Bit Corp. (普澤) was 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
Back label advertising Bit Argentina.
In the early 90's, Bit Corp created a subsidiary in Argentina called Bit 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.
In 1992, Nintendo entered Argentina thanks to H.Briones Argentina SA, which became the representative of this company. Looking at the huge wave of piracy in the form of the many famiclones, Nintendo got along with Bit and the company became an official distributor of Nintendo products in Argentina.[2]
In 1994 Bit Argentina distributed consoles through Bitgame Club. [3]
Games Developed by Bit Corp.
Atari 2600:
| Name | Released [1] | Description | Cartridge No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 in 1 | Sold with Bit Corp Creator 30, clon with a Famicom style design. | R320 | |
| 4 Game in One (C402) | With Cat Trax, unreleased game of UA Limited. | C432 | |
| Bobby is Going Home | 1983 | PG206 | |
| Dancing Plate | 1982 | PG205 | |
| Hockey, Hockey | 1982 | PAL version of Hockey, Hockey (Activision) | PG210 |
| Mission 3000 A.D. | 1982 | PG207 | |
| Mr. Postman | 1983 | PG209 | |
| Open, Sesame! | 1982 | PG204 | |
| Phantom Tank | 1982 | Published by ZIMAG as Tanks But No Tanks. | PG203 |
| Phantom UFO | Hack of Spider Fighter (Activision) | PG212 | |
| Sea Monster | 1982 | PG201 | |
| Snail against Squirrel | 1983 | PG208 | |
| Space Tunnel | 1982 | PG202 |
Famicom / NES:
| Name | System | Released | Description | Cartridge No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Busters | Famicom
NES |
1989 | Published in Brazil (NES) by Dismac and Gradiente. | 7300 |
| Duck | Famicom
NES / NES PAL |
1987 | First Taiwanese commercial unlicensed port.
Published in Brazil (NES NTSC) by Dismac. In Australia by HES (NES PAL). |
7002 |
| Jackpot
/ Shui Guo Li |
NES PAL
Famicom |
1989 | Published by HES in Australia as Jackpot. | 7100 |
| Othello | Famicom
NES PAL |
1988 | Published by HES in Australia. | 7103 |
| Sheng Hen Pao | Famicom | 1989 | AKA Twin Loud Cannon (cartridge) | 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
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
The NES and Famicom releases of Bit Corp.'s cartridges often featu
Bit's seal
red 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..