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Each Bowser level in Super mario 64 It ends in a boss battle where you throw the giant Koopa on spikes to deal massive damage. During this heroic act, sounds as Mario says, “See you later, Gay Bowser”, but that misheard iconic line is no longer present in the version of the game that appears in Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Nintendo Switch.
To be clear, Mario never calls Bowser gay. Most people know that the actual line is probably “so long, King Bowser”. But nobody really cares, because it’s more fun to imagine that the Nintendo 64 compression isn’t trashing Charles Martinet’s voice acting. There is a lot of nostalgia and fan love for the “gay Bowser” line which is more or less a meme. This could explain why everyone seemed to recoil in horror and disappointment when Nintendo shared Super mario 64 images on social networks from his new collection. Here, Mario can be heard saying “bye!” instead:
As Kotaku explains, this setting is likely due to the emulated version of Super mario 64 in Super Mario 3D All-Stars is based on Super Mario 64 Shindou Pak Taiou Version, an updated version of the game released in Japan in 1997. In Japan, Bowser is not known as King Koopa, so there is no point in Mario saying goodbye to him that way.
The Internet, in turn, is heartbroken. The main responses to the tweet are proverbially pouring one for the revisionist version of one of the most beloved lines in games.
Those who don’t regret this sacrilegious change say we should cheer up, because in reality, Mario’s new line means that Bowser is now bisexual.
Former gay icon Bowser did not respond in time for the press. Presumably, he’s just as devastated by this as we are.
