Shawn Dobbins

Shawn Dobbins

Employment history: Sega of America
Role(s): Lead tester, manager

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Shawn Dobbins is an American businessman and former Sega of America lead tester and manager.

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

Production history

Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Assistant Lead Testers^[1]
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Assistant Lead Testers^[2]
Floigan Bros. Episode 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Testers^[3]
Alien Front Online (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Tester^[4]
Sega Bass Fishing 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Testers^[5]
Virtua Tennis 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Tester^[6]
NBA 2K2 (Xbox; 2002) — Testers
NBA 2K2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Testers
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Lead Tester
Virtua Tennis 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Lead Tester^[7]
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Project Test Lead^[8]
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox; 2002) — Lead Tester
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Test Lead^[9]
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Project Test Lead^[10]
Otogi: Myth of Demons (Xbox; 2003) — Quality Assurance Lead
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — QA Lead
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — Lead Tester
Sonic Battle (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Project Lead^[11]
Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Project Lead
Sonic Heroes (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Offshore Project Manager
Sonic Heroes (GameCube; 2003) — Offshore Project Manager
Amazing Island (GameCube; 2004) — QA Project Lead
Astro Boy (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Project Lead
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku (GameCube; 2004) — Offshore Manager
Puyo Pop Fever (GameCube; 2004) — Quality Assurance^[12]
Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Project Test Lead^[13]
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors (Xbox; 2004) — Project Test Lead
Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Project Test Lead
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PlayStation 2; 2004) — QA Project Lead
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Xbox; 2004) — QA Project Lead
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Project Test Lead^[14]
Sega Classics Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Project Test Lead^[15]
Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox; 2005) — Project Test Lead
Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — QA Project Lead
Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — QA Project Lead
Gunstar Super Heroes (Game Boy Advance; 2005) — QA Project Lead^[16]
Sega Casino (Nintendo DS; 2005) — QA Project Lead
Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — QA Project Lead
Yakuza (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Sr. QA Lead
Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — QA Project Lead
Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — QA Project Lead
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Sr. OA Project Lead^[17]
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Sr. QA Project Lead
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (Xbox; 2006) — Sr. QA Project Lead
Condemned (Xbox 360; 2005) — QA Project Lead
Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (Game Boy Advance; 2006) — Senior QA Lead^[18]
Charlotte's Web: Wilbur and Friends (Windows PC; 2006) — Senior Lead Testers
Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Senior Test Lead
Yakuza 2 (PlayStation 2; 2006) — QA Supervisors
Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii; 2006) — QA Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Senior Test Lead
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Senior Test Lead
Shining Force EXA (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Senior QA Lead^[19]
Bleach: Dark Souls (Nintendo DS; 2007) — QA Supervisor
Sonic Mega Collection Plus (Windows PC; 2006) — QA Project Lead
Armored Core 4 (PlayStation 3; 2007) — Senior QA Lead
Virtua Tennis 3 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — QA Lead Analysts
Crush (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Senior Lead Tester
Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Senior QA Lead
Ghost Squad (Wii; 2007) — Asst. QA Supervisor
Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — QA Assistant Supervisor^[20]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Senior QA Lead
Dinosaur King (Nintendo DS; 2007) — QA Supervisor
The Golden Compass (PlayStation 2; 2007) — QA Supervisor^[21]
Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Senior QA Leads
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Assistant QA Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Senior QA Leads
Sega Rally Revo (Xbox 360; 2007) — QA Supervisors^[22]
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Viking: Battle for Asgard (Xbox 360; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Iron Man (Xbox 360; 2008) — QA Supervisors
The Incredible Hulk (Nintendo DS; 2008) — QA Supervisor(s)
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (Xbox 360; 2008) — QA Managers
Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (Nintendo DS; 2008) — QA Supervisor
Super Monkey Ball (iOS; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Phantasy Star Portable (PlayStation Portable; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Space Siege (Windows PC; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Sands of Destruction (Nintendo DS; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Wii; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Phantasy Star 0 (Nintendo DS; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 3; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360; 2008) — QA Supervisors
Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (Nintendo DS; 2008) — QA Supervisors
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Bayonetta (Xbox 360; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Bayonetta (PlayStation 3; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Wacky World of Sports (Wii; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — QA Lead
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue (Nintendo DS; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Resonance of Fate (Xbox 360; 2009) — QA Supervisors
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Classic Collection (Nintendo DS; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Iron Man 2 (Xbox 360; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (iOS; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Vanquish (PlayStation 3; 2010) — QA Supervisor
Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Crazy Taxi (Xbox 360; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Crazy Taxi (PlayStation 3; 2010) — QA Supervisors
Conduit 2 (Wii; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Captain America: Super Soldier (Nintendo DS; 2011) — QA Superviros(s)
Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Aliens: Infestation (Nintendo DS; 2011) — QA Supervisor(s)
Guardian Heroes (Xbox 360; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Generations (Steam; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Generations (Windows PC; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Generations (Xbox 360; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Generations (PlayStation 3; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — QA Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — QA Supervisors
Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — QA Supervisors
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — QA Supervisor
Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (Android; 2012) — QA Supervisors
The House of the Dead 4 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — QA Supervisors
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Xbox 360; 2012) — QA Supervisors
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (PlayStation Vita; 2012) — QA Supervisors
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Steam; 2012) — QA Supervisors
ChuChu Rocket! (Android; 2011) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (??; 2021) — QA Supervisors
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Steam; 2023) — QA Supervisors

External links

Shawn Dobbins at LinkedIn

References

[:File:Metropolis_Street_Racer_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p25-1] File:Metropolis Street Racer DC US Manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:Segasmashpack_dc_us_manual.pdf_p22-2] File:Segasmashpack dc us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:FloiganBrosDCUSManual.pdf_p25-3] File:FloiganBrosDCUSManual.pdf, page 25

[:File:Alienfrontonline_dc_us_manual.pdf_p24-4] File:Alienfrontonline dc us manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:SegaBassFishing2_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p19-5] File:SegaBassFishing2 DC US Manual.pdf, page 19

[:File:Tennis2K2_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p27-6] File:Tennis2K2 DC US Manual.pdf, page 27

[:File:VirtuaTennis2_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p25-7] File:VirtuaTennis2 PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:SonicMegaCollection_GC_US_Credits.pdf_p-8] File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p54-9] File:VirtuaFighter4Evolution PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 54

[:File:VirtualOnMarz_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p38-10] File:VirtualOnMarz PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 38

[:File:Sonic_Battle_GBA_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf

[:File:PPF_GC_US_Manual.pdf_p22-12] File:PPF GC US Manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:BloodWillTell_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p28-13] File:BloodWillTell PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:TenchuFatalShadows_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p20-14] File:TenchuFatalShadows PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 20

[:File:SegaClassicsCollection_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p30-15] File:SegaClassicsCollection PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:Gunstar_Super_Heroes_GBA_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Gunstar Super Heroes GBA credits.pdf

[:File:OutRun2006_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p16-17] File:OutRun2006 PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:SonicGenesis_GBA_US_manual.pdf_p18-18] File:SonicGenesis GBA US manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:ShiningForceEXA_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p35-19] File:ShiningForceEXA PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 35

[:File:SonicRivals2_PSP_US_manual.pdf_p23-20] File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:GoldenCompass_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p14-21] File:GoldenCompass PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 14

[:File:SRR_360_US_digital_manual.pdf_p6-22] File:SRR 360 US digital manual.pdf, page 6

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Shawn Dobbins

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Production history

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References