You've almost definitely played as Mario, and you've probably (poorly) imitated his voice on multiple occasions throughout your life, but now you can actually play as the man behind Mario's voice in what must be one of the weirdest, but most wonderful, cameos to ever exist.
Runner3 is scheduled to launch on 22nd May, bringing the series' classic auto-running, platforming goodness to the Switch for the first time, and this newly-announced inclusion isn't actually as surprising as you might initially think. In previous instalments from the series, Martinet starred as the narrator, lending his voice to a project with slightly fewer 'mamma mias".
Charles isn't the only cool addition the game's roster, though; the likes of Shovel Knight, Dave from Woah Dave!, and Eddie Riggs from Brütal Legend are all shown off at the end of the trailer above, too.
Are you a fan of the Runner games? Will you be strutting your stuff as the wonderfully lovely Charles Martinet? Let us know down below.
[source twitter.com]
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This won't age well.
For a second I was afraid the headline would end with “... has died.” But this is a cute tribute!
Waaahuuuuu letsa go
This is actually really cool. Now I am even more interested in this game.
Also when is Reggie in Smash happening?! If Charles is enough to sell a game, then imagine how much impact would Reggie make.
Easily trumps the other characters.
Already preordered this game, love the cameos and will play as the legendary Charles Martinet.
MARTINET FOR SMASH.
This is probably the most ridiculous thing that has piqued my interest in a game that I had absolutely no interest in otherwise.
Well done.
I met him at a launch event for Super Mario on Wii U. I literally almost pee'd me pants when he said, 'It's a me, Mario' for real. What a great guy.
Are we forgetting that this is the saint who gives Waluigi his vexing voice?
He was in the last trailer you folks posted. Ya goofballs. Eddie Riggs was too. Cant wait for this.
This is one of the most absurd and wonderful things to happen in a video game in a long time. And since this game is Switch exclusive I imagine a deal has been worked out to put him in a Mario costume as an option.
Of course Shovel Knight has an indie cameo, again, but Charles Martinet himself is a pleasant surprise.
He did do an excellent job narrating the first one.... on the fence as to whether I get this tho, at least at launch, seeing as how big my backlog is.
Awesome.
I get to see him at a local Fan Expo tomorrow!
Lovely guy. Signed my copy of Mario Galaxy many years ago. Wrote "Woo-hoo!" on it.
He made fun of my hat when he was operating a live mario on screen at a toys r us in a Times Square.
Dude is great.
@Gauchorino I'd say this guy is a pretty ageless personality that'll be remembered long into the future and beyond as the defining voice of Mario and his relatives even after we're all well dead and gone.
Super weird, yet super awesome.
@BionicDodo He did the same to my Mario 64 cartridge, haha. Such a friendly and pleasant person to talk to.
@CrimsonMoonMist @Jingo_Unchained True, the Switch has been selling out on Martinet's name alone.
@thesilverbrick It's only a timed exclusive now.
Never really tried the games. Is there a demo of one?
This would be cool, though. He signed my Switch so it would be cool to play as him on it.
Props to him for coming up with the voice but Mario is one of the most easy voces to do.
Not sure if I love the character model itself--it looks very NBA Playgrounds-esque. But still a really cool addition!
@RevengeFan it was always timed exclusive, Choice Provisions just didn't mention other platforms when they announced Runner 3.
Will he make all the voices of all his characters in the game?
model looks hideous
They should make him dress up as either a vampire or a dragon.
Charles Martinet confirmed for Smash.
How wonderful! ^_^
Never played any of the games, but, I may buy this one.
Nice.
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