Editing Robert Topala

[[File:RobTopLogo.png|thumb|270px|The ''RobTop Games'' logo]]

'''Robert Nicholas Christian Topala''' (born 23 February 1987)<ref>[https://www.merinfo.se/person/Upplands+v%C3%A4sby/Robert-Nicholas-Christian-Topala-1987/btvyn-40zqr Merinfo.se - Robert Topala]</ref>, also referred to as ''RobTop'', jokingly as ''RubRub'' and as ''Zhenmuron'' on Reddit and formerly [https://robtop.newgrounds.com Newgrounds], is a Swedish game developer and the founder of [https://www.robtopgames.com RobTop Games]. He has created the mobile games ''Rune'', ''Boomlings'', ''Boomlings MatchUp'', ''Memory Mastermind'', ''Forlorn'' (which was lost until YouTuber GD Colon found it), ''[[Geometry Dash]]'' and its [[Geometry Dash Lite|lite]] version and expansions, ''[[Geometry Dash Meltdown]]'', ''[[Geometry Dash World]]'' and ''[[Geometry Dash SubZero]]''. Geometry Dash was released on 13 August 2013.

Topala was studying civil engineering when he first started exploring video game development, then with only basic programming knowledge. He described creating his first game [https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/538433 Bounce ball thingy] as ''"a fun side project that might even get me a little spending money."''<ref>[https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RobertTopala/20150211/236258/Prioritize_players_and_their_experience_to_succeed_in_gaming.php Prioritize players and their experience to succeed in gaming]</ref> It was the experience in developing puzzle games that helped him as he developed Geometry Dash over four months, along with the inspiration from platformer games he grew up playing such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and more recent iOS titles including ''The Impossible Game'', ''BIT.TRIP RUN!'' and ''Super Meat Boy''. Topala credited the community following of Geometry Dash as having helped the game grow and evolve through their support and feedback. The [[Level Editor|level editing]] and [[User Levels|sharing]] features enabled players many creative opportunities as well as Topala, who used ideas to innovate throughout the game's flow of updates. The integration of the now defunct ''Everyplay'' gameplay video sharing service also contributed towards spreading word of the game. Geometry Dash and its lite version and later expansions soon climbed in popularity and achieved millions of downloads around the world.

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  |id      = RobertTopala01

|text    = There really was no detailed plan for [[Geometry Dash]]. It simply started as a template with a cube that could crash and jump. Through different iterations I then kept adding more and more features and content until the game felt right.  

  |speaker = [[Robert Topala]]

  |source  = [https://www.cultofmac.com/285251/geometry-dash-robert-topala Cult of Mac]

*Topala hosted an [https://www.reddit.com/r/geometrydash/comments/w0bwoi/i_am_the_developer_of_geometry_dash_ama/ Ask Me Anything on r/geometrydash] on 16 July 2022, revealing the following among other information:

**His Newgrounds username Zhenmuron is derived from the name of the character Zenmuron in the fighting game Dark Rift.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/geometrydash/comments/w0bwoi/comment/igdqmor/</ref>

**He changed the game's name to Geometry Dash from Geometry Jump because "Apple said I wasn't allowed to have Geometry Jump".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/geometrydash/comments/w0bwoi/comment/igdgxlw/</ref>

**He works all day on Geometry Dash, but says that there are many things part of it outside of developing new updates.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/geometrydash/comments/w0bwoi/comment/igdhi9e/</ref>

**He is constantly ''roasting'' his community (videos by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe3xPxNZ5rGh3RvYUwvNIhQ SikKy)]

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<div style="padding:0 12px;">[[File:Guitar.wav|thumb|center|270px|Guitar music recording]]</div>

<div style="padding:0 12px;">[[File:BoomMenuNoFlute.mp3|thumb|center|270px|'BoomMenu noFlute' music for ''Boomlings'']]</div>

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RobTopProfile.png|Topala's Geometry Dash account (2024-09-09)

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