Daniel Warren Forden Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Template:Multiple issuesDaniel "Dan" Warner "Toasty" Forden (born September 28, 1963) is an American sound programmer and music composer, and was the lead programmer on several high-profile arcade and pinball games. He is best known for working on the Mortal Kombat fighting game series (in particular his catchphrase "Toasty!" which would sound at impressive maneuvers).
"Mortal Kombat Deception is, by far, the most ambitious Mortal Kombat game we've ever done".
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Fact
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Composed tunes for numerous pinball games in the 80's.
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Loves to play scary music.
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Played for a band "Cheer Accident" in 1992, after being replaced by a former bassist who was inconsistent with the team. Dan left in 1994 after getting married.
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Plays keyboards, bass, and guitars.
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Held an AOL account of [email protected] during the Mortal Kombat 4 days.
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He and the band, Cheer-Accident, released an album "The Why" in 1994.
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Stopped appearing from the bottom of the screen after Mortal Kombat Trilogy because his 2D image didn't suite the 3D graphics in the next Mortal Kombat release. However, "Toasty" is heard again in The Grid and Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance.
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Married with a daughter, Isabel.
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Manager of the sound department at Midway.
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Invented the popular "Toasty" quote while he and the crew were testing the Mortal Kombat II development. The crew then added it to the game.
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Best known as the "Toasty" guy that pops out of the corner of the screen in the Mortal Kombat video games.
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat X
2015
Video Game audio director
Mortal Kombat
2011
Video Game lead sound designer
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
2006
Video Game audio lead
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
2005
Video Game sound
Mortal Kombat: Deception
2004
Video Game sound
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
2004
Video Game sound effects
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
2003
Video Game sound
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
2002
Video Game sound
NFL Blitz 2003
2002
Video Game sound
WWF Raw
2002
Video Game sound effects recordist
The Grid
2001
Video Game sound
Hydro Thunder
2000
Video Game sound
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
2000
Video Game sound
CART Fury
2000
Video Game sound
NFL Blitz
1998
Video Game sound
Mortal Kombat 4
1997
Video Game sound effects
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
1997
Video Game sound effects
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
1996
Video Game sound
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game sound
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game sound
Super High Impact
1991
Video Game sound - as DWF
High Impact Football
1990
Video Game sound - as DWF
Pigskin 621 AD
1990
Video Game sound
Arch Rivals
1989
Video Game sound
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Psycho Magnet
2016
completed
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
2004
Video Game
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
2003
Video Game
NFL Blitz 2003
2002
Video Game
The Grid
2001
Video Game
Hydro Thunder
2000
Video Game
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
2000
Video Game
NFL Blitz
1998
Video Game
Hyperdrive
1998
Video Game
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
1997
Video Game
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game
Super High Impact
1991
Video Game as DWF
Bride of Pinbot
1991
Video Game
High Impact Football
1990
Video Game as DWF
Pigskin 621 AD
1990
Video Game
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat: Deception
2004
Video Game
Additional Voices (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
2002
Video Game
Reptile (voice, uncredited)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game
Grunts, Screams, Groans and Gibberish (voice)
Mortal Kombat II
1993
Video Game
The 'Toasty!' Guy (uncredited)
Mortal Kombat
1992
Video Game
Corpse at the Pit Bottom (uncredited)
Mortal Kombat
2011
Video Game
The 'Toasty!' Guy (voice, uncredited)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
2006
Video Game
Additional Voices (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
2005
Video Game
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat 4
1997
Video Game game designer
Mortal Kombat 3
1995
Video Game game designer
Mortal Kombat II
1993
Video Game game designer
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mortal Kombat: Deception
2004
Video Game composer: additional music
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
2002
Video Game composer: additional music
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Keanu
2016
writer: "Shang Tsung's Boss Music" - as Daniel Forden