Has Bowser's voice changed?

[Calcobrena]

Perhaps it is more accurate to assert that Donkey Kong does not sound like "Donkey Kong" Donkey Kong. Or the easier example, Bowser does not sound like "Mario" Bowser.

Yes, I understand Smash Bros has its own set of conventions that are retained, however it seems odd to disregard the 'canonical' depictions of these characters. Such effort has been put into keeping true to characters such as those from the Fire Emblem series, it doesn't make sense to me not to do the same for the aforementioned two.

Well, it's not as though it matters too much, in the long run. I do wonder, however, if it was a deliberate choice (as opposed to convenience), what was the reasoning behind the choice.

 

[GunGunW]

They should go with DK's N64/GCN era voice if they want more intimidating in my opinion. Though, I do love his current voice.

 

[LeeYawshee]

SHOWTIME!

 

[andalsoandy]

I want an elaborate mix of both voices.

Fight me.

 

[S_B]

I'd like his normal, actual voice.

Bowser can talk. We've heard him talk many times. Why doesn't he talk in SSB, even when doing a taunt>

Hell, a taunt where he tilts his head back and shouts "MUAHAHAHAHAHA!" ala SM64 would be AMAZING.

But beyond that, his "godzilla noises" suck, and I mean that they sound like they're sampled at extremely bad sound quality.

Anything would be better than these...

 

[Altais]

Hmm, it seems King Koopa still has his Robo Godzilla voice from Brawl. Shame, I was hoping he would have his Mario Galaxy voice.

Gamespot.com | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Off-Screen Gameplay

 

[Frostwraith]

Bowser's sounds from Brawl could be placeholders.

This is reminding me of Ike's Eruption, which was shown with red flames first, but in the Robin trailer, they had been changed to blue. The games are in development, after all, so things are subject to change.

 

[RedCap-BlueSpikes]

I REALLY hope they change that. His voice from 2007 on is amazing. Kenny James does a stellar job at conveying both sillyness and total bad***ery with his Bowser voice. A much better fit than the generic movie monster noises in Melee/Brawl, in my opinion.

 

[Altais]

Bowser's sounds from Brawl could be placeholders.

This is reminding me of Ike's Eruption, which was shown with red flames first, but in the Robin trailer, they had been changed to blue. The games are in development, after all, so things are subject to change.

Yeah, I definitely have considered this, especially given the fact that Sonic had recycled voice clips from Sonic Generations in the Smash 4 E3 demo.

I am still hoping Koopa, as well as the Kongs, have their voices from their most recent games.

 

[Nintendotard]

I wish Bowser would get the voice that he has now too. Its so awesome, and if anything they can just edit it to sound more "monster-like" I suppose. As for DK, I guess he should stay with the ape noises since his current voice probably won't fit like the ape noises

 

[Sarki Soliloquy]

I wonder what made Sakurai decide that Bowser and DK would fit better within the Smash setting with their realistic monster and animal stock grunts. Diddy has it worse with all those generic monkey sounds that I swear I've heard millions of times through cartoons and movies.

I really just prefer the voice he has in the games. It's so goofy, yet sinister. Fits his character well.

 

[Jerodak]

Yeah, I definitely have considered this, especially given the fact that Sonic had recycled voice clips from Sonic Generations in the Smash 4 E3 demo.

I am still hoping Koopa, as well as the Kongs, have their voices from their most recent games.

Also, have you heard Fox's voice? I'm pretty sure it's his Ned Flanders voice from 64. "FIEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!"

 

[Knight Dude]

So I'm guessing he still sounds like he does in Melee and Brawl? That's unfortunate. But I'm happy with all of the other changes with Bowser. He looks like a much more fun character to use.

 

[Fumpster]

Many of Bowser's voice clips from Bowser's Inside Story sound like they would fit in extremely well with Smash considering they're mostly grunts with a few words thrown in there (I'd post a link to it but I don't have 10 posts yet!), specifically that "SHOWTIME" clip that was mentioned earlier in the thread. That would make a great clip for his stage entrance or transformation into Giga Bowser. Ideally I would want some of his voice clips to be similar to his previous ones in Smash, but voiced by Bowser's actual voice actor. Similarly, I'd also like DK to get his actual voice as well, but that's unrelated.

 

[crazyhandmasterhand]

I really want Bowser to get his Kenny James voice for this game in the final release. It just would not be Bowser without the Bowser voice! In all seriousness, it would not be a deal breaker for me, but he really should get his Mario games voice. I'm hoping that the voices in the E3 demo build were just placeholders, because some voices just seemed to be ported directly from Brawl, whereas the new characters and a select few who got voice actor replacements(Pit, Sonic, Fox), and Kirby for some reason, had their voices at a seemingly higher and better moderated volume than the others.

It seems to be very apparent in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObwJHTr8CBU

Pit, Rosalina, and Greninja are just a whole lot more audible than Zelda, who seems to have just had all of her voice clips ported over from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. So again, I hope the voices for many of the veterans were just placeholders for the demo.

 

[The One Who Wrote This]

I REEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY do hope that Kenny James is Bowser's VA this time around. This is my main request for the voice acting of this game (the only other one I MIGHT ask for is possibly DK's voice, but Kenny James for Bowser is my #1 request for VA). If he does have his Godzilla-like sounds, I'd be OK, but I would truly love Bowser's voice if they decided on using Kenny James' voice.

 

[ImSpidey2Smash]

Even in the E3 build, Bowser's voice didn't change. But again, anything can change in development, so let's keep our fingers crossed for Kenny James.

 

[Xzsmmc]

Man, I'm not keeping up on the hacking scene, but if the Wii U proves moddable, I would totally change Bowser's voice if I had the ability. There's plenty to work with for Smash Bros. just in this collection.

Spoiler

Seriously, Kenny James has the best job in world.

 

[GunGunW]

I wanna see a happy-go-lucky Mario and a goofy Bowser in the game.

 

[BravadoMan_13]

I believe Bowser should have his current voice. Fits him better IMO.

 

[BunnyBoy1337]

Speaking of voices, should have either his "Sure is booooring around here..." or his "Well, excuuuuse me, princess!" voice. (Only joking, of course!)

 

[LIQUID12A]

Kenny James needs to come back. Immediately. Those Bowser grunt samples he has are nothing short of amazing,

 

[wizardto1]

In some of Japanese trailers, I think Bowser's voice is different from Brawl's.

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

Bowser is ok sounding the way he is now.

 

[Darktheumbreon]

Guys, I recently watched a video about ssb4 in japanese. If you listen closely, Bowser's voice sounds somewhat like the one BiS! Voiced Bowser confirmed for smash! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omeOylQYkuU#t=235

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

Guys, I recently watched a video about ssb4 in japanese. If you listen closely, Bowser's voice sounds somewhat like the one BiS! Voiced Bowser confirmed for smash! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omeOylQYkuU#t=235

Uh, that's just one the grunts he normally does with his feral voice. You should at least make sure that something is actually confirmed before lulling people into thinking something else.

 

[Darktheumbreon]

Uh, that's just one the grunts he normally does with his feral voice. You should at least make sure that something is actually confirmed before lulling people into thinking something else.

Sorry about that. Well at least we will know by friday! :3

 

[Xzsmmc]

This gonna be weird if Jr. has his real voice.

"Dad, are you okay?"
"RAWR!"
"...Dad?"
"RAWR!"
"Dad, do you have a cold or something?"

 

[LIQUID12A]

Kenny James>Godzilla>MARIO GODDAMN SUNSHINE

That's it.

 

[ChickenWing13]

This gonna be weird if Jr. has his real voice.

"Dad, are you okay?"
"RAWR!"
"...Dad?"
"RAWR!"
"Dad, do you have a cold or something?"

Didn't you already say this in the Koopa Prince thread?

 

[Xzsmmc]

Didn't you already say this in the Koopa Prince thread?

Bears repeating.

Seriously, if Jr. does indeed get his real voice (which I think is a distinct possibility) then Bowser's vocals will stick out so awkwardly compared to the rest of the Mario cast.

 

[ChickenWing13]

Bears repeating.

Seriously, if Jr. does indeed get his real voice (which I think is a distinct possibility) then Bowser's vocals will stick out so awkwardly compared to the rest of the Mario cast.

What makes you guys think he'll even get a voice instead of just evil chuckles?

 

[Xzsmmc]

What makes you guys think he'll even get a voice instead of just evil chuckles?

I don't mean speaking, I mean the noises he makes.

 

[ChickenWing13]

I don't mean speaking, I mean the noises he makes.

Wait? Are you referring to Bowser or Bowser Jr because I was talking about BJ. He should just chuckle instead of having an actual voice. If anything it would just be weird for Bowser to all of a sudden be able to talk in Smash.

 

[Xzsmmc]

Wait? Are you referring to Bowser or Bowser Jr because I was talking about BJ. He should just chuckle instead of having an actual voice. If anything it would just be weird for Bowser to all of a sudden be able to talk in Smash.

I was referring to Jr. And even if he's not saying words, he'll have a voice. Neither of them absolutely need to speak, but I'd rather have Bowser say words than just sounding like Godzilla with a head cold.

 

[ChickenWing13]

I was referring to Jr. And even if he's not saying words, he'll have a voice. Neither of them absolutely need to speak, but I'd rather have Bowser say words than just sounding like Godzilla with a head cold.

Yeah idk about that. To me it just wouldn't feel right but I guess everyone has their own opinion. Maybe we should give DK his 64 voice as well. Think I'll start a thread for that

 

[Xzsmmc]

Yeah idk about that. To me it just wouldn't feel right but I guess everyone has their own opinion. Maybe we should give DK his 64 voice as well. Think I'll start a thread for that

Trust me, I want that from him and Diddy too. I'd even take his silly current voice.

 

[ChickenWing13]

Trust me, I want that from him and Diddy too. I'd even take his silly current voice.

Yeah, I really don't see why those are the only Mario related characters that don't speak.

Even Yoshi can speak.

 

[LIQUID12A]

Yeah idk about that. To me it just wouldn't feel right but I guess everyone has their own opinion. Maybe we should give DK his 64 voice as well. Think I'll start a thread for that

DK was originally planned to have his 64 voice, according to his then VA, but Sakurai(iirc) turned it down for realism purposes.

Blame him

 

[ChickenWing13]

DK was originally planned to have his 64 voice, according to his then VA, but Sakurai(iirc) turned it down for realism purposes.

Blame him

Realism my ass!