The little-known Super Mario 64 Shindou Pak Taiou version was released in Japan in 1997, a year after the original, and includes some key differences.
And, it seems, that's because Nintendo has emulated the Super Mario 64 Shindou Pak Taiou version for the collection. Instead, Mario says 'buh-bye!' as he throws Bowser. A fan restoration published in July 2020 makes it sound even more like Mario is saying 'gay Bowser'.Īs reported by Kotaku, Mario doesn't say 'gay Bowser' or anything of the sort in the Mario 64 that's in Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Nintendo Switch. Until April 2019, when Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, took to Twitter to insist Mario is saying 'so long kinga Bowser!', but no-one bought that. Time passed, the line became a meme, and we all moved on.
Here's how it sounds:įans spent years trying to work out what the dialogue was going for - or even if it was being heard correctly. In the original N64 masterpiece, Mario shouts 'so long, gay Bowser!' as he chucks Bowser in the final boss fight. Mario's famous 'gay Bowser' line isn't in Super Mario 3D All-Stars' version of Super Mario 64 - and fans are waving a sad goodbye.
