Talk:Nate Bihldorff
The Case of Nate Bihldorff[edit]
In reviewing Mario Power Tennis, I've noticed Koopa Troopa and Shy Guy to both have "voices" that pre-date Bihldorff's employment.
Koopa's clips originate from Super Mario 64 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXWAxocF-Zo#t=30s), and Shy Guy from Yoshi's Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqVm8QWIb_U)
Given how Shy Guy sounds, do note how similar it sounds to Birdo starting with Toadstool Tour (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWxNh4gMBAo). Now listen to Totakeke, a character clearly based off of Kazumi Totaka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmv_HwTStH0). Hear the connection yet?
So that's how it is: Koopa Troopa uses sound effects like your typical Goomba and pre-Totaka Yoshi, and Shy Guys and Fly Guys are Totaka.
Nate Bihldorff is a voice of a minion, sure enough; just not those two.
One game he's credited in, Mario Hoops, is one where after a fair amount of research, I believe he voiced the Ninja. Use that as your guide. I'm off.
Kyubihanyou (talk) 11:32, 17 November 2013 (EST)
Bihldorff Voices in WarioWare (and general inconsistencies regarding the topic)[edit]
Other sites (such as Behind The Voice Actors) list Bihldorff as voicing Jimmy T in the pre-Gold games, and I feel that comparing it to his other confirmed portrayals like Shy Guy and Dr. Wright as well as numerous characters in Zelda games like Salvatore, it would be safe to say that is true. I would also speculate he voices Young Cricket for the same reasons. (There are particularly some voice clips of Salvatore that sound a lot like Cricket) However, this is not reflected on the Mario Wiki page. Is a more concrete source needed for this to be added? Smooth Moves, or any of the other pre-Gold games, did not specify which characters each voice portrayed, and I do not believe Bihldorff has a Twitter, so proving that would be rather difficult. On the topic of previous voices, I can't help but notice that on some characters pages (such as Mona, Dr. Crygor, and 9-Volt, the previous voices are listed, but other characters like Jimmy, Kat & Ana and Mike do not. Is this inconsistency related to a lack of sourcing for their voices, or are they relics of an older revision of these pages?--Mistermudkip (talk) 14:16, June 22, 2023 (EDT)
