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m (I wrote this in 2009 and am pretty sure I was just misinterpreting something I read on the Internet. Whatever it was, I'm pretty sure it was referring to the standard MIRT screen that was present at most every E3 at the time, and not anything special.)
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MIRT displays Mario on a screen, through which he can talk to those attending the trade fair. Charles Martinet himself (previously Stevie Coyle<ref name="SCES"/>) works the device, standing out of view and reciting Mario's lines, which are instantly reiterated by the hero. Martinet also provides Mario's movement through sensors courtesy of [http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_jqmh38 Simgraphics Engineering], who developed the '''VActor''' technology on which MIRT works. (''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' sound effects and various impossible movements are also available to Martinet.<ref>n8phin (June 10, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071201111436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWfZjVbFFkc Mario's movie impressions at E3]. ''YouTube''. November 4, 2007 snapshot via Wayback Machine.</ref>) Although Martinet is hidden from the audience, he can see and hear them through a hidden camera and microphone. In addition to trade shows, an early Mario in Real Time was used to animate [[Mario's face]] in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' and [[Mario Teaches Typing 2|its sequel]].
MIRT displays Mario on a screen, through which he can talk to those attending the trade fair. Charles Martinet himself (previously Stevie Coyle<ref name="SCES"/>) works the device, standing out of view and reciting Mario's lines, which are instantly reiterated by the hero. Martinet also provides Mario's movement through sensors courtesy of [http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_jqmh38 Simgraphics Engineering], who developed the '''VActor''' technology on which MIRT works. (''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' sound effects and various impossible movements are also available to Martinet.<ref>n8phin (June 10, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071201111436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWfZjVbFFkc Mario's movie impressions at E3]. ''YouTube''. November 4, 2007 snapshot via Wayback Machine.</ref>) Although Martinet is hidden from the audience, he can see and hear them through a hidden camera and microphone. In addition to trade shows, an early Mario in Real Time was used to animate [[Mario's face]] in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' and [[Mario Teaches Typing 2|its sequel]].


Martinet occasionally voices an off-screen [[Luigi]] (as well as [[Mama Mario|Mama]] and [[Papa Mario|Papa]]) in MIRT; this is also how Luigi's current voice originated.<ref name="GameSpy">August 2, 2001. [http://web.archive.org/web/20041214201633/http://archive.gamespy.com/interviews/august02/mario/index2.shtml The Voice of Mario]. ''GameSpy''. December 14, 2004 snapshot via Wayback Machine.</ref> A '''[[Wario]] in Real Time''' ('''WIRT''') and '''[[Donkey Kong]] in Real Time''' ('''DKIRT''') also exist.<ref name="GameSpy"/> The former was used at the Winter CES 1994<ref>jexora (April 10, 2008). [https://youtu.be/E_ZTt0YKpKY?t=440 1994 Winter CES 6/6]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> while the latter was present at the 1994 {{wp|Entertainment Merchants Association|VDSA}} expo.<ref> Toad.T (November 25, 2013). [https://youtu.be/NcdkFsVFzMI?t=220 Donkey Kong hits on mid 90's chicks at the '94 VSDA expo. Featuring DIRT! (Donkey kong In Real Time)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 26, 2013.</ref> A more advanced version of MIRT software appeared at San Diego Comic Con 2012 and the Nintendo World ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' launch event in New York in 2013. The former featured Martinet (as Mario) answering questions from fans,<ref>Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). [https://youtu.be/AAjhjLuWbC8 Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 8, 2016.</ref> while the latter involved Luigi welcoming fans to the ''Dark Moon'' launch event.<ref>CubedLink (March 27, 2013). [https://youtu.be/bZnKdCtex6I Luigi's welcome at the 'Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon' Nintendo World launch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 8, 2016.</ref>
Martinet occasionally voices an off-screen [[Luigi]] (as well as [[Mama Mario|Mama]] and [[Papa Mario|Papa]]) in MIRT; this is also how Luigi's current voice originated.<ref name="GameSpy">August 2, 2001. [http://web.archive.org/web/20041214201633/http://archive.gamespy.com/interviews/august02/mario/index2.shtml The Voice of Mario]. ''GameSpy''. December 14, 2004 snapshot via Wayback Machine.</ref> A '''[[Wario]] in Real Time''' ('''WIRT''') and '''[[Donkey Kong]] in Real Time''' ('''DKIRT''') also exist.<ref name="GameSpy"/> The former was used at the Winter CES 1994<ref>jexora (April 10, 2008). [https://youtu.be/E_ZTt0YKpKY?t=440 1994 Winter CES 6/6]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> while the latter was present at the 1994 {{wp|Entertainment Merchants Association|VDSA}} expo.<ref> Toad.T (November 25, 2013). [https://youtu.be/NcdkFsVFzMI?t=220 Donkey Kong hits on mid 90's chicks at the '94 VSDA expo. Featuring DIRT! (Donkey kong In Real Time)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 26, 2013.</ref> A more advanced version of MIRT software appeared at San Diego Comic Con 2012 and the Nintendo World ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' launch event in New York in 2013. The former featured Martinet (as Mario) answering questions from fans,<ref>Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). [https://youtu.be/AAjhjLuWbC8 Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 8, 2016.</ref> while the latter involved Luigi welcoming fans to the ''Dark Moon'' launch event.<ref>CubedLink (March 27, 2013). [https://youtu.be/bZnKdCtex6I Luigi's welcome at the 'Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon' Nintendo World launch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 8, 2016.</ref> Something a little extra, The WIRT was also perceived as the common, Wario Apparition, a Super Mario 64 related legend.
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Mario in Real Time
Mario in Real Time

Mario in Real Time (also known as MIRT) is an interactive system that was introduced around 1992,[1] and has since been used by Nintendo in various trade fairs. Thought up by Minoru Arakawa, MIRT is notable for crediting Charles Martinet as Mario's voice (prior to his videogame debut in Mario's FUNdamentals).

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Mario in Real Time as it appears in Mario Teaches Typing 2

MIRT displays Mario on a screen, through which he can talk to those attending the trade fair. Charles Martinet himself (previously Stevie Coyle[1]) works the device, standing out of view and reciting Mario's lines, which are instantly reiterated by the hero. Martinet also provides Mario's movement through sensors courtesy of Simgraphics Engineering, who developed the VActor technology on which MIRT works. (Mario sound effects and various impossible movements are also available to Martinet.[2]) Although Martinet is hidden from the audience, he can see and hear them through a hidden camera and microphone. In addition to trade shows, an early Mario in Real Time was used to animate Mario's face in Mario Teaches Typing and its sequel.

Martinet occasionally voices an off-screen Luigi (as well as Mama and Papa) in MIRT; this is also how Luigi's current voice originated.[3] A Wario in Real Time (WIRT) and Donkey Kong in Real Time (DKIRT) also exist.[3] The former was used at the Winter CES 1994[4] while the latter was present at the 1994 VDSA expo.[5] A more advanced version of MIRT software appeared at San Diego Comic Con 2012 and the Nintendo World Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon launch event in New York in 2013. The former featured Martinet (as Mario) answering questions from fans,[6] while the latter involved Luigi welcoming fans to the Dark Moon launch event.[7] Something a little extra, The WIRT was also perceived as the common, Wario Apparition, a Super Mario 64 related legend.

References

  1. ^ a b DigitalNeohuman (April 23, 2010). Real Time Mario at the 1992 SCES. YouTube. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ^ n8phin (June 10, 2006). Mario's movie impressions at E3. YouTube. November 4, 2007 snapshot via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ a b August 2, 2001. The Voice of Mario. GameSpy. December 14, 2004 snapshot via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ jexora (April 10, 2008). 1994 Winter CES 6/6. YouTube. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  5. ^ Toad.T (November 25, 2013). Donkey Kong hits on mid 90's chicks at the '94 VSDA expo. Featuring DIRT! (Donkey kong In Real Time). YouTube. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  6. ^ Patrick Scott Patterson (July 16, 2012). Mario reveals his last name & other tales - San Diego Comic Con 2012. YouTube. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  7. ^ CubedLink (March 27, 2013). Luigi's welcome at the 'Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon' Nintendo World launch. YouTube. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
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