Resources

MobyGames

Primary reference for NES/Famicom/Game Boy release data and composer credits. Tanaka’s full discography with per-game credit breakdowns.

VGMdb

Composer discography and official soundtrack release data for all Tanaka titles. Useful for finding official OST releases and album metadata.

LaunchBox GamesDB

Box art, screenshots, banners, and logos for all Tanaka titles. Excellent high-resolution source for Metroid, Kid Icarus, Tetris GB, and more.

GameFAQs

Community-maintained title pages and credits. Useful for verifying specific version credits and finding period-accurate reviews.

Archive.org - Internet Archive

ROM preservation, longplay recordings, Nintendo Power scans, and period advertising. Primary source for game screenshots and documentation.

NESDev Wiki

Technical reference for NES/Famicom audio hardware. Essential for understanding the 2A03 APU channel structure that Tanaka worked with on Metroid and other titles.

Pan Docs (gbdev.io)

Comprehensive Game Boy technical reference including audio hardware documentation. Explains the 4-channel audio system Tanaka used for Tetris GB and Super Mario Land.

Metroid Database

The oldest continuous Metroid fan site - extensive music documentation, hardware comparisons, and archive of all Metroid title compositions.

Wikitroid

Community wiki with detailed music pages, FDS vs NES comparisons, and documentation of Tanaka’s compositional techniques across the original Metroid.

Starmen.net

The long-running EarthBound / Mother fan community. Extensive music documentation for Mother 1 and EarthBound, including Tanaka’s specific contributions.

EarthBound Central

EarthBound fan community with detailed coverage of the Mother series music history, Tanaka/Suzuki collaboration, and Itoi’s direction of the soundtrack.

OverClocked ReMix

The largest game music remix community. Extensive Metroid, Mother/EarthBound, and Tetris remix albums - all Tanaka’s most celebrated works are well-represented.