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'''Michael "Mike" Vaughn''' is an American voice actor who portrayed [[Iggy Koopa]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. However, in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', he only voiced Iggy while Ludwig is portrayed by [[David J. Goldfarb]]. But in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' he still portrays Iggy and again also portrays Ludwig.
'''Michael "Mike" Vaughn''' is an American voice actor who portrayed [[Iggy Koopa]] and [[Ludwig von Koopa]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. However, in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', he only voiced Iggy while Ludwig is portrayed by [[David J. Goldfarb]]; in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'', however, his voice clips are reused for Iggy and Ludwig.


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Mike Vaughn recorded only one session in October of 2009 for the title: "New Super Mario Brothers." Those same audio files have been used over and over again in every title that Iggy and Ludwig appear in since. Mike Vaughn has publicly called this action a theft by Nintendo as the usage release signed by both parties prohibited Nintendo from using those files in advertisements or promotions. While not specifically restricting usage in future games, Mr. Vaughn admits, "who in their right mind would have thought that a major game producer would use the same audio in future titles? Seems like a great way to make really bad, repetitive games to me." Loss of income for re-use fees (a standard in the industry)  is estimated at $1,700 per game which as of Sept. 2014 is 5 additional unpaid titles. Reference: [[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cloverleafradio/2013/12/22/cloverleaf-radio-presents-actor-mike-vaughn-super-mario-bros]]
*Mike Vaughn recorded only one session in October of 2009 for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and those same audio files have been used over and over again for most titles that Iggy and Ludwig have appeared in since. Mike Vaughn has publicly called this action a theft by Nintendo as the usage release signed by both parties prohibited Nintendo from using those files in advertisements or promotions. While not specifically restricting usage in future games, Mr. Vaughn admits, "who in their right mind would have thought that a major game producer would use the same audio in future titles? Seems like a great way to make really bad, repetitive games to me."<ref>[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cloverleafradio/2013/12/22/cloverleaf-radio-presents-actor-mike-vaughn-super-mario-bros Cloverleaf Radio Presents: Actor Mike Vaughn "Super Mario Bros."!!]. Blog Talk Radio (January 2014). Retrieved November 18, 2014.</ref>
 
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Template:RealPeopleBox Michael "Mike" Vaughn is an American voice actor who portrayed Iggy Koopa and Ludwig von Koopa in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, and New Super Luigi U. However, in Mario Kart 8, he only voiced Iggy while Ludwig is portrayed by David J. Goldfarb; in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, however, his voice clips are reused for Iggy and Ludwig.

Portrayals

Trivia

  • Mike Vaughn recorded only one session in October of 2009 for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and those same audio files have been used over and over again for most titles that Iggy and Ludwig have appeared in since. Mike Vaughn has publicly called this action a theft by Nintendo as the usage release signed by both parties prohibited Nintendo from using those files in advertisements or promotions. While not specifically restricting usage in future games, Mr. Vaughn admits, "who in their right mind would have thought that a major game producer would use the same audio in future titles? Seems like a great way to make really bad, repetitive games to me."[1]

References

  1. ^ Cloverleaf Radio Presents: Actor Mike Vaughn "Super Mario Bros."!!. Blog Talk Radio (January 2014). Retrieved November 18, 2014.

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