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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]]''. | '''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, 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 | 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 he claims have benefitted him in his acting jobs in the 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 {{wp| | 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 [[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 ''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"/> | 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"/> | ||
