Michael Dobbins

Michael Dobbins

Employment history: Konami Electronic Arts Sega of America Divisions: Sega Test Web Team (Sega of America) Ubisoft
Role(s): Programmer, Tester, Manager

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Michael Dobbins is an American businessman and former Sega of America programmer, tester, and web design manager specializing in Adobe Flash.

His brother Shawn Dobbins also worked for Sega of America, with the pair often collaborating on their work.

Production history

NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Testers^[1] (as Mike Dobbins)
Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — Testers^[2] (as Mike Dobbins)
World Series Baseball '96 (Mega Drive; 1996) — Testers^[3] (as Mike Dobbins)
Virtua Fighter Kids (Saturn; 1996) — Assistant Leads^[4]
Fighting Vipers (Saturn; 1996) — Testers^[5]
Vectorman 2 (Mega Drive; 1996) — Testers (as Mike Dobbins)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive; 1996) — Assistant Test Leads^[6] (as Mike Dobbins)
Virtua Cop 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Testers^[7] (as Mike Dobbins)
Shining the Holy Ark (Saturn; 1996) — Testers^[8] (as Mike Dobbins)
Fighters Megamix (Saturn; 1996) — Assistant Lead Testers^[9]
Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997)^[10] (as Mike Dobbins)
Sega Rally Championship (Windows PC; 1997) — Testers^[11] (as Mike Dobbins)
Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — The SOA Software Test Department^[12] (as Mike Dobbins)
Scud: The Disposable Assassin (Saturn; 1997) — Testers^[13] (as Mike Dobbins)
Sky Target (Saturn; 1997) — Assistand Leads^[14] (as Mike Dobbins)
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Testers (as Mike Dobbins)
AMOK (Saturn; 1997) — Testers^[15] (as Mike Dobbins)
Last Bronx (Saturn; 1997) — Testers^[16]
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On NetLink Edition (Saturn; 1997) — Assistant Lead Testers^[17] (as Mike Dobbins)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive; 1997) — Testers (as Mike Dobbins)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn; 1997) — Lead Tester^[18] (as Mike Dobbins)
Duke Nukem 3D (Saturn; 1997) — Testers (as Mike Dobbins)
Duke Nukem 3D (Saturn; 1997) — SOA Test Department^[19] (as Mike Dobbins)
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Testers^[20] (as Mike Dobbins)
The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Testers^[21]
Dynamite Cop (Dreamcast; 1999) — Lead Tester
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[22] (as Mike Dobbins)
Full Auto (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks^[23]
Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Online
Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Flash Developer (as Mike Dobbins)
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Flash Developer
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Flash Developer (as Mike Dobbins)
Golden Axe: Beast Rider (Xbox 360; 2008) — Sega of America Special Thanks
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Flash Developer
MadWorld (Wii; 2009) — Web Design Manager (as Mike Dobbins)
Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — Lead Flash Developer
Aliens: Infestation (Nintendo DS; 2011) — Lead Flash Developer
Guardian Heroes (Xbox 360; 2011) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Lead Flash Developer
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Lead Flash Developer
Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Lead Flash Developer
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Lead Flash Developer
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (PlayStation Vita; 2012) — Senior Flash Developer (as Mike Dobbins)
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Steam; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
NiGHTS into Dreams (Steam; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Jet Set Radio (iOS; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
The Cave (Steam; 2013) — Web Manager (as Mike Dobbins)
Aliens: Colonial Marines (Windows PC; 2013) — Web Manager (as Mike Dobbins)
Jet Set Radio (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Jet Set Radio (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
3D Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — Senior Flash Designer (as Mike Dobbins)
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Web Manager
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Web Manager
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Web Manager
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PlayStation 3; 2014) — Web Manager
3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Web Manager
3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Web Manager
Alien: Isolation (Steam; 2014) — Web Manager
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Web Manager
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Web Manager
3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Web Manager
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Web Manager
3D Gunstar Heroes (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Web Manager
Tembo the Badass Elephant (Steam; 2015) — Web Manager
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Web Manager
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Web Manager

External links

Michael Dobbins at LinkedIn
Michael Dobbins at Facebook

References

[:File:Nightsintodreams_sat_us_manual.pdf_p30-1] File:Nightsintodreams sat us manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:Decathlete_sat_us_manual.pdf_p26-2] File:Decathlete sat us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:World_Series_Baseball_96_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p22-3] File:World Series Baseball 96 MD US Manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Vfkids_sat_us_manual.pdf_p30-4] File:Vfkids sat us manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:Fightingvipers_sat_us_manual.pdf_p45-5] File:Fightingvipers sat us manual.pdf, page 45

[:File:VF2_MD_US_MDMini_manual.pdf_p26-6] File:VF2 MD US MDMini manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Virtuacop2_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-7] File:Virtuacop2 sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Shiningtheholyark_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-8] File:Shiningtheholyark sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Fightersmegamix_sat_us_manual.pdf_p42-9] File:Fightersmegamix sat us manual.pdf, page 42

[:File:Dha_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-10] Die Hard Arcade (Saturn) US manual, page 18

[:File:SegaRally_PC_US_Manual.pdf_p21-11] File:SegaRally PC US Manual.pdf, page 21

[:File:Manxtt_sat_us_manual.pdf_p22-12] File:Manxtt sat us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Scud_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Scud Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Skytarget_sat_us_manual.pdf_p26-14] File:Skytarget sat us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Amok_sat_us_manual.pdf_p23-15] File:Amok sat us manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:Lastbronx_sat_us_manual.pdf_p26-16] File:Lastbronx sat us manual.pdf, page 26

[:File:Virtualonnetlink_sat_us_manual.pdf_p24-17] File:Virtualonnetlink sat us manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:Lost_World_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-18] File:Lost World Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Dukenukem3d_sat_us_manual.pdf_p45-19] File:Dukenukem3d sat us manual.pdf, page 45

[:File:Burningrangers_sat_us_manual.pdf_p30-20] File:Burningrangers sat us manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:THotD2_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p25-21] File:THotD2 DC US Manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:18wheeler_dc_us_manual.pdf_p20-22] File:18wheeler dc us manual.pdf, page 20

[:File:FullAuto_360_US_Manual.pdf_p23-23] File:FullAuto 360 US Manual.pdf, page 23

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Michael Dobbins

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