Forden achieved recognition for his audio work on the Mortal Kombat fighting game series where he was part of the original design team.

Forden's musical style, particularly for the Mortal Kombat series, is often a mixture of synthetic and organic sounds.

and both players holding down the "High Punch" button after a Stage Fatality in Scorpion's Lair would make him shout "Crispy!

Easter egg is attributed in the dance simulator StepMania: whenever a player gets 250 consecutive Perfects or better (Excellents or better in the 4.0 CVS version), a "toasty" appears.

The PopCap game Peggle also features a tribute, as does the Aerosmith-themed rail shooter Revolution X, where singer Steven Tyler shouts "Toasty!"