Original upload date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 02:58:43 GMT
Charles Martinet started voice acting Mario & Wario at electronic trade shows in which attendees could walk up towards a TV monitor with a camera mounted above it ( helps Mr. Martinet to see the crow
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d ). On the television screen was a 3-D Mario & Wario head that moved around the screen and spoke to the crowd. This system was called Mario In Real-Time, or MIRT for short. Martinet would act out the character facial moves with a motion capture rig to Martinet's face. FUN FACT: 3 years prior to this clip - voice actor / comedian Charles Martinet would be introduced into homes of Nintendo fans across the globe in a game called SUPER MARIO 64 :)
