Star Fox 64 in Japanese goes hard/英語のスターフォックス64は変に聞こえる 

Made a Part 2 where I cover more voices! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FnSD1Dm8yVQ.html

English: This seems like a fun game Japanese: Damn, this is a life or death situation

English Fox: Too cool for school. Japanese Fox: Gundam protagonist.

1:08 Whoa!! That final line changes the ENTIRE MEANING of his question. Put simply, he effectively said "Oh. No wonder I lost." Japanese is a very contextual language. This line is specifically telling us that he KNEW about the original legendary Star Fox team, and that him losing to them "makes sense."

2:07 the boss: *intense very painful scream*

Apparently the Japanese version actually mentions Fox's home planet, Papetoon in the prologue. Where as the ENG version never did

You forgot General Pepper’s dialogue regarding Solar. English: That area’s an oven! Japanese: That place is a burning hell!

Okay, the only thing in the Japanese version that is hard to argue against is Monkey Gundam's death scream. Just wow...

“Time to try out our new weapon” My brother in Christ that is a fucking Gundam

1:14 Slippy t-bag.

the "nandemonai" from 6:45 hit me in the soul, the japanese fox its so goddamn elegant

2:07 I thought the American scream was intense, I thought wrong

Andross’s last words sound so much better in Japanese. He sounds calm and confident at first, but then his voice escalates and you can hear the desperation in his voice right as he explodes. Chilling.

english andross: villain japanese andross: bio-mechanical horror

Japanese dudes: "Brosan, Star Wars in American english hits different" Bro san: "Yeah, it's like we're watching a space opera :o"

goes from saturday morning cartoon to shonen anime

Star Fox is such a slept on series, and the Japanese VAs deserve just as much praise as the English ones.

The voice actor for the Mecha boss in Japan was actually killed in the voice booth, that's how they got that scream out of him.

2:48 6:28 Peppy in Japanese is fuckin intense

English Fox: Cool individualistic character with attitude. Japanese Fox: Humble and loyal servant of General Pepper.

Shogun's death scream in English: Sounds like he's having an orgasm. Shogun's death scream in Japanese: Sounds like he's getting brutally murdered.

Both Japanese and English voice actors did a splendid job. Grew up with the english of course but wow!

5:05 It’s way cooler to see him explode as he’s saying the final line, instead of a second before

Yo, the Japanese VA is fucking incredible. It feels like a completely different game.

In the early summer of ‘97 my family traveled to Japan for a few weeks, and my sister and I each got to choose one destination for our itinerary. Of course, I chose Nintendo headquarters since we’d be in Kyoto at a certain point. It was a huge thrill to brag to my nerdy friends back home how I got to play the new Star Fox game a few weeks/months before it was released here in the ‘States. The demo they had on the sales floor was of the first level, and I remember being very lost as to what was going on, except it seemed to loosely match the SNES story. The voice acting was memorably over-the-top, and this was a great reminder of that. I also remember thinking how cool the rumble pack was (first time I used it, I think) It was a great trip, needless to say🤘🏻 🎮

1:56 Okay, that a pretty convincing death scream, there’s no way the Japanese version could match that It did, it scarily did

The Japanese version makes the game feel like an anime.

Ja Green's Portrayal of the Mechbeth Train Engineer is the only time in the English version of the game in which a Star Fox boss sounds more intensely terrified of the fact he's about to buy the farm. Although there's a lot to be said for the cool melodrama of the Granga pilot yelling, "My emperor! I've failed you!" and the Attack Carrier Captain asking in a confused panic, "Who are you guys?!"

I think in general JP VA tried to make the player feel seriousness of the story, people getting killed for example, it felt more realistic acting in Japanese standard. While the American version tried to down the tone so it was more suitable for kids. Both versions are great btw, never heard the Japanese, I think I'm going to make a run with it.

4:02 Rick May actually recorded the laugh, grunts, death cry, etc, but they went unused, probably due to time constraints. You can look them up online.

2:07 "Exceptionally Painful Screaming"

I appreciate that the Japanese version takes itself serious enough, it doesn't feel as dorky anymore, Fox just really sounds like a passionate little Shounen-hero now. I love that. Also, in English he's called Androv (アンドルフ), apparently?! Never knew that.

Bro nothing touches the yell of the gundam monkey lol

useless fact about JPN vs. USA starfox: when peppy asks “what’s wrong fox?” in USA he says “nothing’s wrong…” with a little noticeable sadness in his voice. In JPN version, he’s audibly holding back tears when he says this.

we need jerma on some of these clips saying "he's fucking dead"

There are a lot of well known Japanese anime voice actors in SF64 which is what loans it that distinctive "scifi anime" feel. Wolf's actor Hisao Egawa would go on to voice Arthur Goodman in Gundam 00 and Hanza Nukui in Bleach; Katt's actress voiced Kei from Dirty Pair one time in Flight 005 Conspiracy film; Andrew's actor Daisuke Sakaguchi played fucking Uso from Gundam Victory; Pigma was voiced by the legendary late great Daisuke Gori, known for Dozle Zabi in the original Gundam, Mr. Satan in Dragonball Z, Uighur from Fist of the North Star, and Heihachi Edajima in Sakigake!! Otokojuku.

I need to hear Bill and Kat now. Bill was a badass. 😀 But, "Kat... What are YOU doing here?!?" 😂

it really do hit different

Fun fact: The US version actually had a laugh recorded for Andross but decided to use the Japanese laugh. Theres sound clips out there of the English Andross laughing . Im guessing since they kept the Japanese version because it was more scary .

It’s crazy to think that there’s people in Japan around my age that experienced a different but same childhood as mine

300 hit points always makes me smile when I was a kid on every world. Me, my mom and my stepdad played this game a lot, to compete ourselves. Good times

2:02 Oh my gawt

No kidding. It is an entirely different feel.

My parents bought the N64 and the game in Japan, so I played the game in Japanese I can say it was an incredible experience, even if I didn't understand what they were saying, it was my favorite game, this only shows how good the game is

This is AWESOME. This is one of my favorite N64 games period, and I even do have the japanese cartridge haha. The Japanese voice actors definitely sound more violent and harsh in tone, falco is great! The bosses though when they are dying, Mwuah! That is some good stuff, it's great on N64 but more comedic and lighthearted. Iconic, but the Japanese ones are a whole different tone.

Damn! Andross’s death scream sounds infinitely better in the Japanese version!

pretty cool how japanese andross's last word lines up with the explosion

Kinda bummed we didn't get to hear James

One of the few english versions that Nintendo really knocked out of the park. The japanese version isn't half bad either though. Great quality work all around

Basically Gundam

Attack carrier Captain sounds like he’s crying before his death

5:16 𝚆𝙰𝙰𝙰𝙰𝙰

I was hoping you'd go back and capture more footage if you could? I really wanted to hear what James would've sounded like. But man. That line from Mission 7, in the Japanese version, you can really feel the sorrow in Fox's voice. It's really sad.

Honestly, the coolest part was probably the first boss, going from "who's this little shit" to realizing who he was fighting and the fact that he knew he never stood a chance, that was completely lost in the translation, or maybe i'm just reading too much into his death "scream".

Half of the voice cast in the JP version is Daisuke Gori, the original voice for Mr. Satan in DBZ. RIP King.

The japanese version hits harder than the macbeth train

English: Cartoon Story. Japanese: Anime.

The Andross Gundam (Shogun) pilot's "Kisama ra" and scream really hits me

I have both versions of the game and the way I play the Japanese version on my American Nintendo 64 is by unscrewing the back of the American cartridge and unscrew the back of the Japanese cartridge and put the back of the American cartridge onto the Japanese cartridge

Andross improves so much in Japanese. The filter on his voice makes it sound like he's coming from everywhere, and the cold vibe with which he self-destructs is incredible acting for an N64 game.

Remember when you were young, and everything wasn't on the internet day 1? The first time I fought Andross 2 and he turned into brain it blew my effing mind, and having the escape run, oh man, it reminded my tiny childlike self of some good old Return of the Jedi and shadows of the Empire. Man I love this game so much. I wish I could go back and forget it all and experience it all over again. I wonder if kids today would dig starfox 64 as much as we did.... This was without a doubt a console seller, my first time playing the N64 it was at Kiosk demo with star fox, and I still remember the Toys R Us and give thanks my grandma Ge for taking me. She kept up with the kids' hobbies, and she would talk to the clerks and catch the latest gaming and beanie baby or pokemon buzz. Ge actually was the one that insisted I play this Zelda (wtf is that?!?) game Ocarina of Time that became one of my favorites of all time. She even asked if I wanted it, and little me who is hardly reading yet said, "naaaah, that's okay :)" But she got it for me anyway because she was told it was the most anticipated game of all time. It blows me away the length she would go through to keep up with the cutting edge of our hobbies. Really love her for doing that all those years ago🥲🥲🥲😊😊😊

2:01 Cocky little freaks !! In JPN almost the same: "Waah! 生 意 気 な " なまいき = na ma ik i kanji reading is a 3 symbol compound word Literally 'cocky'; impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; brash; etc The ending 'Na' is just to emphasise the point (i.e. !!)

2:08 gundam scene

Andross has a much more demonic voice in the Japanese version than in the American version.

2:07 every kid rage in fortnight

Actually got goosebumps from the bosses' dying speeches.

The: "So Andross, you show your true form!" Doesn't do the justice to the: SoreGaKisamaNoShoutaiKa?... Andross! I guess adding the "Andross" at the end of the scentence gives it more... I wanna say punch. "Kisama" is a disrestectful form of "you" so I guess, adding the "you" at the beggining of the scentence (in english) can be interpreted as "you (bastard)" This is how I would have done it: You, ...finally show your true form ! ...Andross! (English is my second language and Jap is my third so, not 100% sure if it will sound "right")

Andross's Japanese VA sounds like it could've been Daisuke Gouri.

2:03 Jesus Christ that’s one hell of a death scream

2:07 sounds like black shadow

2:47 mother WHAT?!!?

Andross: You know that I control the galaxy. Andolf: The one that rules this universe is me and my magnificent brain.

This will always be my favorite game 😢

by this video alone i can tell that guy has opinions on slippy

2:07 Yep, he's dead.

I agree on some of these, but overall I think the english version has much more character, not to mention the difference in sound quality.

Eh honestly, I think both languages have strength to them. The intro is definitely different-feeling though.

Nintendo of Japan employees actually said they preferred a english voiced copy of the game, but that copy also had Japanese subtitles with it too. This was never released to the public market, so that sucks I guess.

English: fighting through a bunch of exiled scientists and their mad scientist boss Japanese: typical anime male teen lead fights through samurai and defeats the demon they worship

Jesus Christ, Andross’ seiyuu is like… actually fucking nightmare fuel. I would’ve been absolutely horrified by that if I played that as a kid lmao Despite growing up with the English versions, Fox and Falco’s seiyuu also seem far more fitting than the English VAs I do wonder if the soundbyte at the start of each level is the same though, or if it says ‘Ganbare!’ Or something. Still so iconic either way haha *G O O D L U C K*

Man, General Pepper sounds super serious, enemies sound either menacing ir boisterous... in fact, everything here sounds like an epic anime! Even the death screams sound more gutteral! I'd definitely play this with the English subtitles!

English Andross sounds so high and mighty going into his true form while the Japanese one sounds more like "I detest this form, but I'm done with you."

Damn. Now I know why that laugh in particular gave me nightmares as a kid. They just kept the same one. Its really unsettling.

I had the JP version as a kid! My old man bought me the import and the dialogue's imprinted in my memory (and undoubtedly contributed to why I started learning the language). I understood none of it but always felt the sense of urgency 😂

I do worship this game, I salute to this Fox any day, anytime, anywhere. *salute*

Andross final explosion was pretty good 👍

US version Fox: Genuine scream of pain JP version Fox: Jumpscared

I like how the english dub seams like they're singing their voice lines

I always thought the gundam boss's death scream in English sounded a bit underwhelming, like he was stretching or something. But damn in the Japanese version that was really a full on death scream

American Fox: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Japanese Fox: "NAAAAH!"

6:48 man the Japanese Fox sounds like he's about to cry (his line is a pain, No... it's nothing.), understandable considering he just saw, and heard his dad.

I like the english voices better, especially fox's attitude but that's probably because I'm american and we typically like that type of character more

Andross in the original really sounds like he's cold, calculating and ruthless, like everything that's been going on is part of an equation of some shit. And Fox, when talking to Andross, really does sound like he's taking revenge against the one that killed his father.

Well if that epileptic attack was part of the average japanese experience I think I’M GOOD!

Wait until you hear Star Fox ZERO.

I just picked up a japanese version cart a couple days ago. Kinda funny to see this video pop up so soon after.

English version: Fairly lighthearted and Hammy. Japanese Version: Pretty much Mobile Suit Gundam. Seriously, We're missing "The Red Comet of Loum" for some of the scenes. I guess its due to the Voice Acting. Fox in the Japanese Version at the end clearly sounds like he's withholding tears.

The fact I recognizes most of these guys...

Andross' pic as he explodes at 5:12 ☠️

Japanese version lacked variety in boss voice types it seems. They used the gravelly voice trope way too much.