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Chris Tang

Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States^[1]
Date of birth: 1976^[2]^[1] (age 47-48)
Employment history: Tengen^[1] (1990^[2] – 199x) Capcom^[1] Hitsparks Games^[3]
Role(s): Designer, Translator, Voice actor^[4]
Twitter: @strikeharbinger

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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 games Gauntlet IV and Rampart^[4]^[1], and for winning Sega of America's Rock the Rock competition^[2]^[4], Tang remains active in the video game industry and is currently developing the upcoming rail shooter Strike Blazinger.^[5]

Tang also commentates a number of gaming competitions, and is the originator of the meme Boom Tetris for Jeff.^[6]

History

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

Chris Tang began working at Tengen in 1990^[2], when he was only 14 years of age.^[1]

Gauntlet IV

Main article: Gauntlet IV.

Chris Tang's involvement in the 1993 Sega Mega Drive game Gauntlet IV was one of the first times a passionate video game fan had direct influence on the production of a Japanese-developed title. While he had already developed a notable history in the game industry, Tang was still a relative outsider with little formal experience.

As with the later Rampart, Tang's involvement was specifically highlighted in the game's Japanese manuals as a novel and fascinating collaboration between an American gamer and a Japanese development team.

Rock the Rock

Main article: Rock the Rock.

Tang is also known for his participation in the October 1994 Sonic & Knuckles competition Rock the Rock. After winning San Francisco, California's invitational tournament, he was invited to compete with 54 other contestants in the tournament proper.^[7] Achieving the second-highest ring score of any contestant, he and Mark Guinane proceeded to the final match. Again tasked with collecting as many rings as possible, Tang beat his rival by a margin of 30 rings and won the tournament.^[8] Later that day, in a special Sega of America press conference, he was awarded with $25,000 in the form of a large novelty check presented by Tom Kalinske^[9] and every product the company made for the next two years.^[10]

Production history

Gauntlet IV (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks to^[11] (as Chris Ryu Tang)
Pocket Fighter (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks^[12]
Power Stone (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[13]
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[14]
Street Fighter Zero 3 (Saturn; 1999) — Special Thanks^[15]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[16]
Street Fighter III: Double Impact (Dreamcast; 1999) — Message Translator^[17]
Power Stone 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Dreamcast; 2000) — Message Translator^[18]
Dino Crisis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks

Interviews

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

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Chris Tang

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 ^1.5 http://www.ivghof.info/classes/2016/chris-tang/

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fpulse.2Fesports-vs-chris-tang-steve-deluca-mba-pmp.2F-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/esports-vs-chris-tang-steve-deluca-mba-pmp/

[https:.2F.2Fgdconf.com.2Fnews.2Fattend-gdc-behind-scenes-look-classic-tetris-world-championship-3] ttps://gdconf.com/news/attend-gdc-behind-scenes-look-classic-tetris-world-championship

[https:.2F.2Ffancons.com.2Fguests.2Fbio.2F1793.2Fchristophe-tang-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 https://fancons.com/guests/bio/1793/christophe-tang

[https:.2F.2Fwww.strikeblazinger.com-5] ttps://www.strikeblazinger.com

[https:.2F.2Ftetrisinterest.com.2Fboom-tetris-for-jeff.2F-6] ttps://tetrisinterest.com/boom-tetris-for-jeff/

[:File:SegaVisions_US_22.pdf_p6-7] Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 6

[:File:ChrisTang_RocktheRock_win.png_p-8] File:ChrisTang RocktheRock win.png

[:File:ChrisTang_check.png_p-9] File:ChrisTang check.png

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3DumO2dFzDTLc-10] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO2dFzDTLc

[:File:Gauntlet_IV_MD_credits.pdf_p2-11] File:Gauntlet IV MD credits.pdf, page 2

[:File:PocketF_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-12] File:PocketF Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Power_Stone_Dreamcast_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Power Stone Dreamcast credits.pdf

[:File:Street_Fighter_Alpha_3_DC_arcade_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Street Fighter Alpha 3 DC arcade credits.pdf

[:File:SFZ3_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-15] File:SFZ3 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Plasma_Sword_DC_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Plasma Sword DC credits.pdf

[:File:Street_Fighter_III_2nd_Impact_DC_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Street Fighter III 2nd Impact DC credits.pdf

[:File:Street_Fighter_III_3rd_Strike_DC_credits.pdf_p-18] File:Street Fighter III 3rd Strike DC credits.pdf

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