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'''Hirokazu Tanaka''' (nicknames "Hip Tanaka", "Chip Tanaka") is the president of [[Creatures, Inc.]], formally Ape. He is a famous musician and engineer, especially in Japan, specializing in chip music; in particular for arcades, [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]] and other mediums; such as anime music.
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In fact, the Super Mario Land series, and other popular [[Nintendo]] franchises (including Pokémon's sub-franchise of anime) is sometimes synonymous with him amongst fans.
'''Hirokazu Tanaka''' (kanji: 田中 宏和) (nicknames "Hip Tanaka", "Chip Tanaka"), born December 13, 1957<ref>[http://www.hirokazutanaka.com/biography.html Hirokazu Tanaka.com] a special thanks to English Wikipedia and [https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/Hirokazu_Tanaka NintendoWiki (NIWA)]</ref> is the president of [[Creatures, Inc.]], formally Ape. He is a famous musician and engineer, especially in Japan, specializing in chip music; in particular for arcades, [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]] and other mediums; such as anime music.
 
The Super Mario Land series, Metroid series and other popular [[Nintendo]] franchises (including Pokémon's sub-franchise of anime) are sometimes synonymous with him amongst fans.


He has worked on [[Hello Kitty World (Famicom)]], [[Snoopy Concert]] music. He has produced albums from time to time.
He has worked on [[Hello Kitty World (Famicom)]], [[Snoopy Concert]] music. He has produced albums from time to time.


==Trivia==
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*While speculative, his demo song "Small Gift" from the Hirokazu Tanaka: Lost Tapes album release might be a reference to [[Sanrio]]'s motto "Small Gift, Big Smile" for an unknown game.
*His official website is called [https://www.hirokazutanaka.com/ Sporadic Vacuum], a possible inferrence to [[wikipedia:physics|physics]].
*The Kid Icarus series enemy [https://www.kidicaruswiki.org/wiki/Specknose Specknose] is a parody of Hirokazu Tanaka, his glasses and nose.
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Hirokazu Tanaka (kanji: 田中 宏和) (nicknames "Hip Tanaka", "Chip Tanaka"), born December 13, 1957[1] is the president of Creatures, Inc., formally Ape. He is a famous musician and engineer, especially in Japan, specializing in chip music; in particular for arcades, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and other mediums; such as anime music.

The Super Mario Land series, Metroid series and other popular Nintendo franchises (including Pokémon's sub-franchise of anime) are sometimes synonymous with him amongst fans.

He has worked on Hello Kitty World (Famicom), Snoopy Concert music. He has produced albums from time to time.

Trivia

  • His official website is called Sporadic Vacuum, a possible inferrence to physics.
  • The Kid Icarus series enemy Specknose is a parody of Hirokazu Tanaka, his glasses and nose.



References

  1. Hirokazu Tanaka.com a special thanks to English Wikipedia and NintendoWiki (NIWA)
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