In addition to being well known for creating the music to games like EarthBound Beginnings, EarthBound, Metroid, Balloon Fight, and Super
Mario Land, Hirokazu Tanaka was also instrumental in the development of the Game Boy Camera. He has written many songs for Pokémon.
Since 2007, he has appeared as a live performer under aliases including Otona Buranko, Acerola Beach and, of course, Chip Tanaka.