Super Mario Sunshine
Up until the release of "Super Mario Sunshine", Bowser's voice consisted of mostly stock roars and snarls synthesized from various animal sounds as well as a modulated laugh supplied by Mario's voice actor, Charles Martinet. Then, in the 2002 release of "Super Mario Sunshine", radio personality and voice actor Scott Burns gave Bowser his first spoken dialogue and continued portraying him for several more years. With the late 2005 release of "Super Mario Strikers", Kenneth W. James became the new voice actor for Bowser. For a few years, old recordings of Burns were reused for games after James took the role, such as "Mario Party DS". Between Burns and James, Bowser was briefly voiced by Eric Newsome in "Super Paper Mario". Bowser's pre-"Sunshine" sounds are still used occasionally in such games as the "Super Smash Bros." series.