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'''Justin Berti''' is an American actor who served as the English commentator in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''.
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'''Justin Berti''' is an American actor who served as the commentator in the English version of ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Berti lived in Japan for 12 years, developing much of his career in that time working in professions such as acting, modelling and dancing. He has likened this experience to living the "life of a rockstar". Berti describes himself as an energetic and animated person, claiming these traits enabled him to easily connect with the "over-exaggerated" trends in the Japanese entertainment industry.<ref name="interview">Demeech (December 5, 2020). [https://youtu.be/yWgnWoMwrhs Mario Kart DEVELOPER Interview!-Interviewing Announcer Justin Berti!-Mario Kart: Arcade GP 2]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 25, 2021.</ref>
Berti lived in Japan for 12 years, where he took up a multitude of entertainment professions such as acting, modelling and dancing. He has likened this experience to "living the life of a rockstar". Berti describes himself as an energetic and animated person, traits that he claims are suitable for Japanese entertainment which, according to him, prioritizes "over-exaggerated" performances.<ref name="interview">Demeech (December 5, 2020). [https://youtu.be/yWgnWoMwrhs Mario Kart DEVELOPER Interview!- Interviewing Announcer Justin Berti!-Mario Kart: Arcade GP 2]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 25, 2021.</ref>


After performing notable jobs as a voice actor and announcer for the {{wp|World Baseball Classic}} league at various Japanese stadiums, Berti was contacted by an agent to audition at [[Namco Bandai]] for the role of announcer in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''. He recalls limited direction given during the audition, his sole duty being to narrate a number of lines that would be mixed in-game to provide live commentary ("Luigi", "is now in second place" etc.)<ref name="interview"/>
After performing notable jobs as a voice actor and announcer for {{wp|Major League Baseball}} at various Japanese stadiums, Berti was contacted by an agent to audition at [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai]] for the role of announcer in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''. There, he was requested to narrate a number of lines that would be mixed in-game to provide live commentary ("[[Luigi]]", "is now in second place" etc.), but was otherwise given little direction.<ref name="interview"/>


Berti's favorite ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' characters are [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Wario]], the latter of whom he likes for his catchphrase, "I'm-a gonna win". When playing competitively, Berti prefers lightweight characters such as [[Pac-Man]] in the ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' games.<ref name="interview"/>
Berti's favorite ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' characters are [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Wario]], the latter of whom he likes for his catchphrase, "I'm-a gonna win". When playing ''Mario Kart'' games competitively, Berti prefers characters with good acceleration, citing [[Pac-Man]] in the ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' games as an example despite Pac-Man being more of a balanced driver in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.<ref name="interview"/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:14, June 4, 2022

Justin Berti

Justin Berti is an American actor who served as the commentator in the English version of Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Biography[edit]

Berti lived in Japan for 12 years, where he took up a multitude of entertainment professions such as acting, modelling and dancing. He has likened this experience to "living the life of a rockstar". Berti describes himself as an energetic and animated person, traits that he claims are suitable for Japanese entertainment which, according to him, prioritizes "over-exaggerated" performances.[1]

After performing notable jobs as a voice actor and announcer for Major League Baseball at various Japanese stadiums, Berti was contacted by an agent to audition at Namco Bandai for the role of announcer in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. There, he was requested to narrate a number of lines that would be mixed in-game to provide live commentary ("Luigi", "is now in second place" etc.), but was otherwise given little direction.[1]

Berti's favorite Mario Kart characters are Donkey Kong and Wario, the latter of whom he likes for his catchphrase, "I'm-a gonna win". When playing Mario Kart games competitively, Berti prefers characters with good acceleration, citing Pac-Man in the Mario Kart Arcade GP games as an example despite Pac-Man being more of a balanced driver in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Demeech (December 5, 2020). Mario Kart DEVELOPER Interview!- Interviewing Announcer Justin Berti!-Mario Kart: Arcade GP 2. YouTube. Retrieved February 25, 2021.