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Bit Corp. (普澤) is a developer and publisher from Taiwan which developed numerous games for the Atari 2600, Famicom/NES and Gamate. Bit was one of the first Taiwanese console manufacturers^[1] and game developers.

Overview

During their lifetime, they made numerous unlicensed games and consoles. Their games were unlicensed (although this was standard for Atari 2600 games) and their Atari 2600 games were released in Europe with both English and German titles.

Their Famicom/NES games were published by various companies in PAL regions, especially Australia and Brazil, and all were published by themselves in Taiwan. Bit Corp. went out of business in 1992 officially due to competition from Hong Kong and Chinese clone manufacturers.^[1]. The real reason for their closure might actually be related to the Gamate.

International Activities

File:BITArgentina.jpg

Back label advertising Bit Argentina.

In the early 90s, Bit Corp created a subsidiary in Argentina. They imported various games from Taiwan and sold them in South America. It seems Bit Argentina lived a bit longer than Bit Corp. For example, they had the time to import and release a mapper hacked Street Fighter II.

Games Developed by Bit Corp.

Atari 2600

Name	Released	Description	Cartridge No.
Bobby is Going Home
Dancing Plate
Mission 3000 A.D.
Mr. Postman
Open! Sesame
Phantom Tank		Hack of Tanks But No Tanks.
Sea Monster
Snail Against Squirrel
Space Robot
Space Tunnel

Famicom/NES

Name	Released	Description	Cartridge No.
Crime Busters	1989		7300
Duck	1987	First Taiwanese commercial unlicensed port.	7002
Othello	1988		7100
Sheng Hen Pao	1989		7103
Shui Guo Li	1989	Published by HES as Jackpot.	7102

Hardware

Clones

Amigo/賓果遊樂器 (Bingo Game Console) - Atari 2600 clone
創造者30 (Creator 30) - Atari 2600 clone
創造者50 (Creator 50) (aka Dina 2-in-1, Telegames Personal Arcade) - Combined SG-1000 and Colecovision clone
創造者70 (Creator 70) - Famicom clone
創造者100 (Creator 100) - Famicom clone

Computers

Bit-60 - Compatible with Atari 2600 games
Bit-90 - Compatible with ColecoVision games
Bit-79 - Compatible with Famicom games, has built in BASIC

Gamate

The Gamate is a handheld console similar to the Game Boy (although not an exact clone) released by Bit Corp. in 1990. Around 50 games were published by Bit, but after they went out of business in 1992, UMC continued to produce consoles and games, releasing about 20 further games for the system. Many of its games were developed by Gamtec.

Mascot

The NES and Famicom releases of Bit Corp.'s cartridges often featured a seal with a drawing of a small, white bearded, old man wearing a red shirt and glasses. It's kind of similar to Pascar which seemed to have some ties to Bit Corp..

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Asian sources gifts & home products, Volume 11, Issue 12

External link

Gamate info

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[asian-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Asian sources gifts & home products, Volume 11, Issue 12

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-|caption = Bit Corp.'s logo
+|caption     = Bit Corp.'s logo.
-|location = Taiwan
+|location    = Taiwan
-|years = 1982-1992
+|years       = 1982-1992
-|consoles = Atari 2600, Famicom/NES, Gamate, SG-1000
+|consoles    = Atari 2600, Famicom/NES, Gamate, SG-1000
-|sounds = Bit Corp. custom, Guo Qiyong
+|sounds      = Bit Corp. custom, Guo Qiyong
-|aliases = Puzzy
+|aliases     = Puzzy
 |publishedby = [[Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty. Ltd.|HES Interactive]] (Australia)
-|connected = [[Young Toys]]
+|connected   = [[Young Toys]]
+}}
-}}'''''Bit Corp.''''' (Traditionnal: 普澤, ''Pǔ zé'') is a developer and publisher from Taiwan which developed numerous games for the Atari 2600, Famicom/NES and Gamate. Bit was one of the first Taiwanese console manufacturers<ref name="asian"/> and game developers.
+'''''Bit Corp.''''' ({{Mousetext|普澤|Pǔ zé}}) is a developer and publisher from Taiwan which developed numerous games for the Atari 2600, Famicom/NES and Gamate. Bit was one of the first Taiwanese console manufacturers<ref name="asian"/> and game developers.
 == Overview ==
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 == International Activities ==
-[[File:BITArgentina.jpg|right|thumb|Back label advertising Bit Argentina]]
+[[File:BITArgentina.jpg|right|thumb|Back label advertising Bit Argentina.]]
-In the early 90s, Bit Corp created a subsidiary in Argentina. They imported various games from Taiwan and sold them in South America. It seems Bit Argentina lived a bit longer than Bit Corp. For example, they had the time to import and release a mapper hacked ''[[Street Fighter II: The World Warrior|Street Fighter II]]''.
+In the early 90s, Bit Corp created a subsidiary in Argentina. They imported various games from Taiwan and sold them in South America. It seems Bit Argentina lived a bit longer than Bit Corp. For example, they had the time to import and release a mapper hacked [[Street Fighter II: The World Warrior|''Street Fighter II'']].
 == Games Developed by Bit Corp. ==
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 *Bit-90 - Compatible with ColecoVision games
 *Bit-79 - Compatible with Famicom games, has built in BASIC
-[[File:Gamate.jpg|thumb|A Gamate]]
 === Gamate ===
+[[File:Gamate.jpg|right|thumb|A Gamate.]]
 The Gamate is a handheld console similar to the Game Boy (although not an exact clone) released by Bit Corp. in 1990. Around 50 games were published by Bit, but after they went out of business in 1992, UMC continued to produce consoles and games, releasing about 20 further games for the system. Many of its games were developed by [[Gamtec]].
-==Mascot==
+== Mascot ==
-The NES and Famicom releases of Bit Corp.'s cartridges often featured a seal with a drawing of a small, white bearded, old man wearing a red shirt and glasses. It's kind of similar to [[Young Toys|Pascar]] which seemed to have some ties to Bit Corp.
+The NES and Famicom releases of Bit Corp.'s cartridges often featured a seal with a drawing of a small, white bearded, old man wearing a red shirt and glasses. It's kind of similar to [[Young Toys|Pascar]] which seemed to have some ties to Bit Corp..
 == References ==
 <references />
-== External links ==
+== External link ==
 *[http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate Gamate info]