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Mario Kart 64/Audio Differences
This is a sub-page of Mario Kart 64.
Some of the voice clips and sound effects were changed in the international versions. This also affects the Thwomp's laugh, as it is actually just a slower version of Wario's laugh.
Title Screen
In the Japanese version, the voice heard on the title screen is a bunch of Japanese kids shouting "Mario Kart!", while in the international versions you get to hear the titular person of this game, Mario, say "Welcome to Mario Kart".
| Japan | International |
|---|---|
| "Mario Kart!" | "Welcome to Mario Kart!" |
System Voice
In the international versions, the menus are narrated by Mario himself. In the Japanese versions, John Hulaton (incorrectly credited as 'John Huraton') did the system voice narration instead.
| Japan | International |
|---|---|
| "Battle!" "Congratulation!" "Data!" "Mario Grand Prix!" "Okay?" "Option!" "Select Level!" "Select Map!" "Select Your Player!" "Time Attack!" "Vahsus!" | "Battle!" "Congratulations!" "Data!" "Mario Grand Prix!" "Okay?" "Option!" "Select A Level!" "Select Map!" "Select Your Player!" "Time Trials!" "Versus?" |
Voice Clips
Wario, Toad, Luigi, and Peach's voices in the Japanese version are the ones used in Mario Party, Mario Party 2 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. They were also used in BS Excitebike Bunbun Mario Battle Stadium.
Luigi
| Japan | International |
|---|---|
| "Bingo! Hahahaha!" "Here we go!" "Hoh!" "Luigi is the top!" "Mama mia!" "Owowowowowowowow!" "Yahoo!" | "Bingo! Hohohoho!" "Here we go!" "Hoho!" "I'm Luigi! Number one!" "Mama mia!" "Wowowowowowowow!" "Yahoo!" |
Peach
| Japan | International |
|---|---|
| "Alright!" "Bingo!" "Yay, Peach's got it!" "Yahoo!" "Here we go!" "Hoo!" "Yaaaaaaaaaa!" "Get readyǃ" | "All right!" "Bingo! Bye-bye!" "Yeah, Peach's got it!" "Peachy!" "Here we go!" "Take that!" "Ieeeeeeeeee..." "Let's go!" |
Wario
| Japan | International |
|---|---|
| "So ein Mist!" "Fire!" "Wrahahaha!" "Here we go!" "Whoaaaagh!" "Wario! I gotta win!" "Yeah! Hahahaha!" | "Why-yai-yai-yah!" "Fire!" "Ahheheheheheh!!" "Here I go!" "Waaaaaaah!" "I'm Wario! I'm gonna win!" "Ah, hahahahaha!" |
Toad
| Japan | International |
|---|---|
| "Here we go!" "Hooooh!" "I am the best!" "Okay!" "Oww, owowowowowowowowowowoh!" "Aaaaaaaaaaagh!" "Yahoh!" "Yeah! Hahaha!" | "Here we go!" "Hoo!" "I'm the best!" "Okay!" "Oww, wowowowowowowow!" "Aaaaaaah!" "Yahoo!" "Yeah! Hahahahaha!" |
Misc.
The boost sound that plays when you get a turbo start doesn't play in the Japanese 1.0 version of the game.
