Board 8 > Met Mario's voice actor today, Charles Martinet.

(+) Yeah! (+)

I volunteered for Fanboy Expo and spent about three hours around the dude.

He also voices Luigi, their baby versions, Wario, and Waluigi. He loves them all, but then he confessed Mario was his favorite to do. I heard so many one-second sound clips I've had etched in my brain throughout my life there. Nice lighthearted guy.

I told him I hope he has a sense of his impact, and his face changed a bit -- it was one of the few moments I noticed he didn't do a voice and he said that meant a lot.

And then I got swag swag swag. Now I'm trying to figure out where I'm gonna hang this giant SMB3 poster he signed.
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how does he feel about Waluigi having Big Dick Energy

https://www.cnet.com/g00/news/waluigi-has-big-dick-energy/?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%3D&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=14
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should've asked him to do his Vigoro voice
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Nice! He's one of those guys I'd like to meet for a minute just to say thanks.

Also, requesting SWAG PICS
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did you say ITSA YOU
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ninkendo posted...

how does he feel about Waluigi having Big Dick Energy

https://www.cnet.com/g00/news/waluigi-has-big-dick-energy/?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%3D&i10c.ua=1&i10c.dv=14

If I was working tomorrow, I'd show him this article and ask him for his thoughts.
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LeonhartFour posted...

should've asked him to do his Vigoro voice

I've gotta play Skies of Arcadia one day.

ScareChan posted...

did you say ITSA YOU

Missed opportunity!

In hindsight, as someone who thinks I have a great SM64 triple-jump impression, I wish I would have asked for his advice on doing Mario's voice.
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you did the mario, right
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CaptainOfCrush posted...

Nice! He's one of those guys I'd like to meet for a minute just to say thanks.

Also, requesting SWAG PICS

http://imgur.com/gallery/cnMLbYj

Not pictured: me. Already paid $50 for the SMB3 poster and bought some other items for gifts/myself so I didn't wanna pay another $40 to share a picture together too. I felt like he took a liking to me though because he gifted another autographed picture for my time and effort.

Made me feel a lot better about spending that much on a poster of at best the #5 Mario game COME AT ME
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HaRRicH posted...

Made me feel a lot better about spending that much on a poster of at best the #5 Mario game COME AT ME

the Stats Topic has recently shown that your Mario opinions cannot be trusted
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X_Dante_X posted...

you did the mario, right

I understood he didn't do the voice for anything but the games. That's like asking showing Jack Nicholson my impression of the Joker slamming a person's head on a vertical pencil.

Thought of you and 'poooooooooooooooooooooooooot though!
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I kind of regret not heading over to his booth last weekend, the line was short on the third day too.
I just wasn't carrying anything of note for him to sign, other then the event's book itself.
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I met him at E3 earlier this month. Such a cool guy. Always seems happy to see fans.
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Whoa, awesome that he took the time to sign that poster in multiple places. Thoughtful guy.
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I've seen some interviews with him and he seems like just a genuinely pleasant guy that I'd love to talk to someday.
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He was cheery through-out and he felt bad when he had to step away for five-minute food breaks or bathroom breaks. Support him when you can!

He definitely put more time into signing posters than I expected. He even put in moustache-details!
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Charles Martinet seems like legit one of the most positive people on the face of the planet. It's awesome that you got to spend that much time around him!
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Woke up, still hyped.
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I need to hear him do the gibberish speaking from the Mario & Luigi series
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I am so jealous of you
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The conclusion:

https://imgur.com/gallery/iMaWe58

Swag swag swag.
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Wait, it costs $40 to take a picture with him?

turbopuns2 posted...

Wait, it costs $40 to take a picture with him?

Maybe that is why the line last week at his booth was rather short all weekend while his autograph session line was snaking though 2 separate rooms....
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HaRRicH posted...

X_Dante_X posted...

you did the mario, right

I understood he didn't do the voice for anything but the games. That's like asking showing Jack Nicholson my impression of the Joker slamming a person's head on a vertical pencil.

Thought of you and 'poooooooooooooooooooooooooot though!

wait was this in Knoxville

i'm the other Knoxville b8er you bastid!

and i don't even know enough about my own city to know we had a thing called the Fanboy Expo
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$40 for three posed pictures with him, $40 for a signed picture, or $70 for both. He was the only celebrity I noticed who offered a combo-discount like that.

Also $50 for a signed giant poster like my SMB3 one or $50 for a line-reading in Mario's voice.

Blew my mind about these prices. I thought after people paid $150-$300 just to get in (I volunteered so I got in free), these autographs and pictures would be free or at least much cheaper. Nope!

There were also the venders all around who who selling items at what I thought were generally-acceptable prices -- two-for-$5 game-themed magnets, two-for-$25 game-themed drinking glasses, $20 stained glass piece, that sort of deal.

If I had to pay $150-$300 just to get in and if I wasn't gifted that second autograph for my time (he was the only celebrity nice enough to offer an autograph for volunteering, by the way), I would feel very different about my experience there.

I'll try to volunteer again, but I'm not paying vacation-prices like that.

EDIT: there were times his line was the longest, but that wasn't to say he was in more demand than the Star Trek cast or Backstreet Boys.
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And yeah STM! Mark your calendar for the end of June next year -- they're not doing an October event this year.
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wait the Backstreet Boys were there?
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I might've gone myself if I hadn't been dealing with a bunch of health issues over the past week.

Then again I always forget about these things until it's too late.
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LeonhartFour posted...

wait the Backstreet Boys were there?

Yup! Had to laugh at a real sad-looking woman with a tank-top saying "I was supposed to marry a Backstreet Boy." Sorry lady.
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Wow people exclaiming shock at $40 for pictures are not used to conventions lol
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Bane_Of_Despair posted...

Wow people exclaiming shock at $40 for pictures are not used to conventions lol

wow, ya got me!

I just looked up a list of noteworthy comic cons and found this list, of which exactly 2 are within a 6 hour drive from me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comic_book_conventions

as it turns out, Fanboy Expo is closer to me than all those! but I think it still serves to make my point. I've just never been bothered to go out of my way to attend one.

Tbf my first convention was only in 2015 so I'm not like super seasoned but yea when it comes to big name people you usually gotta pay a pretty penny
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I guess it's not too surprising, just disappointing? Like it's hard to think people are all that genuinely happy to see and interact with fans if they won't just do it for the sake of it. But that's just the biz I suppose.

I'm trying to remember the highest I've seen someone's pricing.....I think it was Lena Headey for $200, maybe $250, for pictures. Something around there. And I'm sure there are ones higher than that but I've only really gone to NYCC, I can only imagine SDCC gets even higher with the caliber of people they can pull.
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wow that's absurd

turbopuns2 posted...

I guess it's not too surprising, just disappointing? Like it's hard to think people are all that genuinely happy to see and interact with fans if they won't just do it for the sake of it. But that's just the biz I suppose.

I mean they will interact with fans just for the sake of it

you don't have to take pictures with them or have anything signed by them
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me AND my friends all discovered this like 2 years ago

a bunch of my friends went to a con in San Antonio and were excited to see Ric Flair

then when they came back, they were pissed because yea, it was like 50 bucks for an autograph

only one of them did it

we had NO idea they charged for them.
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It's funny you mention Ric Flair. He was the only celebrity I recognized by name when I skimmed the list of who'd be there that day, and seeing him was my one mission for the day while I was volunteering.

And then I got there, and I couldn't see him because of an even better reason: getting to be around Mario for about three hours.

Traded one "Wooooo!" with Naitch for a bunch of "WooHoo!" with a plumber, aw yeah.
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LeonhartFour posted...

turbopuns2 posted...

I guess it's not too surprising, just disappointing? Like it's hard to think people are all that genuinely happy to see and interact with fans if they won't just do it for the sake of it. But that's just the biz I suppose.

I mean they will interact with fans just for the sake of it

you don't have to take pictures with them or have anything signed by them

That's the thing, yeah. They'll shake hands, say hi, and listen to ya for a few seconds before moving it along for the next fan who's ready to pay.

Charles was funny to hear encourage upselling. "Tell them if they get pictures with their autograph, it's ten dollars off!" For being the voice of Mario, he was about that money like his name was Tom Nook. Mario was pimpin', and I was something between the bouncer and the bottom bitch.

That's probably part of why I got an extra autograph at the end too. Inbetween asking people if they were general/VIP access and if they had a favorite Mario level (every SM64-fan that brought their cartridge to sign said Bob-Omb Battlefield was their favorite...so weird to see that streak #TeamTallTallMountain), I was filling people in and probably made him a lot of extra $30s.
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HaRRicH posted...

every SM64-fan that brought their cartridge to sign said Bob-Omb Battlefield was their favorite

frauds
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Big Boo's Haunt or bust imo
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Tick Tock Clock is the right answer

Big Boo's Haunt, either of the double adjective Mountains, and Lethal Lava Land are also acceptable answers
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oh you know what Tick Tock is right up there yes
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I definitely see where Bob-omb Battlefield love comes from. I'd have to replay the game to give a good answer but that's definitely on my short list. I think it's because it's one of the most fun levels to just goof off in. Lots of open space, several cannons, wing cap, etc.

That's why I'm not too big on Tick Tock Clock. For me it's not fun because at every point I feel very confined and it just seems a bit too linear. I know there are a few branching paths, but it still makes me feel boxed in.

Tick Tock Clock is the best because it's the one stage in the game where Mario 64 actually feels like a traditional platformer.
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One lady who brought a SM64-cartridge and answered Bob-Omb Battlefield stood out to me in particular. Shortly after I asked her that about her favorite level, she said she's determined to beat the game now that she's met Mario.

"Oh cool, how many stars do you have right now?"

"I dunno, but I just got to the level with the castle."

"Whomp's Fortress?"

"Yeah."

"...nice, get it girl!"
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it's just nice to see that there are still people who are playing Mario 64 for the first time in 2018
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Tick Tock Clock is only the best if you're getting the very highest star on the map while the clock is stopped. Otherwise, eh, it's fine.
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LeonhartFour posted...

it's just nice to see that there are still people who are playing Mario 64 for the first time in 2018

This is true and probably underrated with all the parents showing games to their children now.
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Yeah my first thought about Bob-omb Battlefield being favorited by many was I wonder how many people played the game for HOURS AND HOURS as kids and never made it out of the first room in the castle.