Why doesn't Toad's voice sound like it used to?

Toad has a VERY distinctive voice - loud and screechy is how I'd describe it. But it wasn't always that way - so why on earth did it change so much?

SOURCES

CREDITS
- Wario’s Woods Gameplay by TheVandal172 via World of Longplays
- Mario Kart 64 Gameplay by Mad-Matt via World of Longplays

MUSIC
- All music via Epidemic Sound

[ThomasGameDocs]

ok this is a LOFTY goal I know, but I wanna try and reach 10, 000 followers on Twitter, because then I'll look like a Professional Internet Person!

[GojiTheRandoOne]

Toad before: *little kid voice*
Toad now: *high pitched demonic screeching*

[uzmk_mato]

honestly i’m not old enough to remember it being different from the screeching

[HylianShieldmaiden]

Toad's current voice is the biggest reason why I've been maining him in Mario Kart since MK7. The way he cackles when his attacks land is the best <3

[Napa]

In a few years they'll just use literal gravel for Toad's voice.

[skipthetutorial]

The only reason I remember the original voice is because "I'm the best" is a common sample

[thebigbadbeanman]

6:52, I interpreted that as her saying "I did an impression of the original voice, and that's what got me the role", not her saying "in my performance you hear in the game, I'm doing an impression of the original voice"

[CamTheCan]

"Extremely distinctive voice" [ LOUD SCREECHING ]

[SkulManEXE]

Toad became a chain smoker in the past 20 years.

[Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Toad has a new voice actor for the movie and *_THE WHOLE AUDIENCE IS GONNA FEEL HIS WRATH._*

[NamelessGamer]

Green Toad sounds like someone with a high pitched voice trying way too hard to go down an octave.

[nils]

Toad then: Energetic kid
Toad now: Chain-smoking smurf

[cosslogan]

That scream at 8:03 always made me laugh, especially how it trails out at the end.

[afreen]

"Toad's voice is pretty hard to recreate"

Toad singing let-it-go girl: "Hold my microphone"

[patch]

N64 Toad was a treasure. We should have never taken him for granted.

[Venichie]

Favorite was the Mario Kart 64 version of his voice. Charming, joyful, and not annoying to hear after sometime.

[mandragonna]

I miss that "oh woh woh wohh" toad sound from N64

[squiddler]

Considering how that initial voice actor had to voice both toad and peach, I could see the raspiness originally being her way of differentiating the two

[otopharaoh]

I LOOOVE Isaac Marshall’s version. It sounds just right imo. Toad sounds so cute, happy, energetic and squishy. On top of all that, I can actually understand what he’s saying

[mustacheman]

As someone who can do a slightly decent Toad impression, I can confirm that it hurts. A lot.