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|image=[[File:StephenMortimer.jpg|260px]]<br>Stephen Mortimer's LinkedIn profile picture | |image=[[File:StephenMortimer.jpg|260px]]<br>Stephen Mortimer's LinkedIn profile picture | ||
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'''Stephen Mortimer''' is a game designer | '''Stephen Mortimer''' is a game designer formerly employed by [[Nintendo]]. He was involved in the production of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' games. | ||
Mortimer enrolled at the [[Nintendo Software Technology Corporation]] as an intern while studying at the {{wp|DigiPen Institute of Technology}}. Starting with ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', he designed a large number of levels for each game in the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series, both shipped along with it or released subsequently as online stages. He also designed or assisted design of the games' integrated level editors, as well as mechanics such as [[Pink Block]]s and boss battle behaviors. Starting with ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'', he served as a director for the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series, which made him the youngest director for a title shipped by Nintendo. He left the company following the release of ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' and is currently a senior game designer at {{wp|Riot Games}} in {{wp|Los Angeles}}.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-mortimer-17303a1b/ Stephen Mortimer]. ''LinkedIn''. Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> | |||
[[File:MortMii.png|thumb|left|Stephen Mortimer's [[Mii]] avatar, "Mort", as seen on [[Miiverse]]]] | [[File:MortMii.png|thumb|left|Stephen Mortimer's [[Mii]] avatar, "Mort", as seen on [[Miiverse]]]] | ||
Mortimer is featured in a | Mortimer is featured in a YouTube video posted on Nintendo's channel, in which he offers tips for level creation in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''.<ref>Nintendo (March 6, 2015). [https://youtu.be/5SHshyYi2wo Nintendo eShop - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Level Creation]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 10, 2018.</ref> He was known as "Mort" on [[Miiverse]], where he consistently updated the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'' community with posts regarding new official online levels, which he also produced.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170721203741/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/14866558073586666679/14866558073592804455 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars - Nintendo Levels]. ''Miiverse''. July 21, 2017, 20:37:41 UTC snapshot on Internet Archive: Wayback Machine.</ref> After leaving Nintendo, he opened a YouTube channel, "First 30 of Game Design", where he played and discussed the game design of various video games,<ref>Doctor_Cupcakes (November 13, 2016). [https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/797955286174605312 Stephen Mortimer (lead designer) left Nintendo recently. Now, he's doing a series about game design on YouTube!] ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 10, 2018. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20200707190943/https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/797955286174605312 Archived] July 7, 2020, 19:09:43 UTC via Internet Archive: Wayback Machine.)</ref> including ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', before the channel went inactive and its videos subsequently deleted. | ||
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*''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' – director | *''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' – director | ||
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' – director (for both the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the [[Wii U]] versions) | *''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' – director (for both the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the [[Wii U]] versions) | ||
*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' – director | *''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' – director | ||
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[[Category:Game | [[Category:Game Designers]] | ||
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