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Gaming World Panics After Nintendo Appears To Cut 'So Long, Gay Bowser' From Upcoming 'Super Mario 64' Release
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One of the Nintendo fandom's longest-running memes appeared to be put into jeopardy yesterday when Nintendo announced the upcoming rerelease of Super Marios 64, Sunshine and Galaxy yesterday.
If you know what you're looking for, you definitely heard it: Charles Martinet's "Mario" saying "Buh-bye" as he tosses Bowser in Super Mario 64 instead of the iconic misheard line, "So Long Gay Bowser".
The inclusion of "Buh-bye" instead of "So Long, Gay Bowser" may have just been a convenient way in the advertisement to transition from the 64 to Sunshine trailer, but seeing Mario throw Bowser into a bomb without saying the iconic line was alarming for fans who feared Nintendo may have retconned out one of the fandom's most beloved inside jokes.
F in the chat for “So Long Gay Bowser”😞 pic.twitter.com/z0RRaTYxu7
— 🍒GamesCage – Hype Guy🍒 (@OnTheDownLoTho) September 3, 2020
FUCK YOU NINTENDO IVE BEEN WAITJNG FOR MARIO 64 ON SWITCH FOR YEARS AND YOU GIVE US THE VERSION THAT CENSORS SO LONG GAY BOWSER??? FUCK YOU pic.twitter.com/sUGlqpZtTb
— Bápo (ᴮᴸᴹ) (@baponumnum) September 3, 2020
People are upset over the fact they removed the "So long, gay Bowser" line, but actually, Bowser just re-evaluated his sexuality. Now he identifies as bisexual. Mario was, in fact, saying “Bye, Bi”
— Elu! (Play Bug Fables!) (@EluTranscendent) September 3, 2020
Some were upset that Nintendo also patched the Backwards Long Jump, which has been a goofy key to Super Mario 64 speedrunning for years.
Super Mario 64 in the newly revealed Super Mario 3D All Stars appears to be built off of the Japan-only Shindou Edition. It appears so as Mario's "So long King Bowser" line was changed to "Bye-Bye!". This also means BLJ is patched.
— Forest of Illusion (@forestillusion) September 3, 2020
Me when we get 64 for Switch but BLJ is patched and Mario says "Bye-bye" instead "So long Gay Bowser" pic.twitter.com/qzKXG6qGg6
— thefunnydude (@S2insane4u) September 3, 2020
Bro.. Nintendo patched "So Long Gay Bowser" in the sm64 port and replaced it with "bye bye". Worst of all, BLJ has also been patched in the port pic.twitter.com/fYVV3OS17T
— NoNameDaGuyOfficial (@OfficialNoName9) September 4, 2020
If Nintendo has indeed cut "So Long, Gay Bowser" from Super Mario 64, it will truly be a crushing blow to LGBT representation in the Nintendo series. Luckily, there's plenty of fan art to make up for that.
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