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Chris Tang

Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States^[1]
Company(ies): Tengen^[1], Capcom^[1]
Role(s): Designer, Translator, Voice actor^[2]

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Christopher Ryu Tang, often known as simply Chris Tang, is an American video game designer and former Tengen and Capcom designer, translator, and voice actor. Notable for his involvement in the design of the Sega Mega Drive game Gauntlet IV^[2]^[1], and for winning Sega of America's Rock the Rock competition^[3]^[2], Tang remains active in the video game industry and is currently developing the upcoming rail shooter Strike Blazinger.^[4]

Tang also commentates a number of gaming competitions, and is the originator of the meme Boom Tetris for Jeff.^[5]

History

Tang being awarded his $25,000 check for winning Sega of America's Rock the Rock competition.

Chris Tang began working at Tengen at the age of 14.^[1]

Rock the Rock

Main article: Rock the Rock.

Production history

Gauntlet IV (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks to^[6] (as Chris Ryu Tang)
Pocket Fighter (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks^[7]
Power Stone (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[8]
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[9]
Street Fighter Zero 3 (Saturn; 1999) — Special Thanks^[10]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[11]
Street Fighter III: Double Impact (Dreamcast; 1999) — Message Translator^[12]
Power Stone 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Dreamcast; 2000) — Message Translator^[13]
Dino Crisis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks

Interviews

Interview: Chris Tang (2019-05-03) by Sega-16

External links

eSports vs. Chris Tang article by Brian DeLuca at LinkedIn

References

[http:.2F.2Fwww.ivghof.info.2Fclasses.2F2016.2Fchris-tang.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 http://www.ivghof.info/classes/2016/chris-tang/

[https:.2F.2Ffancons.com.2Fguests.2Fbio.2F1793.2Fchristophe-tang-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 https://fancons.com/guests/bio/1793/christophe-tang

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fpulse.2Fesports-vs-chris-tang-steve-deluca-mba-pmp.2F-3] ttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/esports-vs-chris-tang-steve-deluca-mba-pmp/

[https:.2F.2Fwww.strikeblazinger.com-4] ttps://www.strikeblazinger.com

[https:.2F.2Ftetrisinterest.com.2Fboom-tetris-for-jeff.2F-5] ttps://tetrisinterest.com/boom-tetris-for-jeff/

[:File:Gauntlet_IV_MD_credits.pdf_p2-6] File:Gauntlet IV MD credits.pdf, page 2

[:File:PocketF_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:PocketF Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Power_Stone_Dreamcast_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Power Stone Dreamcast credits.pdf

[:File:Street_Fighter_Alpha_3_DC_arcade_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Street Fighter Alpha 3 DC arcade credits.pdf

[:File:SFZ3_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-10] File:SFZ3 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Plasma_Sword_DC_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Plasma Sword DC credits.pdf

[:File:Street_Fighter_III_2nd_Impact_DC_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Street Fighter III 2nd Impact DC credits.pdf

[:File:Street_Fighter_III_3rd_Strike_DC_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Street Fighter III 3rd Strike DC credits.pdf

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-}}{{stub}}'''Christopher Ryu Tang''', often known as simply '''Chris Tang''', is an American video game designer and former [[Tengen]] and [[Capcom]] designer, translator, and voice actor. Notable for his involvement in the design of the [[Sega Mega Drive]] game ''[[Gauntlet IV]]'', and for winning [[Sega of America]]'s ''[[Rock the Rock]]'' competition{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/esports-vs-chris-tang-steve-deluca-mba-pmp/}}, Tang remains active in the video game industry and is currently developing the upcoming rail shooter ''Strike Blazinger''.{{ref|https://www.strikeblazinger.com}}
+}}{{stub}}'''Christopher Ryu Tang''', often known as simply '''Chris Tang''', is an American video game designer and former [[Tengen]] and [[Capcom]] designer, translator, and voice actor. Notable for his involvement in the design of the [[Sega Mega Drive]] game ''[[Gauntlet IV]]''{{ref|https://fancons.com/guests/bio/1793/christophe-tang}}{{ref|http://www.ivghof.info/classes/2016/chris-tang/}}, and for winning [[Sega of America]]'s ''[[Rock the Rock]]'' competition{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/esports-vs-chris-tang-steve-deluca-mba-pmp/}}{{ref|https://fancons.com/guests/bio/1793/christophe-tang}}, Tang remains active in the video game industry and is currently developing the upcoming rail shooter ''Strike Blazinger''.{{ref|https://www.strikeblazinger.com}}
 Tang also commentates a number of gaming competitions, and is the originator of the meme [https://tetrisinterest.com/boom-tetris-for-jeff/ Boom Tetris for Jeff].{{ref|https://tetrisinterest.com/boom-tetris-for-jeff/}}