Originally uploaded on June 25, 2010. From popular demand, THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMADE. Every unnecessary quote has been added. The unnecessary quotes at 0:00-0:49, 2:08, and 2:17 were taken from my 'Diddy Kong Playthrough/Longplay' video.
I used to cycle his responses and laugh. Couldn’t contain my delight at “alakaZOO!” and “Bye bye for now.” I haven’t heard him in almost 20 years, but I still hear “hello friend” in my head on occasion.
This game was such a delight back in the day. The setting was so pleasant I didn't have any trouble just flying around the main area. But Timber was always my guy.
let me be honest his voice was way better in this game then in the remake for the DS, why did they have to change it to the original voice guy pass away? anyway great job.
@@Alolan.Vulpix.Getting.Railed So ridiculous. Imagine someone crying over an indian elephant with an Indian accent? Did they want him to have a New Jersey accent??? So dumb....
No, the voice actor is actually Chris Sutherland, who is still around, he even provided his voice for the 2013 Killer Instinct and some new noises for Banjo in smash bros, its more because it was thought of as "racist" as other people have mentioned Also, while the DS remake wasn't terrible, it wasn't great or groundbreaking, also Taj's old voice was better imo
Yesterday my friend was doing an impression of Taj and she made him say Avada Kedavra instead of Abracadabra. I absolutely lost it. Just imagine Taj showing up on his carpet with his usual "Ho Ho!", only to cast the killing curse and leave with his usual "Bye bye for now!" ...that "Bye Bye for now" sure sounds like a threat in that context.
Taj may be a free Genie for the fact that he doesn’t have a Lamp and that he can use magic freely without a Master to grant wishes for, he still seems to have cuffs on his wrists.
In my band class we got a song called abracadabra and this is the first thing I think of when she says the name. Teacher: Okay take out abracadabra- Me: 1:10
It sucks. The ESRB get more and more sensitive each day. The main reason they censored Taj was because he sounded like a stereotypical Indian. Next they'll censor Mario for sounding too Italian and change DK's design for the third time because he looks too much like blackface.
Uhhh if they got more sensitive each day, M-rated games would not exist anymore... Taj sounding like a stereotypical Indian is a very good reason to change his voice, it is a nastily unfair stereotype. Mario gets away with it because while his accent is a bit exaggerated, unlike Taj its not a cruel stereotype and a lot of Italian people do talk like that. The DK comparison meanwhile is really stupid and I must question your intelligence and emotional stability for making it. I get being mad about censorship, but only get mad when something worthwhile is removed. Just like with the terrible petting game in Fire Emblem Fates, I don't think anything was lost with Taj losing his old accent. To say nothing on how his new voice is better.
Originally uploaded on June 25, 2010.
From popular demand, THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMADE. Every unnecessary quote has been added.
The unnecessary quotes at 0:00-0:49, 2:08, and 2:17 were taken from my 'Diddy Kong Playthrough/Longplay' video.
I used to cycle his responses and laugh. Couldn’t contain my delight at “alakaZOO!” and “Bye bye for now.” I haven’t heard him in almost 20 years, but I still hear “hello friend” in my head on occasion.
sameeee
NappiMusicVideos “Can I help you further?”
"Would that. Be all?"
1:38 or 2:07 when I give birthday gifts to my friends
Kinda like being at work doing something super serious and all of a sudden you hear Banjo's yelp randomly in your head.
Clicked for the "Hello Friend"
hahaha same
McKenzio16 Same😂😂
Select your vehicle
Hoolaaa😜😜😜
I clicked for the sound he made at 0:42
This game was such a delight back in the day. The setting was so pleasant I didn't have any trouble just flying around the main area. But Timber was always my guy.
God, I miss these times, everything was so simple and fun
There's no proof that any year was "simple", there were still wars, death, violence... you name it.
It still can be if we pray
@@seronymusyour god is fake and your excuse to be toxic and lazy
@@seronymus Or believe in our own happiness.
@@beatles123 that's just pathetic
Clicked for the "Abracadabra."
Alacazooom ( ಠ ͜ʖರೃ)
@@bagofchips8813 alacazam
@@NCTStudio 😂😂😂😂
Taj the Genie, my favorite character from Diddy Kong Racing, and I wish he was a secret unlockable character in the 64 version.
Ha ha ha! I always greeted my coworker with "Hello, my friend!" in Taj's voice! XD
Alright, alright, just take the like!
My friending
He might be the happiest character ever XD
Happy Genie :)
But not as enthusiastic as the Aladdin Genie.
Taj, which is your favorite Pokémon? 1:14
😂😂😂 so true
I just like listening to him hum when you drive near him lol
I get the chills all the time I miss my childhood
I always found this creepy. He looks like he never had a friend and saw a human for the first time when he approaches
Well. That's the point of Genie elephant. He spent over a thousand years of incarceration in a lamp. There's no friends in the lamp.
WAEHEEEEYYYYY! WOOOOOOH! HOHO!
Ello dere! I am de genie of de island. I am here to help you. Good luck!
If I ever have a son imma make him beat this game before he gets the newest system
This guy actually scared me when I was a little kid playing this game...
Me too! I always ran away from him, and any required interaction I had with him I would try to get through as fast as possible! Haha!
“You owe me a race”
That scared me when I was a kid
@@TheGrandRevo This is hilarious.
I thought I was the only one.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a creepy pasta or two featuring him somewhere on the Internet.
@@keyboardcorrector2340 Taj ist definitely a good Guy!
Taj has a beautiful voice shame they didn't reuse this for the ds version
they Apu'd him :(
IKR? Now he sounds like a narrator for a British Kids’ show.
I love taj.
“Bye bye for now!”.
I mean, how could you not like him.
i loved this game as a kid!!!
let me be honest his voice was way better in this game then in the remake for the DS, why did they have to change it to the original voice guy pass away?
anyway great job.
cutemimi25 They changed his voice cause it was racist apparently
Cutemimi25. I agree with you. I liked his voice on the n64 version better.
Alolan Vulpix Getting Railed I agree (unfortunately) and I grew up with the ds version
@@Alolan.Vulpix.Getting.Railed So ridiculous. Imagine someone crying over an indian elephant with an Indian accent? Did they want him to have a New Jersey accent??? So dumb....
No, the voice actor is actually Chris Sutherland, who is still around, he even provided his voice for the 2013 Killer Instinct and some new noises for Banjo in smash bros, its more because it was thought of as "racist" as other people have mentioned
Also, while the DS remake wasn't terrible, it wasn't great or groundbreaking, also Taj's old voice was better imo
Here's an interesting fact in the DS Version of the game Taj speaks with a British accent rather than Indian one
OH SHIT! It's the Indian recruiter who called me for this Android dev job at 6:00am this morning!
Yesterday my friend was doing an impression of Taj and she made him say Avada Kedavra instead of Abracadabra. I absolutely lost it.
Just imagine Taj showing up on his carpet with his usual "Ho Ho!", only to cast the killing curse and leave with his usual "Bye bye for now!"
...that "Bye Bye for now" sure sounds like a threat in that context.
amazing comment lmao
1:22 "Bye-bye for now"
It would have been hilarious if Taj said "Thank you, Come again!" To the racers as like an Easter egg or something.
1:27 what u came here for
Taj would definitely get canceled today though he's my fave character. :/
Welcome to the Quik E Mart
Berry
Wayeeeeeeeeeeeey........HoHo............This Is For You....
You forgot the “Hellow thar”
🤣🤣🤣
Isn't it Bust this for you
Why is "this is for you" so exploitable and yet it never has been.
I remember playing this as a kid while I waited out side the doctor's office
When I was small *i tried escaping him when he started chasing me*
This whole game was one bad acid trip
Having an Indian background myself, I miss the days where we could culturally appropriate 😂😂 like having Indian voice on a Persian 🐘
HELLO MY FRIEND
We were better off for it
im Persian dude im 12
haha this comment rocks
DO NOT REDEEM!!
Taj may be a free Genie for the fact that he doesn’t have a Lamp and that he can use magic freely without a Master to grant wishes for, he still seems to have cuffs on his wrists.
It's for fashion
Well, after The Genie was free, he started wear bracelets again. Maybe he felt naked without them?
*ALAKAZOO.*
In my band class we got a song called abracadabra and this is the first thing I think of when she says the name.
Teacher: Okay take out abracadabra-
Me: 1:10
i like elephants.
1:26 is why I'm here.
"BILLYYYY"
Select your vehicle.
Select the challenge of your choice.
Clicked for the "BAY-BEE"
This is what he says? Lol
@@kathylenok i like to think so lol
Favourite part is that if drive by him and follow him, he starts singing.
2:09 I’ve got something special for you!
My sister and I still say "This is for you" to each other
BERRY widepeepoHappy
The memories
Berry :)
How players on rust communicate when they are about to raid the living shit off a random nakeds house
This is much better than the DS version.
Alakazoo!
Very impressive game will
Why do I find this guy's Indian accent hilarious
1:10
i've got something special for you C:
0:50 Taj is Obi-Wan?!?
😆😆😆😜 Obi tai Kenobi
Yep!
You should've started with the " I Have Something Special For You.
I was hoping to hear his humming of background music of the 1st lvl.
That elephant use to creep me out when I was younger.
I had NIGHTMARES from this guy 😭
This is for you!!
Ah, my childhood.
Did he say: ”Here is something special for you?”
He said 'I've got something special for you!'.
William5000000 Thank’s I’ve been trying to deciffer what he said for 22 years. I’m from Sweden.
@@kallenordvall :)
Okay, but why does the car have eyebrows?
Durka durka!!!
"I've got something special for you." 😏
(¬ ͜ʖ¬)
😈😈😈
He creeped me out as a kid
A B R A C A D A B R A
My favorite part is 0:33 0:34 to 1:27 to 1:30 “Ladies” “Ho Ho” 🐘 🧞♀️
Back when 16 fps was acceptable.
HELLO FRIEND
WHAT WAS THE MAGIC IN THE WEEK
Taj is god.
Can i help ya furtha?
BERRY :D
met ganesha he said hello friend
having combed through the comments, it's good to see I'm not the only who thinks of "Hello, friend." from time to time
ABADACABRA
-Taj
This wouldn't have flown nowadays
2:09 pollo
Can I help you further my friend?
😂😂😂😂😂😂
bust this for you
they censored his accent in the DS version
Can’t say I blame them
Dracomut why? i liked the accent
It sucks. The ESRB get more and more sensitive each day. The main reason they censored Taj was because he sounded like a stereotypical Indian. Next they'll censor Mario for sounding too Italian and change DK's design for the third time because he looks too much like blackface.
I kinda did too, but its also a dreadfully inaccurate stereotype. I like his new voice better anyway
Uhhh if they got more sensitive each day, M-rated games would not exist anymore...
Taj sounding like a stereotypical Indian is a very good reason to change his voice, it is a nastily unfair stereotype. Mario gets away with it because while his accent is a bit exaggerated, unlike Taj its not a cruel stereotype and a lot of Italian people do talk like that. The DK comparison meanwhile is really stupid and I must question your intelligence and emotional stability for making it.
I get being mad about censorship, but only get mad when something worthwhile is removed. Just like with the terrible petting game in Fire Emblem Fates, I don't think anything was lost with Taj losing his old accent. To say nothing on how his new voice is better.
2024 anyone?
What an intro. Am i at a RAVE!!...ps it sounds so low budget listening as a 32 yr old
A B R A K A D A B R A
0:39 That Indian instrument. 😂 😀
Makes sense though.
Yess!!!
Hoo hoo hoo!!😂
He sounds nothing like the DS version
You mean the DS version sounds nothing like the N64 version. This version came out first, the DS version is dumbed down trash.
It’s Jinxters!
00:33
Ever since a kid i thought that he sounds drunk lol
T.T.'s Voice:
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Is it just me or does Taj's voice sound like Ugandan Knuckles?
Hello there!
Why does he say Berry?
Berry? Nobody says that in this game.
0:33
All I can hear is him saying "BERRY!"
No. Trust me, I listened very hard to what he says without the music, and he does not say that.
Sounds like it at least.
It's something like 'Braree!'.
tristan teasdale victory
1:04