bad

[@JM-zo5me]

@@legometaworld2728 … WRONG!!!!

[@SuperFlashDriver]

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??

[@AlexDKong]

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

[@Tony_Baloney22]

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

[@wump9066]

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.]

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

[@birdquest8695]

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

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

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.

[@RaziOrSomething]

​@@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]

@@RaziOrSomething 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!

[@RaziOrSomething]

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

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

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

[@UniversesUnited]

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

[@Acubbatea]

“SAY THE LINE MARIO.” Mario: 2:35

[@TheInfiniteNine]

I suppose Bowser has kidnapped mario for a change

[@callinater6133]

@@TheInfiniteNine the real plot of princess peach showtime…

[@typhoonlava6488]

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

[@Yoyomo124]

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

[@AutumnCanvas]

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

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

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).

[@Angelz_Gate]

And Lou in the show

[@fridaynightfunkinfan5627]

@@Angelz_Gate I believe he mentioned the show.

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

Get ready to move your pingors!

[@TalkingFIower]

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

[@thisispkmadness]

Mario is going through puberty after 30 years

[@JoiningIrons3306]

That’s funny!😂

[@fractiouslemon]

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]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@zeldadahedgehog]

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

[@Thoomas2001]

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.

[@GokuBlack-lj1kv]

Rip his voice😭💀

[@brandondiaz9657]

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

[@LZMP60]

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

[@isabellafranzoni3621]

​@@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]

@@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]

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

[@voiceunderthecovers]

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

[@supergamerboydx9158]

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

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

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

[@noahnorman6877]

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.

[@Its_a_me_mario_wahoo]

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]

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

[@Its_a_me_mario_wahoo]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@Nin10dough_player829]

@@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

[@winglesspenny64]

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

[@ShyGuyXXL]

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.

[@Micmeat]

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]

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)

[@iluvchess14736]

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]

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

[@iluvchess14736]

@@moodtheva what are you implying

[@moodtheva]

@@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]

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

[@moodtheva]

@@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.

[@motivatedharuto2624]

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

[@swellguitar46]

OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@thesis-and-nieces6722]

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]

I’ve been thinking of this too

[@voiceunderthecovers]

That's so fucking despicable.

[@DarthBoardBVE]

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]

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.😓

[@zenvariety9383]

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.

[@BloodnightStudios]

Kevin’s Wario is fantastic and sounds like the old way martinet used to do it

[@insertstudionamehereproduction]

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

[@christianagassaway266]

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.

[@confuzedduk1008]

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]

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]

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]

@@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

[@garsrandom4358]

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

[@JM57-99]

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

[@anthonymanuel55000]

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

[@JoiningIrons3306]

R.I.P. old voice.😭

[@joshslater2426]

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

[@TURPEG]

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

[@jakedickinson6309]

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!!

[@gamesier2400]

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

[@SkilledHooper]

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

[@noahbanana7526]

He has a Mustache, I don't expect a high pitched squeal from a guy with a large belly and a Mustache.

[@SuperbitGamer-db6iw]

I seriously want Charles back 😢

[@C4rrots]

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.

[@TukoIsCool]

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.

[@KeybladeMaster87]

I really like his Luigi and Wario, but Mario has been hit and miss. Hopefully he finds his true Mario voice soon.

[@Prestfon12345]

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]

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

[@Dragzilla66]

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

[@faken6252]

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.

[@jimmyyeah]

If you're going to be the new voice of one of the most popular video game characters in the world then expect pressure. Nothing unfair about it.

[@SSBFan33-i3b]

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.

[@MrSRArter]

6:46 Kevin Afghani has been eating his garlic

[@barneyjuniorYT]

This is a challenging time for Mario, his model is changing we need to try to understand him. Those wonder voice clips are amazing, but Charles will always be my favorite ❤

[@Stickman_S]

4:10 they sound fine to me😭

[@SoshuTheGnome]

2:03 auto subtitles said it the best. "oh yeah audio time".

[@A.I.BrosFilms]

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.

[@JamenLang]

The pitch on "time" is slightly higher, like a minor key, it sounds weird, but it's also fine.

[@Joel-oy5zc]

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

[@kawaiikoffing]

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

[@DannyPageOfLight]

My thoughts are that Kevin is doing his best on the monumental task he's been given, and he _will_ get better with experience as he grows comfortable with the role. And I wish Charles a very happy retirement.

[@novembermember]

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

[@GottaBGlitches]

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]

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

[@toumabyakuya]

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

[@madnessarcade7447]

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

[@stanstanstan2597]

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.

[@marmite-land]

No no, he clearly could not keep up with his former self, i think it's fairly obvious he hasn't got the lung power necessary to pull off Mario's ultra energetic and high pitched voice anymore. In recent videos he has been in, his Mario impression sounds so much lower and more calm. Same for Luigi, Kevin sounds almost spot-on with the classic Luigi voice you find in 2000s games, whereas Charles definitely strayed further and further from that. Luigi's voice in Luigi's Mansion 3 is so nasally compared to the Luigi's Mansion 2 clips for example. When you take into account that studio recording sessions can take 10 hours per day for up to a month, i hope you'll see that voice acting is a really demanding job. It's very nice on the part of Nintendo to allow him to continue travelling and meeting fans like he loves to do instead of just laying him off. This Mario ambassador position is a sort of retirement but more comfortable, and it's a fitting gesture for the man who brought Nintendo where they are today

[@randybutternubs4647]

They need to go back to the drawing board and find someone else to voice Mario. He sounds too young. Kevin just isn't it unless he can make himself sound a bit older and slightly lower pitched. A character like this is just too iconic to "move in a different direction." You just can't do that with a character like Mario.

[@MarioGamer2008]

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

[@N3Selina]

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

[@Reyn_the_Insane]

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]

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

[@GalaxyStudios-]

i think nintendo should hire me to voice mario

[@MetaGamingDojo]

*what happens to Mario if they were drunk:* new voice

[@right_hand_power7960]

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.

[@Xominus]

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]

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

[@Xominus]

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

[@worldssmallestdestron7819]

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

[@nonsense_real]

hes trying his best

[@yourlocaldoomer]

Why don't they just use the old sound files from ALL the games he voiced, and then only use the new actor for when Mario has to say something he hasn't before?

[@danikredbird1847]

04:07 Its mickey mouse mario

[@platforminmike124]

Thank you for crediting my render! Neat video!

[@Will-xv1vy]

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

[@clutchmelon4587]

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)

[@Cantu678]

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

[@milescantfeelhisthroat9679]

I like that it's "different but same" like how sonics voices change- it's different across sonics but you can tell its different but it's also still sonic- but kevin does need some time to pratice and get it right

[@adamburgess311]

SAFE LIGHT REPAIR SAFE LIGHT REPLACE

[@joshslater2426]

I kinda wish we could’ve just recycled Charles’ old voice clips for the rest of time. You could have a new voice actor, but it would be best if you only asked them to record new lines for Mario rather than do imperfect versions of existing lines.

[@ZipplyZane]

That only works if they sound so much the same that you'd not notice a difference in the new lines.

[@us3r.l0l]

they should have actually gotten an italian person tbh

[@voiceunderthecovers]

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

[@P4ncakez_Stack]

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.

[@avion_nniauunn]

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]

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

[@MrSRArter]

The "Oh Yeah! Mario time!" also could've been a really early recording that was made before the clips that were used in Wonder and then Nintendo just decided to re-use it.

[@isabellafranzoni3621]

Yeah, Nintendo took a lazy approach on that. Could have done newer takes. Not Kevin's fault.😓

[@DDK9990]

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

[@Juniverse0]

I‘m mostly baffled that they didn’t just let him do another take. We’ve seen the VA do a much better Mario impression, several times in Wonder.

[@skeletrain7478]

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

[@StarLightShadows]

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

[@chillmccool]

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]

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