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田中 宏和 [Hirokazu Tanaka]
Biography
Aliases: Hip Tanaka
Home Country: Japan
Hirokazu Tanaka was first enrolled at the Yamaha Music School in Japan at the age of five. From nine to eleven he primarily studied piano. Early in his life he became interested in rock music and he began to study guitar, drums, and keyboard.
Tanaka went to college majoring in electrical engineering to better his understanding of the electronics used in creating music. During college Hirokazu was in a band that made it all the way to the finals of a music competition. However, in 1980, Hirokazu quit the band in order to start work for Nintendo.
Tanaka started with sound effects on Nintendo's early arcade games, but by 1984 when Nintendo began work on the Famicom, Tanaka became the primary music composer for the R&D1 division of Nintendo.
Aside from his music work, Hirokazu also wrote code for a few games and designed the Game Boy camera and printer.
In 1998 Tanaka left Nintendo because they refused to allow him to continue work on the Pokémon project. He them went to work for Creatures, Inc. the company that produced the Pokémon trading cards. Since 2000 he now works as president for the company.
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Gameography
Released |
Title |
Plat |
Developer |
1980/??/?? |
Space Demon |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1980/??/?? |
スペースファイアバード [Space Firebird] |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1981/??/?? |
Donkey Kong |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1981/??/?? |
ドンキーコング [Donkey Kong] |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1983/??/?? |
Donkey Kong 3 |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1983/??/?? |
ドンキーコング3 [Donkey Kong 3] |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1984/02/18 |
Wild Gunman |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1984/04/21 |
光線銃シリーズ ダックハント [Video Shooting Duck Hunt] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1984/07/04 |
ドンキーコング3 [Donkey Kong 3] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1984/11/14 |
アーバンチャンピオン [Urban Champion] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1984/??/?? |
Vs. Balloon Fight |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1984/??/?? |
Vs. Duck Hunt |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1984/??/?? |
Vs. Wild Gunman |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1985/01/22 |
バルーンファイト [Balloon Fight] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/06/18 |
レッキングクルー [Wrecking Crew] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/07/26 |
ブロックセット [Block Set] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/08/13 |
Gyromite (Robot Gyro) |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/10/11 |
Stack-Up |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/10/18 |
Duck Hunt |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/10/18 |
ジャイロセット [Gyro Set] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/10/18 |
光線銃シリーズ ワイルドガンマン [Video Shooting Wild Gunman] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/10/18 |
Wrecking Crew |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1985/??/?? |
Vs. Urban Champion |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1985/??/?? |
Vs. Wrecking Crew |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1986/06/?? |
Balloon Fight |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1986/06/?? |
Donkey Kong 3 |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1986/08/01 |
Urban Champion |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1986/08/06 |
メトロイド [Metroid] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1986/08/?? |
Metroid |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1986/12/19 |
光神話 パルテナの鏡 [Myth of Light: The Mirror of Parthena] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1987/08/?? |
Kid Icarus |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1988/08/12 |
ファミコンウォーズ [Famicom Wars] |
FC |
Intelligent Systems |
1989/04/21 |
スーパーマリオランド [Super Mario Land] |
GB |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1989/07/27 |
マザー [Mother] |
FC |
Ape |
1989/08/?? |
Super Mario Land |
GB |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1990/07/27 |
ドクターマリオ [Doctor Mario] |
GB |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1990/07/27 |
ドクターマリオ [Doctor Mario] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1990/10/?? |
Balloon Kid |
GB |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1990/10/?? |
Dr. Mario |
GB |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1990/10/?? |
Dr. Mario |
NES |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1990/??/?? |
Vs. Dr. Mario |
ARC |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. |
1991/01/31 |
バルーンファイトGB [Balloon Fight GB] |
GB |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1992/03/27 |
ハローキティーワールド [Hello Kitty World] |
FC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
1992/05/05 |
Mario Paint |
SNES |
Nintendo EAD |
1992/07/14 |
マリオペイント [Mario Paint] |
SFC |
Nintendo EAD |
1994/08/27 |
マザー2 ギーグの逆襲 &# [Mother 2: Gyiyg's Counterattack] |
SFC |
Ape, HAL Laboratory, Inc. |
1995/06/01 |
EarthBound |
SNES |
Ape, HAL Laboratory, Inc. |
2000/07/31 |
バルーンファイトGB [Balloon Fight GB] |
GBC |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2002/09/11 |
Urban Champion |
ERDR |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2003/04/21 |
Donkey Kong 3 |
ERDR |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2003/11/21 |
ポケモンコロシアム [Pokémon Colosseum] |
GC |
Genius Sorority |
2004/05/21 |
バルーンファイト [Balloon Fight] |
GBA |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2004/05/21 |
ドクターマリオ [Doctor Mario] |
GBA |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2004/05/21 |
レッキングクルー |
GBA |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2004/08/10 |
Metroid |
GBA |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2004/10/25 |
Dr. Mario |
GBA |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2004/10/25 |
メトロイド [Metroid] |
GBA |
Nintendo R&D1 |
2004/30/22 |
Pokémon Colosseum |
GC |
Genius Sorority |
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