Ted Woolsey
Moby ID: 40944
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Was the lead translator for Squaresoft from 1990 to 1996, translating Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy IV in Japan), Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2 in Japan), Final Fantasy III (Final Fantasy VI in Japan), Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG. He is known best for translating Final Fantasy III (US).
When Square moved from Redmond, Washington to Los Angeles, Ted Woolsey did not follow that move. He then helped found Big Rain in 1996 (changed its name to Craveyard in 1997), and developed the game Shadow Madness, which was published by Crave Entertainment.
After Crave decided to fold up Craveyard, he became the director of Business development for Real Networks in 2000.
Credited on 82 games
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| Killer Instinct (2023, Windows Apps) | Studio Director |
| State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition (2020, Xbox One) | General Manager |
| Mark of the Ninja: Remastered (2018, Windows) | Senior Director, XBLA Publishing |
| State of Decay 2 (2018, Windows Apps) | General Manager |
| Dust: An Elysian Tail (Limited Edition) (2016, Linux) | Additional Thanks |
| Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (2016, Windows) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| Toy Soldiers: Complete (2016, Windows) | Director, MGS XBLA Publishing |
| State of Decay: Year-One Survival Edition (2015, Windows) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| Happy Wars (2015, Xbox One) | Studio Director |
| Ori and the Blind Forest (2015, Windows) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die (2014, Xbox One) | Studio Director |
| Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (2014, Xbox One) | Director, XBLA Publishing |
| State of Decay: Lifeline (2014, Windows) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| Super Time Force (2014, Xbox 360) | Studio Director |
| LocoCycle (2014, Windows) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| Killer Instinct (2013, Xbox One) | Studio Director |
| Crimson Dragon (2013, Xbox One) | Senior Director, XBLA Publishing / Studio Director |
| Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death (2013, Windows) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| Charlie Murder (2013, Xbox 360) | Senior Director, 1st Party Publishing |
| Spelunky (2013, Windows) | Director, MGS XBLA Publishing |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 67 games with Matthew Golz
- 64 games with Josh Mulanax
- 60 games with Kevin Salcedo
- 59 games with Cherie D. Lutz
- 51 games with Daniel McConnell
- 44 games with Oliver Miyashita
- 42 games with Malika Kherfi
- 40 games with Chris Charla
- 39 games with Mark Coates
- 37 games with Shinya Muto
Companies
- 54 games with Xbox Game Studios
- 54 games with Microsoft Corporation
- 31 games with Experis
- 18 games with Valve Corporation
- 12 games with VMC Game Labs
- 11 games with Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.
- 11 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 7 games with Audiokinetic Inc.
- 6 games with Square Enix, Inc.
- 5 games with Square Co., Ltd.
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