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'''Stephen Mortimer''' is a game designer and former [[Nintendo]] employee involved chiefly in the production of puzzle games such as those in the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series. He enrolled at the [[Nintendo Software Technology Corporation]] as an intern while studying at the {{wp|DigiPen Institute of Technology}}; his first credited game at the company is ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''. For the ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series, he specifically designed or assisted design of the games' integrated level editors, as well as mechanics such as [[Pink Block]]s and boss battle behaviors. He also designed a large number of levels for each game, both shipped along with it or released subsequently as online stages. Mortimer gained more prominent roles with each game in development, eventually taking over director duties for all games starting with ''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' and becoming one of the youngest people to direct 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>

Mortimer is featured in a [[Nintendo eShop - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Level Creation|video]] posted on Nintendo of America's YouTube channels, 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''. Archived from the original July 21, 2017, 20:37:41 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 10, 2018.</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 Wayback Machine.)</ref> including ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', before the channel went inactive and its videos subsequently deleted.

*''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' – director (for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U versions)

[[Category:Game designers]]