The Voice of Mario -

The original story of how Mario got his voice. Narrated by Charles Martinet

[@Kriskirby1992]

This hits harder after the news of his retirement, we’ll miss him

[@CallansWorldYT]

Agreed. Got this in my recommendations just because there was so much news of him retiring

[@ToppetREAL]

​@@CallansWorldYTsame

[@bazzjedimaster]

He is retired from voicing Mario and nintendo characters but not from voice acting other stuff.

[@weird_mushro0ms]

i really loved Charles' work, I still do to this day,, but gotta be glad he's not entirely gone, though!! he's taken a new role as the Mario ambassador, going around the world, meeting fans and bringing the joy of Mario with people (as stated on the announcement by Nintendo)

[@hobomike6935]

*26 years ago:* “we found him. We found Mario.” *Now:* “Oh no! Mario is Missing!” 😮😢

[@jude4581]

This animation really highlights how charismatic Martinet is and how much he cares about the characters. I really really really hope the rumors about Martinet being recasted are not true.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

I hear ya. Charles seems like the nicest guy

[@exrill6367]

well...they where true

[@idkany293]

(sad trumpet noises) Top 10 famously wrong predictions

[@NickWrightDataYT]

@@idkany293Great joke, wrong place to reply it

[@junkbot_james_creations]

@@NickWrightDataYT yea

[@ohbrother5095]

I like the idea of Charles shapeshifting into the characters he voices, cool animation!

[@TayoEXE]

It reminds me of Robbin Williams' Genie. Haha

[@mississipiansupplier]

TayoEXE Perhaps he’s Nintendo’s Genie.

[@victoriagrayson5082]

*I like the idea of Charles shapeshifting into the characters he voices; cool animation!

[@ohbrother5095]

I don’t think my comment needed correcting.

[@victoriagrayson5082]

It needed correcting. You can't put a comma there. Those are two independent clauses. You cannot connect them using a comma. You can use a period or a semicolon. If you used an ellipsis you'd end up changing the meaning .... Using a period is fine, but to emphasise the connection between the two clauses, use a semicolon. @@ohbrother5095

[@nobodyfornow]

coming back here after the announcement of charles retiring. what a genuine inspiration he is!

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

He’s retiring? Nioooooo!

[@liamphibia]

​@@tomlabaffstudio1693 27 years was a good run.

[@Schwarzorn]

I haven't heard anything about him retiring. Nintendo seemed to have tried to make it sound like he was. Probably to prevent the wrath of angry fans on the internet. They don't want people to stop buying their games.

[@Anfinul]

atleast he is an embassador now so uh yeah he won't stop voice acting for him atleast he will stop on the games

[@domini-dot-ck]

@@tomlabaffstudio1693 yeah, not long ago an announcement and a follow-up video was made by Nintendo saying that Charles was giving up the role of voicing the Mario/Wario bros, and now instead taking on the role of 'Mario Ambassador'... whatever that means...

[@exrill6367]

You know what would be amazing.. the demo tape that got him the role.. to hear some of that tape that ran out while he was doing his audition.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

Here's the longer version from Great Big Story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJTHeqSKe8yKiKMsi=5U21ssD1qLHiILXQ

[@tphillips1990]

Friggin' love this guy and it was a gut punch to learn he was moving on. The guy's voice is permanently etched into some of my fondest memories.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

100%

[@godismyjudge4964]

Now that Charles is retiring from voice acting Mario and crew. This vid hits bitter sweet. A great tribute nonetheless!

[@PrideEepy64]

0:17 Ubisoft: Hold Up……Wait a Minute…Something Ain’t Right

[@TayoEXE]

Got to meet him at Comic Con a few years back. Such a nice guy! Made all our childhoods just a little better. :) And yeah, truth be told, even in real life not in front of a camera, he's a pretty enthusiastic guy who clearly loves voicing Mario.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

Oh how cool you met him! Yeah, he seems like a fun uncle kinda guy. A FUNCLE! :)

[@Gromit.]

He's like those people that care more about making people happy than doing it for money

[@theclockworkknight1273]

Same dude, he autographed my copy of Mario odyssey

[@AmishParadise27]

For some reason, the way he draws Charles, he reminds me of Mr. Incredible and I don't know why.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

💯

[@myth0572]

how is this so underrated

[@kingkaydengaming2786]

It just came out bro

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

[@GodsLeastFavorite-vs3xv]

Live footage of Charles Martinet breaking into Nintendo HQ and stealing our H E A R T S

[@Sly88Frye]

Really glad you found this recording of this interview of Charles Martinet and the animations you did here are amazing.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

mucho thanks SLy

[@glitchyguru6468]

Anyone else back here after hearing the news? 😢

[@grillm4ster]

Truly, the end of an era.

[@valmid5069]

Came here due to recent news; wish the very best for Charles Martinet!

[@shelleytaylor9597]

That's not Charles, he's a shape shifter that turns into gaming's favorite icon god we all miss you Mario.😢

[@MeandmyBellyBruce]

I lost it when Dk grabbed his leg 🤣 omg Ha! 😂❤

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

I think I got the idea from here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opOQp6OjjJahbbc

[@marcusculbert1181]

This is a really nice and heartwarming animation, great job on this.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

Thanks a million!

[@BoxManSFM]

Man this style is great.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

I appreciate you

[@DanielNubeDN]

This looks like movie storyboard quality, even better actually, good job, this looks amazing

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

You’re generous thank you!

[@DanielNubeDN]

@@tomlabaffstudio1693 your welcome!

[@Nintendude.]

Got this recommend, after seeing the news. See ya Charles and thank you.

[@trentbrown500]

Mario is just an improv sketch given life

[@franciscop.garcia9931]

Around the time, I'm thankful for this man.

[@shane.d.johnston]

This was awesome. Super Mario is my favourite series of all time and Charles does a great job at voicing Mario and crew. To think I was at most 9 or 10 when I first heard him as Mario in Mario 64 and he’s still voicing him today in new games I’m enjoying at 37. I’d love to meet him one day.

[@judechannelimaginationcros8684]

Goodbye, Charles Martinet.

[@angelsartandgaming]

This is so adorable! The way you animate this looks like something out of Pixar or maybe even like... Like you worked on the Mario movie or something! Edit: YOU WORKED AT DISNEY!? NO WONDER IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

LOL thanks so much you made my day

[@TheAdvertisement]

Absolutely love how you animate Charles just bouncing off the walls, adorable.

[@itsstudytimemydudes4345]

this is so lovely and wholesome! I adore it

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

[@kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94]

Me too!

[@coolioman9073]

@@tomlabaffstudio1693 what is that

[@kkabfunworld3113]

Imagine if the guy said were not doing auditions anymore we'd have such a diffrent mario bro

[@thewiseoldfox]

But that's the thing, if they found someone or maybe a couple of people who could possibly be "Mario", they 100% would have said just that if Martinet really did show up as late as he says.

[@iamgitchtrap7711]

I got to meet this man in person at comic con, and he is just as amazing in person as he is here or as a digital game character.

[@garrettviewegh9028]

I was smiling, like I was a kid again, watching this. Thank you for this😁 It must be wonderful to have a voice that melts the hearts and ignites the fun and joy of adults and kids alike.

[@boredcollie1227]

That animation was flawless!!! You should have more subs, my guy! 😎👍

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

mucho thanks!

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

More like an animatic, but it yes it was very good.

[@Michaeldragon800]

I Like that Donkey Kong just Casually Eats a Bottle of Water.

[@dawierdkid]

I love this guy. So. Fucking. Much.

[@penken6035]

The part where DK just casually drags Martinet is… *chefs kiss* peak comedy I hope he sees this animation

[@LandonEmma]

Sad that he left

[@_RVI_]

he didn't leave, he's just not gonna voice him in games.

[@dallasthedirtbag]

No matter how corrupt Nintendo gets, Charles will always have a place in my heart as one of my favourite actors

[@cheatcode436]

Same.

[@user-qq6fz2us5v]

Nintendo NEVER corrupts

[@dallasthedirtbag]

@@user-qq6fz2us5v tell that to the guy who's $10,000,000 in debt to Nintendo because his name was Bowser

[@user-be3qc7re9o]

​@@dallasthedirtbag You really have no idea behind why the guy is in debt, do you? His name had NOTHING to do with it.

[@user-be3qc7re9o]

​@@dallasthedirtbag The guy was running an illegal business scheme to where he was selling and Bricking People's Nintendo Switches and even threatened their lives by hacking their Social Security Numbers.

[@MONSTAboyGaming]

I’m sobbing

[@rocketman437]

Donkey Kong looks like Yummy Wickersham.

[@ericthegreat7060]

Welp pack it up boys...Its over...

[@plumberchoochooman]

This is amazing! I love how expressive the animation is!

[@Aflay1]

Charles is the Robin Williams of gaming. You cant tell me otherwise after the line "STOP, WE HAVE RUN OUT OF TAPE" I'm happy Charles is retiring happily.

[@Maxi-Party]

While its sad that he will no longer be the voice of mario, i am still eternally grateful for him getting the role, it made marios character for me.

[@a0zballsma595]

They recommended me this video now when Charles Martinez retired from being Mario's voice

[@liamphibia]

Why was there a Rabbid in this? Other than that though, this was a SPECTACULAR animatic! Excellent job, Tom.👏🏻😃

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

Thank you sir!

[@ranarman5866]

0:20 a whole separate timeline would've been created if this guy would've said "sorry I can't accept any auditioners right now"

[@HypeShot-27]

The staying power of Martinet's casting as Mario is so pure and legendary.

[@maggotmckenzie]

I hope Charles Martinet has seen this

[@14possumsinatrenchcoat]

Its wild that the guy that voices the most iconic video game character of all time doesnt have some huge ego and is genuinely a wonderful person to be around

[@Mattpatt-bm7by]

Can everybody just say how good this animation is

[@bethmoth22]

Wow this was amazing timing for the upload

[@nauth123]

I am still crazy upset he did not get to play Mario in the Movie...

[@allohtoffbaqphat4547]

In an alternate universe the guy tells Martin hes an italian plumber from brooklyn and he busts out with "Ayy its me Mario, the fuckin plumbah. Who needs their fuckin pipes fixed, eh? Fuggitaboutit"

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

I spit my coffee laughing at this

[@leviathan6071]

This is a pretty nice animation!

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

well thank you

[@glumdrops3678]

Charles is SUCH a gem. What a wonderful wonderful man and a wonderful story.

[@DonkeyKongJr]

Ngl i did drag him in like that basically

[@majorghoul9017]

This perfectly portrays how magic of a job Charles does

[@saadinhalf]

"I don't know anything about video games" but bro knew Wario

[@waikeonglim7703]

Anyone found it weird that a Rabbid was working at Nintendo?

[@SamInsaneGaming]

I mean They had to find a way to make the mario + rabbid games

[@Rirby.Xmlforever]

This actually hits harder now for me because Charles Martinet voice of Mario has inspired me for years and was one of the reasons why i love Nintendo i have a lot of mario things and somehow he was my idol in a way that it makes me even more happier then i am today listening to his voice really makes me happy no matter where Charles goes i'll still love his Mario luigi and Wario voices until the end!

[@Blue_Toad817]

I love Mario's voice

[@adhoclavaman]

I didn't realize the caster being Donkey Kong literally tied into the platform-climbing at the beginning, and was an allusion to the audition being a massive hurdle, with the caster as the ending boss. Good shit.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

good eye mate

[@lemmy4965]

It occurs to me that if martinet arrived a minute later we would have a totally different Mario voice

[@0M3GGA]

I like how he goes limp as he's getting dragged into the room. Nice work btw this was really well done.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

Lol thanks bro

[@Monochromeoriginal]

Bro denied water’s transparency 💀

[@FamilyGuyBalls]

Mario

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

I love the amount of enthusiasm he has for every character

[@HoggeHaz]

man this is awesome , you are super under rated my man

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

LOL thanks man

[@F-u_bish]

I'm happy that this is not for KZbin kids

[@alenietouh4789]

I’m… sad…

[@JeiceTwiggs]

call it weird. but part of me wishes that I could've actually been there to witness the first ever audition for mario just to see how magical it was to hear the first ever voice for him come to charles martinet's mind. I feel like it would've been an amazing time

[@LordTchernobog]

Can we have an entire movie dedicated to Charles Martinez???

[@Poli-uu6zh]

Definition of under rated

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

Lol I can’t say I disagree (humbly)

[@codemahn99]

this is great

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

[@themangomanjuice]

I remember first watching an interview of Charles Martinet telling this story several years ago on a KZbin video. I always found this story of his wholesome. It’s unfortunate that he’s no longer the voice of Mario but I will always adore and appreciate his voice of Mario and the other various characters throughout my childhood and into my young adulthood. I’m still amazed to this day that he also voiced Paarthurnax from the Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim, he has such wonderful voice range.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

I didn't know he voiced all those other characters!

[@torrestoyfun4235]

0:36 I like how DK just eats a water bottle with no expression

[@masonasaro2118]

my favorite charles martinet story is also my favorite miyamoto story. basically, mario 64 was the only time charles went to japan to record the voicelines, and he, among other annoying but ultimately harmless behaviors, wouldn’t stop doing the mario voice around the nintendo offices. when it came time to record the damage sound, charles kept making it sound too cartoony, and so miyamoto went into the booth, walked up to charles, and PUNCHED HIM IN THE GUT MID-TAKE! and the best part is, that take was actually what was used in-game!

[@bombkirby]

I don't think this one is true. There's not really any record of it aside from a Tumblr story.

[@Graestra]

@@bombkirbysounds fake to me. Can’t imagine something like that happening in Japan

[@stevenquartzcutiepiedemayo8272]

As fake as that sounds it'd be funny if it was the case

[@masonasaro2118]

@@bombkirby that was my source, yes.

[@scrittle]

Source: 🕳️

[@idreamofsquidz814]

There’s something really charming about this animation.

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

please go on... Just kidding, thanks so much!

[@officertom6751]

Congratulations, Mr. Martinet! You're a legend!

[@sarahthesnail2271]

Ugh it makes me cry how his last ever gig was as Mario’s dad like Cmon that’s so sweet

[@penguin28theArtisticMoi]

Charles is The Superstar of these roles that he did over the years (respect him for his amazing performances)

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

100%

[@penguin28theArtisticMoi]

100% Indeed

[@DigiPen92]

Correctly if I'm wrong, but didn't Nintendo Channel posted a video had the two hosts talked to Charles Martinet and he explained it how he got the part of Mario when one of the Nintendo employees came over and had a mic and a device in the bag, then he later founds out they were recording his voice lines to show Shigure Miyamoto and the rest of the team?

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

This gives more context: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJTHeqSKe8yKiKMsi=5U21ssD1qLHiILXQ

[@DigiPen92]

@@tomlabaffstudio1693 Oh

[@sheamccready8526]

What a good, hard working, amazing man who is now roaming the world with his classic mr. jump man voice onward to be the best ambassador in history making people smile were ever he goes. Wahoo! 🍄 🏃‍♂️ 🐢

[@tinypanther3320]

Wait he retired well I’m glad he’s not dead I loved the Mario games as a kid still do honestly

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

Man I'll have to work hard to get used to him being retired

[@JoLiKMC]

And the funny thing? At the time (1994], they were just looking for someone to voice a real-time 3D Mario at the video game trade shows. He was just so good that they made him _the_ voice of Mario. Everything from _Mario's FUNdamentals_ (PC CD-ROM version) to _Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope_ has Martinet's magic in it. Absolutely. Legendary.

[@myoneyearonYouTube]

I am really sad they kicked him out

[@TheNumber1RatedSalesman1997]

chuckee cheese ticket crunch sound slapped my cortex so hard

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

HAHA had to dig for that one thanx

[@spencer6205]

It WAS a him… a Mario, the last wahoo

[@justlyxe6524]

This is so cool

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

[@danksaucejeff5441]

really nice job on the animation bro. LOOKS GREAT. also the random changing between characters charles voiced were perfectly done! ITS REALLY GOOD., and thank you for showing us all this :)

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

You bet. I love real behind the scenes stories like this

[@PARR-E]

Why does this not have more views? This is fantastic.

[@Lord_Cinder]

This needs to be on the official Nintendo YT Channel

[@tomlabaffstudio1693]

that would be epic

[@calicozy]

i got to meet charles at a convention a few years ago and he is the sweetest person ever!!! you could tell just from talking to him that he loves his job as Mario and loves making people happy. He’d get every kid who asked to do a picture with him to do the ‘yahoo!’ jump lol

[@cannon9009]

I'm gonna miss his Wario voice more than his Mario voice because holy shit the guy they got for the new Wario is not at all the same

[@ivoneo2806]

Kinda he trying

[@professorbrainstorminmemef4779]

nice Rabbid cameo! love Charles Martinet! (and the Raving Rabbids)

[@TheAussieShalien]

mad respect for this man I love him so much

[@penkinodenuevo7468]

Charles Martinet performed Wario voice years before Mario Land 2. He's beyond space and time.

[@RedYDG]

Just because you're sure you fucked up doesn't mean somebody else doesn't think you're a goddamned champion.

[@lizardguyNA]

Hehehe, I don't konw why, but Donkey Kong eating the pen made me laugh out loud.

[@chanelesclovon325]

Well I am very happy for you Charles very happy 🎉