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The Date: June 23, 1996
The Game: Super Mario 64
The Phrase in Question: 'Kinga Bowser' or 'Gay Bowser'?
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'So Long, Kinga Bowser' or 'So Long, Gay Bowser'?
It's a question that's stumped Mario fans for almost three decades. When defeating Bowser, Mario's English voice rendering seems to spout the lines, "So long, gay Bowser!".
The Verdict
Well, the debate is finally put to rest, once and for all. In a tweet by Charles Martinet - the voice actor behind Mario, Wario, Luigi, Waluigi, Baby Luigi, Baby Mario for Nintendo confirms the saying as "So long, Kinga Bowser."!
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