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All of that went over my head. I'm still not sure what you want me to do with this sound file, @DonkeyKonga.

Oh sorry I thought I told you in a PM. I am making a new sound file first and when its performance is 100% spot on I'll send it to you to check if it's good enough.

I'm not satisfied with the performance yet because I was rushed and had to record it all within an hour. Now I actually have a mic and can take some more time
 
And I have a full mastering studio with Audition and Soundstage. We are in high cotton, my friend!

I'm currently copying your trailers to the trailer thread, Donkey.
 
This is honestly amazing voicework, but I genuinely can't tell it apart from the original. Maybe with a side-by-side it'd be clearer, but this is what I remember him sounding like in the theater.
I didn't read this so sorry for the late reply but wow that's crazy because he sounds honestly completely different in the theatrical. I absolutely hated how he sounds in the theater. Which was surprising because it was the only voice performance that truly bothered me.
 
I was genuinely wondering if it'd be possible to write a Mario movie in which "So long gay Bowser" makes sense as a parting line in the finale. I haven't found a way to make Bowser's sexual orientation a plot point yet, but I'll keep my eyes open.

In terms of the clip there, it's so faint you can hardly make it out.
A quick Google search debunks this line of thought. He certainly my be saying King Bowser [*edit* shouldn't have said certainly here]. The genesis of this has most likely come from insensitive click bait videos on social media. While I'm hoping that this was a sincere attempt to understand the line, the optics and interpretation of your post can easily be viewed as insensitive toward a population of our community members.

Fanedit.org is a place where all should feel welcome. Please, everyone, let's refrain from sensationalizing sexual orientation or any other defining characteristic of another human being in our community. Thanks
 
A quick Google search debunks this line of thought. He certainly says King Bowser. The genesis of this has most likely come from insensitive click bait videos on social media. While I'm hoping that this was a sincere attempt to understand the line, the optics and interpretation of your post can easily be viewed as insensitive toward a population of our community members.

Fanedit.org is a place where all should feel welcome. Please, everyone, let's refrain from sensationalizing sexual orientation or any other defining characteristic of another human being in our community. Thanks

I mean obviously we were joking but there is no way on earth you're going to tell me mario doesnt sound like he's saying gay bowser lol. I distinctly remember being confused when I played this game as a child.


The genesis of this is the actual sound fragment from the actual game. Just to make sure noone is actually trying to be rude. It's the actual source that just sounds like this because of its low quality.
 
Having now listened to this on a loop I think it's ACTUALLY the italian accent messing the audio up.

He is not saying So long king Bowser
He is not saying So long gay Bowser
He is actually saying: So long - a Bowser. The same way he says It's - a me at the start. I am 100% certain. Because he is definitely not saying King.
 
It's not funny.

Sounds like is subjective. A simple bit of research debunks this. The voice actor also debunked it.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/so-long-gay-bowser

Actually.. humor is subjective. Sound isn't. It's not subjective to hear him say gay. There is no 'NG' for King. There is no 'K' for King.
There is however an 'ay' sound to it. The 'ay' comes after the 'so long' <- causing the G sound right there.

If the creators 'debunked' it, that doesn't mean the original sound doesn't sound poorly. If anything it makes the sound creators/voice actors bad at their job for even having to debunk anything at all. Or that they didn't think anyone would make a big deal out of it lol.

The only logical conclusion therefor is:
He is actually saying: So long - a Bowser. The same way he says It's - a me at the start of the game.
 
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Well...i certainly learned a lot from this exchange. Not being a Mario fan, I missed all of that in the day.
 
@DonkeyKonga you're missing the point of my post. Please move on from the topic as it shouldn't be a source of a joke here in our community. There are other online communities for that. This is not one of them. Yes humor is subjective, but we don't allow humor at the expense of a defining characteristic of another person. There is real hate and prejudice that our community members experience daily that we don't want to continue here. You are welcome to think and feel however you want, but again, there are other venues and communities for that if you want to make light of such things.
 
@DonkeyKonga you're missing the point of my post. Please move on from the topic as it shouldn't be a source of a joke here in our community. There are other online communities for that. This is not one of them. Yes humor is subjective, but we don't allow humor at the expense of a defining characteristic of another person. There is real hate and prejudice that our community members experience daily that we don't want to continue here. You are welcome to think and feel however you want, but again, there are other venues and communities for that if you want to make light of such things.

Since I put the voice clip in the edit itself I found it nessesary to point out that hearing something does not equate to being hateful. For me it's a very nostalgic sound clip. If anyone finds that offensive, then so be it. I can only state that there is no intend on being offensive.

Moving on to better topics! Going to start on the new voice over tonight! Hopefully the quality will be awesome <3
 
Sound isn't.
Sound is absolutely subjective. That's why practically 90% of people will agree Mario says "So long, gay Bowser", even though it was never the intent.

A quick Google search debunks this line of thought. He certainly says King Bowser.
He definitely doesn't. If Charles Martinet had said he was trying to say "So long-a Bowser" (Mario often does add vowels on the end of words), everyone would've believe him, but "So long King-a Bowser" sounds nothing like what he actually said, and doesn't even match the number of syllables. I'm still convinced he was actually trying to say "So long-a Bowser".
The genesis of this has most likely come from insensitive click bait videos on social media. While I'm hoping that this was a sincere attempt to understand the line, the optics and interpretation of your post can easily be viewed as insensitive toward a population of our community members.

Fanedit.org is a place where all should feel welcome. Please, everyone, let's refrain from sensationalizing sexual orientation or any other defining characteristic of another human being in our community. Thanks
Please, please, please lift your head out of the sand. No one has ever been offended by "So long, gay Bowser". It's a well known joke that everyone laughs along with.

That's the last I'll say on the topic, as it's best to move on from it, but there's no way I couldn't respond to this nonsensical post. This is finding trouble where there is none.

I'm gonna get tempbanned for talking back to a mod after "drop the topic", aren't I? Please don't do that.
 
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Please, please, please lift your head out of the sand. No one has ever been offended by "So long, gay Bowser". It's a well known joke that everyone laughs along with.
You have no way of knowing that it hasn't offended someone. You simply were asked to be tactful. Also, not everyone laughs along to it.

That's the last I'll say on the topic, as it's best to move on from it, but there's no way I couldn't respond to this nonsensical post. This is finding trouble where there is none.
Please don't moderate the forums. The request was already made to move on and you continued the topic.

I'm gonna get tempbanned for talking back to a mod after "drop the topic", aren't I? Please don't do that.
I don't use retaliatory tactics as a moderator. You have been asked now multiple times to use tact and not joke about such topics as sexual orientation. That was the core of the the issue here. Be kind, adjust if needed and carry on.
 
@Ender cut the crap or you'll be issued a warning. When an admin/mod asks you to move on, you should move on. Snarky comments are not helpful. If you have a problem and want to hammer it out with the staff, do it via PM.
 
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Getting this project thread back on track. Donkey, how are the voices coming along?
 
Getting this project thread back on track. Donkey, how are the voices coming along?
Ahhhh yes. It's been looking for an opportunity to record them in peace and quiet. I live in Scheveningen close to the beach and the season has started with the warm weather and all. So there's a lot of noise going on in the background now compared to two weeks ago!

I have recorded lines that honestly were good enough, but good enough just doesn't cut it.
 
I will release this in its current form. The voice over will be added later but I just don't have time currently. And I know a lot of people want this with the movies original tunes. (Quite bizarre that it's not released officially with these tracks tbh)

When life gets quiter I will update the edit to include the voice over. As is it still has the dog scene removed, the 80s tracks replaced and the girlboss line from peach removed so it still is worthy of a release as is imo. :)
 
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Will add a soundtrack with Driving me Bananas as an alternative for those who aren't Kong enough to appreciate the song I chose and want the pure OST experience.
 
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