Ed Boon
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Game programmer , director, philanthropist, voice actor and producer | |
Years active | 1987–present |
Ed Boon (born February 22, 1964)
Boon is best known for the widely popular Mortal Kombat series, which he created with John Tobias, and the Injustice series. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.[2]
Life and career
Boon graduated from high school at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Boon is of Hispanic descent, from the Dominican Republic. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3][4]
After graduation, he was employed by
He is the co-creator of the
Boon was ranked #100 in
In 2018 Mortal Kombat was exhibited in an arcade cabinet at the Chicago New Media 1973–1992 exhibition, curated by jonCates.[14]
Works
Video games
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1990 | High Impact Football | — |
1991 | Super High Impact | — |
1992 | Total Carnage | Voice of General Akhboob |
1992 | Mortal Kombat | Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, Reptile, Shang Tsung (announcer) |
1993 | Mortal Kombat II | Designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion, |
1995 | Mortal Kombat 3 | Designer, programmer, voice of Smoke, Liu Kang and Jax |
1995 | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 | Executive producer, designer, programmer, voice of Scorpion |
1996 | Mortal Kombat Trilogy | Designer, programmer |
1997 | Mortal Kombat 4 | Designer, programmer, voice of Kai , Scorpion and Jax
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1999 | Mortal Kombat Gold | Project lead, voice of Cyrax
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2001 | The Grid | — |
2002 | Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance | Team lead, game design, programming, voice of Scorpion |
2004 | Mortal Kombat: Deception | Project lead, game design, programming, voice of Scorpion, Reiko, Sub-Zero and Noob Saibot |
2005 | Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | Executive producer, voice of Scorpion |
2006 | Mortal Kombat: Armageddon | Creative director |
2008 | Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe | Creative director, team leader |
2011 | Mortal Kombat | Team leader, creative director, additional voices |
2011 | Batman: Arkham City Lockdown | Creative director |
2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Creative director, team leader |
2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | — |
2015 | Mortal Kombat X | Creative director, team leader |
2017 | Injustice 2 | Creative director, team leader |
2019 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Creative director, team leader |
2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | Creative director, team leader |
Pinball
Year | Title | Role(s) |
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1987 | F-14 Tomcat
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effects |
1987 | Space Station: Pinball Rendezvous | software and effects |
1988 | Banzai Run | effects |
1988 | Taxi | software and effects |
1989 | Black Knight 2000 | software and effects |
1990 | FunHouse | voice of Rudy[15] |
Media
Year | Title | Role(s) | Note(s) |
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1995 | Mortal Kombat | Scorpion (voice) | [15] |
1997 | Mortal Kombat Annihilation | ||
2006 | Drawn Together | Episode: "The One Wherein There Is a Big Twist: Part 2" | |
2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Ed Goodman | cameo appearance in first-season episode "Johnny Cage" |
References
- ^ Birthday references:
- ed boon [@noobde] (February 23, 2016). "Thanks for all the Birthday wishes everyone! Very much appreciated! Smoke the dog bones! Who catches a bad cough on their birthday? This guy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" (Tweet). Retrieved November 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
- mortalkombatonline.com (February 22, 1964). "Ed Boon's Birthday". Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "IGN - 100. Ed Boon". IGN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "Universities of Missouri, Illinois hailed as tech's powerful colleges". St. Louis Business Journal. May 3, 2010. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ a b Borrelli, Christopher (May 1, 2013). "'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ "Mortal's Master: Programmer Ed Boon". GamePro. No. 86. IDG. November 1995. pp. 38–40.
- ^ Barton, Steve (June 10, 2010). "E3 2010: Mortal Kombat Returns! See the New Trailer!". Dread Central. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ "Mortal Kombat X gets the Xenomorph, Leatherface, and a few old favourites". GamesRadar+. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ "Ed Boon's Twitter". Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "John Tobias' Twitter". Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Boon, Ed [@noobde] (June 24, 2013). "@MK_CDjr All in good fun my fellow Dominican! We know U R a great player & are listening to U. But we can't react immediately. U know that" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Boon, Ed [@noobde] (September 23, 2021). "Even better…. Mortal Kombat co-creator @therealsaibot is also Hispanic so we should celebrate for 2 months 👍🏻😀 https://t.co/ViuD9RE7CW" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ IGN Games (February 23, 2009). "Top 100 Game Creators". IGN. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ISBN 978-1904994206.
- ISBN 978-0-252-08407-2.
- ^ a b "Ed Boon | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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External links
- Ed Boon on Twitter
- Ed Boon's profile at MobyGames
- Ed Boon at IMDb