THE FUSE

Until 2023, Charles Martinet provided Nintendo with iconic voices to fill the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario. Luigi. Wario. Waluigi. He originally performed these roles at various trade shows until next gen consoles and increased audio capacity allowed him to step into the games themselves. One Nintendo star he is not renowned for, however, is Donkey Kong, the king of swing. Thanks to a new collection from the Video Game History Foundation, we have a glance at what Martinet’s ape might’ve sounded like.