John Tobias
Moby ID: 3326
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John Tobias (b. 24th August 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is considered one of the masterminds behind the Mortal Kombat franchise at Midway Games, Inc., together with Ed Boon.
Prior to joining Midway, he was an artist for the comic book series The Real Ghostbusters. For Mortal Kombat he was responsible for many of the characters' storylines and their design. The series lost much of his charm near 2000 and he left the company during the production of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces with some other developers. He then went on to co-found Studio Gigante in 2000. Although Studio Gigante was never officially closed, it is no longer active and John Tobias currently does freelance work.
One of the famous secret characters in Mortal Kombat is named after him. The black ninja Noob Saibot is a combination of the reversed names Ed Boon and John Tobias.
Credited on 20 games
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| The Making of Karateka (2023, Windows) | Interview Videos Starring |
| Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection (2012, Windows) | Team |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (2010, iPhone) | Original Arcade Design Team |
| WWE WrestleMania 21 (2005, Xbox) | Project Lead |
| Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (2003, Xbox) | Project Leads |
| Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997, PlayStation) | Mortal Kombat Created by |
| Mortal Kombat 4 (1997, Arcade) | Mortal Kombat created by |
| Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996, Nintendo 64) | Mortal Kombat Trilogy Design Team |
| NBA Hangtime (1996, Genesis) | Special Thanks |
| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996, Genesis) | UMK3 Design Team |
| NHL Open Ice: 2 On 2 Challenge (1995, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| WWF WrestleMania (1995, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| Mortal Kombat 3 (1995, DOS) | Design |
| Cruis'n USA (1994, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| Mortal Kombat II (1994, Amiga) | Midway Mortal Kombat Team |
| NBA Jam Tournament Edition (1994, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| NBA Jam (1993, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| Mortal Kombat (1993, DOS) | Design |
| Total Carnage (1992, Arcade) | Total Carnage Design Team |
| Smash T.V. (1990, Arcade) | Smash TV Design Team |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 16 games with Ed Boon
- 14 games with Tony Goskie
- 13 games with Cary Mednick
- 13 games with Sheridan Oursler
- 12 games with Sal DiVita
- 12 games with Mark Turmell
- 11 games with Dan Forden
- 11 games with Pat Cox
- 11 games with Jonathan Hey
- 11 games with Al Lasko
Companies
- 16 games with Midway Games, Inc.
- 7 games with Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.
- 6 games with Tectoy S.A.
- 3 games with Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
- 3 games with WB Games | Avalanche
- 3 games with Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
- 3 games with Atari, Inc.
- 3 games with GT Interactive Software Europe Ltd.
- 3 games with Acclaim Entertainment Ltd.
- 3 games with Acclaim Entertainment S.A.
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