10 Most MIND-BLOWING Things We Learned From The Nintendo Gigaleak

6. What Mario Actually Says To Bowser

This is my edit, bruh.
Here is proof.
It would be different if this actually WAS an uncompressed voice clip, but it isn't. It was an edit I spent like 15 or so minutes on, so credit would definitely be appreciated. pic.twitter.com/dySQJKADWu
— SoundBulb (@BulbSound) July 25, 2020

It's a question which has divided opinion since time immemorial (or at least, 1996): just what does Mario say to Bowser as he launches him face-first into a spiky bomb in Mario 64?

So long, dear Bowser? So long-a Bowser? According to the voice artist himself, Charles Martinet, it's, "so long, King Bowser." And yet still no consensus has formed.

Well, now we may finally know - or have all the more reason to argue - thanks to an astonishing, high-definition audio restoration job by @BulbSound. Technically this wasn't part of the gigaleak, but it's arrived at the same time and is adjacently mind-blowing.

So what's the conclusion? We're still not-a sure, Bowser.

Benjamin Richardson

Editorial Team

Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.

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