{"id":357697,"date":"2026-01-14T01:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=406700"},"modified":"2026-01-14T01:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:25:06","slug":"ron-perlman-acknowledges-that-they-didnt-have-to-pay-him-much-to-voice-the-narrator-in-the-first-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ron-perlman-acknowledges-that-they-didnt-have-to-pay-him-much-to-voice-the-narrator-in-the-first-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Perlman acknowledges that they didn&#039;t have to pay him much to voice the narrator in the first Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ron Perlman, the iconic actor known for his work in both film and video games, has been the voice of almost all titles in the Fallout series since its launch in 1997. In a recent interview on The Joe Vulpis Podcast, Perlman revealed that his involvement in the franchise began in an unexpected way: <strong>&#8220;They gave me 40 dollars and a sandwich,&#8221; he recounted about his first collaboration with Interplay<\/strong>. Despite his low expectations, the first game sold 100,000 copies by the end of 1997, surpassing initial predictions and surprising Perlman himself.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Grateful Man<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, Perlman has narrated several installments of the saga, but curiously, he has never played any of the games. <strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a gamer [&#8230;] I don&#8217;t know which game goes with which team,&#8221; he admitted, pointing out his disconnection from the world of video games<\/strong>. His experience with Fallout boils down to recording a few lines of dialogue and receiving his payment, leaving the franchise as a &#8220;mystery&#8221; to him.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fallout 1 Intro HD\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hG3uBgQmTnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, opinions about Bethesda&#8217;s approach to the series have been a topic of conversation. <strong>A leader of the New Vegas project has suggested that, although Bethesda has no animosity towards Fallout, it seems they do not fully understand its roots<\/strong> and, possibly, are not interested in them. This lack of connection has led to debates among fans about the direction of the franchise in its latest installments.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of Perlman and his relationship with Fallout is a reminder of how, sometimes, great phenomena in pop culture arise from unexpected decisions and initial lack of recognition. <strong>Still, the series has managed to become a true icon of the RPG genre, which raises the question: what does the future hold for Fallout and its legacy in the video game industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Perlman, the iconic actor known for his work in both film and video games, has been the voice of almost all the titles in the Fallout series since its launch in 1997. In a recent interview on The Joe Vulpis Podcast, Perlman revealed that his involvement in the franchise began in an unexpected way: &#8220;They gave me 40 dollars and a sandwich,&#8221; he recounted about his first collaboration with Interplay. Despite his low expectations, the first game sold 100,000 copies by the end of 1997, surpassing initial predictions and surprising Perlman himself. 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