During the final battle in SM64 when Mario throws Bowser he says "So long X Bowser". Sadly, there is no clear consensus on what X actually is. The 10 most popular theories in no particular order are...
1. So long a Bowser
2. So long ah Bowser
3. So long eh Bowser
4. So long gay Bowser
5. So long da Bowser
6. So long de Bowser
7. So long dah Bowser
8. So long deh Bowser
9. So long day Bowser
10. So long king Bowser
If I was to personally guess I would go with number 8
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It should actually be 1, since he also says "It's-a me Mario" and "Let's-a go", so "So long-a Bowser" should make the most sense.
So-lon-GE-bow-SE
During the final battle in SM64 when Mario throws Bowser he says "So long X Bowser". Sadly, there is no clear consensus on what X actually is. The 10 most popular theories in no particular order are...
1. So long a Bowser
2. So long ah Bowser
3. So long eh Bowser
4. So long gay Bowser
5. So long da Bowser
6. So long de Bowser
7. So long dah Bowser
8. So long deh Bowser
9. So long day Bowser
10. So long king Bowser
If I was to personally guess I would go with number 8
According to internet lore (so take it with a grain of salt), the line was originally, "So long-a, Bowser!" in the stereotypical Italian accent that we all know and love from Mario. Because the game (and production team) was Japanese, there was some miscommunication between the writer, director, and voice of Mario, Charles Martinet. Perhaps the dash was removed, the "a" was accidentally capitalized, or Martinet just didn't know what they were looking for, and read it not as a schwa, but as the letter "A". In short, it was supposed to be, "So long-a, Bowser!" and is instead, "So long A, Bowser!"
I don't know if it's true, but I like the plausibility of it.
According to internet lore (so take it with a grain of salt), the line was originally, "So long-a, Bowser!" in the stereotypical Italian accent that we all know and love from Mario. Because the game (and production team) was Japanese, there was some miscommunication between the writer, director, and voice of Mario, Charles Martinet. Perhaps the dash was removed, the "a" was accidentally capitalized, or Martinet just didn't know what they were looking for, and read it not as a schwa, but as the letter "A". In short, it was supposed to be, "So long-a, Bowser!" and is instead, "So long A, Bowser!"
I don't know if it's true, but I like the plausibility of it.
That would also explain the "Thank you so much for to playing my game!" at the end.
It sounds like 3 ("eh, Bowser?") to me though, even if that's not what it is.
According to internet lore (so take it with a grain of salt), the line was originally, "So long-a, Bowser!" in the stereotypical Italian accent that we all know and love from Mario. Because the game (and production team) was Japanese, there was some miscommunication between the writer, director, and voice of Mario, Charles Martinet. Perhaps the dash was removed, the "a" was accidentally capitalized, or Martinet just didn't know what they were looking for, and read it not as a schwa, but as the letter "A". In short, it was supposed to be, "So long-a, Bowser!" and is instead, "So long A, Bowser!"
I don't know if it's true, but I like the plausibility of it.
That would also explain the "Thank you so much for to playing my game!" at the end.
It sounds like 3 ("eh, Bowser?") to me though, even if that's not what it is.
Really? I always thought that was just Mario's (not the writers') limited understanding of English. I believe it was completely intentional.
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I've always heard "So long Dear Bowser". But that doesn't really make sense I guess.
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I will go with anything that doesn't actually end in Bowser. The last syllable definitely doesn't sound like "ser". Sounds more like "tin" or "tee" or something.
I like to think it's "so long big baldy". Gay connotations welcome.
To me, it sounds like "so long, big (something)", too.
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I thought it was "So long-a Bowser!". So like option 1, with the dash.
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That would also explain the "Thank you so much for to playing my game!" at the end.
Wasn't it "Thank you so much-a for to playing my game-a"? ;p
ElectroSpecter wrote:
I will go with anything that doesn't actually end in Bowser. The last syllable definitely doesn't sound like "ser". Sounds more like "tin" or "tee" or something.
It might be Bow-ze-ru (ze-lu) with a slightly Japanese accent? I don't think I'm hearing an "ee"/"i", it's just a high pitched "e" with a yodeling quality to me.
That would also explain the "Thank you so much for to playing my game!" at the end.
Wasn't it "Thank you so much-a for to playing my game-a"? ;p
You know what I meant.
I like the sound of the line anyway, at least the "so long" part. It sounds better than "buh-bye" (Japanese version and 64 DS) at any rate.
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creaothceann wrote:
Does anybody have the extracted sound sample?
Does this help a-bit?
Link to video
Ok the person loops it so it goes like this
"So long big Bowser"
"So long big Bowser"
"So long big Bowser"
"So long GAY Bowser"
"So long GAY Bowser"
"So long GAY Bowser"
"So long GAY Bowser"
"So long GAY Bowser"
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Warepire wrote:
This is also what I hear.
YAY
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its so long-ee bowser but i used to think it was chodanski..
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