Only found in Luigi Raceway, the orange and blue "64" ball, a takeoff of the 76 gas station ball sign, was changed to blue and white.ĭespite the color change, the Luigi Raceway picture used on the menu screens still has the orange ball. The blue and yellow sign in the Japanese game is a parody of Goodyear's logo. The "Koopa Air" sign remained, but the colors were changed. You'll usually see the same change on Nintendo games' boot-up screens. The Nintendo logo was changed from blue to red. The "Luigip" sign is an imitation of the Agip logo. version has a "YOSHI" sign with a paw print. The "Marioro" sign (a nice parody of the Marlboro logo) was changed to "Mario Star."Īnother clever parody is the "Yoshi 1" sign, playing off of the Mobil 1 logo, red "O" and all. The following comparisions are from Luigi Raceway, but the signs appear in several courses.
Out of all the "advertisement" signs, the only one that stayed the same was the " Shot!" sign. Also, the lettering on the name labels is slightly bigger in the U.S. Charles Martinet is the only person credited in both versions.Īs always, "Kinopio" changes to "Toad," and "Koopa" changes to "Bowser" for the U.S. Note that there are six people credited for "Sampling Voice" in the Japanese version, but the U.S. Click to hear part of Wario's laugh in three different speeds: Japanese version | U.S.
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Visit our Mario Kart 64 sound clips collection for the rest of the driver voice clips from both versions. The following voice clips compare what the characters say when selected on the Player Select screen. The comparison above hints at another audio change: Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Wario have different voices in the U.S. Choosing Wario for a one-player GP race: Japanese version | U.S.Check out the MP3s below for a comparison. The difference is that the Japanese version has a very American-sounding announcer with a voice that echoes, while Mario lends his voice to the U.S. You can hear the BGM-free versions on our Mario Kart 64 sound clips page.īoth versions have an announcer who helps guide you through the pre-game setup screens.
The same voice clips are played again before the credits sequence, when no background music is playing.
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