So long, "gay Bowser" - fans lament the loss of Mario 64's most famous line in Super Mario 3D All-Stars Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. So long, "gay Bowser" - fans lament the loss of Mario 64's most famous line in Super Mario 3D All-Stars Bye! News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 19 Sep 2020 68 comments Mario's famous "gay Bowser" line isn't in Super Mario 3D All-Stars' version of Super Mario 64 - and fans are waving a sad goodbye. In the original N64 masterpiece, Mario shouts "so long, gay Bowser!" as he chucks Bowser in the final boss fight. Here's how it sounds: Fans spent years trying to work out what the dialogue was going for - or even if it was being heard correctly. Time passed, the line became a meme, and we all moved on. Until April 2019, when Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, took to Twitter to insist Mario is saying "so long kinga Bowser!", but no-one bought that. A fan restoration published in July 2020 makes it sound even more like Mario is saying "gay Bowser". As reported by Kotaku, Mario doesn't say "gay Bowser" or anything of the sort in the Mario 64 that's in Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Nintendo Switch. Instead, Mario says "buh-bye!" as he throws Bowser. And, it seems, that's because Nintendo has emulated the Super Mario 64 Shindou Pak Taiou version for the collection. The little-known Super Mario 64 Shindou Pak Taiou version was released in Japan in 1997, a year after the original, and includes some key differences. One of these is Mario says "buh-bye!" as he throws Bowser, and that's apparently because Bowser is known as King Kooper in Japan, and so the "gay Bowser" line had to be replaced. Whose thumbs can feel this boss battle with Bowser? #SuperMario3DAllStars pic.twitter.com/mdkcMS7mmO- Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 18, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings As you'd expect, there are plenty of people lamenting the loss of the "gay Bowser" line. So long, gay Bowser, you could say. no more gay bowser pic.twitter.com/TI5WbAY7vE- ant. (@antxiety_) September 18, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings me when they took out so long gay bowser pic.twitter.com/xZ4gadKXby- m0n1k4 (@Saturally) September 19, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Nintendo removing "So long gay bowser" is them indirectly acknowledging that the original line was in fact "So long gay bowser"- wuhu (@LegalizeWuhu) September 18, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings nintendo fans when mario doesnt call bowser gay pic.twitter.com/uOlLKNh0mY- Casper (@Casperdile) September 18, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Come on then, what's Mario really saying in the original? If we can all agree Martinet isn't saying "gay Bowser", what is he saying? So long, dear Bowser? So long, king Bowser? So long-a Bowser? Or is he actually saying so long, gay Bowser? Answers in the comments. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store