Charles Martinet, the former voice of Mario, recently shared some of his favorite Super Mario games. While Mario had previously been voiced by other actors in cartoons, Charles Martinet would be the first to give a voice to Nintendo’s most iconic mascot in games through the 1992 PC title Mario Teaches Typing. From there, he would make the jump into the mainline Super Mario games, starting with the seminal Super Mario 64 and continuing until he retired from the role last August.
Kevin Afghani would take over the role of Mario (as well as other classic Super Mario characters Charlies Martinet voiced like Luigi and Wario) starting with last year’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but this wouldn’t be the last Nintendo fans saw of the plumber’s classic voice. When it was announced that he would be stepping down from his role as Mario, Nintendo revealed that Martinet was now an ambassador for the Big N, appearing at special events and interacting with the many fans who grew up listening to his performances in Mario games over the past 32 years.
Nintendo confirms a fan favorite character from the Mario series for the playable cast of the upcoming Super Mario Party...
