After 30+ years, longtime Mortal Kombat audio director Dan Forden is not part of the crew engaged on the combating sequence. The veteran recreation developer, famously generally known as the man who pops up within the nook and yells “Toasty!” when uppercutting somebody in a Mortal Kombat recreation, has left NetherRealm.
On October 2, as spotted by PC Gamer, Forden posted on Instagram that Wednesday was his final day on the WB-owned studio behind the Mortal Kombat franchise. Beforehand, Forden had labored at Halfway Chicago, the predecessor to NetherRealm and the studio that initially developed the Mortal Kombat video games. Forden has labored on each mainline entry within the franchise, beginning with 1992’s Mortal Kombat all the way up to 2023’s Mortal Kombat 1.
He’s most well-known for being the man who popped up within the nook of the display throughout fights in Mortal Kombat II and yelled “Toasty!” in a high-pitched voice. This Easter egg continued into practically each subsequent recreation within the sequence, together with some spin-offs and fashionable entries. Now, Toasty Dan, as he’s referred to as on-line, has left behind the franchise he helped construct over the previous few many years.
“Wednesday was my last day at NetherRealm,” posted Forden on Instagram. “We made a lot of fun stuff over the years. I’m really proud of what we accomplished as well as how much fun we had making that stuff. There are so many smart, talented people there – look for more great things to emerge over the next several years.”
On Instagram, Forden shared a photograph of what seems to be a toilet contained in the studio. And on the mirror inside the toilet is slightly sticker of him yelling his well-known catchphrase as seen in MKII. Forden added that he “loved” these “little touches that people left around the studio.”
“I wouldn’t have lasted 37 years in the industry if fans weren’t out there playing the games we made,” stated Forden. “Thanks to all of you for supporting what we’ve done. Live long and…Toasty!”
