Dan Forden, a key member of the original Mortal Kombat team who worked on the sound design and music for Midway’s legendary fighting game franchise, has retired after 37 years. Forden, who is probably ...

After 37 years in the gaming industry, Dan Forden is retiring. One of the handful of developers who worked on the original Mortal Kombat way back in 1992, he stuck with the series through thick and ...

Few games have given us as many iconic one-liners as NetherRealm's fighting franchise, Mortal Kombat, but this week we've learned that the voice behind one of the most famous — "Toasty!" — is leaving ...

The voice behind one of the Mortal Kombat franchise's most famous lines of dialogue has left NetherRealm Studios, the developer that has been bringing players games in the iconic fighting game series ...

Longtime sound designer and composer Dan Forden has announced his departure from NetherRealm Studios. Best known to fans as the man behind the iconic “Toasty!” Easter egg in Mortal Kombat, Forden ...

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has announced sound director Dan Forden has retired after 37 years in the video game industry. Forden joined the video game industry in 1988 and worked on the audio ...

Dan Forden has worked on every game in the series since the original launched in the '90s We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our sites. ©2025 ...

Okay, a Mortal Kombat fact list cannot be complete without mentioning Dan "Toasty" Forden. Forden was in charge of composing and sound designing for the original game. When he played video games, ...