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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Toby Fox
| name = Toby Fox
| birth_date = October 11, 1991 (age: 24)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|11}}
| known_for = [[Undertale]]
| known_for = [[Undertale]]
| website = {{url|http://fwugradiation.tumblr.com}}
| website = {{url|http://fwugradiation.tumblr.com}}
}}
}}'''Toby "Radiation" Fox''' is a music composer and game developer. He developed the critically acclaimed RPG ''[[Undertale]]'' and produced its soundtrack in 2015.
'''Toby Fox''', also known as '''Radiation''', is a music composer and game developer. He developed the critically acclaimed RPG ''[[Undertale]]'' and produced its soundtrack in 2015.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Toby Fox's most popular work is [[Undertale]], selling over a million copies,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://steamspy.com/app/391540|title=Undertale -|website=SteamSpy - All the data about Steam games|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref> for which he is the sole author besides some of its art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/125361-Undertale-Dev-Every-Monster-Should-Feel-Like-an-Individual#&gid=gallery_1532&pid=2|title=Undertale Dev: "Every Monster Should Feel Like an Individual"|website=The Escapist|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref> Fox had little game development experience before Undertale, using [[RPG Maker 2000]] with his three brothers to make role-playing games along with making some [[EarthBound]] [[ROM hacking|ROM Hacks]] in high school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seagaia.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/toby-foxs-undertale-dev-2-dev-interview-1/|title=Toby Fox’s Undertale – DEV 2 DEV INTERVIEW #1|last=says|first=Anonymous|website=Sean Hogan Game/Stuff/Devblog|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref>
Toby Fox's most popular work is the role-playing video game ''[[Undertale]]'', which sold over one million copies.<ref name="GamesBeat">{{cite web |url=http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/13/stardew-valley-is-one-of-the-best-selling-pc-games-of-the-year-as-it-surpasses-1m-copies-sold/ |title=Stardew Valley is one of the best-selling PC games of the year as it surpasses 1M copies sold |last=Grubb |first=Jeff |publisher=[[VentureBeat]] |date=April 13, 2016 |accessdate=April 22, 2016 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6gxueCuye |archivedate=April 22, 2016 |dead-url=no}}</ref> Fox worked on the entire game independently, besides some of the art; he decided to work independently to avoid relying on others.<ref name="GI Show">{{cite web |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/podcasts/archive/2015/10/15/gi-show-_1320_-yoshis-woolly-world_2c00_-star-wars_3a00_-battlefront_2c00_-undertale-toby-fox.aspx |title=GI Show – Yoshi's Woolly World, Star Wars: Battlefront, Undertale's Toby Fox |last=Turi |first=Tim |work=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |date=October 15, 2015 |accessdate=January 20, 2016 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6efj9NfZh |archivedate=January 20, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Fox had little game development experience before Undertale, using [[RPG Maker 2000]] with his three brothers to make role-playing games along with making some [[EarthBound]] [[ROM hacking|ROM Hacks]] in high school.<ref name="Seagaia">{{cite web |url=https://seagaia.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/toby-foxs-undertale-dev-2-dev-interview-1/ |title=Toby Fox’s Undertale – DEV 2 DEV INTERVIEW #1 |last=Hogan |first=Sean |publisher=seagaia |date=May 25, 2013 |accessdate=January 20, 2016 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6eg0CkoY2 |archivedate=January 20, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref>


== Music ==
== Music ==
After the creation of [[Homestuck]] by [[Andrew Hussie]], Toby Fox joined the "Music Contribution Team", where he became one of the leaders and main coordinator of the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/TobyFox|title=Toby Fox (Music) - TV Tropes|website=TV Tropes|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref>
After the creation of ''[[Homestuck]]'' by [[Andrew Hussie]], Toby Fox joined the "[[Music of Homestuck|Music Contribution Team]]", where he became one of the leaders and main coordinator of the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/TobyFox|title=Toby Fox (Music) - TV Tropes|website=TV Tropes|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref>
* [[Music of Homestuck]]
* [[Undertale]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:08, 25 April 2016

Toby Fox
Born (1991-10-11) October 11, 1991 (age 33)
Known forUndertale
Websitefwugradiation.tumblr.com

Toby Fox, also known as Radiation, is a music composer and game developer. He developed the critically acclaimed RPG Undertale and produced its soundtrack in 2015.

Career

Toby Fox's most popular work is the role-playing video game Undertale, which sold over one million copies.[1] Fox worked on the entire game independently, besides some of the art; he decided to work independently to avoid relying on others.[2] Fox had little game development experience before Undertale, using RPG Maker 2000 with his three brothers to make role-playing games along with making some EarthBound ROM Hacks in high school.[3]

Music

After the creation of Homestuck by Andrew Hussie, Toby Fox joined the "Music Contribution Team", where he became one of the leaders and main coordinator of the team.[4]

References

  1. ^ Grubb, Jeff (April 13, 2016). "Stardew Valley is one of the best-selling PC games of the year as it surpasses 1M copies sold". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Turi, Tim (October 15, 2015). "GI Show – Yoshi's Woolly World, Star Wars: Battlefront, Undertale's Toby Fox". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Hogan, Sean (May 25, 2013). "Toby Fox's Undertale – DEV 2 DEV INTERVIEW #1". seagaia. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Toby Fox (Music) - TV Tropes". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2016-04-24.