Exactly, those speech stumbles actually bled over into Gman which was funny. Granted they are cut a bit, which I presume they changed to make him a bit less natural.
@@lawenda2099 Barney does those. G-man just stutters a lot, and mainly does ehhhh. If you have a link to when G-man does do any ummms or ahhs, I'd be pleased to watch the video to get a better understanding.
It's so weird hearing him talk. I never knew he was the Gman, but Barney's voice is really close to his normal voice that all I can hear is the character when I hear him speak
I thought the bits where he said snippets of actual G-Man lines (for example, "Over the course of" or "I'm not at liberty to...") were pretty trippy without the voice itself. If he did that on purpose, that's awesome.
1.record in total around 18 minutes of footage for 1 character for over 20 years, 2. become one of the most famous character in all of gaming 3. profit
@@Gunslingerwashere Seriously? Goldsource engine supports a max sample rate of 22.050Hz and 16 bits. Many voice lines are in 8 bit and 11.025Hz The sound quality is @ss.
He forgets words, like when he talks to Alix in ep2, "when you see your..... (what was that ape ass word again uhmm) FAther (there we go), relay. These. Words."
When he's sure about what he's gonna say, the pitch of his voice changes and it's totally Barney. But holy shit when he starts to stutter, pitch goes low, pauses too much to say...it goes full G-Man. Specially when he says some lines. Sometimes even laughing is G-Man laughing lol
“You’ve played the most mysterious character” - Barney, the Jango Fett and Agent 47 all rolled in one and only true force of nature of Black Mesa Research Facility.
long chin man Hey, look, I was just joking, don’t take it seriously! How many Barneys do we see in hl1? Are we playing as the original Barney (reference to Jango Fett) or do we play as the most successful and highly skilled clone (reference to 47), we’ll never know... but one thing’s for sure, he’s good! Besides in hl2 he’s one of the resistance leaders and an undercover agent. That’s some hell of a skill set for an ex-security guard!
Whenever he's on a roll, talking about this that or the other, he sounds so much like Barney, but when he's contemplating what to say next or searching for words, he sounds so much like Gman. These characters are so entrenched in his own personality and mannerisms and it's a delight to hear.
@@Samuello2024 i half bet barney IS gman kek imagine during a scene barney just like morphosing into gman for a split second and then back and being like "oh sorry idk what happened there"
Being a voice actor for any famous character must be awesome, it's so cool to be able to make the character say whatever you want because you are the character, and that is your voice
It’s insane. I hear more G-Man when I hear him talk, especially when he uses natural pauses and “um”, but as soon as VNN mentioned his natural voice sounds like Barney that’s all I hear but then G-Man slowly sneaks back into my mind. It’s so amazing
5:50 the way he says "crowbar" just reminds me of G-Man's speech about Vortigaunts "only experience of humanity was a crowbar...coming at them down a steel corridor". It sounds so similar
@@MRohanAhmed627 i became a fan for this game a month ago, my first half life game was hafl life 2 and then half life episode 1 and then half life episode 2, now i gotta get half life 1 and then i will get opposing force
Dude when he stops to think a little and does that "Hmm?" thing G-man does or his voice cracks a little you can hear G-man so clearly and it's a little creepy
This very nice to hear Mike Shapiro interview about how he became both mysterious and funny character. And his voice had already act both character without acting them
*Watches a video on VNN* "Hey, tyler is such a nice and respectful guy" *goes on stream for 30 seconds* tyler: "I CAN-AH PUNCH THE COMBINE'S AAAIIHSSSS"
After his delightfully crafted voicework as both barney aaand G-man i think you agree with me that he haas limitless potencial... And as for the beer, i think hes earned it ;)
@@zyriuz2 Mike Shapiro, in the flesh or rather in the interview with VNN I took the pleasure of listening to this audio. Most of it waaas not government property. As for the like, I think you've earned it.
While a shame that he couldn't redo G-mans lines in Black Mesa, it's still awsome how excited and cool he is with the Half Life fan base. (Edit, stupid autocorrect removed the couldn't)
Man, I can’t believe I didn’t see this until now. Always been a big fan of Mark Shapiro as the G-Man but I never knew he also did Barney! That’s so cool to learn. He really does an amazing job, and I reaaaaaally hope we don’t have to wait very long before we get to hear him in another game as both characters! On a side note, I’m dying to replay HLA again.... I gotta wait for my new VR headset, but that wait will be worth it as I’m gonna be playing it on the HP Reverb G2. It is going to look so good 😭😭 HLA is in my top 5 games of all time and I neeeed to replay it again
Good going in your interview with Mike Shapiro, VNN. I've been a fan of his without knowing who he was since the late 90s. I not only was a fan of his voice work for Barney and G-Man, but also for his voice work for Torin from Sierra's Torin's Passage. I'm really glad that Mike mentioned his work for Torin's Passage, because it's one of my favorite games. Torin's Passage was created by Al Lowe, who did Leisure Suit Larry, and Torin even had a cameo as a cameraman in Love for Sail. Back on topic, Mike's voice work of the G-Man, Barney, and Otis are still very much inspired, and I'm glad you got to talk with them. Give my regards to Boogle, Mr. Shapiro!
Well no, she's pretty good and sound like nothing change. So there's no reason to be sad. The actress played well, and whatever, her "grown" voice will come back in HL3, so relax
McZee!! McZee may be my favorite character of all time....I'll remember that theme song and big purple nose until the day I die. Thank you for bringing up McZee!
So strange that this is like the only interview on yt with freaking G-MAN!!? I wish there was more just asking him in general about his whole experience with the character
Everyone saying he sounds like barney and all i can hear is the gman trying to sound human.
I keep hearing a disguised Gman trying to break free.
me too.
Yes!
IKR
exactly what I've been thinking, and I hear just a little bit of Barney
Catch him later he'll buy you a beer.
Dammit I was gonna comment this
Let's hope in half- oh shit I wont say anything
Do you know who ate all the donuts?
A red spy is in the base!
A🅱OUT THAT 🅱EER I OWED YA
“I really enjoy being able to be inside gman”
So much... Pleasure.
Bruh
haha
[Weird G-Man breathing]
The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world
8:45 Mike briefly just morphs into G-man
LMAO I NOTICED TOO
You mean 8:42?
*pleasure*
I'd shit my pants if he suddenly just said "Ms. Vaaaaaanceeee"
15:25 He morphs into Barney
Man, we got Alyx Vance and G-Man. Will Tyler spoil us with a interview for Gordon Freeman's voice actor?
He is in every video dude
Dude he already reads out the patreon names at the end, is that not enough for ya?
Kelly Bailey interview when?
Gordon Freeman doesn't have a voice, dumbass
@Propane Tank Thanks for the Reddit Gold kind stranger!
Everytime he goes. "ehhhhh" "ahhh" "uhhh" sounds exactly like gman.
Gman doesn't "ehhhh" "ahhh" or "uhhh", that's Barney lmao
Exactly, those speech stumbles actually bled over into Gman which was funny.
Granted they are cut a bit, which I presume they changed to make him a bit less natural.
@@captaincornflake What series have you been playing? Gman's most defining trait is his constant stumbling over words with umms and ahhs.
@@lawenda2099 barney*
@@lawenda2099 Barney does those. G-man just stutters a lot, and mainly does ehhhh. If you have a link to when G-man does do any ummms or ahhs, I'd be pleased to watch the video to get a better understanding.
16:23 Missed opportunity of Mr Shapiro to say his iconic line, "I'm really not at liberty to say." :)
haha, right?!
KodakYarr he almost slips on saying half life 3 lol
He Almost slips and says half-life 3 Starts 15:23
YEA RIGHT?
“In the mean TIME...”
16:20 He’s really not... at liberty to say.
Thomas Stagnitta In the mean *time*
htf5555 this is *where I get off.*
"His employers" did not give him the liberty.
It's so weird hearing him talk. I never knew he was the Gman, but Barney's voice is really close to his normal voice that all I can hear is the character when I hear him speak
Same. I mean even without his actin you can clearly hear the G-Man in him you just can't forget a character like that
Well i felt "notes" of G-Man when he said "pleasure".
About that beer I owe ya
And the end voice line is exactly like g man
Hard to believe he voiced both Barney and G-man... what a talented voice actor
And the Nihilanth
Firstname Lastname But still, Voice actors of every Valve games are just amazing.
@@FirstnameLastname-py3bc Don't forget that Harry S Robins voiced each and every male scientist (except 3) in the entire Half-Life franchise.
@@mfaizsyahmi snipers voice actor voiced every male npc
G-Man *DESTROYS* Combine Advisor cuckolds with FACTS and REALITY BENDING
This is Barney talking. But that moment he slips into the G-Man - "He takes sooo much pleasure" absolutely wonderful.
Innininininininininiinininiinininininininininiiinininininininininininiininibinininininininininininininiininininiminniinininini uhh
@@Xx_placeholder_xX 5:04
I realized that both Barney and G-Man helps you or talks to you when Gordon needs the most
8:45
*8:42
I love how Mike's microphone is low-quality, making it sound like he's straight out of Half-Life 1.
I like to think he did that on purpose for us to get that nostalgic feel of G-man and Calhoun.
My thoughts exactly
OH MY GAWD WE'RE DOOOMED
19:35 Is when he sounds exactly like Barney
Haha like thats his homie voice, his wholesome friendly voice, goddman, his Barney voice
About that Home I owed ya Gordon
older barney
When he said “pleasure” at 8:45, it sounded exactly like g-man. It almost sounds like he was getting into the character but it came so naturally.
It definitely was on purpose to illustrate.
Tinyxman 04 8:43
Signalling all Aleks accounts
MARSHALL
huge johnson :)) I miss the old creatures, nice to see another fan “out in the wild” lol
Y’know what I’d love to see? Mike Shapiro doing a let’s play of Blue Shift, while roleplaying Barney the entire time
Barney's Mind when?
@@thompsonator4696 More like Barney's Mind 2, but yeah :p
Coen van Haaster Barney's Mind 2: Episode 1.
God-tier
That'd be lit!
Love how when he says “pleasure” he just turns into g-man for like a second at 8:44
wow holy shit. you are right
*8:40.
Voice line of G-man saying Pleasure
1% comments about the interview
99% comments about *P L E A S U R E*
8:42 he still got it !
The Shadow well of course he does, why would he have lost it?
that's the most G-Man ever
*8:40.
@@Horus-Lupercal dude it doesn't matter
Part of g-man lives inside of him.
People: Mike Shapiro
Tyler: Mike Sha-pyro
For real lol
Mike Shapiro himself pronounces it Sha-pyro
@@andrewmurphy5403 I know, I was just having a bit of a joke.
18:40
mike shapyroland
*Pyro noises*
I need to build a rig and get a VR headset immediately
I Man try to get a quest. No rig needed
@@lampshade6967 Quest can't play Alyx by itself sadly.
Teo Bazan ah shit, guess I’m not playing it
@@lampshade6967 but if you have a quest link cable and a pc you can play it
I DID heard that rift games are compatible with quest
Is that correct?
i find it so strange to hear his voice, its like gman and barney combined....
wait
B-Man
G-arney
Gmey
Barman
Maney
Barnan
🅱️man
Does the B stand for that beer he owed ya?
Jeffrey Stevens you beat me to it
19:12 I could really hear the G-Man in his voice when he said "Universe" omg.
even when he said "uhhh"
Especially at 8:43
Mike talking happily: Barney
Mike talking seriously: G-Man
I can hear the g-man sometimes in this video, specially when he stutters hahaha
I thought the bits where he said snippets of actual G-Man lines (for example, "Over the course of" or "I'm not at liberty to...") were pretty trippy without the voice itself. If he did that on purpose, that's awesome.
when mike mentioned pure audio at 7:12 i went to look it up and they're in-fact still around!
5:49 I'm just trying to picture hitting stuff in-game with the crowbar and hearing Mike Shapiro's voice going "CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG!"
There is no (usable) crowbar.
@@CinemaRescored bollocks
@@pufuletz8576 The crowbar is Gordon's special item, not Alyx's.
@@CinemaRescored at least a pipe that you can hit stuff with
Angry Silence he’s talking about half life 1...
I hear G-man in his voice, because I've never really heard Barney enough.
Then play HL 1 then lmao
I really recommend you play the rest of the HL series, its way worth it
@@Thlormby I think I'll play Black Mesa instead of hl1 and play ep 1 and 2 afterwards. First, hl:a
@@StiekemeHenk Mistake, play HL1.
@@StiekemeHenk Play both! Its funny to see the differences between them
How about that beer Barney?
The right quote in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world
@@nozular you sound fun at parties
@@SkynetT-1944he left for the party, comment gone
1.record in total around 18 minutes of footage for 1 character for over 20 years,
2. become one of the most famous character in all of gaming
3. profit
I think he has done way more work than that. It is just that Gman is most known.
Mike when he speaks through his mic here, sounds just like the low sound byte voices of the Black Mesa Guards from the first game! :D
About that beer i owe you..
Mike trying not to let G-Man free: 8:40
8:44 that “pleasure” haunts me lmao I thought G man was talking for real
I can't tell if his mic is just mediocre or if he just naturally sounds slightly compressed. I'm betting on the second one.
sounds like the soundbytes of gman from hl1
The audio quality in Half-Life isn't a result of hardware limitations, the voice actors just naturally sound like that.
@@Gunslingerwashere Seriously?
Goldsource engine supports a max sample rate of 22.050Hz and 16 bits.
Many voice lines are in 8 bit and 11.025Hz
The sound quality is @ss.
@@Gunslingerwashere Meanwhile, in Half Life 2 with the source engine 1 released in 2004, many voice lines are CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) .
@@saricubra2867 Congratulations, sir! You missed the joke! Here's your clown wig and makeup!
I love how the audio quality on Mike's microphone is unintentionally giving us the experience we wanted.
Ah yes, Mike Shapiro. Ben Shapiro's long lost interdimensional brother.
G-Man had to be jewish oh lord
The CIA memes are real...
Black Mesa Security Guard DESTROYS libtard aliens with FACTS and LOGIC
Ben Shapiro is a moron, I would not want to be related to him.
Check out my playlist of Ben getting destroyed.
This libtard will be good for my trophy room.
Gman and barney voice is a spectrum, mike just slides around on it.
He sounds like a really nice guy. Loved it when he said: "I'm not at liberty to say". xD
8:43 He slipped into Gman's voice for the word pleasure...
G-Man's speaking patterns have a weird rhythm
Edsknife almost as if he’s not human or something
He forgets words, like when he talks to Alix in ep2, "when you see your..... (what was that ape ass word again uhmm) FAther (there we go), relay. These. Words."
16:23 "I'm not at liberty to say..."
1:22 "I really enjoy to be inside GMan" ayyyyyy
When he's sure about what he's gonna say, the pitch of his voice changes and it's totally Barney. But holy shit when he starts to stutter, pitch goes low, pauses too much to say...it goes full G-Man. Specially when he says some lines. Sometimes even laughing is G-Man laughing lol
“You’ve played the most mysterious character” - Barney, the Jango Fett and Agent 47 all rolled in one and only true force of nature of Black Mesa Research Facility.
temuera morrisson played jango and im not sure about a47
@@long_chin_man David Bateson play agent 47
long chin man Hey, look, I was just joking, don’t take it seriously! How many Barneys do we see in hl1? Are we playing as the original Barney (reference to Jango Fett) or do we play as the most successful and highly skilled clone (reference to 47), we’ll never know... but one thing’s for sure, he’s good! Besides in hl2 he’s one of the resistance leaders and an undercover agent. That’s some hell of a skill set for an ex-security guard!
However out of all these vg characters, G-Man is _always_ at no. 1 as the most mysterious
Whenever he's on a roll, talking about this that or the other, he sounds so much like Barney, but when he's contemplating what to say next or searching for words, he sounds so much like Gman. These characters are so entrenched in his own personality and mannerisms and it's a delight to hear.
When I hear Mike speak I only imagine Barney sitting on a chair speaking into a mic
I'm glad I've loved his character since I was a kid
Im thinking about a SFM of a Interview Barney is on a couch and suddendly turns into G-man and the comes back to Barney.
@@Samuello2024 i half bet barney IS gman kek
imagine during a scene barney just like morphosing into gman for a split second and then back and being like "oh sorry idk what happened there"
@@gman1857 Hey, you're not supposed to know that!
Being a voice actor for any famous character must be awesome, it's so cool to be able to make the character say whatever you want because you are the character, and that is your voice
I loved this! Tyler, you should try to get the voice actress for Chell!
gordon freeman. doom slayer. combine turret. all amazing voice actors
@@long_chin_mankleiner/scientists
man doomguy has a voice now
Man I can't wait for them to get the stiders' VA
You mean Ellen McLain? Because Valve used her voice at some point in Portal 2's development.
If only Michael Shapiro knew how much his characters he voices mean for us fans, this guy is a legend. Thanks to him and Tyler for this interview.
Imagine this interview cutting halfway to the G-man impersonator talking about Gordon’s succulent hands
Japanesebushbaby?
Eek Rats yes
It's like a hybrid between Barney and Gman. I guess that's obvious. I love his voice
Giving an interview with LOGIC and FACTS.
hahah
Castle White wrong shapiro
Eucliwood waifu
Wow people noticing my comments for once
@@castlewhite1577 just dont add
"edit: OMG THANK YOU GUYS FOR 5 LIKES!!!!"
Edit:OMFG GUYS THANKS FOR 6 LIKES!!!!!!!!!!!
Tyler you should definitely do an interview with Gordon Freeman's voice actor for April Fools
If I were him I would be speaking like GMan permanently.
"I really enjoy being inside G-man"
PHRASING PHRASING!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
16:25 "I'm not a liberty to say" I see what ya did there gman
Whenever Mike says uhh, the G-man comes out of him
Played 3 character voices, surprised he didn't need to voice a crowbar. That's a good one, Mike.
I could totally hear his voice in my head "Roger that, let's run like hell!"
It’s insane. I hear more G-Man when I hear him talk, especially when he uses natural pauses and “um”, but as soon as VNN mentioned his natural voice sounds like Barney that’s all I hear but then G-Man slowly sneaks back into my mind. It’s so amazing
5:50 the way he says "crowbar" just reminds me of G-Man's speech about Vortigaunts "only experience of humanity was a crowbar...coming at them down a steel corridor". It sounds so similar
It's like an automatic involuntary pog face moment when he says pleasure. Literally could not stop myself from pogging.
It’s creepy though how sometimes he sounds like G-man and goes to his normal voice
Epistole 3? no we dont talk about that anymore
*Epistle
FRIENDSHIP ENDED WITH EPISTLE THREE. NOW VALVE IS MY BEST FRIEND
Epistle 3? Pfft, why in god's name would you want that hastily bolted together fanfiction!
@@sulphurous2656 wat? No it was the writer of half life who posted it wdym
HL3 CONFIRMED BAAAABY
Next interview shud be with the guy who gave the exhalation sound when Gordon starts sprinting..
It's Gaben, not even joke tho
Not gonna lie, I became a fan because if half-life: Alyx. But I've already fallen in love with everything about half-life and the community
Omg that's exciting, it's wonderful that you got into it this way, and now you get to play the other games. I envy you :)
You should try the Opposing Force expansion for Half-Life 1. I'm sure you'll love it.
@@MRohanAhmed627 i became a fan for this game a month ago, my first half life game was hafl life 2 and then half life episode 1 and then half life episode 2, now i gotta get half life 1 and then i will get opposing force
Dude when he stops to think a little and does that "Hmm?" thing G-man does or his voice cracks a little you can hear G-man so clearly and it's a little creepy
Mike Shapiro ASMR TYLER PLEASE INFORM US WHEN THIS DROPS
Just follow his twitter lol
@@slovakthrowback3738 I don't use Twitter. I'm sure Tyler could make a community post on UA-cam about it.
"i really enjoy being inside G-man"
This very nice to hear Mike Shapiro interview about how he became both mysterious and funny character.
And his voice had already act both character without acting them
*Watches a video on VNN*
"Hey, tyler is such a nice and respectful guy"
*goes on stream for 30 seconds*
tyler: "I CAN-AH PUNCH THE COMBINE'S AAAIIHSSSS"
i watched this whole interview with a big dumb ear to ear smile across my face :D
He still owe's us that beer...
After his delightfully crafted voicework as both barney aaand G-man i think you agree with me that he haas limitless potencial... And as for the beer, i think hes earned it ;)
@@zyriuz2 Mike Shapiro, in the flesh or rather in the interview with VNN I took the pleasure of listening to this audio. Most of it waaas not government property. As for the like, I think you've earned it.
FREE SODA!!!!
*slurrp* *slurp* *sluurrrrppp*
Minor spoiler:
At the beginning of Half-Life 2, when Barney takes off his mask he says "...about that beer I owed ya." The owed beer has been served.
I laughed so hard when he said “Pleasure” and just faded from gman back to his normal voice
16:23 reminded me of the half life 2 ending lol
"you played one of the most mysterious characters in the entirety of video games"
ikr! but gman is pretty mysterious too, ya know
Really wanna figure this Barney guy out
I love how the quality of Mike's mic is similar to the audio quality of Half Life 1 when he spoke as the Gman, like he's in the game as he talks.
While a shame that he couldn't redo G-mans lines in Black Mesa, it's still awsome how excited and cool he is with the Half Life fan base. (Edit, stupid autocorrect removed the couldn't)
I can hear Barney, the G-Man, and the Nihahlanth all at once.
i like how he sounds like the G-man but talking casually and not so mysteriously
Its weird hearing the Gman say "Hope everyone is safe"
mike shapiro: barney. gman. otis. nihilanth. security guard. black ops
he really wasn't kidding when he said he voiced the crowbar 😂😅
Man, I can’t believe I didn’t see this until now. Always been a big fan of Mark Shapiro as the G-Man but I never knew he also did Barney! That’s so cool to learn. He really does an amazing job, and I reaaaaaally hope we don’t have to wait very long before we get to hear him in another game as both characters!
On a side note, I’m dying to replay HLA again.... I gotta wait for my new VR headset, but that wait will be worth it as I’m gonna be playing it on the HP Reverb G2. It is going to look so good 😭😭 HLA is in my top 5 games of all time and I neeeed to replay it again
Good going in your interview with Mike Shapiro, VNN. I've been a fan of his without knowing who he was since the late 90s. I not only was a fan of his voice work for Barney and G-Man, but also for his voice work for Torin from Sierra's Torin's Passage. I'm really glad that Mike mentioned his work for Torin's Passage, because it's one of my favorite games. Torin's Passage was created by Al Lowe, who did Leisure Suit Larry, and Torin even had a cameo as a cameraman in Love for Sail. Back on topic, Mike's voice work of the G-Man, Barney, and Otis are still very much inspired, and I'm glad you got to talk with them. Give my regards to Boogle, Mr. Shapiro!
There’s not a gamer alive who could say they hate G-Man. He’s like a creepy version of Mitt Romney!
Well, *creepier* anyway
He's got a bit of that "dirty throat" voice, that's why it's so iconic
This video just reminds me that much more that I'm sad Alyx's voice actress has been kicked to the curb 😢
@Sipher777 - Alex The original voice actor of Alyx (From HL2) is no longer the same one for Alyx in Half-Life: Alyx
@@GamingRevenant you reminded me of it now I'm sad :( she deserved so much better
@@GamingRevenant Yes, but why?
Well no, she's pretty good and sound like nothing change. So there's no reason to be sad. The actress played well, and whatever, her "grown" voice will come back in HL3, so relax
@@carbonfiber4666 how do you know.. arr you gaben?? hhhhm i will keep eye on u🤔🤔🧐🧐
Gman has to be one of my favorite video game characters of all time, I'm so excited for this
This is soooo trippy. I'm half expecting him to offer you a beer, followed by some sinister ultimatum topped off by a raspy breath
Mike's audio quality reminds me of the audio quality in half life 1.
McZee!! McZee may be my favorite character of all time....I'll remember that theme song and big purple nose until the day I die. Thank you for bringing up McZee!
My childhood voice actor in Half Life Series. I'm still impressed that this game still alive with few voice actors
It's unbelievable to have the veil lifted on all these things after 20 years. And the people behind the curtain have been so eager to do so...
So strange that this is like the only interview on yt with freaking G-MAN!!? I wish there was more just asking him in general about his whole experience with the character
Mike's audio quality just makes him sound like he's talking to Tyler from inside Half Life 1.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if I was the voice of Crowbar at one point”
It is really interesting to listen to him naturally shift between Barney and Gman
the compressed audio over skype makes him sound like hl1 barney again
Mike seems like a really chill person.
Next VR title confirmed. Half Life: Barney