Evolution of Bowser's voice
If you've played different Mario games, you might have noticed how Bowser's voice changes
Bowser is probably one of the most famous villains out there. Not only has his looks evolved over the years, so has his voice
This article will focus on the video games and voice used in international releases
Early days
In the beginning, Bowser didn't have any voice
Super Mario 64
First time Bowser got a voice was in Super Mario 64
His voice was created by modulated voice clips, gotten from Sound Effect Libraries and some of the clips used was made by Charles Andre Martinet. If you think that name sounded familiar, is because he have been the voice of Mario since the 1990s
Super Mario Sunshine
This is the first and only time Bowser speak with fully understandable words and sentence
He's voiced by Scott Burns, who will continue to voice Bowser for a few more games
Super Mario Sunshine is the only game to date where Bowser speaks in fully understandable sentences. In later games, it's just a few words that are understandable and rest is more growling
Super Paper Mario
Eric Newsome voiced Bowser for a few titles, as Scott Burns had to suddenly step down
Nintendo started auditing for a new permanent voice actor for Bowser, while Eric was covering as Bowser's voice
Super Mario Strikers onwards
Kenneth W. James started voicing Bowser in Super Mario Strikers onwards
Until this day, he's still the voice of bowser when it comes to the main line games
