The strange origin of Thwomp's voice (Nintendo music secrets)

[@giuliobros.123]

EUUURGH!!! -Thwomp, 1996

[@KaiserMazoku]

EUUURGH!!!

[@giuliobros.123]

@@KaiserMazoku EU- AEUURGH!!

[@Mahshi123]

EUUURGH!! AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA EEUEUEGGH!

[@giuliobros.123]

@@Mahshi123 HAHAHAHHAHAHAH, EEEEUUUUURGGGGGH

[@harrisonallen651]

Charles Martinet really is Mel Blanc for Nintendo. Also it’s such a shame that those Mario Galaxy tracks were cut from the final releases.

[@joshslater2426]

It genuinely bums me that he stepped down from the job, and that Nintendo immediately replaced him instead of just recycling his old voice effects for the rest time.

[@StoneColdBowlingBall]

The master got replaced by a dude who does a Mario impression weaker than most random people doing Mario impressions.

[@tourwillem]

As a kid playing Super Mario 64, I called thwomps "err blocks" because they are blocks that say "err" (real creative, I know).

[@3ftninja132]

That's real cute. :D

[@SgtByrd93]

To be honest I literally spent 2 years playing pokemon silver and crystal as a child and every time I'd use the move strength I'd go "ffftt-anya"

[@cerulity32k]

thats hilarious lmfao

[@moosesues8887]

I called them smashing stone

[@callmecharlie4250]

my brother and I would call the red ghosts in luigi's mansion dark moon hamburger ghosts because their standout feature to me was their big meaty hands.

[@Oceane1803]

It's crazy how Charles Martinet is basically every important character in Mario 64 ^^' Well except Peach.

[@blakdeth]

Now I'm curious if it's possible to mod other characters like Paarthurnax into the game. Realy max out the charles

[@squatter8918]

Shoot, you gave me spoilers-

[@BagOfMagicFood]

I keep thinking about how Super Mario Advance had only 2 voice actors.

[@Mabra51]

I'm pretty sure he doesn't voice Yoshi or Daisy either.

[@Oceane1803]

@@Mabra51 Daisy isn't in Mario 64. And does Yoshi have sounds in Mario 64 ? Oh yeah he does have one but it's not an actual voice actor making that sound. It's just instruments.

[@mitchellrogers5130]

This channel is such a comfort blanket for me. Your voice is so kind and expressive. And the content is actually always interesting.

[@simplywaffles518]

Real

[@Peepimus]

14:04 - We still need the “Why doesn’t Wario sound like he used to?” video.!.!

[@ThomasGameDocs]

I'm working on it, don't worry!!

[@Peepimus]

@@ThomasGameDocs - Ooh…? 👀

[@TheSizzleDash]

@@PeepimusWhy do you start comments with “-“? Atleast it’s not being ended with “-“.

[@BagOfMagicFood]

Obey Wario, destroy Mario!

[@charliekahn4205]

Was Wario's voice ever consistent? I remember them slowing it down for MKDS, and then randomly walking that back.

[@iownu92]

There are a few songs in Mario Sunshine that are played in-universe. The ukulele player with the doot doot sisters, the merry-go-round in Pinna Park, and the band playing in the Fluff Festival in Pianta Village

[@nxtvim2521]

i love diagetic Mario music

[@Chubby_Bub]

I always liked that "Voices of Yoshi's Staff" theme. It's a cool remix and it's comfy, the interview is insightful but laid-back and funny. Feels appropriate for Yoshi.

[@Megapig9001]

Am happy to report that the Thwomp does have his grunt again. It’s used as his voice grunt in the TTYD remake

[@tazawagaming1540]

That doesn't mean it's gonna be used again, it's most likely only there simply because it was there in the original.

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

Thwomp’s always sound so fed up with life

[@linearprogramming837]

@tonightondadsphone5692my favorite activity ngl

[@ingtao]

Who’s here when the title still said “Thowmp?”

[@alessandroroccaforte4515]

Present

[@AJG-c9m]

Here!

[@ThomasGameDocs]

Fixed!!

[@jacobtal5125]

Me

[@Widde306]

instead of "thowmp's"?

[@courtneyhigh3442]

I was watching the video and it dawned on me how much editing must go into this and the time it must have taken to develop the style of these videos into a cohesive and coherent form. Thomas Game Docs must have an incredible set of skills and ability to take what was their ideas about these topics and turn them into this scripted form, with such an engaging narrative and clear visual themes. Not to mention getting any footage of games (whether it's playing the games themself, or sourcing footage online), deciding the music, creating the effects in whatever editing software, finding whatever music or visual assets needed. These videos are an incredible undertaking and it really dawned on me tonight. Thank you for your incredible work and passion. I hope you read the comments and that this is able to brighten your day Thomas Game Docs!

[@lupper]

youtube comment sections could really use more thoughtful and kind people like you :'D

[@firstnamelastname4224]

your content is honestly so comforting...

[@skyshunts]

It’s a shame that some of the music went unused because they sound beautiful

[@TheMack625]

I had a suspicion that Thwomp was voiced by Charles Martinet for a little while now. After reading up on the Mario Wiki in 2021, I clicked on a link to a video featuring Mario's voice clips from Super Mario 64. Unfortunately, that video has since been removed. Seeing you confirm that Martinet indeed voiced Thwomp with an unused Mario grunt is lovely! By extension, that means that Charles Martinet also is the voice of Whomp. The harp music from Super Mario Galaxy is relaxing. I also dig the Yoshi's Story cast trivia. You do a great job on these videos of yours!

[@virtualvenus]

thomas graces us with yet another Nintendo music secrets video

[@P-P-Panda]

12:04 so cute 😭

[@ellec7188]

I was like awwwww verbally out loud lmao

[@lpstweetytv5242]

He sounded so sheepish when he said it too 🥺🥹

[@projectsmash600]

TLDR: Charles Martinet

[@amyo]

10:16 fun fact, the CD of Music to Pound the Ground to: Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack is shaped like a yoshi head 🐸

[@Edboimck]

lotsa awesome info on some of my favourite video game tracks that i never knew, great vid!

[@G_come_Gelo]

Thowmpas Game Docs

[@shark_girl]

0:24 You show half a second of Splatoon imagery and I'm hooked.

[@Peace-AKA-Brare-K]

14:38 I remember thinking Thwomp’s laugh in Mario Kart 64 kinda sounded like Ganondorf 🤔

[@denischen8196]

4:25 This music even has drums that play when you ride Yoshi.

[@AydenJosephRogers-m4i]

Hey @ThomasGameDocs, I hope you can upload more Nintendo music secrets and more videos. I am counting on you. 🙏😊❤

[@CosmxOfficial]

Hi thomas. Been a fan for a long time. Love your content. These are all very interesting. Keep up the good work girl

[@ThomasGameDocs]

Thank you!!!! :)

[@Flaretree]

The "thowmp" is crazy

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

Yeaa, I was waiting for a Thwomp episode

[@_lunartemis]

Based on how BGM_IN_BUBBLE was used, I think that it was only meant to be in the demo, since the bubble appeared to be how the demo level started.

[@TomWoop]

I'm betting on a sample disk

[@TomWoop]

I was very wrong

[@filval387]

@@TomWoop Not entirely... I remember hearing somewhere that the sound designer actually got the laughing clip of Charles Martinet from a sample disk he voiced for before even knowing he'd be the voice of Mario.

[@TomWoop]

@@filval387 woah that's kind of crazy to think of

[@Just_Shaun]

8:30 - I have roughly 150 hours in ring fit adventure from what I can remember, played through all 69 worlds across the 3 playthroughs , yes it has 69 worlds haha. I always assumed the voices after the 4 muscle groups said something like, “I’m still alive, I am feeling fine~” or similar, which was very fitting when you’re on your 50th squat of the session.

[@AfterTheFirstNever]

Love a new TGD upload!

[@toolebukk]

Oh boy, some of those unused Galaxy tracks are amazing ❤

[@DogsRNice]

What music from those games isn't amazing though

[@xcess7]

6:15 it then dawned on me that that motif was also used for the Koopa Brothers in Paper Mario 64. Love your channel, Thomas!

[@JDLupus]

Kirkhope also used a similar jingle to the Donkey Kong intro for when you step on a skull square during Banjo Kazooie's Furnace Fun.

[@sprokenvansami3134]

This channel got questions I never ask or came in my mind and I never knew how much I wanted the answer for it! Amazing video again, Keep up the good work! You're amazing and a power star nonetheless!

[@marinedragon]

1:31 This reminds me of the OoT Water Temple theme. It's super peaceful!

[@Mickeyds11]

hey, i gotta say, love the videos, keep it up, girl

[@redstonecommander5190]

9:16 now at first I thought hearing these four voices would mean 1234 in gibberish, but no, it’s part of your body

[@ado-]

Wow it's been a while since I've watched Thomas but she really does still say Mairio😂

[@JuanPerez-zn2cc]

Great video Thomas. You should do more Nintendo music secrets videos. Especially from the older Nintendo games like N64 or Snes era. Great stuff keep it up!

[@JackWiizard]

Your channel is gold, keep it up man!

[@Widde306]

Hi Thomas! I've been following you for almost three years and have watched all of your videos! I remember a video where you talked about how Taro Bando (I think it was him) got the sounds for the original Animal Crossing game by traveling into a forest and recording bugs and other nature sounds. I'm curious, what happened to that video?

[@catlover_3000]

hey just wanted to say I love your videos! You are one of my favorite youtubers!

[@natvrgal]

youre like the only channel on youtube I can go for facts about nintendo crap and actually find something I never heard before

[@jupahe6448]

13:24 I found that grunting sound while digging through the audio files of sm64ds and until today I never knew what it was and what it was for glad to have that mystery solved :)

[@talltan_younghandsome]

YAY MORE MUSIC SECRETS!!! i love these :D

[@orochirel]

And here I thought that it would be 15 minutes of just Thwomp investigation. Great video! I specially loved the ring fit one, I’m used hearing it and thought it was Nintendo gibberish

[@celestialfangirl]

These always make my day.

[@dex1lsp]

My personal favourite diegetic song by a fictional in-game band is "Jasmine" by The Hairy Lobsters (actually by Miles Gilderdale) in Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse. LOL I love that "favourite food" bonus track on the Yoshi's Story soundtrack CD! Hajime Wakai is another one of the great Nintendo composers (and I agree, curry is where it's at). 🍛

[@CrazyWario16]

I love this videos, they are super chill and cool

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Not Thomas putting Splatoon, Ring Fit and Yoshi back to back with some insane facts, three of my most liked Nintendo franchises/games.

[@Kipa12312]

Those cut pieces from Galaxy 1 and 2 are so good The Galaxy 1 Bubble song reminds me of Final Fantasy Prelude theme and galaxy08 from Galaxy 2 sounds like something out of Dragon Quest

[@Peepimus]

Let’s get thwompin’.!.!

[@JunkyardBashSteve]

Could have been real easy to cut this into three or more videos drip fed over a month or so, but to promise everything in the intro and deliver it all is very refreshing to see. Honest journalism is a rarity.

[@NicecrownFromTheBeancrowns]

Hi Thomas game docs! I came as soon as I saw you posted

[@richscott2619]

Thwomp voice lines. She must like making Nintendo voice line videos.

[@HunterTheHero]

Can you please do a video on Marty the Thwomp next?

[@Wyrenth]

I’m greatly amused by the thwomp comments with the option to translate into English. The result? “Thwomp.” Good job, Google Translate. 😂 Thanks.

[@decisive-dolphin]

This video is my entire niche!!! So much unheard music, it's all so lovely

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Awesome video!

[@omikot3088]

the yoshi story idea of putting voicelines over the main theme on a ost cd is so unique and funny, i love it :)

[@theotherlucas]

New Thomas Video :D

[@Schollchen]

Can you make a Video about how Warios Voice has changed?

[@anawesomedude4358]

I find it so crazy that Charles Martinet ALSO voices Thwomps., i also find it so crazy that he was late to the interview and used up all the space on the recording thing and he got the job.

[@L0rdOfThePies]

Our girl is back!!! i agree with everyone saying your vids are comforting, wonder if its the nostalgia factor of digging back into childhood games?

[@Lunatic-e8o]

I’ve been a fan since I saw my uncle play back in 2013 (I was 2 during that time) and now that I’m older I’m curious

[@TheSizzleDash]

Imagine being 13(ish).

[@Lunatic-e8o]

@@TheSizzleDash yep that’s me

[@redstonecommander5190]

9:42 before it was called Yoshi story it was originally called Yoshi’s Island 64 but the Debs didn’t like that name and they’ve used Yoshi’s island before and I think that Yoshi’s Island 64 sound of the weird so instead they changed it to Yoshi”’s story

[@3pikness159]

i really hear “ser” not “sol” but still cool. this was the first video of yours i’ve seen and i really enjoyed it. will be watching more

[@simplywaffles518]

Ive been watching you scince 2020 man your videos are the best

[@6SamChat9]

Oh wow, I really want that Japanese YOSHI'S STORY CD soundtrack now

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

Next should be Goombas or Koopa Troopas voice

[@mrhalfsaid1389]

I love how Martinet continues to be the iconic voice of almost everything Mario

[@bradfjord]

Yoshi's Staff's Voices is such an intimate, cozy track. Absolute Y2K time capsule. Totaka's the best to ever do it

[@kimbrolyy]

That website is such a gem! Thank you for mentioning it. I discovered that Nintendogs had an afro item

[@rtyuik7]

nice video, ThwompasGameDocs

[@nazokashii]

So fascinating :D thank you so much for sharing

[@stevenkinsella3493]

Charles Martinet still never ceases being a legend in my book.

[@Peepimus]

Real ones already know Thwomp’s voice comes from a low-pitched Charles Martinet grunting voice clip.

[@eaglescout1984]

Chronic Trigger also has a few unused songs which are in the game data and on the OST album. The most interesting one being "Singing Mountain", likely for an area of the same name that wasn't developed for the final game. It's a beautiful song (like most of CT's tracks) so it's a shame it was never used.

[@bluetheta]

In DK64 there is a mini-game that ACTUALLY play a version of the arcade Donkey Kong; so it probably inspired the Creepy Castle theme.

[@mikeykendr7202]

I actually remember hearing the unused world 1 theme in Super Mario Galaxy 2 (out of context). It was either used in Super Mario 3D World as music for one of the worlds, or Mario for Scratch 4 as music for the level select. Probably the second one, though.

[@user-db3xu1hw7r]

there was nothing strange about the origin, in fact I can't think of a less strange origin than it being Charles Martinet

[@PieJee1]

Super mario galaxy 2 also had the flying mario music as unused. It is almost the same, except the soundfont used was different

[@Ilikecats25]

Super mario galaxy 2 had flying mario and ice flower song in the DATA of the game. I don’t think that they used a soundfont though.

[@PieJee1]

@@Ilikecats25 the songs are sequences, so it uses a sound font. Since the songs are unused and there are some used sequenced songs they changed the instruments and sound different from the original Galaxy game

[@Ilikecats25]

@@PieJee1 yeah

[@mattm7220]

I can't get over the US Yoshi's Story OST subtitle... "Music to Ground Pound to" 🤣

[@hichaelhyers]

Love every one of those unused tracks!

[@22222Sandman22222]

That early demo clip of Super Mario Galaxy came out 18 years ago. Just reminding you how old you are. It's fine. We all die someday. That day grows sooner and sooner.

[@alan-tairov]

i always thought that the thwomps said "bummer"

[@onyxestrela]

They sound like the cop from subway surfers

[@melsbacksfriend]

I've always thought Bastiodon's cry sounds like Shieldon's cry combined with the Thwomp.

[@ginomctony6773]

Another audio thing that people would easily miss about yoshi, everyone knows he says his own name like a pokemon but in Japanese he's basically saying "alright!" Or "ok!"

[@timeittells]

another great video

[@KefikSprite]

In the ringfit adventure battle theme, I always heard "Ass down, face up." I will never hear anything else.

[@Pixlewatchtoo]

Thwomps have an iconic voice, do we finally get to know where it came from?

[@shadowlink2000000009]

I never knew charles did the thowps that was one of my favorite sounds from mario 64

[@goofyfish17]

"Worldmap01" reminds me a lot of the Footlight Lane theme from 3D World. Like it

[@goofyfish17]

Also, it's funny how the Yoshi's Story one is technically the only Nintendo song with alcohol references (At least from what I know)

[@Loafers4eva]

Bro such a fan I loved your splatoon amiibo heist and your bobs world mysteries! ❤❤❤

[@waeon]

the amount of work Charles did for Nintendo is insane, I don't know if 10M is his actual net worth but he should be worth more

[@TheRandom1212Channel]

i was waiting that video for 3 mouths! edit : 3 months

[@HaroldGrant44]

I love this channel